A Pass ‘ijan " ' illlTlliE - vioveii Owing to fire in Tweel Building, our office tlniporarily IONHIIIIOG in Canada Packers Building, I Prince Street. PHONE B38. P. E. I. POTATO GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION NOTICE T0 DAIRY FARMERS Applications will be received at our office during the next two weeks from Dairy Farmers, who are in q position to ‘contract to supply milk for our Fluid Milk trade, subject to sanitary conditions approved by the Department of’ Public Health. Special consideration will be given groups of Farmers supplying one thousand pounds or more daily. Delivery may be made by truck or trgin. PIIRE MILK BUMPMIY LIMITED fi'iii~;__c.uARmn_1§i_._ "CPIARLOTIETOWN (By Thornton W. Burgess) Alas, it; is so oiten true t Where plenty is is hunger, tool —0ld Mother Nat/lire. Partner. Brown's boy 05mg 1mg the house with an aimiul of wood. ‘who do you think 1 saw in the old. Orchard l little While ago." asked Mrs. Brown. Tommy shook his head. “1 give W. Who did you see?" said he. “Roddy Fox." replied Mother Brown. T°mm¥ grinned. "How do you know it wasn't Mrs. Roddy," he asked. "I don't. But I know that, Roddy or Mrs. Roddy. it was a Fox. and _I don't recall ever seeing a Fox in the Old Ochard iii broad day- l18ht~ before!“ declared Mother Brown. .4 "Th1! Woo a queer place tor him to be at this time o! day. Had you see him near the heriyard or back oi’ the barn, looking for Rots or Mice. I wouldn't think anything NOTICE I wish to advise everyone who dealt with the Keefe Drug Company that I have disposed of all my interest in the Keefe Drug Company lo Mr. E. N. Koys, of Charlottetown, as oi February 3, I949. Mr. Kays will continue to carry on business under the same name of Keefe Drug Company. He bought the business for his two sons Paul and George Kays, and will be associated with the business until his two sons become of age. I om sure you will find it a pleasure to continue to do business with these excellent young men and I trust you will extend to them the same coiirtesies you have been good enough to favor me. I do wish to tell you that I will always treasure the very pleasant contacts I have had with all those with whom I dealt while carrying on the drug business and I thank you for the many kindnesses shown ine. LI-Enhssoqe- 4'4” " Yours truly, GEORGE R. KEEFE maven OWING TO FIRE . TIIE EMPIRE LIFE IIISIIRRIIDE Ill]. . OFFICES ARE now LOCATED AT I. U. U. F. BIIILIIIIIG n4 RICHMOND STREET i COMPLETE INSURANCE sanvice: W. K. Rogers Agencies, LIMITEII Queen Street Charlottetown Ll‘L Asneiz Contract Bridge? By Josephine Cultiertaon BAD TACTICS The North-South bidding in io- day's deal was jug about as bad as it could he in 1. l.‘i'll(‘ill sense. West. dealer Both sides vulnerable. N-S so on score. E-W 70 on score. 50 (O nudge QRNQQ ‘ u Q ‘Hits was the bidding in a high- etake rubber game: West North East South 1 Q Pass Pass 1 N '1‘ 2 4 a g Pass Pass Dble. Pass Pass Peas The thioc-diaimond contract was set the tidy amount o! 1100 points! Both North and South contri- buted to this calamity. but North's share was tar greater than his partner's. It is true that South should have thought twice about bidding one i-iotrump on his dis- tribution - that trwo clubs would " ‘ Brown. "l-Ie may have dug alter _a Mouse. There are some Mice in ‘- must have licen what he “its M- Tommy wanted ta know. catch any one. ot it. With the snow and 10B W8 have hoe thiis wlnier he ""1" l” h, would expect or hope 10 m"! over in the Old Orchard." said Tommy. "that is what I have been won; daring ever since I saw him. Mother Brown reviled- qyid you happen to see where he came from" asked TOMMY. "The Green Forest. I happened to be at the window looking that way when he lumped over the "14 stone wall. He stopped and looked toward the house and burn. He saw no one and trotted out into the Old Orchard straight to a 091‘- teii. place as it he had that imtl- cular place in mind. There he stopped and looked all around. Then he began to dig in the snow. I have wondered ever since what he was digging tor. Vlllhiat in the -world could he expect to find m the Old Orchard?" said Mother the Old Orchard you know. That ter." replied Tommy. Mother Brawn shook he; head. "l don't think so." said she- "why don't you think so.“ “He didn't dig as it trylns w He wasn't excit- ed. l-le would dig l little. pause (or s. quick look all, about, then dig again. He reminded me or Flip the Terrier digging ior a buried ‘bone. I'm sure l»- wusnW. after anything that could get away. It kept me wondering than, and I've wondered ever since what he was alter," explained Ifother Brown. "The question is, did he get anything?" said Tommy. Mother Brown nodded. "I think so," said she. "He seemed t0 be eating something. When he lelt I thought. he had something in his mouth, but. what. it was I couldn't make out at this distance. So I wonder." "So do I, and I am going to find out. Just where was he digging?" replied Tammy. Mother Brawn pointed out the place. It was s little more than hall way across the Old Orchard. She watched Tommy go over there. when he returned there was a. queer look on his treckled lace. “Well. what was he after!’ she asked. ' “I'll give you ten guesses.” said he. chuckling. “I don't want to guess; I want to know," retorted his mother. "Apples. Frozen apples." said Tommy and laughed at. the ex- i have been a better choice — but the one-notrump bid did not give North the license to enter the ac- tion st the three-level with his diamond iiuitl take - a. double of one spade a two-club overcall, or a one-no- trump overcall — he had rejected Souths singleton. it was likely that North would respond with diamcndsJ-South had chosen the nctrump (he said). because he I'll that it North voluntarily bid dqinuiids, the South hand was nit-v strong enough to stand . ~ liiil. Although this reasoning was oi qucstionable merit, there ran be no doubt that North ‘Went over- board." From tihe point o! values, his correct action over two spades was a simple pass; but, In view oi’ the part-score situation, and putting a premium on tactics rather than or academic proce- dure, he might well have bid two notrump. Quite incidentally. and regard less ol the outcome. West was taking quite n chance when he doubled three diamonds! The double was just too good to be model True, neither North mr south "ran," but certainly North should have been afraid oi that development. South said lster that. o! the m’ é“ TM“ Wm" l" "m" cd o! them." Tcvirimyis face was i three poss ble actions he could sober no“ "It mean! that mddy h ti - be thi ., iwefuld lriiitriileamtlith verywsretaspons: Bu‘ Fae‘ “e me“ "m1!" that. South feared. (n. view o! “l” “m” 3""- pression on her lace. "Frozen apples!" she exclaimed. ‘What in the world did that, Fox want ot (rozen apples? I never heard ot such a thing." and Mrs. Freddy are even harder time to than I had thought." having an get food "When they can get meat. When they can't they have to eat what they can gel." replied Tommy, "But. not frozen apples!" cried Mother Brown. "Roddy mus; be very, veryjmn. gry. and Mrs. Roddy, too." said Tommy quietly. "We've got to do about this." declared Brown firmly. 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