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The big evens of the past week vtas the 16th tllllltlbl livc fox show Slflged by thc,Siivei Fox Breeders’ and Exhibitors‘ Association 0i Fiince Edward Island It opened 0X1 Monday for ‘he classification qt foxes and when evening had arrived 435 fuxei were. raged. ‘This was a smaller "number than the W81‘ previous because of the regul- ations which excluded exhibitors chose foxes harl not been treated with fox. distemper vaccing, 1g w“ l flood nhow and one that held the ettientlonof the exhibitors and public to the very iasL minute. The darker classes of silvers had few entries. in fact there were a couple of sections without any nut this was more than made up for when the lighter phases were cshed. In the writer's opinion the silver showings u ere quite on par with other years the color was good—in fact ex- ceptionally so- and as the denser or closer type foxes were getting the call many exhibitors took their cue from the Amherst show and bfvugllt that type.

Lowell W Hancock whose Ohio National foxes some years ago crest. ed quite a sensation, particularly those with wide White bars, made a comeback and won the grand ag- gregate of points for slivers. The ivhite face classes were not any- thing like as good ss previous years. Some of the entries had a mere pencil incur on their noses and oi:- servers remarked tne disappearance cf the beautiful ring necks which could be seen on slic-w a few years back The fact is that white faces are lnginning to be harder tn produce. that is tho type we men- tioned above, and the tendency is 1o the white pencil mark along the nose or perhaps with the addi- tion of a white spat on the head. Many of these make excellent type of pelts the full sliver variety but for ShUWJJUIPOSQ-l at least are not sc flashy as the full ring necks.

‘The platinum classes were good and numerous and some very fine specimens were on show all through. Competition was very keen and it was difficult ti make placings. The pearl platinunis v-cre largely con- fined to the Ives ano Iocksrby strains. ‘They showed a tremendous improvement ovcr the brownish colored pearls of a few years ago. Many of them had the appearance of silvers but with the bluish face and ears. Others were of a darker. more gun metal type biit all seemed to be of good qual-‘ty. and showed evidence 0f~C1lI911ll breeding. The honors in thts class certainly rested with lilk. Ives.

The glacier blues finalized the show and these weie mostly entries of TG. Ives, Lester Johnston. S R. Johnston and JR. Im-kerby The champion adult was won by Lester Johnston. champion pup by S. R Johnston. and grand champion by S. R. Johnston. The aggregate score trophy for new types was won by SR. Jonmtmi.

The show conciidetl one day earlier than usual, that is on Thurs- day afternoon at. four o'clock. The president. Gordon MacMillan. call- on the judge. George A Cailbeck for remarks. George said that there were two shows [IQ liked judging. Charlottetown and Ontario, be- cause the exhibitors were prompt. the officials experienced and the whole affair would go through pro- perly He said that in some classes the Ontario foxes which he had Judged the pivvloixs week, were superior. in ctliers tlce Island foxes had the edge. He considered the silvers were very good the plat- inums particularly strong the pearl platinums much '.l’l'1P1'0\'8d as were also the glaciers which were pre- sent for the first ume in numbers.

He said that. the closer type furs were now the vogue and that the long haired, loose foxes had a tendency to become spoiled in

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the dressing and that ranchers would have to produce the types the market warned. Wirli reference tn glaciers. the exatt type had not been finally decided because there had not been sufficient marketed. l-le complimented the exhibitors on their good spotsmanship and thanked offtciris for their help President MscMiiian thought that the show was one of the best in years and despite the difficulties that seemed to fate it some weeks ago it hsd come through as s great success. He. :00. thanked exhibitors officials and IDNIMII ll their kind support.-

In the audience ‘Ihursday we noticed one cl‘ the real fathers of modern silvers- George E. Brown. formerly of Margaie lt was Mr. Brown's Bonnie-View foxes that i~ave put go many ranchers such as L.W. Hancock, ‘.116 Muttarts. to mention two. on the map. His best stock was obtained from the Car- i-uthers d: Liintz ranch back in 1918-19. It will be remembered that they had a ranch on tlie outskirts of Charlottetown arid that Dr. Car- ruthers, who was tne rreuical advis- er of Jamel C. Tupiiri of Black Banks. had recoized his foundation

Rose Coiantha Vale 436025 (VG). bred and owned by Jas. G. Mc- Lean, Soutii West Lot l6, P.E.I., has qualified for a Certificate of Superior Production with the 1.000-lb. producers. She is reported this month with 7-year-old. 3X record of 23.232 lbs. milk, 3.9695. 1,040 lbs.

fat.

She is the seventh tested daughter of Abtgwelt Esquire 1134.40.

a son of Raymondale A-begweit Chieftain from a daughter of Abegwelt

Olympus. of Abogweit I-Iiemke Fancy.

The iattcr was twice a winner at the C. N. E. and a son Dam of the SilpETiCT Producer is Jean

Cclantha Vale 237073. a granddaughter of Pietje Kerk Colanthus. This dam comes from s. family which has been bred in the Maritimes since

1900 and by McLean since 1900.

In response to an» inquiry about the care of this Superior Pro- ducer. James McLean says that she was given all" the clover hay she

would eat along with home-grown grain. bran and oil cake.

In Janu-

ary he started adding a commercial dairy ration to the grain mix- ture and she also received cnsllage from that time un-tli almost the

end of her lactation. She went to

pasture with the rest of the herd

in summer and received very little extra attention because of a short- age of help. She was milked altogether by machine. either Mr. Mc- Lean or one of his family doing the milking and feeding.

stock from that great -' . In almost any pedigree of great foxes you trace in Ontario or Prince Edward his-nil you will find Bonnie- View strains and we mentioned this to Mr. Brown who was pleased to think that he had been of such value to the industry. f

On the street Thursday morning "we unexpectedly ran into James C. ‘Itiplin. who is now living in Sum- merside, but whose ranch at Black Banks was the mecca of foicrnen for many years. JLu is icoklng well and seems quite fit tp jump out on the ice and whirl around on the blades. He is stllI keen tn talk about the days of old and the "east four- nfneties"- wn-.ch being translated means a sections of his ranch that produced skins fetching £490- at auction in London.

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‘The ‘Puplins were. not quite as early in the game as Dalton and Oulton but when they did get into it they certainly made a very strong impression, Jim hid a knowledge 01 breeding uspnsscd. by few and had one of the keentst. eyes for selection of an‘! innii 1n the business. These two qualities and the fact that he was an excellent feeder and gave attention to every detail placed him a: the ‘op along with‘ the other giavrs. Dalton. Ouiton. Frank Tupiin and the R-ayners. It was in 1920 that Jim disposed of his ranch st Birch Bank: to Messrs wedlock and Rogers for a consider- able amount of nsiney. Uni e some of the o'..ier foxmen who ma e money Jim had the faculty for holding onto his and Dlacing it in wise investments and it has been the mean: of helping in the last 25 years many of nil descends ‘ and relations.

It was good to see liim and to talk of the old days and to remind him of the car ride he gave Mr. wedlock and the writer in 1920. It was a. brand new Buick and tuned up to perfection lid we were on a level piece of road with the speed indicator showing forty five miles an hour. Jim dropped the wheel and turned around to converse with us. Not satisfied wit that he de- cided he wosia get .nto the back seat with us. Stanley and I were terrified but we were both of the same mind- that the best way to get out of the dfificulty was to appear very pleased. knd it was Jim ol-isnged his mind and got back stthe wheel. Then we went to the house where Mrs Tiiplin treated us most royally, n she did every- che who came to Black Banks. and Jim gave us n demonstration cf pulling thousand dollar bills out of his hair. The thought. came into my mind. oh. to lie. s veal legerde- main artist 'nd take away a few of those bills of large denominat- ion~but I guess it would not be easy:

I forgot to mention X an a previous visit the writer and RR. Newsom made to Black Banks in 1913 resulted in thc sale by Jim to us of a small silver female for 8.000. We had an order for it and turned it over at a 0000. profit. which was considered very small potatoes in thou fllil. That fall the last pair of pups were sold by Charles Dalton fi-i-n his Tignish ranch at 117.500. Those were the days. boys. and tile memories of them linger on. .

Blob, President of the Maritime rur Pool. .. always

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The annual meeting of the Mar- gate W 1. me: at the home of the president. Mrs. John Thompson on Nov. 12th with ten member: present. Meeting was opened by singing ode. then xpewting creed. Roll call was nii-mvcrcd with pay- ment of dues Minutes of last and last annual nieatiiigs were read. followed by u pleasing address by the president Secretary's report was then given Correspondence was attended to and it was moved we give $5 to the Saw the Children Fund. Red Cross work was started again. with Mrs Prank Marks as secretary. The following are the officers for the coming year:

President: Mrs. Heain Mavhew

Vice-president. Mrs. Harold Wood- side.

Socy-treasumr. Mrs. lea Crane (reelected) .

Directors. Mrs J. A Thompson. Mrs F.iMarks. Mrs ES Beai-isto.

Auditors, Mrs. ‘Chester Howard, Mrs John Howard

Programme. Helei. Semple. Eileen Howard, Louise Crane

Sick com, Mrs. Marks. Mrs H Woodside. g

School com. Mrs. Preston Wood- side. Mrs. Crane. g

At the Ueccmbtr meeting an ex- change of Christmas gifts will be made Meeting adjourned. after which a nice lunch was served by the members A vote ot thanks was given to the retiring officerrfor their good work ilurliig ‘the past year.

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have really captured the spotlight through judicious advertising and promotion bu: they cannot hold it to the exclusion ct furs such as silver fox and its other types that have such glamorous quality and do so enhance the appearance of the wearer. I have never lost faith in sliver fox" said he "and I am not a bit fiOHtT-flll of the future if we take the long term view of it". A talk with harry is a real tonic. which is always the case when you strike a man with per- sonality and one who 1| sure of his subject.

By the way. in our brief resume of the fox show we neglected to mention the spleiirixi banquet which was held at The Charlottetown Hotel on “Wednesday evening and attended by upward" of 170 guests. It was a real good time with every- body i.ii the mood for enjoying them- selves and the music rendered by Don Messrs and the songs by Charlie Chamberlain and others. The menu was gocd and everyone Wtvd it a happy event. There is no question that the fox show in the beautiful building so splendidly eon- structed and appioiited which speak- ers refer to as ilie fineltln- the mhole world—<ine of these being Ollie McNeiil. Fort Qu'Appelle, Sash. who has seen them all in Americaa- acts as s. morale builder for the whole indu. try tn the Prov- ince. One coiitJ not help but feel as one went-around and met and ithook hands with friends from Blast Point to West Cape that this common meeting gratin-s brought us nearer to a combination of deter- mined persons who would not be balked by obstacles of lower prices and other setbacks No. we may have a bit of a setback but we will not lose heart and we will not ldsv out in the long run.

A conspicuous honoi has been

a paidwo din’ friend Lowell W. Han-

ill to him "nan-y. m GOQKIGR a hit down and be replied "Why should If We

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fur fuming statu of the Union topmrauaoctiers mfrom Ontario u I. Ru ven. 1400a”. be there with the but at can dis ey. It in a tremenbtu stage in a magnificent mul- AM

building we have yet they do i onqtlllesbttofrvcsaxtaotfin lalmewculdexpectnftlie nir fat-mm. 11m meal!

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SOUTH WINSLOE W. l.

The annual meeting of the South Winsloe W. l. met at the home of Mrs. Btepne-r Hufroyd. Tuesday evening. Nov. 12

Meeting operru with the In- stltute Ode foil/med by the Creed. Roll call was Ylfbpblldxd to by i5 members also one visitor was pre- sent. ‘

The following report was given by the secretary: Since last meet- ing there were l2 regular and one special meeting 22 members paid fees. Balance drum previous year $300.09. Members fees for past year~ $550. Government. Grant 81.65. Miscellaneous Receipts Collection $22 08. Auction Sale $13 89. Lunch sold at. the Shorthorii Field Day $53 75. Sale of Christmas Cards $45.00. Making a total of $124 52

Expenditure $297.71 as follows: Expense bf meeting $2.69; School $20.03. as follows. Treats 87.98. bucket 45c. First, Aid Kit $150. prizes $11 O0; Corrirnunity $14.14. this includes fruit. flowers. etc Yublic Institutions $162.50; Pro- testant Orphanage $35 00. TB league $10.00 PEI Hospital $50 00. Provincial sanatorlum $52.- 50. Salvation Anny $15.00. Miscell-

aneous expenditure $37 20 This leaves a balance of $1115.85, Also tfcollection was tukex- up among

the members for the Cancer Fund. ‘This amounted to $29 00.

' ‘Fire-Red Cross reported that I60!- eral pairs pyjamas ‘were made. 30 diapers hemmed and l0 pairs child- ren's pants and ves". finished.

The following officers wereclect- ed for the ensuing year.

President. Mrs Wallace Rodd.

Vice-president, Mas. Rama Mac- Donald.

Seem-treasurer, Mrs. Perley Tay- lor (rc-eiectertl.

Corresponding secretary, Mrs. O W. Campbell.

Directors. Mrs. Hammond Rodd. (re-elected).

Mrs. Harold Crawford and Mrs. Stdwart Maclmiriane.

Auditors. Mrs. Lloyd Mrs. Stephen Hoiroyd.

Red Cross committee, Mrs Les- lie Bryenton and Mrs. Archie Heston (re-eleztedi

A letter of thanks for fruit was received fmin Mrs. Seilick. The school committee reported that the teacher needed several language books and u. blackboard eraser. ivirs Wallace Rodd moved and Mrs. John Good. seconded i'. that the same be purchased Red Cross com. reported that three pairs children pyjamas were handed in and more material was handi-o out.

It was moved and seconded that a cheque of $52.50 be sent to Dr. Creelmsn to pay for the seven chairs which had been received for the Sanatorium.

Fifteen members paid fees for the" eilliuing your

The boxes of Christmas cards were received and were distributed

_ the members to 0e11, A dis- cussion was held concerning the "Musical Festival" M111 it was de- cided that Mrs. Wallace Rodd find out from Miss MacDonald if this Institute could enter the musical festival which will be held next

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Next meeting w iisiiisis st mo home of Mrs. John Good. Lunch com. Mrs. Benton. Mrs. Bryentmi. Mrs. Campbell. Programme com. Mrs. L. Gillespie. Meeting closed

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Finland's Reputation (b;

When in 1990 Russia invaded Finland. I was lucky enough to find a map of the latter country in an English magazine. I found that ilmibvr was still the most important product of the land. but was not exported in its roughest forms. Finland was progressive. and nad learned to make paper and riulp. plywood and matches for export. 1n addition to boards and planks. Nickel and Iron were being mLned in the far north; textiles and machinery were pro- duced in the south. Glass was made near Waasa otn the Gulf of Bothri-ia. Agriculture flourished: sugar beets, potatoes, oats. rye and barley. were grown iin the southern half of the Republic.

Finland had not always been a Republic. Fbrvnerly a part of Sweden. the Russians took it over in 1800. ‘They do not seem to have interiered much with the local government till i898 when many Finns were exiled and con- stitutionai changes made. In 1917. afte. the sibdicstiori of the ‘Isar and the subsequent chaos in Russia. the Finns set up and proclamed a Republic.

But the little Republic occu- pied a strategic position that was metaphorically a thorn in the side of its great neighbour. Its frontier was within a few miles of Leningrad. Russia's most pop- iilous city Its south coast faced Russia across the Gulf of Fin- land. and Sweden hsd helped to fortify some of the Flnnidi is- lands there. In the far north Pets-amo nus a rising poi-t with rirent strategic possibilities. How Russ‘:- dealt with these potential .hreats was expialned' in last week's Notes.

The second demand made by .he vi~torious Russians was much more serious: fl00.000.000 must tie paid. by September 1962. It .iiust be said 1n goods. a later clause asserted. and the goods must De valued st the prices pre- valent 1n 1939 This, of course. just about doubles the debtl Some idea oi wnat this means to Fin- land may be gained from the statement that it will require one- fifth of the total national in» come ior_ the first two years and one-tenth in the later years. The "iniquious" reparations imposed I-n the Gcnnaris at Versailles nev- er excI-eded 4 oer cent of the na tianal income. .

stlli. it is not so much the amount as the nature of the rep- arations that is so grievous. 0f the goods to be sent to Russia. roughly one-third (in value) must be in timber products. one third in ships and cables. and one third in machinery. Finland can easily supply the timber products though in so doing she must postpone her housing programme. and for-ego her profitable timber cxportr to other countries. The dell"!!! 0! chills is a more dlf~ flcult matter. but in the ftrst rear Finland sent 1N ships to Russia ‘fheso included the best she had .n every category. from passenger ships to ice-breakers and she now labors under a ship- ping famine. for two-thirds of her ore-war shipping have si- ready gone in war losses and reparations.

It .s hard to say how the Finns can mcet the third demand, that for machineifiv. Finland had practically no machine industry before the war. and the little she Produced was not for export. Nor was there any intention of build- ing such tm industry, for. though there was some iron one. there was no coal or oil. Now Russis demands vut quantities of loco- rrotives. trucks cranes. electric motors and complete sets of in- iiustria: plants for producing cel- 1111056- W0’!!! Pulp. cardboard. pa- per. venrer. and prefabricated houses! And. be it noted the ‘tussians issue the specifications 1nd sufltlie numbers of every type uf marhine to he delivered. For instance there must be 20.000 elec- tric motors in the industrial plants. and 84.000 delivered lep- stately