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was probated.

Among the bequests were $1,000 to the Hunton fund, Mount Allison University, Sackville, N.B.

To his confidential secretary, Miss Florence Ewing, he left $1,000 plus

the interest on an invested fund or $30,000.

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These ' . ' aidellglitl h "What's behind the News" m- sent to you as a radio feature b The Lilo Underwriter!’ Association: of _

Mr. and Mrs. William Donald. and little son. George, Sea View, are spending a few days in Rustico, the guests of Mrs. Donald's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Toombs.

It is pleasing to report that Mr.

Samuel Smith, Pleasant Valley, is gradually improving. after a severe ‘l attack of pneumonia. l Mr. John Johnstone, Hamilton, i has opened up a general store in , Elliotts, and his friends wish Mr. 1 Johnstone every success in his new l undertakings.

Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Bradshaw. accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mills. Summerside, were visitors to New Glasgow Christ-

_ mos. the guests of Mr. Bradshaw's I mother, Mrs. A. B. Dickieson.

Master Innis Weeks, son of Mr. 1am! Mrs. Harry Weeks, Elliotts. i had the misfortune of cutting his I foot while chopping in the woods last week.

Messrs. Fred Bulmsn. Robert

lStevenson and Albert Ling. stu-

‘ dents at Prince of Wales College.

are spending their Christmas holi-

days at their respective homes lil. New Glasgow and Rustico.

Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Weeks, El- liotts, spent the week-end in New Glasgow.

Mrs. Hugh McKay. Pleasant Val- ley, is recovering after her severe illness.

Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Weeks, El- liotts, had as their Christmas guests, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Milli- gan and family. Mr. Leighton Milli- gan, Summerside, Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Weeks, Stanley Bridge.

Mr. Everett Gass is spending Christmas week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gass, Alber- ton.

Friends of Mrs. Emery Linkletter, Summerside, will be glad to learn she is able to be up again, and en- joying better health then she has during the past couple of months.

The annual Christmas School concert. rind tree, was held in the New Glasgow Hall on Wednesday evening, Dec. 23rd, with a large at- tendance. Thc training was under the direction of their teacher, Miss Mildred Brown, assisted by Mrs. George Dickicson who was the ac- companist for the evening. The dif- ferent parts taken by the pupils were well carried out. Rev. W. G. Qiilgley presided, while the follow- ing programme was as follows: - Opening chorus. Welcome song by school; recitation “Her First Christ- mas" by Ian McLeod; drill, Christ- mas Bells by 9 junior boys; recita- tion by Beverley Dickieson; solo. Elaine Parkman; dialogue. Getting

ll’ you are not getting the last dollar that your fox skins are worth, you are not employing the bestselling medium. The Charlottetown Fur Sales have proven their ability, during ihe past yearsato procure record prices for furs handled. A splendid plant, operated by a competent. staff and employing the bestselling mediums have been responsible for making this com- pany a leader in the marketing 0f silver fox furs.

The following is taken from a letter written on lhe 18th January by one of the largest fur houses in the world:

“We would like to take this opportunity to con- ....§i0lL--0G--l|IlG--5ﬂI0ll4I‘Id-~~W~ﬂy"'y0llf' sklnl have been put up. The assortment could not possi- bly be improved upon and buyers much appreci- ate the grading ln general.” '

This would indicate the confidenceof the great fur houses and hundreds of satisfied customers in Prince Edward Island indicate the confidence of the primary producer.

Large numbers of delighted shippers will testify to the fact that the Charlottetown Fur Sales have the finest and most up-to-date pelting plant in Canada and this plant is operated at cost for the benefit of their shippers.

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The beat service, the highest returns and a friend- -ly and courteous stuff to wait on you are yours for the taking.

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Even with Sister's Beau. 'I‘lic parts were taken by Masters George Brown, Harry McCoubrey, Alma. ilnmpbcll, Allison McCoubrey and ~lnrie Murphy; monologue, Santa's Lari by Charles Dickicsoii; candle ‘xili, by ten Junior pupils: niono- ogiie. Ted's Shopping, Allison Mc- Coubrey; recitation by Blois Dickie- son; lullaby song by Audrey Mc- Coubrey; dialogue. A Careless‘ Mother by Gladys Parkman. and Leith Dickieson; solo, Hanging up the Stockings by Isabel McCoubrey; recitation. He Could Help. Allison Stevenson; monologue, Aunt HcttyZs Christmas Gifts. Marjorie Mc- Coubrey; pantomime, “Jesus Bless- ed Saviour" by six girls; dialogue. Two Views of Christmas by Isabel McCoubrey and George Brown; monologue. Educating Grandma by Elaine Parkman; recitatiombreatei‘ Than Columbus, Ralph Dickieson. Christmas Tree Play, the different parts was taken by the following. Grandpa. Herbert McCoubrey, Grandma. Marjorie McCoubrey, Santa. Claus, Arthur Dickieson. Jack Frost, Vernon Hill, December, Harry McCoubrey, Snow Fairies. Elaine Parkman, Marie Murphy, Isabel McCoubrey, Children, Wel- don MoCoubrey, Crcelman Dickie- son and Gladys Parkman; recita- tion, A Christmas Visit, by Creel- man Dickieson; closing chorus, Santa Claus Song. Jolly old Santa Claus arrived at this interval and distributed gifts for the teacher and children from the Christmas

National Anthem.

Experimental Fox merside, PEI.)

PART 1

and other public through numerous private chali- nels, that silver foxes in Canada, more particularly those on Prince Edward Island, instead of improv- ing, are getting worse each year. The statements appear to have lost nothing by repetition. While there is no intention w underesti- mate the grave conditions that gave rise to the statements, also there is not the slightest suggestion . that the statements were made with l any other than the absolute belief ‘that a true picture of the facts

was being presented, still 1t is well

known that facts can lie. and half

the truth is very often more mis- l

leading than direct falsehoods, so that it becomes incumbent to make

the origin of some of the state- ments. While this aspect cannot bealtogctlrcr avoided, there is no intention to enlarge upon it. as it rmight lead to personalities and l the situation is altogether too seri- 1 ous to lower it to such a level.

that they were offering lower prices for fox furs and fur deal- ers disappointed in their sales that they were making for the fox K breeders could hardly be expected to combat suggestions which would form a plausible excuse for the low 1 prices, and feed manufacturers whose products in some cases were

not producing results up to their:

cxpectations would be a very fertile field for suggestions that would leave the reputation of their pro-

Iducts intact. Therefore, before accepting statements it is well to consider to what. extent they have been biased by the circumstances surrounding the persons who origin- ally made them.

Thcrc is cause for a great deal of alarm if we can accept the statements coming from the fur pools, regarding the vast number of poorly and off-furred silver fox belts passing through their hands. But here again there is the possi- bility that these opinions may have been caused by the acute disappoint- ment in the quality of the pelt: in comparison with their expecta- tions from the quality of the foxes they had actually seen in differ- ent ranches.

There can be very little question that a condition exists that calls for most serious thought and con- sideration, and fox breeders are face to face with problems that not only jeopardize the progress but the very existence of their in- dustry, and if these problems are to be solved the situation niust be analyzed from every possible angle. Is there or is there not an irri- provement in the silver foxes? If the foxes are getting worse, in what respect? What are the causes

of this alleged setback? Are they of a genetic, of a. nutritional, or of an environmental nature? In other words, has there or has there not been an improvement in the breeding foxes? Have the feeding methods become worse? Has the wholesale construction of covered

sheds and small pens been a con-

tributlng factor? It was my privilege to attend the first fox show in Montreal in 1920.

those _at the Royal Winter Fair up l

to 1929. and the majority of the shows in Charlottetown and the Maritime Provinces in recent years. I can vividly recall at the shows twelve years ago foxes with narrow silver bars. relatively short-furred. and not.too bright silver. winning first places. and I do not hesitate tn say that many oi’ the fox breed-

ers winning first prizes with car--

tain foxes then would not for one moment consider exiiibizing theni in the shaivs at the present time. For many years I have made 111i‘- ticular note of the types of SIIVUI‘ iii the ninjorlly of tlic classes lit the fox shows. In rcccrit yrrrs; there has been n most iriiiiiviziblc improvement in tlir- type of silver. rind only during the lttnt show at Charlottetown I was very agree- ably surprised to observe that even in one year that certain breeders hail made a remarkable improvement in the brightness and clarity of the silver. A few vears ago clear, bright and conspicuous silver was the exception; today at the fox shows it is very general.-

I have asked a number of fox breeders who attended the early shows their opinion regarding the relative improvement in the foxes. Some claim there has been 100% improvement, others 50 n, others 25%. the majority claim there, has

tree. Chorus, For Santa's a Jolly Good Fellow by the pupils, followed by saluting the Flag and sinslns the

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Statements have been freely cir- culated recently through the press channels, also

at least a cursory examination of.

Fur buyers faced with the fact‘

Improvement In Foxes

(G. ENNIS SMITII, superintendent, Franc-h, Sum-

been a definite improvement. A been a general improvement in the foxes as a whole, but they quas- tlon there ll any improvemi in the "tops." While I feel QIIIIA prepared to agree with those tha claim there has been an improve» merit of 50% or more in the foxe shown in recent years in compari- son with those shown ton lllf twelve years ago, I am not prcpiu ed to bring that forward alone u a proof that such an improvemen has occurred unless it can be sub stantiated from other angles.

At the beginning of this last de cada pale and extra pale alive. foxes were quite open and abort- furred around the neck and. shoul-

by all the leading fox breeders 'that it was an impossibility m l produce pale and extra pale silver foxes without losing length and . fullness around the neck and shoul- : ders for the simple reason that they had never seen such foxes, a. state- ment that would not stand today. when we see fairly abundantly on every hand extra pale and all sil-

ver foxes, long and heavily furred '

around the neck and shoulders. which was beyond the ken of fox . breeders ten to fifteen years ago. At the beginning of last October I made a report to the Head Office. f Ottawa. that the adult foxes on the Island had never been better f furred and there had never been ‘uch a good crop of well furrecl 1' pups. At the end of December I reported that it was questionable I if there ever had been such a dis- . appointing pelt crop. Fbx breeders told me that when they came . to examine their foxes at the end l of November they were very sick y men, in October they thought that ; they had some well furred foxes. g There was evidence of a genetic ‘ improvement of the foxes in Octo- . ber, but the fox breedershad fail- . ed to take advantage of it. It cer- tainly could not be claimed that because the foxes had gone off colour and were overprime whee

. rhey were ready to pelt, that tho '

‘I foxes on Prince Edward Islanu l were getting worse, but simply that . they had been improperly fed and l managed. It was not the fault of l the foxes but the way they had ‘ been fed and cared for. Up to 1923 in. all of the leading ranches in Prince Edward Island a number of “Samson" foxes were produced each year and the same is true of fox ranches in other parts of Canada. It was in a ranch in 1923 where over 50% of the fox pups were out and out “samsons", looked like plucked beavers with- out any sign whatever of guard hairs. In recent years I have not seen a single fox that approaches anywhere near the "zunnison" con- riitlOn, that, all of the old t. breeders can \.....l recall. It is outside of the realm of reason to claim that this disappearance of the ‘samson foxes is due to improved feeding methods. There is only one sane conclusion that it is the result of marked genetic improvement in the foxes. When the co-operative market- ing department of the Association was first formed, for several years I made a practice of looking over the pelts several times each week and I had a fairly good picture of the type of pelts that were being forwarded to the Association at that time. The fact stared me in tlic face that there was a lot of work for somebody to do before the silver fox business would be on a reasonable basis. As far as my personal observations go. I must state very emphatically and very positively that there is a decided general improvement in the class of pelts that I have seen in recent years in comparison with the low grade pelts that I saw during the curly days of the co-operative mar- ‘? kcting department of the Associa- . tian. Every fox breeder. who views lthe situation as a whole, must ' acknowledge that there has been a l marked genetic improvement in ‘ silver foxes during the last twelve iycars. Whether the fox breeders =have taken advantage and cashed l in on that improvement is entire- ly another question, but an analysis of the situation would certainly not lead intelligent fox breeders to the conclusion that the foxes on Prince Edward Island were get- ting worse. (To Be Continued)

MM VICAR FALLS IN GRAVE

IIIKELSTON. England — Heading a cortege in the cemetery here, Rev. Reginald Money, Vicar of Holy Trinity, fell in an open grave hid- clan by a carpet of snow. He landed on his feet seven feet below.

LONDON-After listening to a broadcast of the play "Sweeney Todd. the Demon Barber of Fleet street." James M. Woodruff. 59, canning Town shipbuilder, cut his

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Mayfield School Christmas Concert

The annual Christmas Concert was held in Mayfield Hall on Tues- day evening, Dec. 22nd. The hall was very prettily decorated for this festive occasion and there was a fair crowd in attendance. The school children and a few older ones from the district took part in the program. Following is the pro- gram which was carried out:

Chorus-"The Big Rock Candy Mountain" by the school.

Welcome-Stanley Orr.

Recitation -"What I'll Do" - Esther Hill.

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Solo-Ira Hill. .

Eliterclse-"Too Cold" by nine boys.

Recitation - “Unexplainable” - Leith Orr.

Solo-Willie Johnson.

Dlalogue— “The ‘Train to Maurs" -~Jennie Smith, Blots Toombs, and Al'an Smith.

Recitation -"A Christmas Wish" ‘ -Robert Tooinbs.

Duet —- "Away in a Manger" — Billie and George Andrew. '

Recitation - "Greater than Co- lumbus" - Elbert Orr.

Dialogue — “Buying Ebgs" Erwin Andrew, Ethel Hill, Evelyn Houston.

Recitation -- Heath Houston.

Intermission and sale of candy

Chorus-lion Christmas Eve" — Senior pupils.

Recitation - Byron Houston.

Dialogue —- “Getting Rtd of u; Agent" — Jennie Smith. Evelyn ' ouston. Ethel Hill, Murray Orr.

Recitation — Allan Smith.

Exercise -- "A Christmas Alpha- bet"-by five boys.

Recitation-Sandy Nicholson.

solo — Billie Andrew.

Dialogue - “Getting Ready for a Visit" - Jeannette Clark, Mor- guerite Houston. Ira Hill.

Recitation - “Christina Greet- insﬁ" —~ Walter Stead.

Smith, Elbert Orr. Recitation -- “He Could Help"- Billie Andrew. Solo - Cora ‘Iioombs. Recitation — Willie Nicholson. Chorus — “Cmin' Round the Mountain" the nobod- "GoodMiW-Georgo Andrew. Just berm the alone of the pio- gi-am Santa 01ml arrived with a great Jingliiﬂ of bells.

Mr Toombsootoduciiairmuu. Attlil eloseortbooomoei-lavoteofthuih was extended to tho teoohl.

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Foundation Females OF THE

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"By The Best and Breeding Better"

5V?!" LADY ﬂ-The Ofllinll tenure of the “uporb liver Strain was mated for several years to Bonnieview 41B. Pups from this cross appear In the pedigrees of a great percentage of Topi winner: at the Charlottetown Shown. One 11 111m 1min

SUPERB LADY ﬁE-A Toronto prize winner Joduccd a Uracil Champion Fox (female) at Charlottetown u wel‘ as l male fox which was adult champion mule for two con- secutive years. A Litter brother of the champion fun" c

HMS LADY 581. Th]! female wul the dam of The lac!" Champion male fox or ma. Another r ' and b! the nine male n 808 wu

SUPERB LADY 1U. The dun of the I935 Borden 3M9?" Champion maleuwalluthodnm ofnlotﬂrdllldm‘ prize year old: at Charlottetown in 1986.

uormmvinw sac-a lime deter In tile World Cluuiﬂﬂl 61° "" mated to Bonnlevimv 5C, (a 1st prime winner at 1h!" chow: and the lire of Superb sill-u Belem OIIIIIW" fou) and produced

DALIIUIST MI‘ which wll the dam of the Chllllltlﬂll Min‘: Gllperb ‘JG and Superb 10G. Both of Shela mllel ll champions.

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