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Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-15

An armful of future fur coats handled
with care by fur farmer M. F. Stock
ner. The three pups are Utah platinum
foxes. and their pelts are currently
the most valuable on the market.
ers is just one of the peculiarities
of raising mink. Little is known
about their carbohydrate and pro-
tein needs, and feeding is to ONE
extent a matter of experimentation.
Individual pens are necessary be-
cause they fight viciously. Stock
ner tells of a champion of his at a
Seattle show that had it's tongue
bitten out by another when the pens
once got too close to each other.
On very hot days he has had to
cool off the young by spraying a
hose on their houses to prevent their
dying from the heat. The young
must not be left with their mother
for more than five weeks or she
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-15
Preview of a Mink Coat
BY JERRY LESTER

is as clean. The meat ball consists
of 80 percent raw meat usually
horse meat ground with CONNER
cial mink chow, fish, offal, carp and
cod liver oil. All meat must be
boned because it becomes rancid if
bones are ground in. A large walk
in cooler houses the cakes of frozen
ground horse meat.
AS with everything these days
there are problems with mink
Mrs. M. F. Stockner. Missoula county
fur farmers wife. shows the beautiful
fur of the popular and very expensive
Utah platinum" fox. The Utah
platinum foxes and new pastel minks"
are the pride of the farm and of
fashionable women of today.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-15
Trip to Chicago Tops
8 Years of All Work
By CHESTER DOWNING. Beoverhead
County


County
I BEGAN MY All work eight
years ago; I have completed seven
years work. During the seven ear
1 fed and showed % calves. 1 always
had some of the three breeds, Angus,
Shorthorn and Hereford. l have at
tended seven All shows in Dillon,
one in Butte and three in Missoula
and attended the International Live
stock show in Chicago this year,
which I feel was a very great honor.
Norman Downing, my dad, has
been leader of our club for the last
six years and we have had a very
nice and active club. This year l
am president, John Hren is secretary
and treasurer, and Maxine Benson,
vice president. Our county agent,
Henry Mikkleson, takes a lot of in
terest in All work and has done a
lot for our club. We have a club
meeting once a month at members
homes and a tour once a month to
inspect each others calves.
Thrill of My Life
Last fall when / heard the Junior
Chamber of Commerce at Missoula
was giving a free trip to the Inter
national show at Chicago to the two
best calves and their owner at the
Missoula show I naturally saved my
best calf for Missoula but never
dreamed l would win.
After the banquet, when they IN
bounced the winners, was when /
got the thrill of my life. Beth Ros-
signol of Lolo was announced first,
then my name, and I was almost too
weak to walk up on the platform.
From then on it was a round of
excitement. Photographers took pic
lures of us and our calves. We were
on the radio at Missoula, u names
were on the front page of the paper
and we were really in the lime light.
l would like all All boys and girls
to experience the same thrill I had.
Before l came home to await the
time to leave for Chicago 1 was a
guest at the Missoula All Builders
banquet. I surely enjoyed it and
only wish we could get a Builders
club started in Beaverhead county.
Ma~0rahlo Trim
We left Nov. "a for Chicago from
Missoula. My dad accompanied the
calves to Chicago and was on the
trip four days and four nights. My
mother, Beth Rossignol, her mother
and Victor Liselle, the leader chosen
to go with us, and I went by pas
senger train. 1t is a trip and ex-
perience / will never forget, and
saw a lot of interesting things while
1 was there.
I am 16 years old and a junior ii
the Dillon high school. / played foot
ball last year until 1 was hurt in
game and had to quit for the year
I'm also a chapter farmer in Futur,
Farmers of America.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-15
Farm and Ranch Experiences
..A INK RANCHES were being

dS OIl WELD WHICH, l. SOt u Ill OoO
ness" explained M. F. Stockner,
Missoula county. Both were get
rich-quick enterprises, but not hav-
ing the capital necessary for the
oil industry, 1 decided to try mink"
Stockner bought a pair of mink
from the promoters, and after Is
years of work and experimentation
has 600 mink and 200 foxes on his
farm. Soon after the original pair
was purchased he was to discover
that the mink stock the promoters
had for sale was little better than
most of the oil stock.
The tiny and beautifully furred
animals are kept in individual wire
pens under long sheds which keep
them well shaded. Shading is found
necessary to keep sunlight and rain
from running the fur. Stockner ex-
planned that the mink is a water
animal in the wild state. When they
swim, a guard fur seals over the
under fur and skin and they don't
get wet, but when rained on they
get soaked to the skin and the fur
is damaged. Breeding stock, how
ever, are found to be much health
Ter if left in the sunlight.
Breeding
Most of the mink are born from
May 6 to Is and pelted about Nov.
20. Foxes are born in March and
April and pelted about the same
time. On March 10 mating is start
ed with the mink. Conceptions III
SO or SO percent. The CESSATION
period varies from 38 to 70 days, de-
pending on the size of the litter.
The average litter for both fox and
mink is 3a, based on the total num-
Der of females kept divided by the
number of pups regardless of
whether all animals have pups.
Stockner's breeding stock con-
Sists of 100 mink females and 80
fox females, which are considered
worth approximately twice the pelt
value as breeders. Average age of
the mink breeding stock is two years.
This is the peak breeding age, after
which they are pelted and new
breeding stock picked.
Fur. Color
Mink is considered rs percent
durable or next to otter, which is
classified 100 percent, and above
fox, rated at 35 percent. Mutations
for color variation are only just be-
ginning, with the pastel" coming
into the picture just last year, bu'
the day may come when a red
haired girl with blue eyes can pur
chase similar shades in the cute.
and under fur of her mink coat. TIL
pastel is a pale topaz with uniform
color.
Stockner is developing a "stee
pastel" which has a beige outer flu
with a smoky-blue, gunmetal I'm
derground. The SILVER blue fur ha
a bluish-purple caste with a lighte
underground. Much experimental
is being done with color develop
ment, but, basically, new colors ar
a matter of occurrence and then IL
breeding until the desired charat
teristics dominate. The genetic
study behind the development an
building up of colors has becon
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-15

equipped with special knives and
pelt boards. After skinning, the fur
is put in a large revolving drum
filled with sawdust which absorbs
the fat from the skin and dries out
the pelt.
Tobacco Type Auctions
Furs are marketed usually at
Seattle or New York auction houses
and, according to Stockner, the
chant of the tobacco %auctioneer is
very understandable in comparison
with that of a fur auctioneer. And
the bidding is done as at so many
of our high-priced registered cattle
sales-by a motion of the eye-lid,
finger tip or nod of the head.
The pelts are sent in to the mar
ket where they are bundled, with
enough pelts in each bundle for one
garment), graded, tagged by number
and exhibited in warehouses. The
fur buyers look the bundles over
and the next day after the ware
house has been closed bid for them
by number.
Mink and fox shows are held just
as for livestock and the advertising
slogan, Stockner's "Blue Ribbon"
fox and mink, is not an idle boast
he has plenty of them.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-15

ranching too. Feed costs are very
high and meat is hard to get. Stock
ner remembers the time several
years ago when his feed costs were
less than $4 per animal-at a time
of course when pelts sold for SO and
$40. Since this time, costs have in
creased at least four times.
Production Problems
The matter of shade for the pelt-
ing animals and sunlight for breed
Evening star., 1948-12-12
THE INSIDE STORY
A Day At The Weather Bureau

YOU'VE ever wondered about that who tells you it's fair
and warmer when gaoses full study the picture on
TINS page Carton Sten the with Xay peeps into the
secret reces OF the Weather Bureau follows the Weather
Man around nom no to floor and shows how he gathers
nformatlon It's science folks
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-15

is directing King Lear" at Catholic
University. Before coming to the
United States, he was director
manager of the famed Birmingham
RepertOry Theatre in England.
The all-day program. as listed by
DR.. c. Robert Kase, director of the
Delaware Dramatic Center, also in
Cludes a discussion, by Professor
Joseph Zimmerman of Temple Uni
versity, of what personality factors
make for a good actor. Professor
zimmerman has just completed an
exhaustive study of the subject. has
ed on examinations and personal in
terviews with outstanding actors in
leading university theatres.
The conference also lists techni-
cal discussions and demonstrations
with lighting and makeup scheduled
tentatively; panels on the school
theatre; community theatre; colIeee
theatre, and children's theatre. A
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-15
University Notes

Appointment of DR.. Julian w
Shields as chairman of the Depart
ment of Civil Engineering in thu
University OF DelaWare's School o.
Engineering, replacing 7. d. Myl
rea, who is relinQuishing the chair
manshlp because of ill health, wal
announced today by Dean David l.
Arm.
Mi. Mylrea, who has been chair
ma nOf the department since 1884
retains mis- rank of professor and
his Institutional work. He informed
Dean Arm that he wished, however
tC be relieved of the administrative
duties upon his physicians advice
The change is effective Immediately
DR.. Shields, who has been pro-
fessOr of Theoretical and Applied
Mechanics at Delaware since Sep
tember, 1947, also is directing the
UniVersity's participation in the re-
search project on the states high
ways which was inaugurated this
year Jointly with the State Highway
Department. A 41-year-Old native of
Columbia, S. c., he was educated in
schools there and at the University
OF South Carolina, where he gradu-
ated in 1928 as a civil engineer. DR..
Shields received his masters and
doctors degrees in civil engineering
from Rensselaer, Polytechnic Insti-
tute in 1884 and 1897, respectively
He also has studied at the UniVer-
stty of Michigan.
DR.. Shields experience includes
two years with the Bethlehem
Steel Co. as structural craftsman,
designer and estimator; seven
years as instructor in civil engine
orlng and applied mechanics at
Rensselaer,; four years with the
Chicago Bridge and Iron Company
as designer, development engineer,
and stress analyst; and six years
with the American Society of Me-
chanlcal Engineers, in New York
City. with supervision of the ASME
Technical Committees activities in
preparation of ASME boiler codes,
pressure vessel codes, power test
codes, and Standardization. He serv-
ed as secretary of a special commit
ee to revise the ASME unfired
pressure vessel code.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-15
Australia Urges Round
Antarctica Flight

PERTH, Australia -(P)- Chas.
K. Foot, West Australian, is trying
to promote a rOund-the-sOuth-pOie
flight next year.
He thinks such a fight should be
made early in the year to mark the
visit of King George VI, Queen Eliz-
abeth and Princess Margaret.
Foot says such a fight would
strengthen Australia's claim to part
of the Antactic continent, and add to
scientific knowledge of the cold
south. He suggests that the flight be
made by flying boat, and start and
end at Perth.
From this West Australia city. he
says, the plane could fly to Hobart.
Tasmania. Then it would head
south, refuelling- at Macquarie ISL
and, at a rendezvous with a shin in
the Ross Sea and then at Palmer
Archipelago.
1t would make the next stop at
Magallenes, the Chilean city at the
southern tip of South America.
From there the plane would fly to
Cape Town, South Africa, stOpping
on the way at a permanent whaling
station at South Georgia in the
south Atlantic. Then it would fiv TO
Prince Edward and Heard Islands
before completing the round-the-
world flight at Perth.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-15
ROmanCOke. Claiborne Service

NOTE: All boats leaving Claiborne make con-
nectionS with boats leaving Matapeake one
hour later
For Connecting Carrier Information, Consult:
Red Star Motor Coaches. Inc. Salisbury and
Baltimore, Md.
Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad Co., Bal
timOre Md.
Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Washington.
D. G. 4
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-15

in charge of rocket research being
done at the University of Delaware
and for this work he received an
Army Certificate of Appreciation
He is registered as a professional
engineer in Delaware and Pennsvl-
vania. He is a member of the ASCE.
the American Society of Engineer
ing Education, and the American
Concrete Institute, of whose build
ing code committee he is a member.
Mr.. Mylrea's honorary socities in
clude Sigma XII, Tau Beta Pi, Phi
Kappa Phi, and Chi Epsilon.
Author of numerous articles on
civil engineering subjects for pro-
tesslonal and technical journals, he
IS active in the Newark Rotary
Club, is married and the father of
four children. The Mylreas live at
90 East Park Place, Newark.
Basil LOngtOn, British actor and
director, will be the principal
speaker at the ninth Delaware
Dramatic Conference, to be held
Saturday, Nov. 6, at the University
of Delaware.
Mr.. LangtOn's topic will be "The
English Theatre Outside London. {"
Scheduled to play the lead in Vim
cent CarrOll's new "The Wives
Have Not Spoken" which is plan
ned by Arthur Hopkins for New
York production this fall, Mr.. Lang
ton directed the play last year at
Western Reserve University. He now
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-15

Licensed as a professional en-
slneer in New York State. DR.
Shields is former member of tho
american Society of Civil Engine
eTs committee on structural design :
is member of Phi Beta Kama and
sigma Al honorary societies: and of
the ASME, American Welding Socie-
w. american Society for Eneineer-
ing Education, and the Society for
experimental Stress Analysis.
Dr' Shields, who is married and
tne ae rather of four children. lives at
l6O Elkton Road, Newark.
Mr.. Mylrea, a native of Liverpool
England, was graduated from tbe
University of Illinois in 1899 with a
b. D uegree, and he also holds a de-
gree IN civil engineering from iii
hols' In 1922. He has been associated
WIN E, the Illinois State Highway
commission as an inspector of
rIIuseS' and cOnsecutively with the
american Bridge Company for two
years; Dominion Bridge ComDanv
enc year; IngersOl COLLEGIATE Insti-
lute, one year; Toronto city govern
Hlelt' l,' three years; Truss Construc-
tlOn steel Co. of Canada. three
ears ana Norman Mcleod. Ltd. of
toronto for two years, during
wnlch tlme he was in charge of the
Gnglneering and design department.
IN ISzz' ne joined the faculty of the
University of Illinois as assistant
professor of civil engineering. and
Iater lao became associate professor. In
i9z|' ne became professor of build
ing construction at the Carnegie In
slItute OF Technology, and remained
III Ihat post until coming to Della
ware III 1884. He also has served as
consuItant to several industrial or
ganiZatiOns.
In 1914 and 1945, Mr.. Mylrea was
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-15
His Autographed Leg Is
War Trophy

SYDNEY, Australia - P) ~ The
wooden leg of an Australian air
man is likely to end up in the Aus
'tralian War Memorial at Canberra
The leg belongs to Steve Stephens
of Perth.
Stephens lost his left leg in a car
accident when he was three. In
spite of his handicap and in. the
face of many reflections, he won
his way into the Royal Australian
Air Force and served two years in
the United Kingdom as a bomber
rear gunner. His wooden leg. of
Japanese oak, is carved all over
with the names and initials of air.
men who served with him.
Now 26 years old, Stephens is a
fine athlete in spite of the loss of
his leg. He has cleared 4 #. 9 in.
in the high jump, run the 100 yards
in II seconds, ridden a mile ON the
cycle track in three minutes. and
covered the hilly so miles between
Perth; Western Australia's capital,
and NOrtham in AZ hours. Steph-
ems also dances we'll.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-15
SItOJOS Enthusiasm For
DeIUey Farm POIicy
toOnrlnuea from nrst page,

temporary, wartime price support
program without change until 1850
when a permanent, flexible pro-
gram goes into effect. Governor
Dewey gave WhOle-hearted en-
dorsement to a Sound" program of
conservation of soil and water.
To the far western states, Gov
ernOr Dewey pledged greater de-
velOpment of irrigation and recla-
nation so "the magic touch of wa
ter and power" would make their
arid lands as fertile as the rich
areas already in production.
In carrying forward the region
al development of the great river
basins, such as the Columbia and
the Missouri, Governor Dewey
pledged that the local areas con-
cerned would be represented in the
administration of these programs.
A similar pledge of local admin
istratiOn" for all farm programs
repeatedly brought cheers from the
thousands who heard Governor
Dewey speak on his western trip.
Farmers along the campaign
route were enthusiastic over the
Governors understanding of local
farm problems.
In Missouri, A. T. Scott, a dairy
and livestock farmer who lives
near Seladia, where he heard Dew
ey speak, declared that "Here in
Missouri, we like to have a man
speak out and say what he stands
for. Governor Dewey has done just
that. We all know exactly where
he stands. He's for a good. sound
farm program, including price sup
ports"
In Kansas, Herman Grant. a
wheat farmer who lives near To-
peka, declared that Governor
Dewey is for the price support pro-
gram, and that's all l needed to
know. There's been so much talk
going around as to what was going
to be done about support prices that
I was glad to hear from Dewey
himself that he's all in favor of
price supports"
In Wyoming, Archie Black, who
works on a cattle ranch near Che
yenne, gave this view of the Re-
publican nominee: Dewey talks
like he was a westerner himself.
He surely knows what we are ND
against out here. He'll be the first
president we have ever had who
really knows the problems of the
average westerner."
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-15
OVERLOOK

Revival services are being con-
Quoted at Whites Chapel this week
and are in charge with Rev. Estella
GtbbOn and her husband.
Whites Chapel annual hOmecom-
ing will be held this Sunday, Oct. II.
There will be morning and after
noon services, also the extra serv-
ice in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warrington Vincent
and family were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard West and
daughter, Nancy Jane of BrOadkill.
Mrs. Florence Stauffer and Mrs.
Edward Truitt and Mrs. Martin
Truitt and Mrs. Emma Filings
worth were Wilmington shoppers on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Marguerite White substituted
teaching in Lewes this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Bennett and
Mr.. and Mrs. David Jefferson of
Prime Hook, spent Sunday evening
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
S. Warrir gtOn.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-15

State Roads Commission Of Maryland
222 E. Baltimore St., BaltimOro-2, Nd.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-15

ms. Governor Herbert r. OConor sched-
uled to sail.
I'm. S. Governor Harry W. Nice scheduled
to sail.
3-M.S. John M. Dennis scheduled to sail
BUS Connections Daily and Sunday.
""-Bus Connections Sunday only. II
(c)-Ferry service through to Claiborne for
vehicles via prompt connections at Rom
ancOke.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-15
Townsend To Join
Dewey For Tour
Continued from nrst page1

where key Republican senatorial
seats are at stake in the November
election.
Townsend will act as contact
man between the senatorial candi-
dates and Governor Dewey and will
serve as personal representative of
national headquarters in determin-
ing what can be done to help the
G. o. P. candidates in these crucial
states.
Public opinion polls have shown
Democratic candidates leading in
both Minnesota and Oklahoma
with the Kentucky race neck and
neck.
To preserve effective Senate con-
troll, Townsend must direct a cam
paign that avoids any net losses to
the opposition. The Republicans
now control the Senate by a mar
gin of only three seats out of SO.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-15

play will be presented during the
sessions. q.
DR.. Kase pointed out that those
especially invited to attend included
students and teachers from school
and college theatres, directors and
members of community theatres,
civic leaders, and school officials.
Last years conference was attended
by 300 delegates from SIS theatre OF
GngizatiOns.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-15

All the United States executive de-
Partments were set up bv Acts of Con-
gress, the oldest being State, War, and
Treasury, which were established in
10 1889.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-15

Rrowninr Ross, only American to
roach the fNals of the Olympic 5000
meter ste"nlechaSe run. will compete
for the V'llanOva C~0Ss-COuntry team.
He's a Junior at the University.
Evening star., 1948-04-10
100000 Register
For South Korea Vote
BY me Asseeiatsd Press

SEOUL. April l0.-Nearly 5000, 900
South Koreans registered today for
an election May 10 as the first step
toward Korean independence.
The United Nations Commission
for Korea will observe the balloting.
1t was hoped originally to conduct
nation wide elections for national
assembly, but the Russians blocked
the commission in the northern
occupation zone.
An election in South Korea-the
American occupation zone-was de-
cided as the next best step toward
establishment of government
which may eventually represent all
Of Korea. Koreans haven't been
independent for decades. Before and
during the war, they were under
the Japanese heel.
Today's registration included all
but about 1000 900 Of the adults In
South Korea-most heavily pop
ulated section of this Asiatic nation
They will vote on candidates fol-
200 seats in the National Assembly
which will form a government.
The Russian-sponsored Peoples
Committee has called a session at
Pyongyang for next Wednesday
clearly an effort to sabotage u. N
plans in Korea. to discuss establish
ment Of peoples republic Conn
plete with hammer and sickle fiae
and an army. Some political leaders
from South Korea are accepting m
invitation to attend,
Evening star., 1948-04-10
Maine Opposition
To Truman Fades
By the A,seeiatsd Press

AUGUSTA, Me, April 10.-Maine
Democrats will, in their State chair
mans opinion, be unanimous IN
pledging 10 votes to President Tru-
mans denomination today. q
James A. McVicar of South Port
land reported that opposition to
instruction for the President
melted away" at last nights State,
convention session.
We've got to 60 along with Presi-
dent Truman all the way" Mr.. Nc.
Vicar said.
In all four of the late President
Roosevelt's campaigns he won
pledged delegations from Maine.
Mr.. Mcvicar had been one OF Q
group advocating that this years
delegation to Philadelphia be url-
instructed.
Another Of the group, State Sen.
ator Jean C. Boucher Of Lewiston
was defeated for denomination TO
the State committee last night.
His Androscoggin County delega'
ton went on record in caucus a
favoring q pledged delegation.