Show Dixie Faithful Family Pet Close to Fifteenth Birthday Black Kitten Guarded and Protected by Dog Companion MURRAY MURRAY Dixie Dixie l. l la Is preparing to celebrate her fifteenth birthday anniversary anni anni- ersary on the of or March Despite her old age and the New Deal schedule of working hours she works 24 hours a day as the constant guardian of oC her mistress Miss Mary Parker the entire Parker family reiding residing re- re siding iding at 2039 South Eleventh East street treet and the Utah Poultry Producers ers era rs' rs a association warehouse e in turra l Murray of oC f which Mr Parker is mana manager cr During th the da day she accompanies Mr Parker arker to the warehouse and b besides sides spending pending many hours in searching for mice lice and ra rats lc she takes charge of the he office when it Is nece necessary ary for Mr Parker to leave for a few levi minutes min mm- utes to wait on customers Her three cat companions at the warehouse take up a great deal of her time because she feels it is her duty uty to guide and protect a small black kitten on hunting expeditions and nd wh when n it comes feeding time she sees ees that the two older cats let the kitten have her luncheon first Dixie also it might be said is qu quite te a an experienced ed traveler hay have lag Ing ng spent three summers touring the states tates of Utah Idaho and Wyoming acting as guard for the family automobile automobile auto auto- mobile while Mr Parker was engaged engaged en en- as a traveling cling salesman during durin the he World war years Sundays are downcast days in her realm calm of It means long hours of laying around the family home lome without the customary trip to Murra Murray Hurray and association with her litle littIe lit lit- le Ue feline friend Also she misses her usual afternoon siesta in the large 1 4 i. i s c front window at the warehouse If Dixie could only talk she could tell ten man many Interesting tales especially about the time back in 1925 when the Parker family was living in Richfield Richfield Rich Rich- field Utah and her mistress who was 11 years of oC age with her sister Winifred 13 at the time were vero left home alone and Indians tried to enter en ter the house Although she is only a small mite of a dog she did her I loyal duty and drove the intruders away regardless of oC their sticks anc and kicks Several years ears a ago o Miss 1 Mary made her pet a large pillow for a n bed bcd anc md and wherever the bed goes Dixie Is sure to stay and take up her vi vigil il duty as guard re regardless of whose property or home it may be The home the warehouse the automobile and the Parker family amily are hers to protect and woe unto the person who thinks otherwise |