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PLOWMEN'S ASSOCIATION;
This Is • the: first of ! a ,series ofG
'fh,eY a#'e a graved'"' 1o;t and a- fide
�,...a clareGtotx Of -the` tizrtririp. Play-
•1131•e ir's Association :will write; about + xaunple, of. Gans dian farters. Pot
the ` visit f : Canada's champion:that reason 1. should like, to -tell
plowtmen"'to",'tile British 1s1es, Yen ; so thing,; about each: one in,
,
This, year's tean2...•,is a youthful
Nfi1W '`XQ��. ' .'chis' is tura tb;ird; • .
that'Canad�lan lowmen 'have grotty the • avoras e ' age being
'Yearp twenty-nl'ne, That's . excluding niy-
been awarded'a trite ata'""" 11}e .Rritmh ,
Self, ' of e ur a because e 1~ Mist
a d i h' m o , f :confess 'that . I. would Airing. the
. iz strdiy� 43x ,tip• he hied , ata ave rage. • fur► eonsl erably .. Two of
rtculture, "�1't ?g�:also'fthe,'thi.��d year ., '
that Canadian ;"F1 v? en AJbroad:: the:Lads are under thirty and ••the
h ' ublis a onlyhoe 'other ,trocio are in their earb,,,, Thirties.
.. �s been' pu .• ,i# ed :: � hope l i Mark�� game o : li
- Av ti• of C r n is te
: T �n do ' a�" well , as .my predeces•• . , 01477 e mei Ili �t. 1 -le' is thi
a da d
g
_. a .. _ ty
ours lark Yo _n nd W. L. Clarke
tio of c . fiVe' and, inaxried, • Tza :the ex'eitoSnent
ip recounting observations � on -
g
of •winnin a. tri •evereeas Alvin
i� ,.
dations abroad. ,..
_, •
a e tl : forgot to mention .that.
` , r n� y � _ ti
la
The ,e: eki of aur tx
x •ses � are .
being' ointl • b to ri'al "011 he , had a family , and the first
•3 9. y,�.pe ,
- xtev SPa er; reports said 'he• Was
'SaladaTea, Com la
Limited' and the l d
t _�:
d..- Ltd.;-- Im rii' 1...eln le.,:- as.,H•vtti Vis:. the-- i . ear.
io of na a a
Pony' .., � ... „, ,, pe, ,
r ,class ler a , Blatchf<ord and they have
• Oil sponso7i� the Ps+sso tra�to l ,
rnationa p owls � Match
four children, Alvin :ontered
at the International, 1 g' ,
Weekly stories which 1)lliott Moses
Ing' the. ,1,948, "champs" to
a num era of.' trophies, including'
three gold watches, i1e t# ,thlr`ty'*.
four, single, and a member' of Mill*
bank 'united Ohureh: In • addition
to 1 plo'wt g ability, 'Wilbert 1>as.
"lhj heartiest ,ai tit° of the` group.
We have ail, decided- that if he;
wi11 plow; the •»ganpe deter-
minatlon "as he eats',,he he ,• will • be
a sure rain -ser
matches: •
,�4,
TheEssq tractor silver+ medal-"
list, Bob Timbers, ileo comes from
a. well-known, I1owi.n fancily, ins.
tatiher, Winfred Tiiubeis, . won a
'nuiaber° of pikes' at plowing matches
31ritain. and -liis' uncle Fred Timbers, Was
one of the 1640 : +Esq so C1smpions -
The 1948 plowing Match Was Bob's:
fourth International and, at 'the
Other coiupetitiohs he carried away
'several first and seeond prizes. 'Ile
was horn in, Stouf'tv.iile on November.'
10, 1920,.. and is the, youngest ,of
the 1938• cliamPi a plowmen,; He
i
ma,His
owns an. 109 -acre mixed farm.
wife is the former �L..eatriee Nichol
i)n. d••
I have been:told that it is euet?m.-:'.
ary - fe : the :team', manager' to • say'
U� 1
re
.a t • ,'he
soup h set
e
are:' few'
a 'a
director'.
a a ., ' m
w ci
f
M taro o n n' 'i So ia:-
af ;,the A . a� Pl �'•.. e s . A�. e ,
lion and wasborn: at. Qihsvveken
pr r
xNationsse . near
on' ,S'_R rve
an the, i e
sixty years ago.While:..
Brantford; s� y
m- tribe, the _:elaware is not part
...are
Indians,.
x' • ti izs • e a
of the i N o
� S a w
affiliated. Thee . Six .Nations. reserve:
the ' l r t :iii ulation ' inOtt.;:
i , .a gess � P'o"
n `and . ,c claims ''s ch' famous
oda l u a
-peo
le a ' To . h° •'Brant . Fauline
fl.. s , sem ,
Johnston . and Tom: Longboat.
aat
x' •brecelved earlyeducation
my
ix' Nations : cla • _school and'
the S y
tarter went"to tit(' On ri'o-Agricul-
tural 'l1 e:; at „Guel h.:. Apart
era ,Goe P '
g
r career 'with e^ Cana-
dianro a short' x h then
nis e t
dian arm.• during World War' I,`
armer h 1; - 'life.
•r`.aveeeli �'it`` fahine, l �:�
M wife -is' the former Ethel Styres
y
„• Isles,to take paz.'t iu slowing, matches . O s , e ads m
: _ i. in 1929'andhis
,.,. :: ' . • first, plowing mn,tc�l his
,
and • ,� iiia Tea, ;the Trans ,�t1AxltiC ..
..i1• h ss I tionai , ►,
J inte first. Inuterna : in 1931. -Ile
class for horse•+dr�awn Jointer plows.
this ear's wi n�ers' in' the Esso owns a - X125 -acre': farm ' and has
h y 114
were
z Moil • the ,"Salida i ;5 'cal_' . every
tractor .class :were � s,acher .h. � ,
'Year-: in, `,his county 'side it Was
of4 $agerav'ill�e and• Rabei�t ,Timbers
, f%st•�introduced. ` •An; active sports-
: of S� ufPtrfiXle. , ;.�lytix. ;, *ark `Alae.. . ,,,
+ad , . , man,° rte `Play's hockey and:
ro zid it ext itloPadd7n of Y ,
Carne : n a. 'Wilbert
interested in 'horse showi'n� He
-successful seal .... .Y ..._ g•"�
h ul ion 1 : .. . . the . ,
,Xillbank were t e slu�eeessf _ .
,.• ,' is a so " a• me ober .off Youn ,
nit nit X �. .g
•testants .in Salida s Trans -Atlantic . la is � �: �.�. .-•.
�,., Adults ; Club . of 711--ra ron : United
class r � Q C.{ �e
�' �he 'the • clzam ion.
Chiurch
Last.' fall.ii P , .,
$t~° ..., won' . .: .• ,: _. .• ^ and.
•., , - .'children.• .Tank
_r B i in One of: the : first :statements' Rhys anti, we have seven. e
P , ear, trip to ..>± tea, .
1o�vvmoen Avon tri
he sternad onal 1bwin ` Match
at t �[ r� i �' �'.
to'
•atLincl'wag
ao
s �and: 1 �
accom 'any .tirern as " team -manager,'
p
we wondered. "what At would, be like,
to visit ," r away places;' •aril meeit..,
collie- `Now ;th_
we are- -aetualLy ` on •-our,.`.way we
seem-to,.accbeompatakingnt.• in our
stride As:; -1 lv`rite this ie+tter•, rWe
'are inl the heart pf• _llan'ib'atan-
_five. Canadiazi`-farmers: seeing New
• :York 'for the first time.. •'New •York
is:.a wonderful, =city, ,',but 'I'll tell
you more about it later.
The " Canadian' Team
' Y. feel,priviheged rto be: accompany-
Eober-t Timbers vf,► llnrert Mo din" -
Bather adewhen learned',
he the others, `have been' -looking
had wen, :the 3.so tractor class forward ; his,,, trip. ' Ilut there
• gold ;medal: was. "There's rss are -twos eel l • r asdn .: why- it
over thereWho ;owes mer$117.00-'t means
a great deal' to JYIei~ ;yry
now,- maybe l'll' be able to ,collect.'Maternal fid t bo
Itlrru w�is;born: nkishervil!1 Ori
-On -October i3, 1920, and has;ybgen
a farmner • all -his life. 1e, is War-
rie -. to. the . former ,'• can Glovd
of .Selki'rk. .For several ,Years .-Rhys
•was` a member of the • niter=county
-teams • and had. two, second' pries
and_ene first ',prize to his credit be-
fore .winning the 'trip. to Britain._ at
Last' year's`• International; nia;teh.
1 do 's events before to: :our Wilbert Russel McPaddin, winner y.retiring
thee,-°silvor- rn ('dal- n,: the Trans--.
Altlantic class• for 'horse-drawn Suis-
ter. plows: sporisbred by .the: •S�alada
Tea: Coznlany, .is a` younger brother
of :Glen' McFadd1n�, last year's Esso
geld ' meclaIlist. Ile was " born in
it bank;" ` Ont., • - on . December 26,
1014, and" helps' 'Olen • run S. their
25Q-nere f!arm•.:• Wilbert " lies' colli
Word h'as been received •of the'
e •arrival in• Trinidad of Rev.:
and Mrs.^° -Harold; '. Swann: after
'they` h14d. spent some. time, visiting
his -s dietrie ,
Joseph A ew oil' February Jit.
comnieo.eed his- fortyllLird year'd•e'.
+clerk ;of '-the Village ,of. Lucknow,.'
,On the seine ' day he ,oberved his
e1ghtyfzrst birthday,
l* r.:azld• Mrs, Da•vld, • J. 'Stephen
ecu,•' .e . FgmPudvilte, celebrated
:heir : fiftieth• -•wedding :anniversary",
'quietly on February .1st. They, are
former residents of the • Gosh;
Bine,' Stanley township.
filbert' N.ettiery is the .'sew : presl,
dent ,of the Blyth Agricultural go-.:
clety, succeeding , 'Siuhonallahaii,;
who resigned* . after three. ';years,,
. service. Archie Young and . Harry
Sturdy' are . vice pi esidents. •'•'
Gail ', Thompson,-, ° 2'/4.�year old.
daughter' of qtr. and Mrs.. John;.
Thompson;' )3lzzeaale, died ' on • Sat::
rda.::
i� e h in.:hos
,h.
y Wn � to a}5
the result of :caidin . u ere. When
• �e fell 11 into :a tub''b � t water in
'Of
r,
h o e.
ohm
'Mr,- Mr P
S: other•' Pen1e•'
r: '�` ha
SEDGtric
C1.B'N
,AiP+'O
.k
` s i' 'zit `' a
.• Sed e ick a a s zei _manager
tE
s
A i i,: n
tinent of e eth M w
n n _
g
lam � a. .. •,
ed vi ha beet
ofthe . ' al Dank Canada, is;a'nnouxtced.:1Y1.•, S h ck s . i
Ro Ca da
r e ea
nd willbe
' ucfor • e� . a throe ta
'Manager of Montreal '-biw' h the. past e y
succeeded •by O. B. "Nett ie.
s em
d .been e..m : ue 't as e1n-' �fcrk '� e (Meant
e
ha . _ 4ie 7;r+eq , R p s . fig ,
ng:. and:obi:
• . in • hut _13� Timber.: h d•�. n 'diff rence . • an- ;.. <tu.-� :and
dei an trA s, .ab : s a , u y e : �, y
r or this one: Idance' with "equal .enjoyment. Teets
a�n1y one train ride -before ,.e ,.: e 3
vv h w: iris .•:t e m for ":Shore as"'another'' interesting, spot
phis "sho ,. s _..o_ .. eh., h n w � ",�?
i.
. i • a �am.
ca.r•has, ehazlged the. farmers' method we visited., • �t is , qu to ons
i ;; - - , r ' Rock fe lei: ,Centre
of transportation; It .woti]�d Seem a�estauxe.nt �nea _ . e i.
that„ farmers ers - Maio little us of asst down the street from 'the new
:�. f�.. m Qe ,jt ,
h ms 1.:eS• + so. bu in^ "
. t• s ittu;ti`on rte e v Ls l .
train i,an .. fP ,., ,,- . . ld .
andhit 'a.m,il`i O the ether • ' Atter ' r ' a : niemorable .da and
a :
� t e - f . __ e4,, n . h. " @, ,. •�'_ . .
11;"'11 ': o ' r ` airm-- produce: is`.'trans- half in :New '•ork, : we; arae pre
- • . a i . ° . •_ . ... • .� -,, - he eiwP -British
rted�=by tall to •all ani�,af;:the°,paxing� to )hoard t
cos and to:: all: • arts of ' , the, . liner,' R 111, .5, Caxxfnia.. In . my
world, and' lu this. -w•ay, we •pro :.next. letterr,':P11 tell 'you, about this
railways: with one of their. : whic i : is • the lra gest 'liner.
Maivide the t .ship, .. i. .
zr"��sources.. `eft -revenue built si�nce`'tbe-end---of• the•-•••wa.r. -
�Oir<..reaching Neer York' °we •were - The': boys nn'd 1 ' are•'•anx�iousi • to,;.
mot by a group.. of mein 'from the see and do ;as, ' Much r,aa •we can
Esso'.- Connpaiiv' who exerted - eve0' aurin giir tourMbf3 1 he British- Islea,U.
", s>, • `•-effort to -ninke our stay in this not only .for our own sake • because
s seat city, interesting and profl't- we 'miry, not have the 'opp�ort;unity
Win,- mot, going • to desicribe •
the Places we ' visiite ;• because "we'.
saw" any of the %tine 'Sights:.thbhat
.�t
.r ws
�j SC11
r • e--tt
�t
kM
041•
i ,n
r :ease s'�
ii •m a o�f`
n ori ine� of':,o
zne 'ii so
'his ampxing-:ci�ty�and its inhabittttpts>.
We , are •all .. most• favorably ,1111-
in
�Alvi•
re� tt roti:;Amerzicairfri n4,-
tlz :
p ess .,
of Exeter,- have left `' on a visit: • to
• • their : daughter 'and- son -in -lav in-
to
'view' of the: interior of Our. neral O
ke:
._, .rna •
Australia: ' ,They went'' by . ''1ap,�,
p
from ; Milton airport' t to Vancouver
'San Fra cisco, •Honolulu 'and : the ,'„
Fiji Islands sla�ids " to •BydneY� •
Hannah Di:w le , widow' o
u h da,.., rl w f
George •C. Petty, Heissll " died on-
February
n
bru r lst in '- h -i e '
Fe . ?� y , er n. n ty fourth
•ear H r'.
y, , e hus Arid .-her
prominent"
`in municipal affairs for`'tbany;=years
n' • wu en ,r
a d' was' a rd of • btu an< county..'
•+o.
F t1x niarrietl •da ors :sure „e.- ..,
:o;;bt iv.
At ::the . annual'' meeting of the.
Lueknow , Agricultural • $:;o c i•e ty
George Kennedy was 'elected presi-
ent;-�--succeeding�-.- ,liace.-- by ilier;-:
who .rgtired -after •two years' ' sue-
cessfizi service in the office. ,Toseph
Agnew• wa:s reappointed9-,secretary--0
treasurer.
-A native of Goderich : towzjiship,
FEAa:p. & 1P.REST
•'CONTRACTQ `. • `�i,
Phone 937-B-12 '832 1
em
for, they'are'in 'a , class •,by th
hospitality.'
v s' en 3.t
in to
s'ea a When comes
The : have sucli a free and' . natural:
Y
way that ' one ' cannot help but feel
' ra - ni.�a ` er was'`heti"' -fn
.: ;B t -the.-,trafc irr- . ew•.
g h.
York__ is" anhther matter. •.. . ,
Irelaih " -#putt even:: ua:oae _i:m creast, • ..'- _ . . _
1:ani iopsng to w isle a: least ane-tra.
of the 'fi'e'lds •-iirz France where thehave decided that if I should :ever
Oanadi'ans are ,buried. So many motor to New- York L. should • park.
of otrr - bo"s--from-•--the -reserve-were m"y -car- at ;least, :fiftythiles out of-
`killerct, during -the' last war and ' I' the city and let someone else worry
know` it would make t eir families about traffic jams. Another thing
haply, if I could: c10this. that seemed strangeto us was the.
En iodic to New York. ' ;' distance people travel bask and forth
While we 'were •.reviewingthe to work. For example, our hosts'
of- the ,Esso -Company both live
h miles - from of,. the;.
fifty_
city, and convolute daily;
One of our ,moat pleasant memor-
ies of New' :York' -is dinner at ;;.the
00.014...hot •'also,soy. ,c,ilhher..;Canadians; Harry Combs, ,now u :resident... of
can share our experiences and come, Brussels, • recently. ,celebrated �lZis,
to . understand , the British farmers ninety-third :,birthday.' 'fir..° 'Combs
-and ;the.. conditions under--.w�bi farmed-: fo-r--some.--time:.-.near:
S as:
n a fi
e-s�e�u�rkizig�;;,,'�-ew cut• .y.�,� ,�,. �;nd.- .�'�ter�,....,: sending' .:.some years,.in
did •.:^Peter 'Fiispatrick, 1t ,niemrhex i :" reste'rr ' Canada he returned toy.
. Ireland team when the Blyth• district.: Ma wife 'died
.of the' Northern- anada last `fall,,, that twenty years ago,and 'surviving are..; -
he � i�sited C i;
u visit is , inti . thex Mame. of a;, three . sons, farming in Magi •. a,.;:
o -,r
are
t -.viei- Testi, ha o a z hter miss es a -Combs
-'and t and d t
n , ,
' iofi ,
good -will m'i'ss. ,.. , . ,. _
• extended c 'One of the sons, John
1 be of R �s . ls. O e
n 'these.. visi4's �vxl � t e..r _John
a
h ,.
im
g.
ries and will•in time pombr, ' coin(' all the way -. from
tea ether 'oothn�t ,
the basis for .understanding;: Delnrnine, Man., to • he with his
became ... .. .
the. ;farmers, or. a
. _ is h a his.:birtlhday, .
and friendship -deicing .+:,;• t n.
of the world.
E on. Jnr.
F. . �nar�t s a ,
C dta.:
, Chi•! r'
1� e r an eeizi.
rotection -to • 'those we:: serve Our' ' 1. �
protection , . .serve. , cho,irge, q eaf,ly :.. tit
in :advance,, clovers our -•eom :fete serve .. ': -a...
h .service, i'•er
u know advance t
o' inh exact.
. ,. „e. cPst nd. you'are ,.. l
assured of :our utmost, "in :eapahle helpful, atteen .•
gerted in . both • tractor and horse
liei'ths, 1, ;w• -as, Surprised ,-to•-learn
that train« trivel. wast:•a relatively
hovel •experience' for ,iit2 t of ' the
Thet
boyo. y, had>wall' ravelled any
in les , by means of their: own ears -
af- course, 'but not by train 'Ilhys
Didier was enjoying his hist train
ride ' at the age .of twenty-eight,
Alvin ' Mark had his first train ride
when• he was eight '-ears old, twenty -
plowing ;eozn .tltzonlr- and•_-has:„won six yeitrs age Wilbert 2 iegl iridin
Waldorf Astoria., The hotel' _itself
is ma'gnificent and the dinner was
superb:. -was an added tren ':to
have music -with -our. Meal And
watch the • -ale dancing. In New
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,ST. -'hYELENS,
Feb:7.--Mr. and
•
Urs,, Gordon_, ,Miller and' Larry ' and
Miss Doris •Taylor, - of. London, and
1
,Mr Murray Taylor,• of: Vvinghtim,
-Were week -end visitors with ,Mr.:
and Mrs Mester •
• ' ,�., ' ' to ._1Mrs. ,. E. W.
yyanie�i•. s� Institu ; r ,.,-m
Itice was .hostess for the' 'e'bruary
Meeting of - the Women's • Institute,
held• on; Thursday ;afternoon ' with
',Seventeen ladies"in .attendance..M.rs.
•
Gordon -McPherson, president,- was.
in the chair and the, roll call; was
responded .to by the _naming of an ,
historical place of interest in. "On-
taiio. Mrs. W. A. lif ilier' 'was ape=,
pointed- to -:represent the branch on
.'the ' district"nominating:,•eo"niltted.
Mrs. Lockhart' of:13}odeficit, the dis-
trict presiident,. was: the ,guest
.spetilkei ®a She .: brou ht ' greetings
from the district and in " keeping.
with- National Health Week. chose.
"the See-andForty •-,Years" as the
subject, of an. interesting and 'in -
:formative ” ; :taut.- Mrs. . George,
"•Stuart conducted, a' bird contest.-
• Mrs, ;Lorne , Durnigave a reading,
«A Boy," Th n . rs:: Chejter TaYlifr=
favored with . a piano solo. At the
conclusion a social 'hour • was"en-
joyed, with -Mrs. G. Steuart and Mrs..
G McPherson as -hostesses.
ou= wall. be roud of; the 'Chesterflel- , Chairs
t v
ire-u'htil`� � �e pec e>�- f .ar 'off':
flew `ta' estr • damask. 'ualit ' . coverin s
.,n
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PORTER'S : HILL.
• PO.TER S ;LUL, Feb. 7. - The
W,d; 4f Grace Church lhold a very
'en j oyable crokinole . party,:at 'the
home' •of and. Mrs.. Arlie• Lock-, -
hart - on ' Friday evening. Eleven
,tables weree' • in '.piny.:.High- lady
•was Mrs. Will Cox and high gentle=
3nan; ; Bert Bowden.' • Before lunch
,was' served the, gathering was called
to order and a nicely.. -worded ad-
dress- wus-:Tefd --by . Mrs—Mlm
Harrison to .,the: church orga>iisti
Mrs. Will Cox, - who Alas • been so
faithful .for a number r • of years.
Mrs.,�;,eslie Cox and .r_s, an O... ock-
hart, . made the presentntiion' of ;a
sum of, money, • , Although ,
'completely by ,surprise. Mrs.. Cox•'
:replied :5ttingly,, thanking all. A
lovely . 'lunch was enjoyed • and • a•
pleasant evening came to a ('lose;
Receipts fbr the • evenin'g were $11..
Tn. 104$`• ''tbe value of 'Canada's
held
crops* set an .ull-t;me reser !
of :$1,595,000,000.
E
Rirmtainto. 1io
•
moi..:a it bus�.,.o ices yo'ur' h ►me - that's. the
` lilC� O service We're. "doing our best • to provide.
Core .and better telephones have doubled The atop;=
crelied tie vibe' of your telephone
` now, despite rising costs, there his hoeu ]ilio
yin crease in the 13asIC telephone rates establ!8h•ed.
o Witter
where you trave :no greater
pions, v tue; no better 'service at tie see low Oat
•'''°• ~ wer ' With Continental valve -in -him
d,
, Greater. P � :,, U; •�,
engine..� . nn.,missi�i�+, . 'ham•,
Grater
ee4 with.four-'speed .;tr s
h`re wheels braked by'
Greater Safety with boli e4 ti �:
-single pedal, lus adividual turning
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