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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1949-02-17, Page 7fi by. *r1..4OT MOSES* Dkresto N TA R BOWMEN'S ASSOCIATION qo�nwail Into peon, 'Ll4c'ludl Abe 0anxd%tb Ytowun's itinora" xiny .dor, the' -first' ;ti'tue this. Yea and; . 'We are patticplarlY! glad to be able to visit this. fart of'.uglnnd, ..;the •first, time, {too; 'Palladian, plow - ;men:: ariigipateti j ,the WeSt, ,1a14 ' cli_au pion pi wilt' :inateii: •Our • rads ;plowed. a good land and X nm :t'dery'x proud of ' them*. _ :BB,t .before more about ,Cornw31.11 'a tx a sy'.any . �d • 410,. Cornish i aaicb> 'let. she tell you? what:: has 1.11ippei*1 S14ee .nip last • letter, . Hoard' ` Cax oi ia FirstI 'would.-ike to yro l , o ething• bort`bur,�hip,�hch T *AID 'I�DEIiE11, .T . Ii I. CS R AD O� ALSO' °; Footrrutior OVND,- SER?i CE ...Certified O LI: .. PHONE OR , .. vg nae st,, Giedericit,, Phone 5118 Dasher and Alvin, •Mark didn't' ala ,pear tor but` ! 14e :next day' • they were „back on their feet and„ "feed." Bob ° 'Tifhber.s: , took every-, thing inr -his stride and. acted as though ocea4r 'Voyages' were nothing' new for iii rxt, But.. i •I1bert ;Me» Faddiu. gained• .the admiration •of ,the;group'by nstinissing a"nnaeal rind ou.ble, Ile of "ever'y- thing on the menu..: Journey to Loaridon . *' When we `landed at 3euthampton a stranger inaamedtateiy approaeled ' . us;* 1riOg 1f vee were }file=-0eni4,dinn wadi making :kis' d�rot y x'etilxo. strip plowmen: Shortly afterwa).'ds across • the . Atlantic, The ' largest three otter ;nen ii repreSeuiltative' liner (34,18§' tons) . built• anywhere since „ tae end ..'ol* '.tlaie war,. „the OAronia•." is also one, of the most bea utia ul mid modern,. It has - every' • convenience that . you' can, find; in, a inoderi hoteia .dud the, `fx. h #canis, ;'acre are: •011,1st cout'ess: ' we „found :the , ex..,barkingo'-° t , ei. �r :tenor which was ,Painted in";four 'stall wondering how tile. knew vpkio • Shades of green, soanewh`at • st•t3fili•nwe were, Abe iouraiey from , $00thataptpn we were told 'that :this Color' sthexne , .. ,London a;ve ,us' cur' •first 'bit 'Of is e�eeti,'vo"" in � a>•edlncirag' glitz glare„ to ,�? .. g, trav b rail ° in "England. r•: !.te The, bedrooms; are'ec�luli�i?ed ,with' et, S� , , . g . , .. , .� iba'tii) . telephoner ' 'electric 1141,04 trails in ',England acre ,quite' differ,: ,, r f ur r,. , o . One rtllin the -*Pete' . en't }411 ;4. ,. h".r o, thin$'r ci.oi,'iies- o_ ,seis and a, . ventilo.ti4n� .. ss he e are; t xrteen : air a gine and: 'the.' coat12es','are' y rein. �• '`;�, r ..�., .. , h �� , re h . sua'nller, ,The .coaches have a pas-. Conditioned' public• xooains whe t .e , �,•. � ...• .. ; , sage ikon , bne side with the seat .ca � to h e i co ... g Ship's ;spassengersn n , p u.g •� of the C N.R., the Anglo. Americai Ail `Company aa�nd a plhotograpbet . �carne:,.tip to us' and aslked` the snipe question. 'G e., were naturally ' sure- `prised• to,;'be spotted.. as' Canadians aulong • hundreds of perpoas • disem • In accommodation . running cross,- plete, comfort.: tither, canvea4renCes g. wipe rather than lengthwise Train are •t ea+bx .•: E. ba 1 five -piece _• - , ._.w_...., , e . a.b,e. c_pe, P. ,. ,.. ,. .rave i En land is exce .tion _ l . rc estra mn lain .,.and, a cpm �.•,. , .. , , .. , . , • . ;.�.. old t t heat/ , .owing:. we ,axe t...., .o lie . - lete :.hospital lth..a doctor �<.. ..talo `w. .l p p• Vl610 et in a r po Wilbert,' ad _ r e, rat s b _". u s o w to c e t s t h i e AS OIn of � L I s w i w n ,. he d s p , in r m} i of s e. ) , ra ilfo nol T . g• g attendanc .. e , nurses a.n . n :tori t is allowed of ly nth rtj,�..ttr our: party, fo> .. zea..., ere ander sand; Robert. came S._ :d d aluwst e•weda iv n ermiiis on;t- visit ,.. Y' °o ,, fi . : . . ., { g P to v.. all 'welt ut they. eemed ._ �. _ i that . n land x_ s .. u w b _ y s - . _ . he im cess oil •t IJ g .. _. era , • _ - a 'line .. er ear t _.., . y. • ons.. of . , so .. l} .. ,. , the lower axt,of the shipand were s �, gall g - .l' •y: _. .. a.. 1?. , ll; ` :.No we le. rn that.,the.. ' b`e: up. a ainst sti opposition.. .: .; :.. �. at►d"so must,:oi* ne£essity, frill back agcy sma w . i► .� .r. . ai aged at he massive amount of - ..._} .a r Match,. this •e wasd i.largest year he liadee . ,.. areth yv reel eonsi tin' f al • . es'of ma»' on,, rail, transporta'tfbn, firitlsh, Isles ^° third . ,T #�._ s. er o - , to , tised farand • icke and as a result 'W`hen we reached Waterloo �Sta-• islands in the world, . : shingly necessary oto operate aIle 'tion y ,. , �. - ..it fro � • • . _huge w all j . the southwesternkost there were comped Urs m 200 • tram we took: a �taxl. {to our hotel~ Corn...; ,... e ; Were . . � , , , liner, and' to see, a _ilwe ..s ',.... _ , .. iii- •il 1t/ h came.f -'the• first'- °ri in 'the . ro . 1de o 'the County of to laxad, as a. �.ery .tea a t m . es •.l ay. '; o . or engine ai'ncl drive shafts,brit; we (laving; v g•• an . _., w _ng s . .� g f art f: the • country . ' , The: time because the', Canadian: ,plow- slid note expect to see. the whole street. We noticed. that. English ul p A�' / o 'n 'only, n Weather •is . mild and pleasant the :Men ',were r here. The, ,A.ssociation: 700: -foot•' length'Of the ship filled drivers blo�p Ithelr , b, i.. S.,# :, , r ., •,year round; -',Fiona -nry window 1! charged : spectators: - one -halt .erown -, . case- emexgeney ,and to avoid , .. .. „NAM r Y.: ':.- _ ,..• _ o =-. can-% e�+the Well4ke t'hed ed Ft►rms.. Buell and�collectecl.a>,i amount equal: .:�f r . six days,. se ;we: decided' darngern - To� do -otherwise is -,eta .. e � . •, • . p ,, to . at , a, • ,,; , : .,man, ,.<. We ,: , , -_ ... . • . • ,n en lent I can ails 'see ,another ,unusu tl• sight: to $2,X00 in :+Canadian c.y that• � �e area esti l: ern, •the ; aild ;arderc'cl. • rude.and, u g._. i taanlY n .. 4 . ., : •. .,;_ �. .,.: ,. _ .._ ,. �.. 'y. o l ,an , of , , ,h ' e- were -told these 'were :the •lar est • -:T i .,1 One ,�i1 lisp: 'custom we, for nae the.tide coming in y d . ',Were .. . ,� :--eve'xythin : e •nsider d► though.. we.: b S , st;. -•'receipts . ' h , e.. rinto in the -association's: hiistory Note more revale+nt..i'n'''Canada grecs floral the Atlantic.. ocean , were not pfich ,bad .: ailors. Tlie a' x P.. •. some 'dei of •a , tininlet; It is fascinating . to •This Will. give you _,, Idea , find•�i1e Un;<ted States.. , ... ,... y , . .,.ate just o •o ular `.aur Canadi' n .iii t. l is . _ ha1� _ ...e •.dfdn; t 'have time, to _do4 much ,watch. it,_ rolling. dr , o_ aw t ,, t , � -p p ,. _.. ?l that first, day in..L,ondon 'but:' the' in` a Matter •of "twelve hours `the plowmen ,are over here: next. day and ,we were --very busyindeed.. . Mr. Sta ieford, of �, P Ontario uuse;°`-w en°�" `the :- ob • at .9.39 a:m. ' to take us on a:• walk-' ing'•tour.• of, the city an& to give, us liarticulars-About our, 'itinerary. Later, 11Iajer ;Areist'rong, falso' of! ri .Y�tx1...., > cat �withl ter - d v elop ed Maternal, ai;in s tinct •° receives i e s efetacaBernent fam LLSTEE gTE BUVn„yasiii 1at9i1 ktite Q store• owner,' as She -waits' isla ir'twoc. e til ciee t . Mitzi has been sit tior 8 s ° M first day `' out' 'Of' New '3 'ork 8113% water wili:befifteen. or twenty :feet higher '' ns held in the;�even�iiig of �- Ohm ,ee 'va s .,..400:. ntcH=�•.� ° heTM-- ato1- rox'=iinatei .:.,West, L.,,g.. , g' ._. , • Our reason.., or our, visit to coo, people sat a ow'n.,•to-dinner• which, Wall was, of course,. to stake''part despite. strict ° ra$toning, , was' vent/ in lie West England plowi'ng#match ,delicious. The guest •. speaker vas- visit he: Cor fah • farms. -our own Colonel :"• Robertson, • the and.;;' to t � -- inr fr om. 'iso fro in omill s e i c l t r a ri in a i u c �.ntaria:. ,Douse, �an�te�i,._iisJto� ills' :There_ were sixty-three', entries g u� _.. �,, . house. for lunch:.- t made our• rty all :glasses aid"'' the. plow' g, was, Canirda of ;�u;-Holl T Abers �va1 ,;. .1-._ _ -' , r . ,,,• .�_,•_°. -s_, •v - -• _ : , ' < .n ro p se-'--a---toast-t0-the- "=••feel�'P'enn'b'ch at`�Iiome to • e, we - aIle. most unfo .L a<.ever: e%`e�:"„in _al,.esl� to. "l? po„ .. conied liy,:ofiicials of .ot.ir''own Pro The '.Harmers l re e tly• leaves judge' and We :were all :`Very' proud vince, and" we hope to learn; More their field:%to - grass for' Many years of his , fine performance: t-Ontario--`kisouse hen ,we -ire j d- ;tile ' 'ground. ; ecomes-rgnatte' As-;---manager—Lf • . the Canadian_ turn to London after' the plowing with -a 'One kind of grass 'covering. team, I'was asked to respond to •the matches. . :•: "', M • p • . his gave ...,,i;: . It was' most :interesting ' •ton see � toast to the lowmen and t .' One ,,of 'the -most amusing sig tts in the many .types of plows used in mean opportunity to say something London is to waWht the' sealibox the .match. Our plows looked like about ' our Caamadian Blowing •ora •tors:;in. Hyde, Park. ,° They:gather .foreigners amongst, diem ..j•ust° ais matches 'itis in,terestiilg to us every day, .and particularly' on Sun,' We do -among the people. At fir'Ot to, see how anxious they '.'are •here -du to ez - ~ i1Aio 1. -didn't „see liow our :boys -could_ to learn -o ail about_- it .farming uncer a n Wont/ nut.'' allthe- hope to come "very -high- up mon the- metheds; --ni ti; .indeeti;--lio' eager important questions. of thea: