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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1954-12-02, Page 4guy 4iCl •HAMA„ '6,41. . OR FREE TRANSPORTATION TO POLLING BOOTHS HIONE 162, 412 or 832 byterian Church was gaily decor- ated last Friday evening for the ,Christmas party of the Canadian lills_m Training.- _ They invited. The C.G.I.T. of Worth Street United Church, the CG.I.T. of Victoria Street United Church, and the Girls Auxiliary, of St. George's Anglican Church, along with their leaders. Over 60 were present. The president, Lorna Pratt was the mistress of ceremonies, and Rev. R. G. MacMillan was present to welcome the guests, and express his appreciation of the work done by the various groups and their ceders. . The games committee, led by Lorna Pratt, Audrey Allison, Frances Curry and Dianne McCon- nell, planned an interesting pro- gram, which was 'Thoroughly en- joyed. Phis consisted of a Christ- mas playlet by Martha Jackson, Linda Blake, Donna MacMillan, Mary Johnston, Jacqueline Brown, Carol Ann Zimmerman, Frances Curry and Audrey Allison, and vocal soles by Sandra Bradley and Dianne McConnell, with Carol Young at the piano. A number of games provided lots of variety in the program, and the refreshments provided by the Senior Auxiliary of the W.M.S. were enjoyed. The various groups expressed their thanks to the lealers, Mrs. E. A. Videan, Mrs, F. Macdonald, and Miss Cynthia Young, and to all the girls who assisted in any way to provide such an enjoyable evening, and the party was brought to a close with the singing of Taps. by W. IL BULLICK, Past President. ONTARIO P.LOWMEN'S ASSOCIATION voRm FOOD MIXER William Bullick, of Camlachie, Ont., past president of Ontario Plowmen's Association and manager ,of the Can. adian plowing team at the second annual World Plowing Match at Killarney, Ireland, recently returned to Canada with team members James Eccles of Brampton, Ont., and Robert Timbers of Stouffville, Ont. Here is the first of his reports on the trip. . "What happened at the world plowing match in Ireland?" That's a question I've been asked fre- quently since my return t9 Canada, and most people who ask it really mean, "Why didn't Jim Eccles or Bob Timbers bring home the Esso Golden Plow?" It was something a lot of people expected, since Jim won the trophy at the first annual World Plowing Match at Cobourg, Ont., last year, and a .few days -before that, Bob Timbers won the Can- adian plowing, championship, de- feating Jim Eccles in the process. `As' most of xpy readers will know by now, the' Esso Golden Plow, symbol of world • tractor plowing supremacy, went to Hugh Barr of Northern Ireland, with Leslie Dixon of Britain as runner - and the magnificent Lakes of Kil- larney on the east. And, as if to make things even more perfect, the Irish upheld their reputation for being among the' most gracious hosts in the world. The crowds (and there were some 30,000 spectators on each day of the two-day match) cheered the contestants wherever they appeared. They knew our Jim Eccles by the publicity he had received in the Irish press and radio, and he got a special hand from the crowd, particularly in the two-mile parade of tractors—in- cluding all the competing plow- men—that moved from Killarney to the site of the match on opening day. We stayed in a._ lovely hotel _in_ Killarney, and in addition we had wonderful accommodation on" a farm with a most generous and considerate Irish farmer who, in accordance with plans arranged by the World Plowing Organiza- tion, "adopted" our two plgwMen during the practice days prior to the match, making sure they could concentrate on practising without having to worry about, other things. Trip Worthwhile' Though we didn't bring home the championship, we all felt the whole trip was more than worth- while. We saw a lot of things that were new to us, and we were treat- ed like kings wherever we went, being feted at banquet after ban- quet attended by such dignitaries as Premier John Costello and the lord mayor of ,Dublin. And I thinrtljat, by taking part in the first match outside Canada, we gained a lot of practical ex- perience that will prove valuable Sponsored In The interests Of Community. betterment by Goderich Junior Chamber when we pass it along to Joe Tran, 1954 Canadian champion, and run- ner-up Ivan McLaughlin, who will be competing as the 'Canadian team next .year in aveden. Our main point of advice to them will be that they take their own plows to the match with them, as many' of the European contest- -ants did- this year. - (The–German even brought their own tractors.) And we will also urge them to get all the practice they' can at the site of the match; for not until they get there will they know what the plowing conditions are or how often bad weather .might pre- vent them from practising,. De- spite the helpfulness of our Irish farmer -host, our' •boys .never' got 'a chance to practise in sod at all; they had time to practise only in stubble. If they take -these steps, we feel that the new Canadian team stands a good chance of bringing 'home the Esso. Golden Plow, in 1955. In 1891,' a scheme to utilize the power •of Niagara Falls for gener- ating electricity was publicly.. ridiculed: Prof.—"Give three collective nouns." Stude—"Flypaper, ' wastebasket and vacuum cleaner." On Saturday the Major Stare opens a second store on the Square, in the former Agnew -Surpass loca- tion, which will `be devoted entire- ly .to ladies' wear. This store has been completely renovated for the occasion. A fashion show will be staged at 2 p.m., Saturday to mark the opening. The Major Store Men'S Wear will continue to oper- ate in its present location and will be expanded at a later date to take in the part formerly operated for ladies' wear. Knox Church Ladies' Aid held its regular meeting last Friday in the church parlor, with the presi- dent, Mrs. Ritchie, in the --chair. Mrs. C. McCabe read the Scrip- ture lesson followed with prayer I by Mrs. Con. Bissett. Mrs. Ritchie read one of Edgar A. Guest's poems, entitled, "Club Director." After the roll call and business pant of the meeting, Mrs. Ritchie read a Christmas poem, "The Inn- keeper Makes Excuses." Wednesday evening the society catered to well over 200 at the Warden's dinner. NOTHING TO EXCESS An excellent rule! Even drink- ing too much water or eating too much meat can do harm. But the: case of . alcohol is different from these: It Is' habit-forming. It lessens the ` power to control drinking. With each drink the censor becomes more careless. The inhibitions are broken down. Any drinking that lessens control is immoderate drinking. ' The drinking driver, with "just two beers" under his belt may be more dangerous than the drunken dri- ver. He thinks he is more skilful' than he really is. Every ex- cessive drinker began as a mode- rate drinker. In Canada, people in stupendous numbers are passing beyond the line that separat6:- the heavy drinker from the alcoholic. Why walk on a tight rope when there is a safe sidewalk? This advertisement sponsored by Huron County Temperance Federation /live/esf z ' ' Plymouth ever Gives you 'all these Features: 5 full - powered speeds . full size beaters ... Finger-tip beater release one -hand operation. Stands on base for.easy draining. GUAR- ANTEED. • for ONE week ON THE Bring a basketful of damp clothes down to our snow- soom and see For yourself how nicely the Pryer will do them. 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One thing our first overseas 1 world match taught us was that contestants who live in or near I the country where the match is held will always have a certain advantage—they are able to take ample equipment to the match, along with whatever extra parts they think they might need. This advantage is perhaps more obvious to us now than it was last year, when Jim and Bob came first and' third, respectively, among world championship contenders on their home soil. It was certainly in evidence this year, when out of the top five plowmen, three were from either Ireland or Eng- land, and the remaining two came from Finland and Holland. Handicapped Our boys . would have partly overcome this geographical handl- We'll make it easy for you to pay~° -twill pay for itself in the time we give you. COME IN, WE71 BE GLAD TO SHOW YOU • James Eccles cap by taking their own 'plows overseas, had they foreseen how things would turn out. The only Canadian plows available to them ' in Ireland were some that had been sent over in 1946 and which i were not in match condition. It was a little like expecting a champ- ' ion marksman to compete against other champions with a rifle he had never seen before in his life. Another problem, which bother- ed all contestants to more or less the same . extent, was the quality of the soil itself. For years our boys had been used to plowing in a deep' heavy soil that produces a pancake type of furrow. The loose soil, of the Irish land was a new experience. There are certain special attach- ments that plowmen are entitled to use under world rules, and it is. .possible that if .our boys had had these, they might have done better, both in stubble and in sod. 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