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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1951-03-01, Page 8PAGE EIGHT by V, C. PORTEdUS it Director ONTARIO PLOWMEN'S ASSOCIATION This is the fifth of a series of weekly stories which V. C. Porteous, a director of the On - hullo Plowmen's Association, is writing about the visit of Canadian champion plowmen to the 132iitli'sfi Isles,Belgium,. Denmark end the -Netherlands. LONDON, England: By now you probably have 'heard that Herb J'arvds, Agincourt, the champion Canadian horse plow- man, was the . winner of two trophies at the West of England elenimpionship Plowing 1Vltatch. in Cornwall. • They were for the hest overseas competitor and the best land In his class and naturally we are thrilled about it. It was a good day for plowing —some said it was 'the hest match weather in years and the soil cut lilac -cheese. I would say most of the competitors were "artists" in the art of plowing. But unlike Canadian plowmen, they used every conceivable de- vice to dress up their work. Aft- er the match we inspected the field and it was a beautiful sight to behold. In the evening there was a banquet et which Herb was pre- sented with tihe silver trophies. he had won while Hugh Leslie, the champion Canadian tractor plowman, and 1 • received books dealing with the history of Corn- wall. In addition we received' plaques bearing Cornwall's coat - of -arms. They will always re- mind us of en occasion when we were entertained royally and treated laeishly. But the variety of plowing methods that I observed at the Cornwall match only confirmed my opinion that what we need is' a set of standard rules' for international matches. When I was called upon to speak I urged the adoption of some such rules and as this was reported in the press S may hear from others here who share my ideas. Briefl ' the above are the highlights of bur visit, to the south of England. As you have probably gathered from these letters, most of which are writt- en about six a.m., neither space nor time permits .a detailed ac- count of our travels. But 1'11 try to fill you in since the last letter which, ie I remember rightly, was written in Holland on the day we were leaving for Belgium. That day we drove to Arnhem, scene of one of the bloodiest engagements of the last war. It was here in September 1944 that Herbert Jarvis Hugh Leslie the British `'rst Airborne Div- ision, which included many Can adians, fought with great valor for nearly a week. against 'great odds. Only 1,800 of these hard- pressed paratroopers managed to fight their way out of the trap. But in April of the following Yew, as you know, .the British forces of the First Canadian ArmY took .Arnhem and then pressed on to the "big kill". AU of that took place about six years ago but there still is extensive shell and bomb dem- age to be seen although we were told, and could see, that a great deal of rebuilding and repair work has taken place since the end of the war. While there we visited what to us is a rather unusual business institution. It is concerned main- ly with structural estimates. This firm estimates and prepares bids an contracts for structural un- dertakings from a house to a huge engineering project. In or- der to do this they maintain research and experimental labor- atories;• huge drafting coons; re- cord libraries and just about everything pertaining to engin- eer's estimaites. It is the largest firm of its kind in the world, privately owned, and has been in business over 60 years. Froin Arnhem we drove across the Netherland -Belgium border to Antwerp and then to Brussels, two great Belgium cities that are so well known to the lads who served here in the two world wars. We visited the Belgium Agri- cultural Academy and Experi- mental Station. This institution is much like our Ontario Agri- cultural College at Guelph but it Is not engaged in field crop eh peramental work to the same ex- tent 'as is OAC. Later we had dinner in Brussels with repre- sentatives of the Belgium Agri- euttural Council, the Department of Agriculture and the Esse Model T1 -A-20 Made In England BUY BRITISH SELL BRITAIN This famous FERGUSON at the lowest price in Canada for a tractor of its kind is the buy of a lifetime. Only FERGUSON gives you so much: *" EXTRA QUALITY ---in parts, design and extra - strength metals ... built for years of service? * EXTRA PERFORMANCE—in faster work, power, safety, flexibility, and dependability on any job, • EXTRA ECONOMY—in low price, low gas con- sumption, low maintenance and repairs ... and mut h longer life! Come in today; ask for a demonstration!' CLINTON MOTORS C. L. STANLEY, Proprietor Phone. 205W ay so -To Clinton Cop,righe 7950 @y irony Fetgeeon, rm. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Company in Belgium, who were our hosts. During the meal we learned a lot about agricultural conditions in Belgium and the country generally, The folloq'ing day. was SIM - day but we were able to do some shopping for most of the stores were open. Later we visited the site of the Battle of Waterloo, about 12 miles from Brussels. In my mind insofar as British hist- ory is concerned it is one of the iuost important places, in the world. The monument there is an earth. mound 120 feet high which,` we were told, was built entirely by women. On top of it there is a sort of paviilion from which one can see for miles in any direction. It houses a panoramic painting, the best I have ever seen, oe the battle: We did not see as much of Belgium es we wanted, because to he • in Cornwall on schedule we had to take the plane for London OM night. To sum up OUT impressions of the continent the things that stand out is the seeming indife fsrence of the people to prospects of another war. It would almost appear that generations now Hy- ing here axe so used to the idea, of war that its inevitability is taken for granted. To sive it's like living at the foot of a vol- cano, safe now, but for liow long no one knows. The peoples of Denmark, Hol- land and Belgium differfrom one enother in many respects but ell r.r them- are alike in their love of their country. It's my person- al belief that the only solution to the problems of western Eur- ope is union under one govern- ment but I doubt, in the right of this nationalism, if it can be ac- complished in the immediate fu - tare. The sail part is that these countries by themselves are comparatively weak and repre- sent easy prey for enih aggres- sor, yet if they united they would be a tower of strength. They all have a sincere desire to protect themselves but they seems to be helpless under present conditions. At least, this is how it appears to ire. But enough for now as we must get ready to leave for Northern England and then to Scotland. This is the sixth of a series of weekly stories which V. C. Porteous, a director of the On- tario Plowmen's Association, is writing about the visit of Can- ada's Champion plowmen to the British Isles, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands. EDINBURGH, Scotland: In writing about our visit to the land of the Scots I'ni sorry 1 can't report that Herb Jarvis or Hugh Leslie discovered the hid- ing place of the Stone of Scone. 13ut 1 think we did discover why the Scotsman. living abroad nev- er forgets the home of his an- cestors. I am sure it must be because it is a land of so much history and tradition. Perhaps this sounds like a sweeping statement for our first letter from. Scotland, but we have been dere nearly a week now. We went first to Glasgow by train from Workington, England, where we had been guests of honor et the Workington and District Agricultural Society ban- quet. This annual event had been held over on our account which was a great compliment. We were also guests of the Workington Rotary Club for lunch. Later, at a ceremony pre- sided over by the Lord Mayor, v, 'e planted three Canadian maple trees in a spot near the wer raemoriatl. It seems to Inc that in the years t0 come these trees will serve res a standing vote of• thanks from the many teams of Canadian plowmen who have been so hos- pitably received here, They will also remind the good people of Workington of the affectionate regard of Canadians for the Mother Country. Before leaving England for Scotland we toured the beautiful Lake district and visited the home of William Woodsworbh, the poet. Shades of school days. THXJIi;SDAAY, MARCH 1, 1951 In Glasgow' we stayed at the first hotel outside of London that had enough, heat to satisfy us, although'some had meter eleetric heaters Which supply about two hours' heart for a sbdlling, But for one whose blood has thinned out a little these meter -heaters are not only inconvenient but darn costly. Certainly the people over here are not used to heated buildingssuch tie we have in Canada, We went down to Kilmarnock to visit the big implement fac- tory there. This was especially interesting for Herb Jarvis, the champion horse plowman because -he works in an implement plant m Toronto. After a .tour of the plant we had lunch at the lemons sea resort of Proon. From there we motored to Ayr and to nearby Alloway; the birthplace of Ro- bert Burns, We inspected the thatched roof cottage where the Plowman Poet had lived end the museum alongside; Then we saw the Brig o'doon, described by Burns in his poetry. The city of Ayr, is a fair size and has many old but substantial buildings fronting on its narrow, crooked streets. In, its shops I noticed that i'nn's clothes are more reasonably priced than at hone but other articles are about the same. It was an interesting motor trip from Ayr to Edinburgh and we passed through soma fine farming country. It was rather spotty, however, with many stretches of land fit only for grazing, I think this is because the rock formations here are close to the earth's surface and there are many outcroppings. Seeing Edinburgh was like re- viewing Scottish and English history. We visited I•Iolyrood- house. It was formerly an abbey and then. became the palace of the kings anri queens of Scotland and was occupied for a time by the ill-fated Mary, Queen of Scots. Later we visited Edinburgh Castle which is located on a high point overlooking the city. It contains many historic relies and we were quite taken with the ancient and modern arms and armour on display in the great hall. Some date back ho the days of the Roman occupation in the first century of the 'Christian era In the castle we saw a dung- eon which was said to have been built by the Romans and whose existence .remained unknown for centuries. It was discovered in 1812. It's certainly a grim place. Another historic place we vis ;ted was St. Giles Cathedral, one of the finest churches in the British Isles. It is a huge edi- fice but hes only modest equip- ment in the way of pews and sooting accommodation. We were told that many of the nobility worship there. Yesterday we went down to Perth to attend the Aberdeen Angus sales. These are run much the same as our big sales but 1 noticed that they did not require the purchaser to sign a slip to certify the sale, as they do at home, The quality of the cattle was of a high order but it seem- ed to me that the herds are not fully accredited as they are in Canada. There were about 600 head to be sold in two days and while we were there they were selling at the rate of about 40 head an hour. We've also visited the Loch Lomond country and "we've tak- en the high road and the low road" but still feel we haven't seen enough of Scotland. T1re reason is that we have to stick to out itinerary and now must leave for the big North et Ire- land indiernationel plowing match near Belfast. The boys are well and anxious to pit their talents with the best at the match, The chances are that it will be over and you will know the results tefore my next letter reaches you. That letter will be the last of the series. EDITOR'S NOTE: Word has been received that Hugh Leslie of, Georgetown, Ont., the champ- ion Canadian tractor plowman, won the Festival of Britain cup far the best work done in any SEWAGE DISPOSAL WINTGHAM--Represezvtatives of the Dilboro Engineering .Comp- any of Toronto and town of- ficials convened in special ses- sion regarding Wingham's new proposed $100,000 sewage disposal plant. Officials and council re- viewed, the preliminary plans. Council, passed a motion author- icing the company to proceed with the detailed .drawing of the sewage plant leading to tenders being called for its construction, HELD POST 28 YEA1tS' GODERICOH G. L. Parsons' resignation . as president of the Hospital Assoetation of Alex- andra ltifarine and General Hos- pital, a post he h&ld for 28 years; was accepted with regret at the annual meeting. Presentation of a handsome clock and an address was made- in recognition of his long servioe. R,. C. 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