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ONTAREO Duo 0,
(Editor's Note; This is the first
of 'a series. of weekly stories
which Clark' youtng, treasurer of
, the` Ontario Plowinen'a Associa-
tion) will ''rite about the visit of
Canada's champion 'plowmen to
Britain,?
'Canada's four champion, •Plowmen,
their team manager, and f are, on our,
way to Britain.. It will be the first
time any of us have seen the Old
Land and we hope, to bring back a lot,
of valuable agricultural information.
Our trip, will take us into England,
Scotland and Ireland, giving , us a
chance to see farms' that have been
ender cultivation for hundreds of
years. We want to know how Cana-
dian products are being received over
"NERVES"
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Losing interest—los-
ing friends—she
never went out any
more—always too
tired. "Nerves", alie
thought—but it was
her kidneys—the fit-
ters of her blood—
that needed attention. She used Dodd's
Sidney Pills at once. The improved action
of her kidneys helped to dear away blood•.
impurities' and excess adds. Fatigue,
backache, beadaehe,' lads of energy dls_-.
appeared, Dodd'; Kidney fills contain
eiaemial' oils and medicinal ingredients
That ad drredl} upon the kidneys—and
helpiestora theirnormal action. 144
there; how the British farmers man-
aged during the war; and what the
farming conditions are 14e now that
peace is hack again.
The four' champion, pli►vkmen are
two teams and they will take part in
plowing matches' in Lancashire, Eng-
land, and County Down in Northern
Ireland. Floyd; Steokley and Austin
Nairn, won the Salada gold and. silver
medals in the Tram Atla;ritii Class for
horse-drawn jointer , plawing at the
International Plowing Match held 'in
Ontario on the Port Albert airport
last October. Fred Timbers and Alex
Black were winners in the Esso 'Open
Tractor Class at the Match..
As champions they were awarded
this trip and all their expenses, and
those 'of the manager are being paid
jointly by Imperial Oir ,Limited and
the Salada Tea Co. of • Canada Ltd.,
while mine are 'being paid by. the On-
tario Plow.men's Association.
George Waldie is managing the
teams. Ile's a director pf the Ontario
Plowmen's -Association which span-
sm., tho International Matches. I'm
eolt� alo:'g as a•iother renresentatcve
of the O. N.A., of which I'm treasurer,
and i'vP heen asked to write articles
as we travel.
Matches in Ontario
Plowinc' matches have •been held by
Ontario farmers for over a century
and the international Matches have
been sponsored by the Association
since 1913. A trip like this across
the Atlantic was planned for .winners
of horse plowing in 1939 but was can-
celled because- of the outbreak of war
and the men visited the 'United States
instead. In 1942 ,it was decided to
suspend the International Matches un -
Hi the ehti of the war liecriusu of
itiavel restrietiQns, The Ninti:4 Ataioh
at Pat Albert bra/tight the. a m',
eet
ttgns,, hack again and they were big,
ger and'better than ever,
t?lawnien norloaallp °wet their feet"
at township and eountry matchesand
when • they .have acquired suffieient.
Shill and confidence they enter .the
big Internatioonal events. There they
meet representatives from practically
every county in Ontario as well, as
those from other provinces and from
the' United. States.
Let me tell you a little more about
the men who are making the trip.
We're. all from Ontario and you might
say we're old friends' because we've
been meeting each 'other at various
plowing matches for . a -good many
yews .now:'=
When Floyd Steckley won. the
Salada gold medal at Port Albert, it
was his. fourth International cham-
pionship in horse-drawn plowing. 1Ie
was born 44 yearsago on a farpm.' in
Whitchurch township, York County,
and now is manager of the Harvey
Schell 210 -acre farm near StoufEville.
He specializes in mixed farming. His
wife is the former Lila. • Grove, and
they have a 10 -year-old son.
Fred Timbers, the Esso Tractor
gold medalist, is another frequent In-
ternational winner. He was born on
his father's farm in Markham town:
ship, `York County, in 1907, and now
owns a 115 -acre farm at' R.R. 4 in
hitchurch township. He takes an
active part in municipal'affairs as a
member of Whitchurch township
council and trustee and secretary of
Whiichurch School Section No. 9, and
belongs to the 'Stouffville Lions Club.
His wife is the former Dorothy Hood,
and they, have two sons and a daugh=
ter.
The two silver medalists both are
bachelors, and both farm the proper-
ties on which they were born, in 1911.
Austin, Nairn, who was ,second in the
Salada event, lives at R.R. 1, Munro,
in Fullarton township, Perth County.
Alex Black, second in the Esso class,
farms at R.R. 2, Guelph. Atex, who
is often called Sandy, was re-elected
president of the Wellington County
Plowmen's Association for 1947. His
fathom;, who taught him to plow, was
e noi.1,1 r and ea teeye-. of 114e1ilnoh
tctw'aabtip,.: a ,
Ottr 11111 manager, George Waidie,.
liven at t.l ,' »ewlnia; township,
co
Perth unter, tyyy *les. froze Strat-
ford, on r"AtAelta4ra Fares,,• where he
was born t3 ye xs 'ago.' His Kather,
a hardware mere mit, started a Short-
horn herd in $9 and. Imo ^beta e
president of ho il,e DeriAnion Short-
horn Breeders' 1seciation and of the
Cattle' Breede'r's"':association. Geer .e
still is--narryingi.on. the herd and is a
director of.. the Ontario Plowmen's As-
seciation, belongs . to the Board of
Managers and . Session of Knox Pres-
byterian Churelji, Stratford, and, to
Tecumseh Masoriie •Lodge. His wife
is the former Ethel Stacey and they
have at on and a daughter.
As for • me, , I'm treasurer of
the Plowmen's Association and I farm
200 acres in Markham township, near
IIuionvilie, York County. The prop-
erty ,was settled''by my•grandparents
in 1841 and I was born there 54 years.
ago. We had the first light tractor
in York County, acquired in 1915. My
first plowing cotppetition, with hors-
es, was in 1911, but I used the tractor.
in 1920 and wail •-successful- in some
later championship matches. My good
wife is the former Jean Grant, of
Wexford.
That tells -quite a bit about us, and
you'll understand there was a lot of
excitement on'our farms as we pack-
ed and, got ready to start .the
We all met -one morning in ,Toronto
and our . new experiences began al-
most at once for ,the two teams -did
some radio broadcasting. Fred and
' Austin went .on the air from radio
station CFRB where they were inter-
viewed by Rex . Frost on the farm
news broadcast; .and Floyd .and Alex
were interviewed by Don Fairbairn,
pinch-hitting for Jack McPherson, ov-
er CBL of the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation. Two of the boys had
broadcasted before em the Hot Stove
League and so they •'didn't have "mike
fright" although they were all glad
when it was over.
We had lunch at the Granite Club
as guests' of Imperial Oil and Salada.
Tea. There were a few short speech-
es of fare'elt' and we received the
good wishes of J. A. Carroll of the
OUR HEROES EOILGOTTEN 7
CANADIA
PEACE HAS COME To OUR LAND and 'our re-
turned men are being absorbed into civilian.
life. But there are still hundreds of these
men who are lying sick or crippled in veter-
ans ,hospitals. Many will not be back home
for months or years. Many will have to
remain -in hospital the rest of their lives.
These men who bear 'the scars of war
more than any others, are apt to be passed
by and; forgotten by most _Canadians. The
'''Red Cross does not forget them. Red Cross
Public
D CROSS.
workers pay them frequent visits — bring
them cigarettes,'candies - and many Red
Cross comforts. They provide facilities for
various handicrafts VI keep the hands and
minds of these veterans occupied.
�I kI'e Red ross needs money- to carry on' -
this great service to our 'hospitalized veter-
ans. Your Red Cross donations can bring
comfort to the meta to whom we owe so
much.. will you do your part? -
Utility Commission
Department of -Ag,iciJlture,,. who Is,
general sec 'etar.y•aagerof the• O
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tario Pio en'sA sociatipn; Gordon
McCfa.vin, IF eni e. „of ein00
tion; Mcintyyree Hood, , .supei'vigor . of
publicity, Department of Agriculture
R. K. Bythell, Of the Salada Tea `4.,
and A. G. 1)eMbut and C. A, Robinson
of Imperial Oii.
In the afternoon all the necessary
p pe 's were 'sighed♦-baggal a tag ted,
and ,'eke s pa sp its d cultic d.
We 'all reeehred travellers' chequeg
payabl$; in pntlndiad s, shillings • 'and
pence; solme o us dpictures taken,'
at a ,studio; we had a gulch dthner:
and Hien it wag, time to.-sa good-bye
to our wives and:families at the; sta-
tion, We boarded the 'train and, the
trip. dad begun;'
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