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The Huron Expositor, 1949-02-11, Page 6A!: rl: PL WM EI ABROAD by ELLIOT MOSES * Direetc ONTARIO PLOWMEN'S A;$$SOCIATION "e YORK—'This is the thilyd ghat Canadian plowlAnen have awarded a 'trip to the British take part in plowing match- ad study British methods of ulture. It is also the third ar that Canadian Plowmen broad has been published". I only One`;I can do as well as my pre - 4 'egessore, Clark Young and W. I,. parte, in recounting observations of conditions abroad. Last fall when the champion plowmen won their trip to Britain at the International Plowing Match at Lindsay, and I was chosen to ,'°accompany them as team -manager, HowCC LDDSaffect Your KIDNEYS The lodgers are very delicate organs, easily affected—especially by a cold. Their duty is to filter' impurities and excess acids from the Woad; When you have a cold extra work is thrown upon your kidneys- Dodda Kidney Fills help your kidneys dear your system of excess acids and poisons caused by'celds, and give you a chance to shake infection sooner` --feel better faster. If you have a cold get and use Dodd's Kidney Pills. 139 Dodd Kidney Pills HIGHEST CASH PRICES for DEAD STOCK HORSES, each $5.00 CATTLE, each $5.00 HOGS, per cwt. $1.50 According to Size and Condition Call SEAFORTH 15 Collect Darlin & CO. OF CANADA LTD. we wondered what it would be like to visit "far away places" and meet so many new people, Now that we are actually on our way we seem to be taking everything in our stride. As I write this letter, we are in the heart of Manhattan five Canadian 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 I feel privileged: to be accom- panying the 1948 "champs" to Bri- tain. They are a grand lot and a fine example of Canadian farmers. For that reason I would like to tell you something about each one in turn. This year's team is a youthful group—the average age being 29. That's excluding myself, of course, because I must confess that I would bring the average up consid- erably. onsiderably. Two of the lade are under thirty and the other two are in their early thirties. Alvin Mark, of Cameron, is the Salada gold medallist. He is 35 and married. In tbe excitement of winning a trip overseas, Alvin ap- parently forgot to mention that he had a family and the first news- paper reports said he was single. His wife is the former Alberta Blatdhford, and they have four children, Keith, Anne. Faye and Sharon. Alvin entered his first plowing match in 1929 and his first "international" in 1931. He owns a 125 -acre farm and has won the "Salada Special" every year in his county since it was first introduc- ed. An active sportsman, he plays baseball, hockey and is interested in horse showing. He is also a member of the Young Adults Club of Cameron United Church. One of the first statements Rhys Barber made when he ]earned he bad won the Esso Tractor- class gold medal was: "There's a man over there who owes me $117.00— now maybe I'll be able to collect.' Rhys was born in Fisherville, Ont., on October 13, 1920, and has been afarmer all his life. He. is mar- ried to the former Jean Gloyd, of "Do People Really Call Me Crabby?" Do you sometimes feel that people are beginning to think you are high-strung —always tense and nervous — so that you By off the handle easily? Your Nerves Can Play Strange Tricks on You! Many women find it hard to realize their nerves are "bad". 'Yet it's not unusual for a high-strung woman's delicate nervous system to get off balance—especially during the functionalchanges she faces in girlhood, young motherhood and middle life. 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McKinley's Farm & Hatchery ZURICH, ONT. Phone 97 -11, Hensall. TOWN OF SEAFORTH Tax Pre Payment Receipts for 1949 • The Town of Seaforth will pay 4 ,per cent per annum up to August 31, 1949, on all Prepaid 1949 Taxes. Certificates and full particulars may be obtained >rom the Town Clerk's Office in the Town Halla D H. WILSON, Treasurer. Sel3iirk, ' Eor• a.eYea^al yet),l;,s ' » ► wa meiuhea elf the inter'ca4rl, y teafl s and .had two sec)nd prises• and one first prize to his Credit before winning the trip to Britain at last year's in.ternationai match. Wilbert Russel McFaddin, winner of the silver medal in the Trans - Atlantic class for horse-drawn jointer plows, is a younger brother of Glen McFaddin, last year'a Ess) gold medallist. He was born in Millbank, Ont., on December 26, 191.4, and helps Glen run their 250 - acre farm. Wilbert has competed in both tractor and horse plowing competitions and has won a num- ber of trophies including three gold watches. He is 34, single, and a member of Millbauk United Church. In addition to his plowing ability, Wilbelit has the heartiest appetite of the group. We have all decided that if be will plow with the same determination as he eats he will pe a sure winner at the British matches. The tractor silver medallist, Bob Timbers, also comes from a well- known plowing family. His father, Winfred Timbers, won a number of prizes at plowing matches and his uncle, Fred Timbers, was one of the 1946 Champions. -The 1948 plowing match was Boll's• fourth international and at the other com- petitions he carried away several first and second prizes:. He was born in Stouffville on Novefmber 10, 1926, and is the youngest of the 1948 champion plowmen. He owns a 100 -acre miffed farm. His wife is the former Leatrice Nich- olson. and their baby daughter, Karen, is nearly one year old. I have been told that it is cus- tomary for the team -manager to say something about himself, so here are a few facts. I am a di- rector of the Ontario Plowmen's Association, and was born at Ohsweken, on the Six ]Nations Re- serve near Brantford, 60 years ago. While my tribe. the Delaware, is not part of the Six Nations In- dians, we are affiliated. The Six Nations Reserve is the largest (in population) in Canada and claims such famous people as Joseph Brant, Pauline Johnston and Tom Longboat. I received my early edt}cation at the Six Nations Day Schools and later went to the. Ontario Agricul- tural College at Guelph. Apart from a short career with the Can- adian Army during World War I, I have been a farmer all my life. My wife is the former Ethel Styres, and we have seven children. Like the others, I have been looking forward to this trip. But there are two special reasons why it means a great deal to me. My maternal grandmother was born in Ireland, but even more important, I am hoping to visit at least one of the fields in France where the Cana- dians are buried. So many of our boys from the Reserve were killed during the last war and I know it would make their families happy if I could do this. Now that you know something, about us, let me tell you about our trip until we boarded the Caronia. We just had one day in Toronto, but as in previous years, it was a very busy one. We had to get our visas. travellers cheques, and see that our luggage was in order. In addition to all this. there were the radio broadcasts and press inter- views. We had dinner at the King Edward Hotel as guests of our sponsors, and then left by train for New York. While we were reviewing the day's events before retiring to our berths, I was surprised to learn that train travel was a relatively novel experience for most of the boys. They had all travelled many miles by means of their own cars, of course, but not by train. Rhys Becher was enjoying his. first train ride at the age of 28. Alvin Mark had his last train ride when he was eight years old -26 years ago. Wilbert McFaddin had been a more frequent passenger on trains, but Bob Timbers only had one train ride before this one. This shows how much the motor ca has changed the farmer's meth- od of transportation. It would seem that farmers make little use of train transportation for themselves and their families. On the other hand, our farm produce is trans- ported by rail to all parts of the country and to alt parts of the world, and in this way we provide the railways with one of their main sources of revenue. On reaching New York we were met by a group of men who exert- ed every effort to make our srtay in this great city interesting and profitable. I am not going to de- scribe the places we visited be- cause we saw many of the same sites that were discussed in last year's news letters. Instead, I am going to mention some of our im- pressions of this amazing city and it e inhabitants. We are all most favorably im- pressed with our American friends, for they are in a class by them- selves when it comes to hospital- ity. They hai,e such a free and natural way that one cannot help but feel at home. But tbe traffic in New York is another matter. It both terrified and amazed us and I have decided that if I should ever motor to New York, I shall park my car at least 50 miles out of the city and let someone else worry about traffic jams. Another thing that seemed strange to us was the forth to work. For example, our hosts both live 50 miles from the centre of the city and commute daily. One of our mostpleasant mem- ories of New York is dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. The hotel itself is magnificent and the dinner was superb. It was an added treat to have music with our meal and watch the people dancing. In New York, age doesn't seem to make any difference and young and old• dance with equal enjoyment. Toots Shore was another interesting spot we visited. It is quite a famous res- taurant near Rockefeller Centre, just do'kif»the street fpm the new Esso building. ,After A. nieYnoeabTe day and a halt' in New stork, we are prepar- fi5 oto board the new British liner, IL S, Catania, In my next letter It tell you shout, this ship which i • largest Iiuelr 7ittiit Lance the r The future of the picturesque North -Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir has occupied the world ever since, 15 months ago, India and Pakistan fell into conflict over it. It was partly settled in January with the help of the United Nations. Here members of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan which mediated the dispute on the spot interview some of the inhabitants. Bullets Shower Teacher Fleeing Chinese Civil War Subscriber Forwards Graphic Description Of Escape From Korea. M.S. "Hupeh," between Funtsan, Furan, Korea, en route for Hong Kong — Dec. 22, 1948- • (The following letter has been received by a subscriber, a former district resident, from her sister-in- law, who for many years' has taught at various schools in the Orient. As when the Japs were in the ascendancy, she has again found it necessary to flee from her work and seek refuge). Whilst out to dinner last Sunday night I learned during a casual conversation that the "Hunan," on which I was booked, wa delayed and would not reach Hong Kong in time to catch the "Glenarchy." I dashed out the next morning and spent considerable time between the various shipping offices try- ing to change to another boat. Agents were so pressed with re- quests that they laughed almost derisibly. I should have almost quite pleased to be left behind, but my fare was already paid for the second boat, "Glenarchy" from Hong Kong to London. As I was talking in the office, a telephone message came through cancelling a passage on the "Hupeb," and it was given to me. - That left me just 48 hours to clear up at school and pack all my things. I got. two cases of furniture and furnishings off to a Swiss clipper, and then started on my yersonal things and trunks. two suit cases and a camp bed. The houseboy took these to Butler fields, and I went along two hours later to see that all was well. 1S 5e: one could findmy stuff, We searched for an hour in go down end of the war. The boys and I are anxious to see and do as much as we can during our tour of the British Isles, not only for our own sake because we may not have the opportunity again, but also so other' Canadians can share our experiences and come to understand the British farmers and the conditions under which they are working. We can say, as did, Peter Fitzpatrick, a member of the :Northern Ireland team when he visited •Can.ada last fall, that our visit is in the nature of a good -will mission and that we are hoping these visits will be ex- tended to other countries and will in time become the basis for un- derstanding and friendship among the farmers of the world. A strike/ Photo courtesy O.P.R. (53 AT DRYDEN -- SIOUX LOOKOUT For the ardent fisherman, this is the centre of some terrific muskie country. Here, "Canada's heavyweight fighting fish" will give you the battle of a lifetime, in Ontario's newest sportland. By train, Dryden is a two clays' journey from the Southern Ontario areas. Air -taxi service too, from Parry Sound. Write the Board of Trade, Dryden, Ontario, for par- ticulars. And rethember, vacationists from the U.S. are our guests. LET'S MAKE,THEM WANT TO COME BACK! • after go down, 'but in vain. I was assured it was "somewhere," and that I would be put on board, but I wasn't very happy about it. At 4 o'clock—one-Half hour be- fore' I had to be on board it was discovered on the second floor of an out-of-the-way' warehouse. -I got Coolies and saw it carried and dumped in my cabin. They wouldn't go until I had paid $100. The next night a hue and cry was made by the other 12 passen- gers for their trunks, It turned out that I was the only passenger with heavy baggage on board, The rest of it must have been sitting nn ihr bund, entrusted to agents who didn't conrplete their job— very characteristic of the present day. It was an awful job getting on beard. No friends were allowed Id accompany us beyond a ce?tain point. The chief officer saw me Iron, the bridge of the boat, and came to my rescue, making a pat.hwav through the mob. That was, Wednesday evening. We left at dawn on Thursday. intending to Arend two days at Taku Bar. at the mouth of the river. loading coal ,md freight. All down the river we saw thousands of Nationalist sol- diers. Two packed boats of des- erters—Cantonese—wanting to go south, signalled us to stop. but we went full steam ahead under a hail of rifle bullets. A few minutes later the firing was taken up by troops nn shore. who peppered us with high-calibre stuff (.50) from both sides. The bullets came flying through 4i1?a"`.'a2144, ';G?iiltn,,'palltiUi!xB aw what 49t, but nq one wa? lilt; 4'4* tW<hYeer-'(flat *0144,1447, :singed, thought the sgs4lierei were t1h1t 1Y+dag 400465 at,iiixa' One. bullet • eased within an inch of' the 'Captain's nose, and another closer than that to the pilot's 1i11ee. 'Phe .engine renin telegraph was smashed. M1 this time I was sitting in my cabin with Amy write ting things on the 'bunk, Two stewards dashed in, threw my things ail the floor, pulled the mat- tress out and put it up against the wall behind them (they were fac- ing portholes), holding my pillow in front of -their faces, and lying full length on the bunk. The bunk under the port -holes was left to me. I propped up the mattress and. lay on the floor. It struck me as all being very funny. I got the flit gnu and potted at cockroaches. Of course, in my ignorance, I thought that it was the usual Chin- ese stuff, and treated it rather as though they were pea -shooting. Outside my cabin the cooks and other stewards were lying in the alleyway, absolutely terrified. We twelve foreigners took it rather. humourously until it was all ov- er, and the Captain. and pilot came down from the bridge, the former remarking: "Well, ladies and gen- tlemen, we have all had a very narrow escape•." We then exam- ined .the damage and realized this for the first time. I basked the Captain what he thought would have happened if the soldiers had got on board. "They would. have kept me to pilot the boat," he replied, "but the rest of you would have been murder- ed." I wonder if this last state- ment would have been true; but it is anybody's guess, Our troubles were not over at the Bar. The lighters were wait- ing to discharge their freight, but to our dismay they, too, were full of deserters, wanting to come on board! When they came toward us, we quickly pulled up the an- chor, and once again, "full steam ahead," this time to Korea, where we are spending three days load- ing coal and freight. The Koreans are an appallingly low-down lot; there has been a small strike already. Officials have pushed their way into our little lounge and dining saloon, demand- ing smokes, food and drinks (with- out payment). There are customs officials, police, C.I.D. plainclothes- men watching other plain clothes - men, etc., etc. Every foreigner here in S. Korea says there will fie a civil war as soon as the Amer- icans pull out. 25th December: We have been here nearly two days. This trip from Jensen wale awful. Luckily the "Hupeh" is a good little boat, and rode well, but the Captain said we were making one knot and drifting three knots (broadside) per hour toward rocks. It is the N.E. Monsoon and there are ?oats waiting at the harbor entrance, not daring to go out in this gale. The minefields are many ,and the Finding Vitamin D Vitamin D, a sahatance neces- sary for well-developed 'Oodles, Ibas three Main sources—sunlight, food and fish liver oil. But there is not sufficient vitamin D in: either sun- light er food to meet the needs of a growing child. Additional sourc- es—oils, oure-es--oils, capsules and other con- centrated forms—must be used, throughout the growing years in addition to the regular diet. Essential For Health Daily recreation has come to be an essential for health and happi- ness. appiness. Whenever anyone discovers recreational activities that reall}s satisfy, fatigue vanishes like a desert mirage. Recreation is any- leieure time that gives you re- freshment of mind, body and spir- it. False Economy 'Many people 'put off 'seeing en eye specialist from week to week because they fear the expense of medical ,fees and the cost of glass- es. If you have season to suspect you may need glasses, any delay in having your eyes checked, is false economy. It is often easier to prevent injur,, to the eyes than it is to repair damage once it is done. Eating Habits The finicky guest who does not eat this or that or the member of the family who is fussy without reason is frequently a social nui- sance. This situation might have been avoided or overcome in early years. Good eating 'habits are established when parents use tact and judgment during their chil- dren's growing years. passageway narrow, but we are leaving in an hour's time. r am very lucky, not having so much as a qualm of sea sickness. I was the only woman to appear regular- ly to meals, and I did enjoy my meals. Tientsen and Peking are now cut off and we don't get any news over the radio, except a few frag- ments from London. Dec. 27: We hada pretty rough passage south, but luckily it has not affected me. We reach Hong Kong on Dec. 29, where I must wait until January 10 for my other boat. Dec. 30: Just arrived Hong Kong. Am treated as •a refugee. Everything wonderfully organized. 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