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xD © son i PORT PERRY, ONT. THURSDAY, FEBRUASY 8th, 1962 - - . fr Br Aa] se A NAN Ns NS SR YY: Be Lh Eu nasa le pray 7k PINT (Gf SJ AE I JA ek es FASEEE £ FEF 4-67 IE LAER ER SREP TIE SEAS § SRASIF FE . £ : : London. It's rather lonely here in the largest city in the world. Four days ago I watched two young companions of the past six weeks depart for Canada and home. By the time you read this they will have been back for more than a week, and I too shall be standing once again on Canadian soil, trying to re-adjust myself, And so I repeat it is lonely here. Though there is much for me to do and many government officials to see in.this last week, I miss the banter and comments of Norman (Normal Tyndall. of Richmond Hill, 'Ont.) and Gene (Eugene Timbers of Millikin, Ont.) As I watched their plane disap- pear from view I could not but feel proud of them. They have been two perfect unofficial ambassa- dors for Canada, for Canadian agriculture, and for Canadian youth. It goes without saying they were ambagsadors for Cana- dian plowing. With them return- ed to Canada two silver cups, one - in the possession of Gene and the other tucked in Norman's bags. But for a certain amount of mis- + fortune that seemed to dog their footsteps at Belfast they would have been taking more than two 'cups back. On the practice day before the Northern Ireland Inter- . national Match--held at Armagh, south of Belfast there was an inch of frost in the low, wet fields they were using. Although they were full of confidence, both of them had trouble. ; : On the day of the match, an overnight snowfall had left two inches of snow on the sloping con- test area. When I tell you that of the 66 tractors entered, 56 con- verted to steel before the match, you will appreciate that it was slippery. Norman plowed with- out steel grips. He plowed with confidence and put up a good crown. He had the bad luck to finish in a wet depression, but we were proud of his work and heard many complimentary - remarks. He won the Overseas Class--open to non-residents of U.K.--against plowmen from Holland, Switzer- land and Norway who placed in that order behind him. There were many favorable com: ments too, on Eugene's work; chiefly on the job he was making under difficulties. His land was sloping and slipery. The rea- son for his . downfall was two-fold: his team and his skill. When he left here Norman still bore the scars of battle that he re- ceived when he went to Gene's aid. The crowd impressed by Gene's performance swung round: to watch him; the horses, unused to contest work, took fright and be- came unmanageable, Norman went to Gene's assistance. When he attempted to lead the team, the horses reared on their hind legs and when they landed their front hooves came so close to Norman that some in the crowd thought he had been hit. As it was, the horses' bits inflicted some nasty cuts and scratches about his hands. CANADIAN PLOWMEN ABROAD by J. A. CARROLL Formerly Secretary Manager 3 ONTARI PLOWMEN'S ASSOCIATION | By some wizardry known only to themselves, the officials at On- tario House reserved seats for us in a private hotel in Sussex Gar- dens, near Paddington station. We had been warned to be at our van- tage point by as near to 6 a.m. as possible. We left the Cumberland Hotel at Marble Arch, shortly after 6; we 'could see why. Thousands were already in position then, waiting patiently for the proces- sion that would not-arrive for an- other four or five hours. Many had been there all night and one little woman from Wales was in place 21 hours in advanace. We shuddered in the pre-dawn chil), to see people, particularly women and girls, not warmly clad, using newspapers as cushions on the wet curbs, : We were in our places by 7 a.m. We had. breakfast, watched the people on the street and listened to radio reports until a few min- utes before the procession was due, Just before 11 we went out on a specially. erected scaffording which gave us a perfect view. Naturally we all wanted to get as many pictures as possible. The boys decided to use black and white; I took a chance on coluor as there were periodic. bursts of sunshine. As the procession ap- proached the sun shone brightly on the leading horses. I 'held my fire" for the more important sec- tions and the sun faded behind a| cloud. It did not appear again until the cortege had passed and then it shone with a summer-like brilliance. - ° For hours the crowd had re- mained most orderly. As the gun carriage bearing the coffin ap- proached, a hush descended. It was broken only by the sound of horses' hooves, walking men and! military commands. As the gun carriage passed, all heads were Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carter (Viola Bradburn), of Bowmanville, on the birth of a | son (Donald Edward), at Bowman] ville Hospital; and to Mr, and Mrs. | Howard Forder (Dorothy How- sam) Blackstock on the birth of daughter (Brenda Marie) at the Oshawa General Hospital, ! Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Turner, whose mother and father, Mr, and Mrs. P. Gunter, of Coe Hill, were killed in a motor ac- cident in Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. W..J. Harrison, of Belleville, with whom they were driving to spend a vacation in Florida, were' also killed. The driver of the! truck which met the sedan owned ' by 'Mr. Harrison, in a head-on crash, was held by police on a man slaughter charge. Mrs. Turner fs' the teacher of the Junior Grades in Blackstock Public School. Mr. Turner 'also teaches the 7th-and 8th Grades in the High School. A number of Blackstock friends attended the funeral at Coe Hill on Friday. The annual -vestry meeting of St. John's Church was held on the 28th of January. The officers for the coming year are: Rector's Warden, C. P. Devitt; People's Warden, A. L. Bailey; Vestry Clerk, George Wolfe; Delegate to Synod, C. P. Devitt; alternate, H. Hall; Advistory Board, re-elected; Cemetery 'Board, T. Smith, John: Hamilton; Envelope Sec., Miss G. McKee; Treas, Mrs. J. A. Mec- Arthur; Asst, Mrs. Harold Craw- ford; Auditors, "Miss Eva Parr, Mrs. Harry McLaughlin; Sunday School, Mrs. Fred Hamilton, Mrs. Rlaclechnple [56k Rebm, Miss Jessie MoAftbur Blackstock [ana Mrs. John Hamilton, I ported that a dozen chairs have members may rent them for 50c. ess and group members served re- freshments. | the week-end. sence. for Mrs. Turner last week. - -As the result of a recent fire on Feb. 14th, Mrs. - Toutant, of Burketon, a widow, whose husband died on Christmas Eve, and her 8 children, David 8, Stephen 6 and Barbara 8, are homeless, In spite of the efforts of the villagers and the Bowmanville and Port Perry fire departments, the kitchen was gutted and extensive damage done to the frame building. The work- ers succeeded in keeping the fire from spreading to other buiidings. The Toutants ¢ame to Burketon a year ago from Pickering Beach, The Burketon people lost no time in starting a campaign to help the fire victims, who escaped with only the clothes they were wear- ing and very little of their furni- ture was saved. Any donations of money, clothing and furniture may be sent to "The Toutant Fund" % Ribey General Stére, Burketon. The O.N.O. Club held the Feb- ruary meeting at the home of Mrs. Ernest Swain. - The committee re- been purchased for the Club. They are to be left at the home of the president, Mrs. Ivan Thompson. Club members may use them any time free of charge. Non-Club Mrs. Balingall was presented enjoyable afternoon at the home of week. The president, Miss F. Bpen- cer, presided and opened the meeting Gitla hy Memory Rules" by Mire, Murray Molt. by and "It Shows In Your Fwee" by | Mrs. H. Webster, : The minutes were read and 15 mem- bers and 6 visitors answered the roll call, : Mr, Jack Smith Beaverten, viait- ed hia aister Mrs. Hooey amd Mr. Hooey, last Wednesday. Three groups of Blackatock W.I. are having a bazaar in Town Hall, on the afternoon of March 11 in aid of Port Perry Hospital fund: Mr.. McComb, Presbyterian - min- ister, will be guest speaker. , L.0O.B.A. held a card party in their rooms on Saturday evening. Prizes were won by Mrs. Gordon Strong and Henry Thompson. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Percy Swain (Doris Stinson) on the birth of a daughter at Mem- orial Hospital, Bowmanville. Flying officer Ernest McLean, spent a few days at home after operations at Goose Bay, Labrador, He returned to Saskatoon where he is posted. ) Richard VanCamp, Bill Fergu- son, Keith VanCamp and Dalton Dorrell, represented Durham Co. Jr. Farmers at Peterboro as a curling team. They placed fifth and received plaid tams.. RA - Mrs. Harold Holtby offered her home for the March meeting which instead of the regular date. Please note this change. Mrs. H. Webster and Mrs. Bruce Holtby were appoint- ed as a quilting committees. Thank. you letters were read from the Scott Mission, Salvation Army and Uni- arian Service Committee of Canada. [Quilt blocks for 2 applique quilts which have been ordered were passed out. ' The meeting closed with Hymn 888 "Oh Master Let Me Walk With Thee" and the Mizpah Benediction. An auction sale of small articles followed which totalled $3.70 and col- lection for the meeting was $5.25. Keep March 19 open for the dance at Manchester Hall sponsored by the Prospect Community Club. The draw will be made for a quilt, with entire proceeds from sale of tickets and will be held on Thursday, March 20] ike a good evening's entertainment in the eommunity, ald of our fund to furnish & room in Port Perry Hospital Manchester There was a good attendance at Church and Sunday School on Sun- day. On Pridgy evening, Feb. 29th at 8 o'clock, motion pictures will be shown under the auspices of the church, Sunday School and W.A. at Manchester Hall. . Miss Doreen Johnson, Kingston, was at her home for the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Barfoot and family, Toronto, were guests 4 of Mr. and Mrs. A;.Roach on Sun- day. Mr. Grant Christie attended the funeral of the late Mrs. James Shliae at Sunderland, on Satur- ay. ; -Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hobbs enter- tained a number of friends on Fri-. evenings entertainment in aid of Port. Perry Community Hospital. music will be provided. Mr. B. Lindsay of Windsor is a guest of Mrs, M. M, Munro. The ladies of the W. A, spent an Mrs, F. Vernon on Wednesday of last with a lovely shower. The host- Misses Jean Ford and Gertrude Mrs. Lloyd Wright is teaching for Mrs. Turner during her ab- Mrs. H. Crawford taught instrumental by Mrs. Byron Holtby! and two excellent readings: "Good with the Motto, Theme Song amd Prayer. Hymn 394, "Happy the Home When God is There" was sung, follow- ed by. prayer by the president. Mrs. Henry, Toronto, were home over H. Martyn read the Scripture Read- |ing, Deut: 8; 1-9 and Mrs. Dearborn read the Lesson Thoughts and prayer. The program consisted of a piano theld on Saturday evening at the home meet at the home -of Mrs. Theo. - of Messrs Lloyd Smith, B. Webster, Stevens, at 2.30 p.m. on Thursday, and E. Holtby. From here it looks March 6th. pital. All wish him a speedy re- covery. Church and Sunday School Services growing each week. enjoying the choir numbers, Another telephone euchre will be day evening. Miss Carrie Cowan, Toronto, was Good with 'her sister Mra. Roach over {the week-end. - Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Brown, of Brighton; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mrs. F. Hortop is spending some- Brown and Mrs. Hendeson, of To- time with her daughter Mrs. J. Holtby ronto, were Sunday guests of Mr. while Mr. Hortop is in Oshawa Hos- and Mrs. Fred Christie. Mr. Robert Currie, Toronto, was a guest of Mr. and Mra. Frank The attendance at the combined Hedges on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Christie Everyone is visited relatives in Sunderland on Sunday. The Woman's . Association. will bowed, there was not a flutter among the thousands lining the street and buildings. In some sec- tions rows 60 deep were reported and many had brought their own ' temporary benches, scaffolding and home-made periscopes. Shop- keepers had taken the precaution of boarding up their windows along the route, which at inter-| sections was solidly fenced with iron-pipe fixtures: : It was an occasion never to be forgotten; one which should mean much to the Commonwealth and democratic nations. As the rear of the procession moved away from us, one man turned and said: "Could that have happened any- where but in London?" Time and space has again beat- en me and I cannot now tell you of the many other things that we have seen and done in the past six weeks. As well as the big events, there are countless little happen- ings that we will remember for many years, As it was a one:day events the " Such as the sense of physical in- GUARDI Ey match resembled one of our bet- adequacy we felt that day in Den- ter county matches more than the mark when we were dining in an Canadian International. The ancient inn across from the beauti- manufacturers' exhibits could not ful Frederiksborg Castle. = The compare with those seen at the table was loaded with abqut a International four-day match. The dozen different types of pork banquet was not held until the day dishes. So to please our hosts-- following the match, and we miss- we though--we sampled most of ed it, for we flew home the evening them and ate hearty. Just about of the match to be in London the the time we were feeling stuffed, day of the King's funeral. Though by now you will have read the many accounts of the King's funeral, and perhaps even seen the newsreels of it, I cannot let this last letter close without offering a few personal observa- tions. For us, it was the most impressive sight of the tour, and may well be the most impressive sight we will ever see. © We heard of the King's death as we stepped from our car to enter the Aber- deen-Angus sales at Perth. Later from our hotel window in Edin- burgh we could see at least twelve flags flying at half staff. That afternoon we were' in Edingurgh castle when the 66-gun salute in memory of the King was fired. along came the whisper from the host, "The main course will be coming in a' minute." : There are many such incidents over which we will chuckle in the future. | But most of all we will remem- ber. the many friends we 'have made in the countries we 'have visited. We will long remember. the warmth of the welcomes ex- tended. us and the hospitality | which sometimes embarrassed us. Our hope is that we have done our share in strengthening the bonds of international friendship, and :perhaps :brought nearer the day when we will see a really in-| ternational plowing mateh. discourage aggression . . . to help guard peace. At overseas, ows soldiers stand as -- Guardians OF PEACE " THE LEADING INFANTRYMEN Canadian soldiers ae playing a world-wide role to home and of Peace. The Canadian Infanscy Soldier is the toughest, the best equipped fighting soldier in the world today. Recently a new specialty with extsa pay and prestige was created for the Infantry Soldier. This is the Leading Infantrymaa, He is the trained Infantry Soldier. He has learnt so handle expertly - sh¢ many weapons of modern infantry. He has been trained to take care of himself anywhese, any time, in any kind of situation. The Leading + Infantryman is the most thoroughly trained fighting soldier ia the Army, Play your pare in Canada's mest impossant business today, defence, You ase eligible if you ase: 17 so 19 years of age, (tradesmen so 45), physieally ft and ready to serve muywhere, Apply to the nearest Recruiting Depot: Army Recruiting Centre, 200 Main Street West, North Bay, Army Recruiting Centre, James Street Armeury Y 206 James St. North, Hamtlten, Om. ' Listen 10 "Yeice of the Army" -- Tuesday and Thursday evenings -- Dominion Networ Join The 1: No. 13 Personnel Depot, Wallis House, Rideau & Charlotte Sts., Ottawa, Ont. No. 3 Personnel Depot, Artillery Park, Bagot Street, Kingston, Ont. Canadian Army Recruiting Station, 90 Richmond $t. W., Toronto, Ont. Ne. 7 Personnel Depot, Wolseley Barracks, Elizabeth Street, London, Ont. Ont. Ate k. 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