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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 19, 1953, p. 9

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thursday february 1 ld the acton free press acton ontario 3c pollock and campbell manufacturer of high grade memorials memorial engraving 3 wiw si noe salt teleph6nc cms fiou a jtamdton optometrist 58 st georges square guelph formerly occupied by mr tp head complete eyesight service editor note roy shaver qf finch ont past president of ontario plowmtns association accomp an ed douglas s reid of bramp tort ont and algie wallace of north cower ont canada s chimpion plowmen on their trip to the british isus eire and france this is the second of a stries of five wctkly articles he has written as uam manager about their experiences and im prtssions by roy shaver after a fast flight across the at lantic from mon real c landed it carrolls slvmvallev valtjef hoxelts futcttuarot ohiam corn 2 29c soup mix a pkase ketchups- 27c vinegar 16c 25c atj8tbalian seedless raisihst37 prcstwick soctland and our travels hid really begun we had alrendv treated a precedent as tht first uam of ontario plowmen s association champions in seven jears of esso trans atlantic trips to make the west east trip bv air normally me would have crossed bj boat and returned by plane however the o pa directors want ed my two companions algie wal lace of north gower champion horse plowman and doug reid of brampton champion tractor plow man to compete in the british ploughing association national match at stirling scotland early in november they wished to have canadians take part in a trial match which would test a set of rules that had been proposed for international plowing competition we had to fly over there in time to allow for two days practice with scottish host our headquarters for the time we were in scotland was the small spa town of bridge of allan just out side of stirling from it we sallied forth to visit the firm home or wil i ram huirhead mr muirhoad was vice chairman of the british match he lives in in irea with the odd namt of foot o green and ht farms the land on which the battle of bannock burn wis ought not far from houaerat a smih hill stands a fligslaff marking the spl where robert lnc bruce stood to direct his victorious nrtny the dij of th plowing match wis gity and melancholy the othil hills stirling cnstlt and tht willact mumimmt formed a back drqp for tht 300 icrts on which the match wis tuld around the sec rttarv s tent tht flags of eight na lions hung limply from thur mists we saw for the first time ind i understand so did the scots the flag of west ger many we were told 166 plowmen from 10 countries many of them na tional champions competed watch ed by more than 1 10 000 spectators j scottish news papers reported it as the largest plowing match ever held in the british isles 1 am sure his heart would have been warmed had he been able to sit fn on the conference rcpre stntativea of 11 nations each with his own country 9 interests at heart i sat down and without acrimony in two days laid the foundation for the first world plowing match much of tht credit for this i gtvt to tht chairman of the meeting 1 have ntver attended a conftronrt or mee ing of any kind thnt was rui mon rnioolhlv or efficiently than the general sessions of the hrst dav it was a metting where national feelings could havt flared but when discussion showtd signs of becom ing heated the chairman directed the d legates enthusiasms into mort constructive channels accept canada s invitation as vou know by now cnnadns in vitation to the world group was accepted by 10 votes to one and the first world match will be held near cobourg next fall in conjunction with the opa international perhaps the conference wtnt to smoothly because all the delegates had been mingling for days pre viotisland had been friendly com petitors the day before at the british snatch or perhaps too it was the result of the banquet held the night before in stirling s his tone golden lion hotel it was with no small sense of awe that we of british and particularly scots i am onequarter scots an cestry assembled in the golden lion for it was here that robert burns spent ihany an hour musing quenching his thirst there many a word tossed in the golden lion thit night too and i think some of them are worth re pcating for the show plowmen in other parts of the world think as and that in fact we art nil brothers under the skin international aspect ident of the british plough inj association is the rt hon w mcnur sn idden mp joint pir liamentnrv lender secretary of slate tor scotland atrue scots gentle nd firmer is hidden btneath thil onerous title he said he felt ill it the b p a had done a good job th it dav in stn ngthtning the titv thai bound thost in the british isli s to the mt ns of thr ommnn ind w stern furopi if injlhing ins impressed us ibout lovtrs woud have noted with plea surt that while there were more tractors than horses most of the people wtro looking at tht horses lit added with a chuckle you may also have noticed that the men be hind the horses had their sleeves rolled up while the chaps on the tractors had thtlr coats on none laughed or applauded louder than alglt at this remark more food for peopte another gentleman who imprcs std us all vtry much was bengt svinssn fn stirttnry of tht tcrnatlonal c nuict committee of tht swedish ftdtration of young farmers clubs he said in scan dnnnvia we bdlcvo thai interna tional plowing competitions are t md thing from them we will find a better w iy of plowing and so lm provt farminj and the production of more food for the people of the world personally i also believe it is a good thing that the farmers of various tounlrics should come to gether and make friends the roaring applause of the 410 plowmen present was a fitting amen to mr svensson s sentiments alpewatlacr blue cheer 35c success wax3c107 modess ysix 4naa 79c frys 0o0oa 1lb tin 71o 41c tomato juice 3fs 30c ubbts peas n 18c tomato soupi3 35c otabboob bed plum jam fea 25c puss nboots l 10c dog food ohakpton 27e hone mcst bpmijj pki 3 ras 30c special bm hail red oolo salmon iff- 25c cheese ssksr 29c quaker oats 34c devils food mix 35 e bunch carrots 2 for 17c tcttery stalks cooking onions scnkist tni navel oranges cello tomatoes bananas 2 for 19c 3 lbs 29c doz 29c 23c lb 17c rich black soil the soil was of the rich blackness that is so often found in low lying river country with the firth of forth flow itig down to tht north sea from stirlingshire the type and quality of the soil was understand able but whit we did find stringe was the ripiditv with which the it xlure o the soil seem t chmg prmjfrfatofzl emergency call us when emergency strikes your family and health ft in the balance minutes are precious be assured of promptest attention call on us careful and rapid service are always yours goofeetd drug store phong 87 ida drug store acto nokm this compttition it tioml ispect of it he said pointing out that the world popu 1 ition was rising faster than the food production he said that the principal weapon in the battle to keep the world fed was the plow plowing such as was sttn that day required very great skill and judg ment mr snadden remarked tint horst land of sunshine a flying side trip lo havana where ybu spend two nights and orie clay sightseeing is a feature of hn attractive tour in honda you visit st augustine slver springs jam pa and st petersburg in miami you enjoy a tour of miami and miami beach then the scenic south bay cruise and a trip to key west and there s sightseeing all the way when you go by bus aslt your admi for an dwaifs of thh and many ethor measure ho ad vacaffaac round trip fari from toronto svbjoct to chonoa wcudfs hotel rooa for 13 nights t2 at a room harold wiles agent phone 207 or such a in thi 100 icrts ictuillv used f r pi wing it enmtd stvtnl times it is nlwivs nice to be able to emu inck with i trt ph ind tin fi 1 that dougind agicdid n it th s mir is no reflect n n on thtir plow ini skill in thi first place algie i h rsi plowman hid to plow in i trict r cit thtn in unfortumte mi it s of circumstances got us off to i bad start in ficl a lite start we understood our plows would b waiting for us at tht plow ridges when we irnvcd thc were beihg si rv iced somi distince wen also confused bv the site directions we probablj got dnjects mixed consequently stirted plowing ilmost 30 minutes late and the bojs were unplaced m the field of 15 one good lesson from it all though we learned m good ltsson which applies to all nltrnational matches ind most ctrtainlv to tht world match being held in canada this vear much of the confusion i am sure arose from iht varwng transitions of the nil ts that mav und strine whtn we wtre all speakint fnglish hfcawwy but if l it it 1 unt not used ht rt differ frt m thost used in europt and even where the terms art the same there are difftrtnt shades of meaning when dooala rctd ths can hapwn among english speaking people it is not hard to imagine the confusion inch can and did arise among contestants speaking different lari guages the delegates to the international conference held the day after the match were quick to realize this and took steps to remedj the situa before next october s world tournev a glossary of plowing ttrms is to be prepared in the ian guage of each competing country in an attempt to eliminate some of the ambiguities and differences in defi nitions the seal peacemaker while i was at the conference i ct uld not help thinking of prime minister louis st laurent ai the ctos ng banquet of the opa inter nit onal match when he said the plowman is the nal peacemaker ho said he saw the annual overseas trips of canadian plowmen as a powerful weapon in the battle for peace in that we are beatinf swords back into plowshares and where swords mav not be able to pierce the iron curtain the pi shares we send overseas may v io so wie d rtf the 83 ttyie cm m youve seen them all now lef s get down and ulk value plymouth is outstanding in many ways balanced ride new truly balanced suspension controls roll pitch and 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