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i page pwffl ve the acton free press acton ontario thursday december 1st 10ss cv- w c barrie of gait ont past president rf the ontario plowmen association and jaan- ager ca plowing team ml the third annual world flowing match in sweden has sent home onthespot reports of his trip with tteam members joe tran of curemont ont and iv an molaafhltn of stonlrvllle ont illere is the second of his voports jjqnidon our party consisting of joe tran the 1964 canadian plowing champion ivan mclaugh lin runnerup mrs molaugthin mrs barrie and myself as team manager left the empress of scotland at her liverpool- dock at seven am and boarded the train for london after rvve had convinc ed the customs officers that we werent carrying any contraband we settled down in a first class coach ingham palace in time to see the colorful changing of the guard took in musical that evening we were guests t- n musical show water gypsies at the winter gardens and then had dinner at ah italian restaur ant the generos this proved a grand finale to a irnsy and most interesting day on the following morning we drove to a typical english farm at eastbourne in sussex overlooking the english channel the 60milo drive over the winding roads and the picturesque towns and villages through which wo passed were sights we had hardly dared to ex pect the fprm consisting of 1 000 acres was worked by col 3 onvies who once ifarmed for 12 years in the okanagan valley bc he has s0o suffolk down toreed ing ewes and 75 olled argu cows he employs three men a shep- iduring the 194 miles between i herd a tractor man and a handy liverpool and london we must with good markets for beef have passed through 12 or 14 tun nels some of them quite long but others only long enough for hon inrrtb and wool close at hand he lias little four f surpuses or poor prices his present prices compare eymooners to pucker up before they favorably with outs in canada but would be out in the daylight again uj taxes are much higher than the english fields are much j nurs his animals were grazing in photo from canadian government travel bureau this is heather lodge in mount revelstoke national park british columbia scenes such as this one are reflections of the splendid snow scenery that is canadas in the wintertime masmiimsiiabmmstesf2i3 5c tiasasisysshsssrrashsfsskmashbi smaller than thoo in canada and every acre seemed to be producing crops of some kind water appear ed to be plentiful with lively streams and canals traversing the countrysidea grent many artific ial farm ponds were sighted in dicating that the english farmers liki the ation luxuriant farms we saw many kntihigh grass which assures liiin ixl plentiful feed fur the winter place with a past on this farm weiv several miles iif slime fences five fejet high built during the depresion years after the crimean wart and gun tm- platvmenui used by canulian ar- one forum feels govern ment should begin at county level the canadian farmers tealixe i till i-r- -unit- during the last war importance of water conserv- jt wns hpre ullt hiiu 1mvas ion was expected and every pre paration had been made to hold lum iff at the entrance to the arm lane were six reinforced con crete pillars four ifeet high three feet square and about six feet apart these were built to keep the german tanks from reaching the level country if they should hap pen to make u landing in the evening the british ir- of us visited the british museum it is u massive building and t would take days for a person to see- tvertyhing that evening at st ermine hotel a press recopu ion was held for the visiting plow men this was to be our last soe lal event in london as we were leaving the city the next after noon ncxt week we fly the north sea fine herds of beef and dairy cattle and large flocks of sheep on every side this was not surprising since there seefner to be no scarcity of luxuriant grass on every farm the rolling countryside had wellkept golf carry ing on ly joe tran appearance of a course our train the passengers who had disem barked tfrom the empress of scot land was scheduled to mukb no stops on the way to london not even to get a supply of water for the engine the water lay in troughs between the rails and was scooped up by the locomotive as it sped along we passed through the large town of rugby the place where rugby football nriginatpd nearer london we saw the school at har row which many of englands famous men have attended mnong them sir winston churchill we passed through coventry the city that was sii nearly wiped out by hitlers bombers early in the last war at home in london when we got off at londons euston station a young man from esso petroleum which is one of the donors of the esso golden plow emblematic of world plow ing supremacy stepped up to me ana said are you will barrie from canada he toirk us iby car to our hotel the kenilworth m great russell st and placed him self at our service this very friendly greeting made us feel jtight at home in this- great city after getting settled in our rooms and rest- ing for a short while we all stepped out to see a few of the sights of lon don the scars left by hitlers airmenm th battle of britain are slowly being covered up but wan mclaughlin it will be many years before the city is completely restored the newer stores are very mod ern arid it was a difficult task to keep from buying things wo couldnt carry with us it was rather amusing to see the members of our party after making a pur chase uko out a handful of eng lish coins and say help yourself fellow travelelrs next day we decided to ri on a motor coach touriand shortly after we started the guide askd the passengers to identify themselves we learned that over to per cent were canadians among priem was a group returning to vancouver from a youth congress in moscow and when they learned we were going to sweden they suggested that we should visit moscow too when they left the bus they went to a news stand and bought copies of he dolly worker wo all enjoyed the tour which took in buckingham palace west- minster abbey the houses of parl iament london bridge the tower f londori and several otherttam- ous places seeing the burial place vt so many of the most prominent men in english history svas a thrill we shalt never forget to view the inscriptions on the burial places of trien- such as oliver cromwell david livingston ge w and lord tennyson in wftstnilrftler abbey was something tot make one stop and think later iwe were most fortunate in arriving at buck- banned in america no christmas is complete with out a tasty chocolate coated pop corn ball heres a suretopleasc recipe from home economists mix 1 cup sugar half cup water half cup white corn syrup 3 tbsps but ter and 3 square chocolate cook to hard ball stage 254 dog f pour over 4 uunrls freshlp popped corn and mix quickly butter hands and shape into balls then store in freezer till needed dinner for one old records toll that at christ mas 1770 sir henry grey an eng lish nobleman ordered a pie con tain ing two bushels of flour 2d pounds of butter four geese two turkeys two rabbits four ducks two woodcocks six snipes four partridges seven blackbirds and six pigeons tttclmat hat before a new telescopetype stretcher made of nylon and aluminum was adopted by the rnniiiin armed forces it got tbe work they jumped on h dropped rocks on it tossed it out of aircraft and army lorries firase it in ice buried h in mud and sand they finally gave up tod placed the order its hgfrtw and compactness nujce this rugged stretcher a natural for everything from northern airrescue work to the meets of hospital ptolicc ovfl defence and other authorities another job for canadas aluminum and the men who wock wooden wnhit aluminum company of canada ltd alcan spices mentioned in both testaments with christmas almst here thoughts turn back to bible times when spues were precious and of ten had a religious significance the first mention of spices in the bible is in the book nf genesis chaper 37 in collection with hi story of joseph and they lifted up then eyes and looked and behold u company of vlahmaelites came from cilead i with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh ruing into egypt later after joseph had been sold into egypt and had become a pow er there jacob sent his sons to egypt for corn to keep his people from starving and jacob said to his sons carry down the man a pres ent a little balm a little honey apices and myrrh- nuts and alm onds in the book of tjrodus spirts are mentioned in the story of the wan- erings of the children of israel solomon derived a part of his wealth from spices i spices are not mentioned as fre- j quently in the new testament i when jesus was speaking to the j scribes and pharisees he said ar- cording to matthew m 23 ye pay tythe of mint and anise and cu- min and have omitted the weight ier matters of the law judgement mercy and faith i first christmas day i the day december 25 was as signed for the celebration of 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