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the georgetown herald wednesday feb 23rd 1949 pae 4 canadian plowmen abroad fcy euiot moses director ontario s association ntus notes from nobval scjouts and cubs a treasure tht edrfprt note thu ii the third of serlcv of v ckly stories which elliott moils tlirector of uit oik- tnrio plowrnfcni association fa writing about thu visit ocrniaduv ff chimtoh pkavmtn to the obrltah isles 1lanh cinddluny wl northern irelutici evini belfast flb 9rthree cinadlnu cornish earth the worldngton soil wab dark iind heavy ami full of tonuu hire timltoca uicd m the u st brpko clown iil thu rbunh ground alvin murk and vubtih mel ud- dlu the siudt hol c nloumu vurt entered irj 1 nwill murv fjurpo e i and both tulecidcd- nt vvinrunii prize alvm cumfe in it and wilbcrt fourth alvin w- rw jinsi rul wilbcrt fourth ahit dlowinen won lrlcs son tcb oth hat drmru with hi team ml fnt tthe ternytionol jplowihti match fop one of uc hones had bi 1 belorl nwovcj aftei luttmu hi field at limavnd near be northern ireland according canadian prcs report ik more than 50000 ipeetatoi s u itched the match the winner alvin j mark of cameron near landsiy who also won the visitor cup robert tim bcr of stouffville near toronto and rhys bacher of hacenvillc near hamilton plated first second and third respectively in their class which was one of secn events at the meet they are three of the five canadian farmers who were awarded a trip to britain at the international plowing match held at lindsay ont last october in addition to the northern ire land match the canadians have been among the prize winners at two other british plowing matches the weat england champion plowing match at newquay corn- wall and tho empire plowing match at workington england al vin mark and ithys bacher came second and third in their respec tive classes at the west england in st six furrow b he wna complete master of hi hordes the tractor ela se w re more kccnlv contested but our pious ycie so different that uhi b tell er nid bob timbers the esio champions were not m the ihuhl when the judging was completed ecd for lnlformity in imcmlnr itules aftei watching two british plow m j matches and checking on the pes of plows used i am quite com inced that we cannot expect too much of our bos until we either change cur plows to conform to tiie old countr tpe or have the io s come o er a week in ad vance in order to practice with the plow- ifced here 1 he type of plows used and the method of scor ing as com pa ltd with ours is so er dillertnt that wt work under a tremendous disadvantage the empire plowing mutch end- id wuh the annual dinner at wiuch i ejfulur weekly meeting of tiie norvul scouu and cubs was ht id on wednesday night febru ary oth in st paul a pariah hall due to the absence of the akela miss m try coupluncj duc to illnesta the cuba were guests of the scouts 1 iu meeting was called into a hoi jcshoc foi mation and after piajei ind flag breik an inspec tion v conducted by the scout- j maat i who complimented both cubi and scouts on their nuat jp- lieti ante scv eral ot the second ciih stout wee detailed to give a defiulntv hum of signalling pro- c cliil and instruction iiv the acm- jilloct iphufect to the cub pol- 16ulng this a ilngong wa- pon ducted by the scoirtm ibter during wliicli n to sanis were practiced feu tin foithconung i athoi and son rjinlict ounng the eouwe of the eveniig sever gam vcil played undcutlh ledeiship of aubrf hudson troop ltatjjei 1 m stihit- are hjaktihi prepira- t n ms foi tlieu spring md -urn- mei punrnn and huvt puicha ed lw j new lent- tiilj u e planning i hold stveiil weekend tumpinf tup md in i lie u miner one camp ui nun c extendi d duration i ollowing tin meeting a group cummittet met ting w is held with mi ilei t hudson n ling t- en m n in ii ingcmtiius ulil in ide for hie filhci and slwi banuet to bf lit lei m the o irish h ill on i ebru n i 1 1 rl it was decided that mi hudson should act as toast niistei for the evening a id a committee was ippomted to look aftti the dec i mug of the hill mr t held is to be the nuest speak u long had the attic liu treasure kept lost to the world were they in it s cradle the old rag doll had slept no match for the toya of today once the dolt had been fashion queen to n child with fbvtn hair it waa hur idol matchless supreme atcndsrvlth loving care but ulatf one day a meibcpgcr came out of a kky so fair voife know why but he called tt nami ftci s of the flaxea half on a green hill ide a jimpie crosa hi stood through the empty yoars and oft time- i round ii tile cling ing moss hi literv damp with n mather s teurl 1 i mother tier trf ure tint time so brief with her chld of the flixen hair doei that sweet face smile on her scaring grief through the doll in it cradle there dot touraj e and hope come stealing back doti a whisper from far oft nay c ii tng the d iwn tho sides are black but j tint bevond ii the day bill tivlor witer street t0ia hevfsoh representing i wuloughby real estate agency de laval milking machines and cream sefmnten international motor truck hudson and rover cars ferguson tractors and e4uipment- george white threshers v used tractors and cars centaur tractors woods electrical equipment milkers grinders coc4jers iour mill street office is juat around the cortier from the bank of commerce office 332w residence 332j kl ltf kmrs makt hospital iih available match and akm mark dud wilbcrt tlie major and tou nsptoiill joined mcfaddcn placed first and sicond i the iarmln in honourine our rcspectivel in a ucneral purpose in idiun partj tiil pcopr iilil horse plowing clab- at thi empire hac been wonderful to u and i plowing match pl e tan do as much foi the workinuton folloinc the west lnjjlish ploumtn alien the visit enkland plowinu mitch in new- can id i quay cornuill the bo i md i ilritlsh iloumcn to visit canada toured the sen rnundini countr u fai oniii to euyei 11 icu side before rating for the empire i itions i nilish uid stotti h plow plowlni match at woikinkton in men imi not bun ibie to coliiiiti the noith of tnijland m work- i linnliui plow mi matehe lat rnfitnn for the seennd tim within till i te un fiom northern ireland a fevv dis cmirliiih en inn ni eiel tin lit 11 t i it mittn it tht prize winner at a british i i id n md in i tin in n n ind then hnist td with i full course runnel it tile home of mr boact vvheri the pmpile m ittli uis lie id now we are w nrti i mi uhitjmcils would bi like i i i inn without r itiouu m i l letm ill be- from siotl uyi ii i hi i i t v haw in foiiniti n in it iti i nlttii il eon h lie llele til ll v ill mt p st c in i 1 in 1 ii n i i s to b i it inn i some time ago the members of lirdun rebekah lodge purchased i hospital bed unit to be available ti in voile in georgetown or dis trict niedlni this there is no hnie for this except that tile put leiuirinn it pays for the i uispoi ition the local doctors ill ill in supplied with the forms tij in tilled in by the person re- itni n k the ll e of the hi d harley motors at your service for car repairs brake lining and greasing a specialty shell products willard batteries phone 539 john street gordon harley prop plowing ii ith oui ti i 1 i have aeinidii poi limit i mi toiuliti ii northci n i i 1 ind i ii mini in cornwall adding b bi in i d be llltv of th o i 1 unti sdt in t t well ii hi i ii cl and fei ce m ini ol ti nc with shrul b i i in v ini lop m ins i t the in i s to be fnin oi nve hundred jears old we wcic in it id vith tin 11 of tin coi in h funs which icin tobi inn i th in funis in othi i puts i f i ii 1 i d 1 in ivi i il l atoiuid thu pth kivtn iu an op- i d tonti i i full n outhi u ill 1 d uh do i th ui nl loin liundicd i l linl then in i h in i i ii i i ul i t un fro i cum i tt now tl ll i i i be t i i i the llrllish i i ills t iii i mi i il ut i i in m 1 a v 1 hi islei i ii hi ill he ip in i in lish miiuiii liililuii diiuri in nh in ilnw in ostium in o 11 i iii ill s 11 i i ti i i plit in ii t vo roup3 will it h i ul liu v ii i ik 11v vl i m i ill i i i i i iintiisti u 1 i 1 1 i in i i i ii ii i i i it ill till i iii 1 l iiii i ii h i ui i i tl ii i lis ill ii ii as will faun ill l hinei v the i ittli ui bci f i ittli i d i titles of inch u tin inn about 1 pi i il nt i v 1 i i al t i i i il i ul1 sill till of kl nil to ik un i r in pi in milk ivi i i we h id oui first loi 1 it tin n i in i ii ii von cow wluth is i populir breed in this pirt of the country it is a vcr larc1 ii un il ii nubbin oui short hoi ii hi i d iu lv i ui i i suiblmi md in i bun m not netcssuj in cornvv ill dm to the uniforu mild vvi ithtr and this of fcoursc cut low i vi iv mm ii mi tht cost of ciptiititin iii the win ter months attic iii fed in th fields and truck loads of turnips cabbage hay md sti iw ut sprc nl over the nclds at uiteivals iluilnu the day before leavuli foi woi kmiiton we were entertained at a farewell dinner by the hospitable re ndents of newquay the empire plowing match we reached workanaton the foi 1 1 dilor in ti b in it ohsv lions li si i v l ut i i un ii i mvins in 1 in li ii mi ii t i hi i hi in 1 il t i i ul li i in v iii l i in i il 1 in t mil i to in it li mil i tin v in not woin ovei lieu the st i i lil i f n win is mm h itti n tt d hv tilt iii i till v welt bv ll v 111 til iii 1 i ill i 111 llltlltliil to his pi ild shut md eip alvin is ilso wtnlii in liiimi town cuneioii iincki sweilii with the tlil ont tin ft out uitl tht hi un 11 ille cllih on the link we weie lowing evening after a journey of 600 miles needless to say we were pretty tired but after a good nights rest the boys and i were up early and roudy to start for tlie plow ing fields it was early when we reachtd the field but ovon so there wore a food number already there we could see that these english plowmen really tnko their plowing serious ly later we discovered that 03 had entered the competition our boys using strange horses and traitors and competing against englands best plowmen wore under a serious handicap ltciill- ing this and in an eltort to ndiku ui events more competitive the committee suggested the tlaiscs they should unlet this of toursu was f wise move the ground ut woiklngton is quite different from coinwull be tag hilly rslher than flat so roll- lnf were the fields that obr boys lnth itmtsdrawn classes couldnt froto on fid of the held to tho toll was different jon tjfca llm leism of trig lleitly mm ed to hi 11 an ildcily fumti tell his filend th it the nuinbei showed that alvin had been a pi isonei of w u i he bo s who visited the nidus i tiles wen shown through a steel plant ajui a modern woollen mill file woollen null is only partly in operation but when it is completed tne iieople say it will be one of he linest of its kind in tile world workington s biggest industry in coal mining we had hoped to go down into a mine but unfortunate ly we did not have sufficient time tour or the lake district tho day following the empire match we were taken on a sight eelng tour of tho famed lake dis trict which in many respects re sembles our own northern ontario country we followed somewhat tne same itinerary as last year a gioup and like them weie privi leged to see a demonstration at shuep dogs at work on helvellyn mountain mr clarke described this scene in lust years nowslottor so i dont feel i need to say any thing moie about it except that none of oui party had ever wit nessed such a sight und we were gieatly impresseti wltti the whole pen foimante bvcn though ratluning is iu elftet iivis iieie we have lieoll wellfed till live time dining our tour of the lake district we hud lunch ut koswlck aftei noon tea at n f su r hot cantata in a land of opportunity tin is s drill for sliuomt anytim oue esu flunk of and auyntir with a williuguesa tat hard work bss s fcimd liuiicc to arliirvo sure says donslel j smith ivrniilrnt of lloruet industries limited guelpli oiituriu hornit imllislnrs ijliiilril wlllill wan foiiiiilril in llci iiuh ill this short time srhitivfd rcmurlalilt hiimiui in liu- mutiiifii tine of i limn saw and iimlitnitiiiii eilglllrs murti tliuu hulf tin pnulln turn of tlm plant rruilim murk tu mi i unit canada from a stuff of unit u hull iloi 11 lien in m llnruil luilimlni s ijiiutiil has rsiiaiili il to thru ilmit in inl li piiliyimir jk unrlirs ost si tsrln ustasm if