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v rj fist tlxs gfeofgetown herald wedneriay march 1st 1950 fj0otbl n t si outler wu shdbunifta obfeat man shelburnes oldest resident ts ostrander died at hu home then on friday february 24th he was in his mth year mr ostarnderwas born inhut- l tonylue a descendant of united i empire loyalists who came to can ada from pennsylvania in the early part of the nineteenth century hal farmed at reddltkviue tor hfljrj loan cupboard provided ly lecal real cross v since the inauguration of bad cross loan cupboards about three yeara agoa pproxlmatety 120 of these are now located in- vsrloofcj parte of ontario the toronto branch was one of the flrat in op- eratldn and some tune ago george- years retiring twenty year ago he wait twice married hla ttnt wife- mary cnnoyer dying several- years p teaveshts wife an- nlechalmet two daughters mrs olive ewlrig of laurel birau c dyne of rrtdlcjcviue and one aori harvey vbatrander of mehutcthon township one- daughter priav- ceased- him he waa- a first cowan of tin william ostrander of cjoh getowii and a second cousin f of i her late husband iriar the aypaare holdlrtt aqelal evening aext- friday irt the school mr fronk jenklnaon will ahow hi moving pictures an jnvlutloo u extended to those lfcbp wm to attencfcjnl aoclal a collectil wih betaken to djray axtfenaee yaaaaaaaeaabbafaaab n pag 3 town branch equipped ijeatt wktb one i t the equipment constat of a eeav lspsfble eanvajv wheel chair baav aide table air cushion flannel blanket cotton pillow case rubber crutches if desired i this equtctnent la loaned e ly tree of charge but must htmtit approval of a doctor- this la safeguard for the pauenvataee- wheelchair might be aeked r wbjn crulew wereartualryneal fcaneflelal to rue patient theaioavlj room suppllea am avaaajbutoanljpj one in the community and efjtmakal of the local ftraneh hope tbt avcji vice- when spread upon breal or used upon vegetables not one person in one himjrcil knows it is margarine you wont believe how jjootl ir is unrl vou taste it try it once and we are continent nm will buy it regularly mtw mmqbu eas be celawve far tabl w ia m olracmaaa ere ghf fciavwy pacfoo stewarttqvm mr and mrs prank jenktiuum hcrble maralyn and donald of mount dennis were visitors with mr and mrs w humphreys last week end although it might have been worse and we arc glad no one was hurt we do extend sincere aym- pothy to mr and mrs dave bar clay in the daroager to their home by the fire last week they bad worked so hard to get their house comfortable and nice mrs george leslie waa the lea der at the worlds day of pray er meeting held in st johns church friday afternoon assist ing were mrs milton bird mrs v picket mrs hector bird mra g wlngfleld mra robert harris mrs j sanford mrs c a grant shes asking for a cash settle- merit of 750000 the town house both cars and a- monthly allotment of white rose gaso line iaapaaabbbibbaabbiabbc i u specialists v permafuse 5 bonded brakes sceuafwat 5 canadian plowmen abroad fay alex mckjnney jr ointiat ontario abaa editors notc this is the fifth of a series of weekly stories- which alex niikinnoy jr7r dlrector or tho oniario plowmens association la writiny about tlie visit of can adas ihampion plowmen to thtt british isles west germany den mark and the netherlands ulster its more than a month since we boarded the queen mary at new vork to sail to the united kingdom since then weve been around quite a bit visiting points in england denmark and west ger many now after spending four days in the netherlands we are in uulster but before describing our experiences in northern ireland ill iry and pick up where i left off in my last letter the pne from ger many we travailed by train from ham- burg to holland where we were met at the haguo by d a bruce marshall the agricultural special ist of tho canadian embassy many of you will remember braces fa- tssu ifjjufuht pbncan mar- aball tkc senator was at one time minister of agriculture for ontario and did much to encourage the raising of purebred cattle as well as other improvements in canadian agriculture bruce was a great help to us and acted as ouc guide and j interpreter throughout our visit i we have been told that holland is a smalt country with a large population and everything we saw tended to bear this out the farms are so small that they can no lon ger be divided up o hand on to descendants of the families t hat occupy them as a result about 180000 people leave agriculture each year they must seek employ ment in other fields but at there are not a great many other indus tries agriculture accounting for 80 per cent of hollands uaport trade many of these people must migrate we were told that holland looks to canada to receive as many dutch immigrants as possible from my observations i would say the dutch are an industrious lot and i feel the same about them aa i do about the danes that la that canada should admit as many of them aa she can absorb as we expected holland is the iajndof wjjndnillla and dikes we could understand this when we learned that more than sqper cent of the country is below sea level the dutch are finding it very cost ly to reclaim the land that they flooded when the vails invaded pilr mnntrr you really liava t go there- and am for youraeu to raaliie how much work la involved ln maintaining the dikes and man ning the pumping itatlotia that keep the sea out m an amaetng urerution it was held about 40 miles trom amsterdam in a hall iiijoiu m ul in mt theie w aikiiu every flower you can think there as well us quantities ot winter vegetables they were brought in on trays each tray was numbered and represented a cer tain grower there were about 150 buyers on hand niost of them from london- paris brussels and other centres outside holland each buyer had an electric push button at his side the peculiar thing about thia- auction is that the bidding is the reverse of ours the price starts high and comes down as the aucuon proceeds when the prices suited a buyer he pushed tho button and a light flashed this stopped the bidding this also meant that there was only one bidder this system seems to main- lain prices at a very high level during our stay at the hague the canadian ambassador hon piere dupuy gjive a inner in our honour it was a wonderful dinner and ws attended by many dutch government officials at the din ner i presented three of the can adian maple trees i brought with me to the dutch government when the weather improves the dutch authorities are going to plant them in the canadian war cemeteries over there i might say that the maple trees which i presented as a symbol ot canadian fellowship and esteem for the overseas countries were well received everywhere at copen hagen i planted one at the veterin ary college at newquay in corn wall where the boys plowed their first match soon after arriving in the uk i planted a fljaple and presented one to the cltylt is fo be planted in the city square some time later day but there were a fair number ot spectators on hand jim eccles carho eighth in a clam of 38 which included six plowmen trom swed en they used irish plows and the irish people sajd jim did excep tionally well i thought so too for jim only had one days practice on the high cut plow as i said before wo spent a week in ireland and it was the busiest week iv ever spent we were ta- ken everyw it jul i manage a m irish liospiutllty dedes des- riptimi ps overwhelming on p innsiri i must hnvc had six fred sinclair wutorom scstiiw stetfon and caiaaa main street tetettfboe 26 aaabaiaaa and mrs mary bally mrs francis thompson sang a solo jesus is all the world to me accompanied by mrs hazen graham mrs william cromar took the subject of pra yer for the devotional address the committee for next yeara meeting leader mra george les lie anglicans mrs grant mrs sanford baptist mrs- parrot mrs h bessey presbyterian mrs cromar mrs h graham we we w- 1 salvation army mrs mortrom im mrs to get to bed before h birdj mrs wingficld btanlst- mrs v picket sectytrtts mrs w lawson jl up of tea within less than two inurs and thats a record for me 1 another experietuo that stands cut in niy mind was meeting jim kernahnni assistant to the mini ster of agriculture for ulster dur ing our conversation we dlscover- ed that his grandmother and my grandmother were sisters but i think youvo had enough tor now by the ume you are leading this letter we will probab ly be back in canada after a visit to scotland ill tell you about that in my next letter its been a wonderful experience being over here but well be glad to see can ada again ho to mary law- son six on thursday and happy 1 birthday to doris picket six on i friday nearly twins arent you qua csmdfjt backup mi korkfetf ibauty maple blocifjb ltt slaaussbi it was in belfast thta they made big ceremony out ot the tree planting i planted one in the city square and the lord mayor mr w johnston and other dignitaries were on hand it waa quite an honor for the lord mayor otd me that it waa the first tree planted in the city square by any one other than a member of royalty the last tree planted there was an oak and it was planted by the duke of wind sor when he was prince of wales that was one of the highlights of our week in ulster we came here after a day in london when we were the guests of col rjv 8 p armstrong the ontario govern ment agentgeneral at a lunch eon we had flown to london front thehague and the trip was unev entful we went from london by train and then by boat to belfast and that too waa a fairly ful trip i here the boys took part tn the oft ana of the ffsaac trita w plenrliu ntateh at aennpbt hat aauvw fstaslawewtloa jajesxmteal bamaat dtrtr nlf i frank dolson new feci j head frank dolson was chosen presi dent ot peel junior farmers when the group held their annual meet ing recently in the agricultural of fices at brampton he succeeds keith shaw of mslton loreen fenwlck retiring president of the junior institute will he replaced by helen nesbitt ot caledon other officers elected tor 1000 are vice president tom davidson terra cptta secretarytreasurer edgar cook bolton junior fanner building treasurer mllford fen- wick brampton institute officers are vice president florence tod- lin mslton secretary treasurer marjplie johnson streetavule press reporter pern shaw bolton the president was named peel county representative to the on tario junior farmers association and marjorle mcdougall caledon and shirley hoatrswsar malton are representatives on peel county womens institute the guest speaker t r hullard secretarytreasurer of the ontario junior farmers congratulated the group on the erection ot their new building at brampton fair grounda plans were discussed for the jun ior fanner field day lodging com- petfttona annual boat ertnse and the annual at home at toronto paul the call that wakes a nations heart to action ay in uonoon wneni cultural re w s guests of cot rjv krtm with a set of book ends for hla assistance tio the junior durin the year and cups and aaueera were given to beatslee fenwlck offlos seeratary and lucille barber coun ty home somewhere in canada someone in distress perhapa a little child is calling to you for help t through your tied cross answer ganiacmsly from your heartl otoe to aid in the nererending work you count on the red cross to do this year the need is urgmt far 5000000 only yon cau g your ahara give from your h hss and give all you can approximately one in m in canada results to the hfrth of men one child