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the canadian champion plowmen and myself i want to say hello everybody for we ore bock home we flew back to canada from prostwlck scotland it was a smooth trip and a fast one for we had a tall wind all the way we were surprised when we put down at dorval airport to learn we were two hours ahead of sche- dule jthat gave us time to tele phone our homes so that when we landed at malton a few hours later our families were on hand to give us a real welcome this business of gi6btftrotting can certainly be thrilling but com ing home is just as thrilling that poem by walter scott that we had to memorize at school describes our feelings when vie landed better ilihon we can express them brelbev there the man witkeoul apdead v who never to himself hstiiastd this is rhy oiatv my native andl whose heart hath neee within him bumd y as home ms footsteps he uth turned from wandering on a foreign strand e p head optometrist eyes examined scientifically hearing aid batteries quick repairs to glasses binoculars field glasses etc 58 st qeorges sq guelph phone 1520 est 20 yean but this letter is chiefly about our stay in scotland as you will remember my last letter was from ulster where we attended the in ternational plowing match at mul- lusk near belfast id just like to say in passing that jim eccles effort there was- really outstand ing taking eighth place in a field of 38 champion plowmen from the uniled kingdom was really an achievement especially ashe had only one days practice on the high- cut plow there were some there who said he should have rated higher but be that as it may the fact is that jim is the first cana dian plowman to do so well in a special class or overseas plowmen jim also took first and ron mar quis was second against very stiff euorpean competition the boys purebred shbrthorn sales at perth visited a numbef of outstanding farms and oven attended a football match at glasgow our guides in the land of ffiotieatherjjvsre allen campbell of the department of agriculture scotland and ken mcneil of anglo american oil co they certainly did a good job of loolflng aftertheir chsrgee its hard to know where to start in describing our experiences but as we have al ways wanted to at- tend ihe terth sale 111 start there theperth soles were hold ln largo building specially fitted up for the occasion it was a twoh jlisjaf air with oie fifing jaylor show and the second- day- for sales the jiublltyj of cattle offevedn was jvery high but is fartts exhibiting tho cottlc i think maybe awe dp the job better herein canada- there were soma outslonding bulls up for- solo and the bidding was brisk somehow we got thor impression that the british breeders liked to soy that a bull cost them so many guineas and for that reason they seemed willing to carry their bids higher than cana dian bidders would go the top price paid at this years sales was 6000 guineas or about 21nnn this was for a white bull i j named lawton nelson the major champion and grand reserve cham pion it was consigned by major p h henderson and was bought iy argentine interests fourteen i animals from the cdlrossic fjirms owned by capl john macgulivroy sold for a total of 32000 guineas jusl about everybody who is in terested in purebred shorthornj attends the perth sales but we were surprised to learn that the english actress grcpr gorton had been there although we didnt the georgetown herah arvedneadhy march 8 1950 1 i i i i m gqo3 ptace to buy iii im h5 tv m were a credit to all canadian plow men also in passing id like to point out that when i apeak of we in these letter i mean the three is us there is my next door neigh bour jim eccles of brampton and ron marquis of sunderland the canadian champion plowmen as winners of the euo transatlan tic horse and tractor plowing clas ses at last years international plowing match held near brant- ford these boys were awarded trips to the united kingdom with im perial oil ltd paying the expen ses as n i director of the ontario plowmens association sponsor of the intprnationnl plowing match i l we did however see the v foundation herd miss g arson bought through an agent it ww made up of five females and two bulls they were fill white and were bought for between 150 and 250 gulneu apiece we understood they were for a cattle ranch miss garson ft starting in new mexico we also heard some of the fast est bidding weve ever heard- in one period they auctioned off w head of cattle in 110 minutes which ic certainly a lot faster than we do in our country all in all it was easy to understand why the perth sales have oyer many years con- sisumtly secured the highest prices for shorthorn bulls in the english- limited phone 161 guelph and queen streets h vammmumkbbmmasauiammaatmsrahbh0 astengo was buying some pure bred s for his ranch in south amer ica it was in edinburgh that we saw winston churchill he was making a political speech there that night but because of other engagements we ud not t te hear him he was staying at to same hotel as we were and when we got back that night he came in a few minutes after we got a real good closeup look at him be la just as impressive in the flesh as he is in his pictures several peo ple were after him for autographs but it wasnt us because we didnt have autograph books with us the day we attended the football match was a miserable day it was snowing the match was between glasgow ranger and couperheath and it was played in more than on inch of snow in spite of the dirty j weather there was a good crowd on hmd to sec the rangers win eight to nothing compared with our i game it was rather tame they 1 1lay n i j more gentlemanly game was appointed to accompany the s world over there and body checking is boys as coachmanager i also act the perth sale also served to re- onalized as asort orreportcrhlstorian mind me that its a small world in scotland we were treated roy for it was there that i ran into my ally and really got around while there we saw some of the finest livestock farms of all we have seen we also saw winston chur chill attended the worldfamous next door neighbour hector as tengo of rosafe fiirms brampton i hadnt seen him since about the lime of we had before we left we visited the farm of william young sherrlton not far from prestwick mr young is a cousin of clark young of the ontario plowmens association the royal winter fair so whose letters you probably read a i lot to chot about mr few years ago william is a former iroiut a the ifomc tom book my small daughter bnmght wight the origin of the watlissia wttaa for her bedtime story aha baadssl a bar book containing the tale ef om wandering chick i enjoyed it aa aaaefe as she march has arrived with ita nanal blustery winds i have bean not i r lag the attractive weathervanes aa i travelled serosa southern ontario net only are they of use uvtbe amateur weatherman but they add a touch of beauty- when carefully chosen to suit tho location i wasao favourably improsmxl with three of the daalgna i am passing them along toyeu llutve been searching some time- now for a bookshelf that can be placed under a window aa my book ant overflowing their present apace if i had only thought to talk with the people next door my search would have been shorter they built one of bricks and inch lumber that is cheap easy to est up and very attractive you can aalact the bricks to bland with your color schema and add pieces of thin rjuodlng hoard between them to give tho appearance of a eatnantarl pier wonder if anyone beta the ore tirhsaa of summer cottage fever that early la the season im just in the aalast of malting a dressing table for the tnllf from tsro orange orates rjaitsnad afaar omlsawinamajaolnatlmothsvchrjr it prendaas to at my naad bat would be equally adaptame tolaa attts skf badrooaa vwrblh otsfsrbsj wtaffce 1 1 bofwlfhalltavi imitation wellhouse 10 screen the compost heap cattant tmttiom 0 saumm oonq cwswowc bott osttiom afsovb moun0 mwtimo k uno ummsi 6niaumm oa o auoaja etar to otlho s apmost pit olmbntlttney j 40 fao oep etvus op von aowt to amm mmvuno op m o a orange crate dressing taftlb mirrop vrom oct bojeam hum wltm colourbd oopxo two hlamvp oratp oomvprtpo to met op vo pkvwboo varnish t mowram opprooq promt amb mp mav m op cmimtx opfm n miooir poet smtramr op urtutaivr at aouno uvvx porshom president of the scottish farm union and has an outstanding flock of borderleeelsters and a ftaav herd of ayrshlres on his 400acr farm our visit to the young farm was another of the many hlghllghb of our trip i reallra that in thaaa lattats i havent told you a quarter of um interesting places visited nor ftat interesting people we met it would take many more letters and b would also take considerable time to sort out our memories as time goes on we may have other oppor tunities to tell you of the thing that havent been covered in thaaa letters but before i bring my final letter to a close there are tsro mat ters id like to mention the first concerns the maple trees we planted or left to be plan ted overseas as a symbol of cana dian friendship the danish gov ernment has reciprocated sine we returned we have received a shipment of beeches the basest is the national tree of denmark they have asked that the trees be plan ted on the grounds of the ontario agricultural college at guelph as you may remember from my last letter i planted maple trees at the veterinary college at copenhagen i think this reciprocity is a real friendly gesture on the part of the danish government and i hope wp can make a ceremony of plantlnlf the beeches i also hope that ss many as can make it will attend the ceremony the other important matter to our thanks to the ontario plow mens association and imperial oil ltd for making the trip possible we would also like to express our appreciation- to the many people to private industries in the govern ment services and the esso com panies overseas for all thay did te make our trip so memorable and we would like to thank jmstv readers of these letters for the tune you have given in following us to our travels we hops you them interesting goodbye tor i wallkt wrra ii atcnnuncd to opnra through the honesty of a geor getown woman mrs william stm- raerson the owner of a lost wallas containing ss5 in cash had his property returned soon attar at was lost on saturday rriornlng mm emmeraon found the wallet ea main street while one was shop ping and immediately brought at to the herald office it contained identification papers of james l longstreet it r 3 georgetown not being able to locate mr long- street by telephone the police of fice was called on the chance that he had enquired thensu by coinci dence be had just reported the loss snd police constable vic smith was just about to telephone jhls office f married couples dob planned at glen ctpjrdi eight young married members of the qlen united church attended a social evanlng en march 1st at the home of m andmrs- win wheeler rev alas was chairman for the m and the group discussed the sernsatjer of s married couples dub- simi lar to those which have bean estab lished in pthor united churches mr cowan shewed movlnc ph turas on bsw te brass r by a cans how wen do ysi know- year husband pt i sating mrs john wagstatfe aasl tad the h to serving luneh yii smhwwfwtm mr and mrs and daughter chsryl et wsns weekend vlsitenr wti prsnta mrasaji ringhmi 5d it