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. ' | . sg |} Py n () - § s A a hit ~~, A < i] 3 2, 8 N \ v s ' Se wy i 4 4 woo... down vigorioualy, again and again.) 'chiefly concerned 'with- the aesthetic "throughout the temperate zone of this _it was the practice to store vegetables usually formed of grass or ravelings . pit entrance. winter food undoubtedly tended to in- was the extent of the pit that; except ~ made little more than a "dint" upon manner. . please contact:the President, Mrs. M. , Toronto was in charge of services at BY R, 8. CRAGGS - 'MICE AND THE FARMER 1 raised my shovel and brought. it Another member of the genus Micro- tus had gone the way of all good mice. | - To the "uninitiated: observer who is appeal of these tiny denizens of the animal kingdom'such procedure might ""geem heathen; But to the commercial |~ orchardist the Field or Meadow mouse is regarded as a menace to his exist- ence, an enemy to be destroyed on sight. " Is this attitude justified? I think 80. An apple tree that has taken fifteen years to grow can be destroy- ed by mice in one winter, True, it can bé saved if the owner is sufficiently adept-at bridge-grafting and providing that the damage is discovered in time. Though small trees are more readily girdled larger trees are often victims and anything under four inches in diameter is not considered immune, Pear trees develop a rough bark at a much 'earlier age than does the apple but even this will not save them if mice are really hungry and even old trees have been girdled, Plums also suffer heavily but the bark of cherries, as far as I am aware, is seldom eaten by mice, at least not when other food is available. i ; What defence has the orchardist against these despoilers of his pro- perty, other than beating them to 'death? = Winter protection of trees against mice is standard practice continent. Wire is the recommended material for tree guards but persons not wishing to go to this expense use tarpaper. The theory is that mice don't like the odor of tarpoaper and ~ won't gnaw through it but after using | for several season it loses its odor and has to be renewed." Tarpaper must be remaqved every spring or it damages the bark. A few.years ago when tar- paper was unobtainable I was obliged to use roofing paper. This is just as effective but not as convenient as it| tears easily when wrapping around} trees, Certainly no job for a cold day. No one can be intimately acquainted. _ __°_ with mice. without a knowledge of}. their nesting habits. Where I worked during the winter in long pits covered with earth and straw. Frequently, while removing vegetables, 1 came upon nests containing young in all stages of development. Nests were from sacks of hay used-to-block the A large parsnip or cabbage entirely hollowed out, leaving only the shell, was not an uncommeon discovery. The vegetables were hollowed when used for food, not. as.a nesting hole. Through these plentiful sources of crease the mouse population, Ho vast in localized areas, the need of the mice the many bushels of vegetables that it contained. Without man's inter- 'ference no mouse could ever hope for such an abundance of food supply in| proximity to its nest. Some meadow mice, however, provide for winter by collecting sniall piles of the bulbous roots of a plant that grows in marshy places and I have'even found lengths of twitch grass roots stored in this Greenbank Don't forget that on Sunday, Feb- ruary 1 the church service time chan- ges to 11 o'clock instead of 10.30 and Sunday School will follow at 12, | The annual meeting of the Wo- men's Association met at the home of Mrs.. Chapin on Tuesday, Jan, 217. Mr. Art Rundle who has been spend. ing a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs, Willlam Walker is spending the. week in Toronto. Sir "Mr. and Mrs. George Beare, Mrs, Gordon Ward and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Stone spent last Saturday evening in Toronto. y ; : Everyone be sure to keep next Wed, Feb. 4 open, because Edna Jacques is coming to the church. . ° Hockey Fans--conig on out to Ux- bridge on Friday evening and watch some good hockey. The Greenbank boys 'are doing good, but they need some more supporters. - The January meeting of the W.A. wha cancelled due to illness in the community. Anyone who could offer 'their home for-the February meeting, Holtby. Mr. Moore, a student-minister from Prospect and Manchester on Sunday. Chicken-Pox and Mumps have in-. vaded the community, We hopé that, held at Carp, near Ottawa, were 26- + Editor's Note, : = Roy Shaver; of Finch, Ontario, past president of Ontario Plowmen's Asso- ciation, accompanied Douglas S. Reid, of Brampton, Ont., and Algie Wallace of North Gower, Ont,; Canada's Cham- pion plowmen, on their trip to the British 'Isles, Eire and France, This is the first of a series of five weekly articles he has writtén as team man- ager about. their experiences and im- pressions, By Roy Shaver It hardly seems possible that this is 1963 and it is two months since the three of us took by air to start another Canadian plowmen's tour of the British Isles and to compete against European' plowmen. SS By the time we returned we had ex- perienced our first "pea-souper'--the worst fog in London's recent history-- visited Canadian "war graves in France, seen some of the finest agri- cultural land in the world, and rubbed shoulders with, and spoken to, repre- sentatives of almost every nationality you can think of. : However, before I tell you more about the trip 1 had better tell you something about us, and how we came to make the journey. : : _ Algie Wallace _Dauglas 8. Reid . : : [For the past seven years the grand prize of the Ontario Plowmeén's Asso- ciation annual International Plowing Match has heen a" gold medal and a trip to Europe for the champion horse and tractor plowmen, with all ex- penses paid by Imperial Oil. The prizes are offered for the winners of a special class known as the Esso Trans-, Atlantic class. = The winners at last October's match year-old Douglas S. Reid, of Bramp- ton, Ont.; in the tractor class, and 36- year-old Algie Wallace, of "North Gower, Ont., in the horse class, Algie's win was a matter of great pride in eastern Ontario, "He was the first plowman to bring a champion- year history of the O. P. A, Each year it is the custom.of- the 0. P. A. to select a team-manager to accompany the plowmen. In addition to acting mange ¢) also is. the group's officjdl chropicler - and -re- porter. I cg sider j¥'a great honor to #1 am a director and sjdent of the O.P.A.; and have ifke-long.dairy farmer at Finch in Ontario's Stormont County. You are probably wondering why we did not write while we were overseas, There are two reasons, - It has been the practice in past years for the winning plowmen to make their overseas visit in January and February, in time to participate inthe Northern Ireland International Match at Belfast. This time the O.P.A, directors decided: we should make our trip almost immediately after the In- ternational match and compete in- stead in the British National Plowing match at Falkirk, Scotland." During the match there was to be a trial of: a set of rules that had been proposed for international plowing competitions, The O.P.A; was anxious for Canadian plownien to take part in this trial. Leaving at that time also allowed ne to sit in with J. D, Thomas, of To- ronto, the O.P.A/s special -délegate at the 11-nation conference at Stirling, 'Scotland, which decided to hold the first world plowing match in Canada this fall. : : However, the early November. de- parture meant there was litte time for preparation of many. things, among them arrangement with weekly editora for publication of our letters to you. A quick poll taken among elitors of our .acquaintanace showed they thought it would be" better if we re- lated our experiences after our return for publication after the Christmaa rush, - : ; So for the next few weeks we will all who have contacted them will soon be well Again, A ---------------- CANADIAN PLOWMEN ~~ ABROAD - by ROY SHAVER Past Protidest : NTARIO °° PLOWMEN'S ASSOCIATION «}thin ship to the eastern counties in the 39-1 ' PRES impressed us most and some of the wonderful people we met during the trip. ¥ x Bd I think I can say. without hesitation that the one thing that impressed us most, and certainly the thing that will live in my memory for a long time, was: the amazing spirit of the people of England.: - Reading newspaper ac- counts and predictions of approaching nationa} bankruptey, scarcity of food and high taxes, we had expected to meet gloomy, disgruntled people, Though. bomb damage still scars acres of London (we saw only one new building), the people we met never once mentioned the . war, the high taxes which are even now still paying for that war; or the stringent ration- ing which=is another holdover from those bleak years. Had we not known better we could 'have concluded there never had been a war or rationing, It is easy to be generous when one hag: plenty, but it is quit a different matter to be generous on the meagre rations which Britions have put up with for the past 13 years, _1 can re- member sitting down to tea in the dining room of a quaint oak-beamed house 400 years old. On the. table weré hot scones dripping with butter, The = butter represented some two weeks' rations for our-hosts, but that was a subject that was never dis- cussed, end -Don't misunderstand me. It isn't a mood of resignation. It is rather a 1 spirit - of. "There's. no use whining Jabout all this, -i|'our. eyes open, ao we'll see it through," We went into it with When we. remembered some of the complaining that goes on over here, | we all felt a little ashamed, Together with this' wonderful spirit that it seems to me, is so general here, it was as refreshing as a sum- mer rain, . On the platform of London's St. Pancras station our tall, white west- ern-style hats, decorated with a maple leaf, revealed us as stranger. Within -as many minutes six people approach- ed us, smilingly said "Hallo", .and asked if there was anything they could do for us. That sort of thing happen- ed to us wherever we went, : Seagrave Young People held their meeting at home of Mr, and Mrs. Wes. Crosler Wednesday evening Jan. 21. Meeting opened with ;sing-song led by Miss Willows. Murdock: Belair -read the reading. by - Denny. Tobin. Sweetman led in prayer and a poem read by Enid Clements. Wallace gave a short talk on Misisons, -after which pictures on Labrador were shown: by Miss. Willows. The devo- hymn, Ronald Wanamaker then ~ took charge for business with minutes of last meeting being read and collec- tion taken. A motion was passed ap- proving of a membership fee for 19568. Dorian Butt was appointed recreation Clarke. Leona Reynolds, Donald Cro- ater, Shirley! Ann Crosier and Ron Wanamaker were appointed a com- 'mittee to plan the special church ser- people Feh,'8. A contest was formed which points will be given to members who attend church service. Meeting closed with benediction. Well plans ned games were conducted by Enid Clements which were enjoyed by all, A delicious lunch was served by Mr. and Mra,;. W, Crosler.in honor of Doni- ald Crosier's. birthday. 3 Miss Edna Jacques will speak at the. Church on Feb. 5 under the aus. pices of Seagrave W.A. Mrs, A. Bruce visited for a few days last week with her father. Mr. Geo. Mark in Toronto, Mr. Gordon Sweetman was in Ham- Convention, A pleasant time was énjoyed by 16 ladies when Mrs, Morley Bruce was 'hostess to a Stanley demonstration on Saturday afternoon, ; Miss Marjorie Bruce has secured a position in 'General Motors Plant in Oshawa. try to recall for you the things that Pl ~:| Sunday moriing, © He delivered a | self." was-an extreme politeness on the part{ of the English, We met it through] England,- -After- the raring, tearing,|- "let's get there in a hurry" rudeness |. call to worship, followed by scripture}: Marie | -Rev. Mr, |- tional part of meeting closed with a convener on the request: of Jack} ---- vice to be in 'charge of the young | ilton last week attending a John Deere | Mr, Moore, a student minister from Toronto was the speaker at church on very fine -sermon from. the text-- "Love the Lord thy God with all thy Heart and with all thy Soul and with all thy mind, and thy. Neighbor as thy Service and Sunday School will be 'at the usual hour next Sunday. On-Friday evening;-Jan: 80; pictures from the National Film board will be shown in the United Church at 8:80. A silver collection will be taken. Mr. Howard Franklin sustained an injured knee, when he tripped on baled hay twine and fell down a. barn' staivs, He is confined to bed with his leg in a cast, There. are a few cases of mumps and measles in the community. Mr. E. Weaver is very ill in Sunny- brook hospital. There was the usual good time at club on Friday evening, with a good attendance. In progressive euchre the high score for ladies was held by Mrs, Cplberry and for gentlemen Mp. F. Sis. Johnson, won consolation prizes. The committee in charge, Mrs. Don Car- negie and Mrs, Frank Henry conduet- ed several very amusing contests. All enjoyed dancing to music by Mra, Toombs, Mr, Bob Walker and Mr. Ed. Donnelly. The committee in charge of the meeting Friday evening, Feb, 6 is Mrs. Allan Jackson and Mrs. W. F. Crosier. The Women's Association are spon- soring a Stanley Products Demonstra- tion in the Hall on Thursday evening February 19. - Lunch will be served and all those interested are very cor- dially invited to attend, ' Congratulations and best wishes to Mr. and Mrs,-Bruce Espey (nee Geor- gina Leach) who were married on Saturday. A Blackstock ~The Women's Institute held a euchre party in the Community Hall, Friday evening. There were ten tables of euchre and the winners were Mr. Cecil "Hill and-Mrs- Hector-Shortridge. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. R.| Parr," Enniskillen (Jean McLean) on the arrival of a girl. Mr. und Mrs. Bill Nan have moved to Springfield, Tard The sympathy of the community goes to Mr, Chas, Smith, Oliver, and Mis, Virginia Archer, in the loss of Mrs. Smith, Mrs, Archer has: given her sister loving care, for the the five years she has been confined to bed. -A bus~load of High School pupils went to Toronto on Saturday to the "United Nations Youth Forum" in Massey Hall. They report that it was hoth interesting and educational. I'/0 Ernest Mclean, son of Mr. and Mrs. David McLean, Blackstock, and Miss Hertha Smith, RN, were married in Saskatoon, on Saturday, Jan. 24. Mr. Blake Gunter and Miss -Jessie VanCamp, visited friends in Coe Hill on Saturday. Lindsay Badminton Club Blackstock on Friday evening. visited Al- Mra. Jackson and Mr. Wes, [though Lindsay were the winners it was only By a small margin, Mr. S. A. Ferguson spent Sunday with 'Mr. and Mys. Earl Dorrell. The Port Perry Fire Brigade were called to Jame§ [Fallis' on Sunday morning, They were able to extin- guish the fire in the chimney hefore it did any damage. i = Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Bailey and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Malcolm left: for Florida on Monday. Miss Mabel VanCamp spent the week-end with Mrs, W. W. VanCamp. ow or : [J Rheumatic PAIN Good news for those who long tor relief from rheumatic pain, but feel hopeless! - Thousands get speedy relief fron rheu- inatic and arthritic suffering by using T-R-C's. 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