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3 EN "CANADIAN - PLOWM EN 8 5. "ABROAD by ROY ThA Past President - . ONTARIO 2 PLOWMEN'S ASSOCIATION Bhi I RT a7! - in November, A After a \ fast fight, a across \ the At- lantie from Montreal, we landed . at Prestwick, Scotland, and our travels had really begun. We had' already created a precedent as the first team of Ontario Plowmen's Association champions in seven years of Esso Trans-Atlantic &rips to make the west east trip by air, Normally we would have crossed by boat and returned by plane. However, the O.P.A, directors wanted my two companions, Algie Wallace of North Gower, champion horse plowman, and Doug Reid of Brampton, champion "tractor plowman, to compete in the British Ploughing Association nation- al 'match at Stirling, Scotland, early They wished to have Canadians take part ina: trial match which would test a set of -rules that - had been proposed fof international Plowing competition. We had to fly over there in time to allow for two days' practice. Ie Our headquarters for the time wo were in Scotland' was the small -séa |' town of Bridge of Allan, just outside Stirling. From it we sailed forth to visit the farm home of William Muir- head. 'Mr, Muirhead was vice-chair- man of the 'British match. He lives . in an area' with the odd name of Foot o' Qreen, and he farms the land on. which the battle of Bannockburn was fought. Not far from his house, atop a a smal hill, stands a flagstaff mark- ing the spot where Robert the. Bruce stood to direct his victorious army. The day of the plowing match was grey and melancholy. The Ochil Hills, Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monu. .ment formed a backdrop for the 800 acres on which the match was héld. Around the secretary'a:tent the flags of eight nations hung limply from their masts. We saw. for the first time, and I understand so . did: the Scots, the flag of West Germany. We were told that 166° plowmen from 10 countries, many of them national champions, competed, watched by more than 10,000 spectators. Scottish newspapers reported it as the largeat plowing match ever held in the Brit. ish Isles. The soil was of .the rich blackness that is so often found in low-lying river country. © With the Firth of Forth flowing down to the North Sea from Stirlingshire, the type and quals ity of the soil 'was understandable, rapidity with which the texture: of the soil seemed to change over such a small area. Even within the 100 acres 'actually used for plowing i changéd deveral times, It is always nice to be.able to come back with a trophy, and the fact that Doyg: and Algie did not this year is mo reflection on their plowing skill, -6¢ , . . very beneficial to our firm" or Recently the owners of.a new business wrote their bank about the way :the local branch had helped: wh "Having completed our first year in business, and one which. we feel has been most successful, we would like to advise = you of the splendid co-operation we have , received from the officials of your branch, : We have consulted your local manager many times, not only regarding financial problems but business problems in general, and his advice has been very beneficial to our firm." ~~. Such service is part of the job otevary "manager of Canada's 8700 branch banks, He must know the problems of the people he serves--whether business men or primary producers, wage earners or Eh quenching his thirst, In the Hirst place Algie, a horse plow- J manjihad to plow in A tractor class. Thenan-unfortunate serles of circum- fact, a late start. 'We understood our plows would be waiting for us at the plow ridges. When we arrived they "| Were being serviced some distance Away. We were also confused by the site directions--we probably got our dialects mixed, tly we started "plowing almost 30 minutes late and the boys were unplaced in the field of 16, From it all though, we learned one good lesson, which appliea to all in. ternational matches and mioat certain. ly to the world match being held in Canada this year. Much of the con- fusion I am sure arose from the vary- ing translations of the rules, That may sound strange. when we were all speaking 'English, but if you examine it, it is not. : Plowing terms used here differ from those used in Europe, and even where 'the terms are the same, there are different shades of mean- ing. - When this. can happen among English-speaking . peoples, it is not hard to 'imagine the confusion which can, and did, arise among contestants speaking different languages. The! delegates to the international conference, held the day after the match; were quick: to realize this and took steps to remedy the situation be- fore next October's world tourney. A glossary of plowing terms is to be prepared in'the language of each com- peting country, in an attempt to eli. minate -some "of the 'ambiguities and differences in: definitions. While I. was at the conference. I could mot help thinking of Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent at the clo- | sing banquet of the O.P.A, Interna- | tional match, when he said the. plow man is "the real peacemaker". He sald he saw the annua) overseas trips of .Caniidian: plowmen as a powerful weapon in the battle for peace, in that we are 'beting our swords back into plowshares "and " "wheré swords may "fnot-be-able to pierce the Iron Curtain 'Fthe plowshares we send overseas' may well 'do-s0", : Tam sure his heart would have heen warmed' had he béen able to sit in on the conference. ~~ Representatives of "111 nations, each with his own count- ry's. interests at heart, sat down a plowing" match. Much .of the credit ~~} for this.I give to the chairman of the .° fmeeting. "| conference or meetin of any kind that ' '}.was run more smoothly or efficiently I-have never attended a 'than the general sessions of the first day. : It was ameeting where national feelings could have flared, but when discussion showed aligns of becoming heated, the chairman directed the de- structive. channels. As:youtknow by now, Canada's in- vitation to: the world group was-ac- cepted -by 10 :to_-one,: and the first "§. world match will beheld near Cobourg next fall, in eon junction with the O. JPA; International: "Perhaps the conference went so _ smoothly because alk:the delegates had : } been mingling for:days previously and had:been"friend)y. competitors the day .fbefore. at thefBritish match. Or per- haps too, 1t : was ithe result of the banquet held:the:night.before in Stir- ling's historic Golden 'Lion Hotel. that 'we of British, and particularly Scote--] am one-quarter Bcots--an- ceatry assenibled in the Golden Lion, for it was <here :that Robert Burns spent many 'an hour musing and There was many. a "word tossed in the Golden show :plowmen in other parts of the we are really all brothers under the skin. President of the British Ploughing Association fs the: Rt.i Hon. W. Me. Nair Snadden, M.P., Joint Parliamen. tary Under-Secretary of 'State for Scotland A true Scots gentleman salaried workers. He welcomes every . opportunity to make his'bank useful - to them--and to you, ¢ 2) This advertisement, based on an actual letter, is presented here by THE' BANKS SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY [world ted" was "the ; plow. '| such as 'was seén that day required erous title. :Heisald he felt that the 8 BRA shad done: a:good job' that day "the ties that bound "4 ose' in Ah8 British Tales to the na- i} tions:6f:the Commonwealth and West- "| ern "Europe. _Jrespéd us about 'this competition it '| 1s' the international aspect of it," he "If anything thas imp- sald, Potting 'aut that: the world popu- '| lation was rising faster than the food "| production, he sald that the; principal weapon in 'the <battle to tkeep the very .great skill and judgment. Mr. 'I Snadden remarked that horse lovers wouldihave noted with pleasure that while there: were mere traétors than : {18st thethiones. He added with a , "¥au may also have noticed 3 if thatthe men: behind the horses had .solledarp,*whileithe chaps stances. got us 'off to a'bad:start, in| without. acrimony, in two days- 11d '| the foundation for the 'first. world legates' 'enthusiasms into more con- | Itswas iwith 'no :small sense of awe |. ~--|-Lion that night too, and I think some {|.of.them are worth repeating, for they world-think as we do, and that fn fact,| and farmer is hidden beneath thaton-|. | ! Plowing |. horses, most.of the people were look- | on the tractors had their coats on." None laughed or applauded louder than: Algie at this remark, Another gentleman who impressed us all very much was Bengt Svensson, the - secretary of the .International Contact -Committee--of--the---Swedish Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs. He said, "In Scandinavia, we believe that international plowing competi- tions are a good thing. From thém we will find a better way of plowing and so improve farming and the pro- duction, of more food. for the.people of the world, Personally I also be- lieve it i8 a good thing that the farm- ers of various countries should come together and make friends." The roaring applause of the 410 plowmen present was a fitting Amen to Mr, Svensson's sentiments, Cedar Creek Mra. C. M. Jackson of Oshawa and Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Corner and Ev- elyn of Columbus were visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Wm Steele and Elgin White last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, Frank Duff of Tor- onto were visiting Mrs. James Som- erville and Ralph last Sunday. Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Martyn last Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Glen Martyn and Mr. and Mrs. Phil Martyn of Whitby, Mr. Murray Bar- nard of Toronto, Mrs. Wm. Bonnell and Bonnie of Prince Albert and Mh. and Mrs, Leroy Roberts and daughter of Port Perry. Mrs. Wm Bteele and Mrs. Kilpat- rick visited Mrs. Maggie Real in Port Perry on Thursday. 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