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the tribune stouffviile ont thursday february 5 194s ontario county juvior farmkrs kxect officers the annual meeting of ontario and everson norton of locust hill remains as secretarytreasurer the annua meeting held in cx- county junior fanners named j bridge on january 27 enjoyed a comrie ward of uxbridge as presi- bright program with over ju pre- dent for 1js- ivan rennie of black- j sent representing the groups in water was elected vicepresident sunderland uxbridge brooklin attention farmers to present owners of the famous case trac tors and farm machinery and prospec tive owners for full information re new machines service parts phone or better still call in and see your case dealer canadian plowmen abroad by w l clark president ontario plowmens associatio this is the first of a series of at the international plowing match weekly stories which will clark held at hemlock park farms near markham twp president of the kingston last october glen mc ontario plowmens association faddin and rusel hare were thel and is an active member will write about the visit of can- winners in the esso champions jmihbank united church tinker with things and keeps the i fori burial costs machinery on his farm in repair are set at s219s0 he attributes much of his success p detroit jan 30 funeral ser ices at plowing to his fondnes for tink- and burial of henry ford cost bis ering and will tell you that there family s21ss0 according to claims are different ways of setting a plow j on file in probate court ford was which can make a vast difference j buried in a bronze casket that cost in the way it operates f 11935 according to the claims glen is a first rate plowman and other items included sj6s3 for has iieen a farmer all nis life as flowers and 3450 for a choir and was his father before him- he was organist born in mhlbank out 3 years ago managing a250aere farm andskks downward ilikk looking after go head of cattle ix lumber doesnt leave him much time for owen sound jan 30 the price hobbies he likes to listen to the of lumber is on the downward i xational hockey broadcasts r b brown vandorf phone aurora 81 r5 it costs less to farm with case adas champion plowmen to the tractor class at the match british isles as champions they were awarded aboard the queen mary this trip and all their expenses and after the excitement of preparing mine as coachmanager are being for our trip to britain packing paid jointly by imperial oil ltd making sure our visas and tickets and the salada tea company of are in order sightseeing in new canada ltd york interviews with the press the winners and coachmanager radio broadcasts and many other we have quite a few things in activities the champs and i are common we are all from ontario happy to relax on board the luxurjand have been plowing for a mini ious liner queen mary ber of years alf brunton has been we had a few anxious moments to calgary and banff but the rest of at the toronto union station look- us have never travelled outside our ing for glen mcfaddins baggage own province you can imagine before we left for new york glen then how excited we are at this is the esso tractor gold medalist chance of seeing the british isles and as we were preparing to board j john capton and glen mcfaddin the train he reported he couldnt are the bachelors in the group and find his bags we all scurried we have two singers russell around looking for his suitcases hare and alfred brunton but let we searched the baggage check- me tell you something about each john capton jr who came second in the salada event is the ounges petrolane bottled gas cooks heats freezes come and see our modern display of gas stoves space heaters and hot water heaters petrolane corporation ltd distributors of bottled gas yonge st thornhill phone 170j cream for best results ship your cream to stouffviile creamery we pay two cents more per pound butterfat for cream delivered to the creamery cold storage lockers and fast freezing facilities stouffville creamery co to have our truck call phone 18601 room we hunted everywhere the conductor called his last all aboard and then at the zero hour glen found that his bags had been checked he dashed through the crowds and up the stairs while we waited anxiously below in what seemed an incredibly short time he was back the bags in his hands and he managed to catch the train our day in toronto had been a busy one in the morning the boys and myself were interviewed over the radio glen mcfaddin and john capton over cbc alfred brunton russell hare and myself over cfrb we had the normal amount of mike fright i guess but we were told afterwards that it was a good broadcast and the audience was interested in learning about the champion plowmen i would like to tell you something about them too who they are what they did to win this trip their hobbies and accomplishments the four champion plowmen are two teams and they take part in plowing matches in working ton cumberland county england and county down in northern ire of the men in turn alfred brunton the salada gold medalist was born in arran township one mile southeast of tara on august 12 1917 he started plowing when he was 11 and has won a number of prizes at local and international plowing contests he has also been awarded gold and silver medals at festivals for his singing as a baritone soloist he now farms the original brunton homestead of 100 acres rents an additional 50 for pasture and plans to remain there with his wife and 71year old father alf doesnt think he has how- i trend according to those in close of touch with the industry here it is predicted that by spring it will probably be possible to obtain lumber at a comparatively reason- of the lvi7 championj able figure during the past few plowmen he is the third genera- 1 years almost anything in the log tion of the capton family to disjlme found a ready sale but now tinguish himself a an outstanding purchasers are demanding high plowman a member of the cayuga quality logs tribe of the six nations indians he was born at ohsweken near bram- lh ford ont on april 10 l2 he was coached by his uncle john capton sr who was provincial champion on more than one occasion he has two younger brothers who hope they will be able to win plowing contests soon an older brother who was with the rcaf during the war was killed overseas john who is just 20 began his training as a plowman at the age of 13 and has already won a number of prizes at intercounty competi- tionshe took a three year industrial course at the brantford collegiate institute and is vicepresident of the six nations young peoples recreation club he likes sports of all kinds but is particularly interest ed in hockey and lacrosse he has friends in england but the country he- is most anxious to visit is ire land russell beam hare the esso trac tor silver medalist has been winn ing prizes at provincial and inter national plowing matches since 1d2s he was born in nanticoke near the town of jarvis ont on nov 21 1901 he owns a 155acre farm and relatives in the old country but shipped some of his pure bred holstems directly to south america rus is pretty much an allround fellow besides farming he takes part in a number of sports includ ing softball hardball hockey and pole vaulting he loves music and while he has never entered a con test he has done a great deal of choral work both he and his wife sing in the choir of cheapside bap tist church his wife the former his wife whose name was dal garno before she was married has relatives in aberdeen scotland in the excitement of meeting new people and seeing new places alf would like to visit st pauls cathe dral westminster abbey and to see some shorthorn herds of cattle he still has an important duty to bring home a sprig of heather for his scottish wife glen alexander mc- faddin winner of the 1917 esso land alfred brunton won the gold tractor class gold medal admits medal and john capton the silver that he is more interested in medal in the salada transatlantic machinery and mechanics than class for horsedrawn jointer plows j working with horses he loves to a bonded singer representative from your singer sewing centre will be in this district each thursday for information regarding new machines repairs to all makes of machines rental machines sewing services sewing notions motors lights attachments and used machines write or phone singer sewing machine co 102 main st newmarket box 290 or phone 1075 immediate delivery on new machines 1 worlds iincsthotels later as we made preparation for our trip- we had lunch at the granite club as guests of our sponsors the salada tea company of canada and imperial oil ltd afterwards we proceeded to the american consuls office for visas mrs brunton and my wife came down to see us oil russ of course had said farewell to his wife in hamilton sightseeing in new york once the train left the union station and we were on our way we soon settled down for the night as daylight broke we found our selves in a strange but interesting country our sponsors had arrang ed to show us around new york and we were taken on a most in teresting tour of the city one of the most impressive moments was when we gazed across new york from the top of the empire state building we were taken up the 102 stories and as it was a clear day we could see the whole island we next visited radio city and then rockefeller institute where we had lunch about 1 pm our table overlooked an artificial open air rink here both children and adults can spend pleasant hours skating in the very heart of metro politan new york after lunch we returned to our hotel where representatives of the canadian press interviewed the boys and discussed the trip from many angles that night we had dinner at the waldorf astoria which as far as we are concerned upheld its reputation as one of the escing in the hamilton sanatorium and russ is taking food parcels from some of the nurses at the hos pital to friends in england the hares have four children law rence victor robert and phillip as for me well im president of the ontario plowmens association and i am in britain with the champion plowmen as their coach- manager i was born in scarboro township 57 years ago and have been farming all my life my wife is the former phyllis violet baker i have six children ranging in ages from 15 to 33 during my visit to england i hope to see my uncle wm kennedy who lives near liverpool and my wifes two sis ters who are in manchester that tells uite a bit about us and youll understand that we were zero weather strikes swiftly at these we saw a musical show angel in the wings at the coronet theatre a revue which featured a married couple the hartmans in some very funny skits this brought to a close our day in new york which i am sure every member of the party will remember the rest of his life we sailed the next day and by the time you read this well have been in britain several days we are anxious to learn if the food situation is really as serious as we hear and to see what the british farmers are doing to increase pro duction we also want to study their methods of agriculture and hope to bring back valuable information in the next few arti cles ill try to tell you as much as i can about our activities and oar impression of conditions in the british isles oldat man youre crazy forsct your acel thousands arc peppy at 70 try pepplnit up with ohrrx com aim ionic for wcjii rundown feeling due boldly to bodys lick of imw which many men and women call old try ofllrcx tonic tablet for pep younger recline una tory day new get acquainted alio only ioc for bale at all drug etorea everywhere zero weather just when you most appre ciate safe comfortable transportation thats when these 7 danger spots can cause you lots of woe unless you have the forethought to have them checked before they give you trouble prevention is better than cure so bring your car in to our service department today then with everything 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