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the tribune stouffville ont thursday march 4 1948 this is the fifth of a series of practice as it turned weekly stories which will clark didnt have a chance to president of the ontario plowmens thing at the match since the prize association will write about the list only called for two types of visit of canadas champion plowj plowing high cut or oat seed men to the british isles furrow and broken work which belfast here we are in ire- i sod plowed with a plow having land and what a glorious three days biade attached to the back of a weve had as i write this letter we mould board the blade breaks up are preparing to return to england ue furrow and is supposed to leave au but we shall not forget tiiis beautiit condition to sow the emlrt of the main attractions as usual everyone was particularly anxious to see john capton john the salada silver medalist is a full- felooded cayuga indian he was easily found for he plowed in the jncst colorful attire on view a red and blue jerkin gaily decorated with leaping reindeer despite the- admiring throngs around him john plowed one of the best lands of his career and it took men at either end of the field to make way for his horse the lands for plowin ontario grants to municipalities for roads quintupled in 6 years douce tic say limit has been k cached kxpreses anxiety toronto feb 27 ontario gov- vernment road subsidies to municil palities which six years ago were s5000000 totalled s15700000 for 1957 highwavs minister doucette were mite txiav toii lht ontario gskxi roads 9s3 and of this amount approxij that perhaps we are demanding too mately s222o000 represented much of a luxury nature in relation supplementary department approvko winter roads at the expense of als he declared i need not add the practicalities of the whole problem that department does not favour supplementary approvals except in case of emergency he said the actual municipal expenditures for the year totalled ful country nor the many friends j we were a little disappointed in we have made here ithe weather on the day of the con- from the moment we landed ll u mild aml cloudy in the until now we have been enter- morning but at 12 oclock ram tained and feted by our genial irish started and by midafternoon the hosts after a very rough crossing neid was a sea of mud and we were met at the station by a i tractors had great difficulty in mak- great crowd of officials they took headway some fine work was us to the hotel for a welcome dinner nevertheless and from then on it was one con- the rain did not spoil the tinuous round of receptions lunch- j enthusiasm of the 20000 people who had come to see the contest some of the spectators had travell small in comparison to what we association were used to but i think the reason this increase for this was that the directors j reo wanted to have all the plowmen in j q provincial revenues cne field it was quite a remarkable ne in an address prepared for feat to have so many plowmen in delivery m the associations annual a single field meeting i think i should say our boys plowed very well but frankly tha it is about as far as sad to report the canadian teams we are prepared t0 g0 al tiis and i hope the municipalities govern themselves accordingly no success the only competi j tors from outside coleraine pro you will apprec- no inconsiderable line will vi nee to secure a prize were macaulev brothers who won he i details rising tots tlie rising costs in all phases of road horsework team prize for skene administration and upkeep were i scotland as i have mentioned be- 1 p i t minister fore our practical style of plowing approved municipal road ex- is not favored here for match work i penditures for 1917 were 30698- in another year however i believe i a class will lie included in their ions of the machinery for instance prize list for our type of plowing one lathe takes a propeller shaft since most farms now are being 100 ft long and 2 inehes in eons and dinners in the midst of all these festiv ities however the boyscud not lose track of the main purpose of their visit which is to broaden their agricultural knowledge and to strengthen the bonds of friendship that already exist between british and canadian farmers the main event in ireland and the primary reason for our journey to that country was of course the international plowing match which was held at saints field county down ireland it was a grand con test international plowing match the morning before the- match the boys were taken to farms where their plows had been deliver ed they were provided with teams ed by special buses from eire while others had flown in chartered aircraft from the isle of man plowmen from scotland england eire and canada had come to county down to compete in the match in all there were 12s entries 125 men and three women the number of tractors and horses were about equal 05 horses and 03 tractors admiration was generously accorded the three women contes- diameter while a crank shaft for a 1000 hp diesel motor weighs 20 plowed in that way belfast shipyards to wind up our visit to irelandjtons the day following the match wei after our tour of the shipyards were taken to the belfast shipyards we were taken to the only skating which are said to be the largest in rink in belfast it is a very large the british isles this is something building and of course the ice is few are privileged to see during artificial we were provided with the war of course no one was skates and spent an enjoyable half allowed in and no pictures could hour on the ice when we came off be taken the germans bombed the the rink as a memento of our visit shipyards and while they did con- to the emerald isle we were each siderable damage they were not i presented with a shilelagh a able to slow up the output to any stick made from irish blackthorns extent we are sorry to leave ireland and in the limited time we had it was i to have to bid farewell to the kind depart- people who have given us such time to warm welcome tants who plowed exceptionally j not possible to see many well the woman champion miss merits so we confined our joy phillips although only 20 has the main machine shop where tljel before sailing for canada we shall had more than five years plowing engines propeller shafts and other have nearly a week in england in experience engine room equipment are made my next letter ill try to tell you according to the belfast news- for the big ships we were particj about our activities during that and tractors and all had a little letter the canadian team was one ularly impressed with the dimen- week he said he spoke for the govern ment in declaring his anxiety to avoid additional taxation and cited the unsatisfied judgments fund which became effective on july 1 last year it was designed to pro tect victims of traffic accidents un able to collect damages from the offending party approximate levy the fund would be established by collection of a sum not exceed ing si from drivers despite the impression that this would be col lected this year it was felt the government could well carry the fund for the present year without imposing any additional charge tinst the holders of drivers licences and accordingly this is be ing done claims against the fund have not been heavy as yet said mr dou cette discussing criticism over the province retaining the threecent gasoline tax after the field was relinquished by the federal govern ment the minister noted that leg islation last year provided for the extension of the subsidy system to include cities towns and villages during 1917 the number of organi zations entitled to share these sub sidies increased by 31s 13 pools established thirteen machinery pools for up keep of roads have been establish ed with the approximate total cost 8113000 in 1933 countries spent s52000 on winter maintenance 17 per cent of their total road expen diture in 1917 out of 11100000 spent on county roads si 000000 or 14 per cent went for winter control i know that our municipal gov ernments and our municipal offic ials and our municipal taxpayers will not resent it when i suggest auction sale live stock implements holstein cattle horses pigs karmall iv tractor on rubber hay and grain the undersigned has received instructions to sell by public auction at lot 4 cox 2 uxbr1dgk tvvp half mile xorth of altona store thurs march 11 the following property belonging to peter smith horses grav gelding black gelding cattle 2 holstein cows due time of sale red white cow due time of sale holstein cow calf by side 2 holstein cows bred in june black cow bred in june 2 holstein cows bred in june swixe brood sow 1g fat pigs 7 pigs 10 weeks old heetune sportm aster the 194b chevrolet i smarter finer vr- fuetmaster club coupe newer hums the one to see tatm cwo b v r-s- f car quality at renter measure of bio uu v l csasmyby vinh e koee-ac- s n ndct more people clcvreta fuetmaster town sedan in ks i fisher hydraulic brakes people want chevrolet than any other make chevrolet a vis firstj ms a product ge neral motors hkj of ch9b stvumaster sport sedan styumastift town sedan claremont chas cooper ontario implements farmall h tractor on rubber equipped with starter and lights pulley etc in al condition cockshutt hay loader no 2 near new md 3furrow tractor plow good md no 4a manure spreader good tractor hitch and horse hitch gehl hammer mill new md stiff tooth cultivator 9 teeth with tractor hitch md cultivator 15 tooth with tractor hitch good mh grain binder 70 with trans ports tractor hitch horse tongue nearly new mh hay rake 100 mh hay tedder good mh seed drill 13m good deering mower 50 cutter set sloop sleighs turnip drill 2 sets 1section harrows walking plow no 3 verity walking plow no 21 verity with wheels walking plow no 21 fleury fleury walking scuiller set wagon springs rubber tired wagon buggy tongue wheelbarrow flat rack with standards new 2wheeled trailer with stock rack steel stoneboat new pig crate md 1 hp gas engine bain wagon box chop box set platform scales bain truck wagon good 50 endless hammer mill belt new md no 3 cream separator for power electric fencer roller tongue blower extension pipe 2 hay cars for round track gate for round track riteway milking machine 2 single units good l hp genera electric motor heavy duty a hp wagner motor heavy duty milker solution rack large tarpaulin root pulper good these are a good lot of implements miscellaneous 10 rod roll woven wire new 20 rod roll woven wire new 10 rod roll woven wire new so rod barbed wire new 7 pig troughs hay knife large iron kettle bag truck 0 now steel posts ladder 1100 bags fine salt draw rope 2 white ash reaches ensilage fork 8 sling ropes new stable broom number barrels number sacks number cotton grain bags pair rack sills number 2 ash planks number 1 1 galvanized pipe new sash and glass t x 5 approx 0 milk pails milk strainer number 2 x 10 x 11 blanks 2 pieces 8 x 8 x 1g pine new tongue for spreader set stewart clippers hand or power harness new pipe horse collar 10 horse collars good 2 sets brass mounted breeching harness gocxl set single harness number horse halters hay and grain quantity mixed hay furniture cook stove with warming closet findlay heater day couch 2 bedroom suites cradle drop head sewing machine good extension table with extra leaves kitchen table high chair porcelain top table toilet set 6 kitchen chairs rocking chair kitchen clock new lawn chair coleman lantern coleman iron 2 new mattresses 2 sets bed springs number jars odd dishes crocks sale at one pm terms cash no reterve farm sold lloyd turner clerk sellers atkinson auctioneer