On March 21st, 1958, the Oxford
plowmen held their Annual meeting for 1957. Eight members were present. The
treasurer reported a balance of $2668. An Oxford
match was planned for 1958.The same officers as 1957 were reinstated.
July 12th: Meeting, members present were: President, Lorne Richardson, Frank Manson, Ed Eddy(Art's father), Geo.Innes, Douglas Start, Wilfred Corp, Tom Pellow, and John Hargreaves for the purpose of holding a successful 1958 plowing match in Oxford. John Hargreaves felt it should be continued. Geo.Innes suggested we have only two open classes and the rest be limited to Oxford County plowmen. Wilfred Corp felt it should not have been dropped in 1957 without an open meeting and stated that if nobody was going to work at it, don't start it. The morale of the club was at its lowest.
It was decided to have an inter township class,-separate classes for those under 21 and those over 21 with the award going to the high three in each township. The prize list committee of John Hargreaves, Wilfred Corp, Lorne Richardson, Bud Kennedy, Doug Start, and Ed Eddy met on July 16th to revise the prize list. There were nine classes and a welding competition. The inter township class entrants may enter a class of their own choosing and two awards would be given, one for those over 21, and one for those under 21, as of Nov.1st,1958.
Don Karn was consulted regarding a junior farmer tug of war. A horse shoe pitching contest was organized. A field committee was named: Percy Wettlaufer, Wilfred Corp, Ed Hansuld, and Ed Eddy. The date was set for Oct.31st on the Ed Eddy farm on the 11th Line of East Zorra.(Lot 9, Conc.10)
Oct.24th: Friday evening meeting, Enticknapp Co.at Drumbo were consulted regarding a tent, but Mrs.Geo.Thompson already had one from Oxford and District Cattle Breeders. All details were arranged, 21 foot lands were staked for horses and 42 foot lands for tractors. Clare Hartley, representing South Zorra Junior farmers arranged parking. The junior farmers were to be paid a small fee for their services as well as for parking cars at the Jackson farm 3 years previous where the match was held in 1955.
Oct.30th: A diplomatic letter from Mr.Floyd A.Lashley came to Oxford secretary outlining rules and regulations of the OPA and hopes for Oxford's co-operation.
Dec.20: Annual Meeting.The treasury balance was down to $1740. New directors, Art Dale, Ralph McCutcheon, Jack Hargreaves, John E.King, and Grant Smith came on the board bringing the total up to fifteen as required by OPA rules.
Sept.28th: Meeting The 1959 Oxford match planned to be at Wesley Noack farm, RR2,Tavistock, 4 miles north of Hickson and one and one-half mile west.The welding competition was eliminated, tug of war for Junior farmers continued. The East Zorra Junior Farmers were in charge of parking under the command of Jack Wettlaufer (Percy's son). Mr.Ed Eddy offered the use of his farm for coaching day on Oct.17th. Marshall Deans of Paris to be the coach. Tavistock Gazette printed the prize list; the grounds committee met at the Noack farm at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28 to stake out the lands.
Annual Meeting for 1959 was held 15 January 1960. Bob Milne was in attendance. The bank balance was down to $900. New directors were: Allan Innes, Roy Scott, and Bob Stephenson.
William Stone & Son supplied the tent in 1959. There was some delay in taking the tent down due to bad weather. The tent received some damages for which Stone and Co. were paid. William Stone&Co. bought large dead animals to manufacture glue from their skin and bones. Large farm horses were prized. In 1961, their name became CIL (Canadian Indusries Ltd).
Election of officers for 1960 followed: President, Wilfred Corp; 1st Vice Pres., Percy J.Wettlaufer; 2nd Vice Pres., Clare Hartley; Secretary, Robert E. Bell; Treasurer, Norman Shelton.
Directors: Art Dale, J. Hargreaves, Ed Eddy, Doug Start, Ed Hansuld, Bud Kennedy, Lorne Richardson, Ed Thornton, Wilfred Grenzebach, Jack Hargreaves, Dave Mitchell, Allan Innes, A.D. Robinson, Roy Scott, Bob Stephenson.
1960 Clare Hartley, one of those attending the OPA convention in Toronto, said more stress was being placed on Junior matches and the pull type plow was being replaced by mounted plows.
An evening presentation, for outgoing Ag. Rep. R.E. Bell, was held and Oxford Plowmen donated $25 toward the event. Mr. Bell was appointed to the head office of the Ont. Dept. of Agriculture; Mr.Don A.Taylor arrived to take up his duties of Oxford County agricultural representative and secretary of the Oxford Plowmen.
In view of the fact that the Oxford County Plowmen had been asked to participate in the Local Counties Day at IPM 1960 at Springfield in Elgin County, and assuming Oxford would be asked for a grant toward it, they asked County Council for a grant of $600. Oxford was getting more contestants and paying out more prize money, rapidly depleting their bank account. County Council delivered. The county grant the previous year (1959) was $250.The $600 grant was duplicated in 1961 and 1962, with $700 in 1963 (not without some complaints). Canvassing businesses and individuals met with criticism. Representatives to the local committee for the IPM to be held in Elgin county 1960 were: Wilfred Corp, Ed Hansuld, Clare Hartley, and Ed Eddy.
Mr. Hargreaves hosted a coaching day at his farm; A committee of Mr.Eddy, Mr.Hargreaves, George Rogister, Bob Bell, and Norman O.Watson to be in charge. Norman Watson, himself a plowman, became associate ag.rep. for Oxford County.
The high school plow team to represent Oxford at IPM Elgin County was chosen at coaching day, Hargreaves farm. They were Keith Fried and Ray Dedman. Oxford association paid each boy $25 expenses and their $8 entry fee. Lloyd Beckham & Sons trucked the plows and equipment.
July 12th: Meeting, members present were: President, Lorne Richardson, Frank Manson, Ed Eddy(Art's father), Geo.Innes, Douglas Start, Wilfred Corp, Tom Pellow, and John Hargreaves for the purpose of holding a successful 1958 plowing match in Oxford. John Hargreaves felt it should be continued. Geo.Innes suggested we have only two open classes and the rest be limited to Oxford County plowmen. Wilfred Corp felt it should not have been dropped in 1957 without an open meeting and stated that if nobody was going to work at it, don't start it. The morale of the club was at its lowest.
It was decided to have an inter township class,-separate classes for those under 21 and those over 21 with the award going to the high three in each township. The prize list committee of John Hargreaves, Wilfred Corp, Lorne Richardson, Bud Kennedy, Doug Start, and Ed Eddy met on July 16th to revise the prize list. There were nine classes and a welding competition. The inter township class entrants may enter a class of their own choosing and two awards would be given, one for those over 21, and one for those under 21, as of Nov.1st,1958.
Don Karn was consulted regarding a junior farmer tug of war. A horse shoe pitching contest was organized. A field committee was named: Percy Wettlaufer, Wilfred Corp, Ed Hansuld, and Ed Eddy. The date was set for Oct.31st on the Ed Eddy farm on the 11th Line of East Zorra.(Lot 9, Conc.10)
Oct.24th: Friday evening meeting, Enticknapp Co.at Drumbo were consulted regarding a tent, but Mrs.Geo.Thompson already had one from Oxford and District Cattle Breeders. All details were arranged, 21 foot lands were staked for horses and 42 foot lands for tractors. Clare Hartley, representing South Zorra Junior farmers arranged parking. The junior farmers were to be paid a small fee for their services as well as for parking cars at the Jackson farm 3 years previous where the match was held in 1955.
Oct.30th: A diplomatic letter from Mr.Floyd A.Lashley came to Oxford secretary outlining rules and regulations of the OPA and hopes for Oxford's co-operation.
Dec.20: Annual Meeting.The treasury balance was down to $1740. New directors, Art Dale, Ralph McCutcheon, Jack Hargreaves, John E.King, and Grant Smith came on the board bringing the total up to fifteen as required by OPA rules.
Sept.28th: Meeting The 1959 Oxford match planned to be at Wesley Noack farm, RR2,Tavistock, 4 miles north of Hickson and one and one-half mile west.The welding competition was eliminated, tug of war for Junior farmers continued. The East Zorra Junior Farmers were in charge of parking under the command of Jack Wettlaufer (Percy's son). Mr.Ed Eddy offered the use of his farm for coaching day on Oct.17th. Marshall Deans of Paris to be the coach. Tavistock Gazette printed the prize list; the grounds committee met at the Noack farm at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28 to stake out the lands.
Annual Meeting for 1959 was held 15 January 1960. Bob Milne was in attendance. The bank balance was down to $900. New directors were: Allan Innes, Roy Scott, and Bob Stephenson.
William Stone & Son supplied the tent in 1959. There was some delay in taking the tent down due to bad weather. The tent received some damages for which Stone and Co. were paid. William Stone&Co. bought large dead animals to manufacture glue from their skin and bones. Large farm horses were prized. In 1961, their name became CIL (Canadian Indusries Ltd).
Election of officers for 1960 followed: President, Wilfred Corp; 1st Vice Pres., Percy J.Wettlaufer; 2nd Vice Pres., Clare Hartley; Secretary, Robert E. Bell; Treasurer, Norman Shelton.
Directors: Art Dale, J. Hargreaves, Ed Eddy, Doug Start, Ed Hansuld, Bud Kennedy, Lorne Richardson, Ed Thornton, Wilfred Grenzebach, Jack Hargreaves, Dave Mitchell, Allan Innes, A.D. Robinson, Roy Scott, Bob Stephenson.
1960 Clare Hartley, one of those attending the OPA convention in Toronto, said more stress was being placed on Junior matches and the pull type plow was being replaced by mounted plows.
An evening presentation, for outgoing Ag. Rep. R.E. Bell, was held and Oxford Plowmen donated $25 toward the event. Mr. Bell was appointed to the head office of the Ont. Dept. of Agriculture; Mr.Don A.Taylor arrived to take up his duties of Oxford County agricultural representative and secretary of the Oxford Plowmen.
In view of the fact that the Oxford County Plowmen had been asked to participate in the Local Counties Day at IPM 1960 at Springfield in Elgin County, and assuming Oxford would be asked for a grant toward it, they asked County Council for a grant of $600. Oxford was getting more contestants and paying out more prize money, rapidly depleting their bank account. County Council delivered. The county grant the previous year (1959) was $250.The $600 grant was duplicated in 1961 and 1962, with $700 in 1963 (not without some complaints). Canvassing businesses and individuals met with criticism. Representatives to the local committee for the IPM to be held in Elgin county 1960 were: Wilfred Corp, Ed Hansuld, Clare Hartley, and Ed Eddy.
Mr. Hargreaves hosted a coaching day at his farm; A committee of Mr.Eddy, Mr.Hargreaves, George Rogister, Bob Bell, and Norman O.Watson to be in charge. Norman Watson, himself a plowman, became associate ag.rep. for Oxford County.
The high school plow team to represent Oxford at IPM Elgin County was chosen at coaching day, Hargreaves farm. They were Keith Fried and Ray Dedman. Oxford association paid each boy $25 expenses and their $8 entry fee. Lloyd Beckham & Sons trucked the plows and equipment.
A Queen of the Furrow competition was
begun at IPM 1960. The Junior Farmers and the Plowmen's Association were to
search for young ladies interested in entering the competition. Lynda Prong won
over 16 competitors to win the first Ontario Queen of the Furrow title.
Pickpockets were still busy, releaving $1000 from seven wallets and purses on
Tuesday, opening day. On Wednesday, Herb Jarvis of Agincourt won the top
jointer plow class for horses. Ivan DeGeer (sic) of Mt.Albert won the Massey
Ferguson Trophy. Grant Wells of Stouffville won the Bank of Nova Scotia and
runner up for the Ontario Championship. Oxford
County's Keith Fried and Ray Dedman of
New Dundee won the Ont.Plowmen's Trophy in Inter County
competition. The date for the Oxford match was set for Friday, Oct.28 on the
Geo. Innes farm. Bob Milne, Agricultural Engineer for Oxford and Middlesex suggested a drainage
demonstration.The Oxford Soil and Crop Association provided assistance and
Mr.Art Eddy provided his tile drainage machine. Oxford's Blenheim plow club held their 1960
match on Thursday Oct.27 on the farm of Floyd Good northeast of Plattsville.
They were in good shape for the Oxford
match the following day Friday Oct.28. They took top honors and the majority of
our prize money. Saturday's paper Oct.29th had a good aerial shot of the site
and the two judges George Hawstrawser and W.C.Barrie at work.The success of the
1960 Oxford
match was evident in the large payout of prize money. Ads in the Tillsonburg
News, Ayr News, Paris Star, Sentinel Review, Tavistock Gazette, on CKOX radio
brought out contestants. The prize money for horse shoe pitching was $60. At
the Annual meeting for 1960 the treasury was down to $39.16 and the main topic
was future financing.
Election of Officers for 1961
Past President Wilfred Corp; President, Clare Hartley; 1st Vice Pres., Ed Eddy; 2nd Vice Pres., Art Dale; Secretary, Don Taylor; Treasurer, Norm Shelton.
Directors: John Hargreaves, Doug Start, Ed Hansuld, E.V. Kennedy, Lorne Richardson, Ron Hutcheson(County Weed Inspector), Allan Innes, A.D.Robinson, Leroy Scott, Bob Stephenson, Fred Sidon, Doug McClintock, Robert Ewen, Alex Henderson, T.Pellow, and William Griffin.
Election of Officers for 1961
Past President Wilfred Corp; President, Clare Hartley; 1st Vice Pres., Ed Eddy; 2nd Vice Pres., Art Dale; Secretary, Don Taylor; Treasurer, Norm Shelton.
Directors: John Hargreaves, Doug Start, Ed Hansuld, E.V. Kennedy, Lorne Richardson, Ron Hutcheson(County Weed Inspector), Allan Innes, A.D.Robinson, Leroy Scott, Bob Stephenson, Fred Sidon, Doug McClintock, Robert Ewen, Alex Henderson, T.Pellow, and William Griffin.
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