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6 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, June 8.1983 Section Two Solina Couple Has Won Seven World Grain Championships WAVERLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWS Wesley and Ada Yellowlees are shown here with some of the awards they have received for growing championship oats and barley. Seven times, they have received the world championship for oats But it wasn't until 1969 that Wes and Ada Yellowlees earned their first world By Peter Parrott Since they began showing grain in 1961, Wesley and Ada Yellowlees have collected seven world championships for oats and have accumulated accumulated approximately 50 ribbons, The Solina couple recall that not all of their early efforts were rewarded. They showed their first grain in 1961 after their son, Harold, entered a 4H Club grain competition. championship in oats. Wes Yellowlees has been a farmer all his life and his son, Harold, is helping to run the family farm near Solina now. Growing top-quality oats and barley is a serious competition competition attracting scores of international contestants who compete. each year at the Royal Agricultural Winter PONTYPOOL (Intended for Last Week) Jessie Fisk returned safely (courtesy Wardair) from a two week holiday in Manchester, England. This was slated to be a visiting rather than a travelling one -- but as she went from cousin to cousin, there was also a lot of sightseeing involved involved as well. The weather was not the best -- even the English are getting "fed up" on the daily downpours of rain -- but the warm welcome welcome she received more than made up for the unfriendly unfriendly skies. Many tourists believe that a trip to England revolves around the sights in the London district district - of which there are many. But Manchester area is also a fascinating source of historical sites, and well worth some time spent to find them. One of particular interest was the ancient city of Chester - with a Roman wall dating back 2000 years. Many parts of the original brick and stonework are still standing, and it is quite an experience to step out of a modern shop on to the old paths trod by people so many years ago. In the centre of the shopping district district is a modern plaza, completely completely surrounded by old buildings of the black and white which is the mark of many Cheshire structures. Some Canadian friends may remember Eric and Ann Terry who visited the Fisks last fall. Eric renewed acquaintances acquaintances with people he remembered 50 years ago when his family lived in our country. Their daughter Sylvia and her husband John provided a memorable memorable day, as Jessie went to their home in Lancashire. It is a renovated farm house dating back to the time when house and barn were attached. Their present beautiful sitting room was the cow barn, the dining room, the hay storage area, the modern kitchen was the milking parlor. John's study had the old stone fireplace in what had been the kitchen. Some of the bedrooms bedrooms were located in the original hayloft. The walls were about four feet in thickness, plastered white, and the ceilings contained the beams stained black, as were the doors and door frames. The mix of old and new was tastefully done - and the house certainly had a character of its own. It was perched high up on the sides of # river valley -- with an ajlve-inspiring view and a little village nestled beneath them -- reached by a narrow, winding coach road. Since the houses and barns of England are mostly built of stone and brick, they have endured through the centuries, where so many of ours have fallen victim to fires. It is a very popular investment now to buy one of the old farmhouses. farmhouses. When renovated they are worth a fortune. One special get-together had a real surprise for some of the cousins. The only living living aunt - a dear old lady aged 87 years was present, and everyone enjoyed seeing seeing her and other members members of the family. It seems as if a visitor from another country is the catalyst which creates a reunion for people who live quite close together, but who do not see each other very often. The two weeks sped by all too swiftly - but the road toPon- typool was a most welcome sight. It's always nice to return return home. during competition at Winter Fair in Toronto competition in 1961. Fair in Toronto. Australia, England, Scotland, Scotland, and the U.S. are just some of the nations represented represented at the annual event. In addition, there are contenders from all parts of Canada. Wesley and Ada Yellowlees select the 10 pounds of grain needed for each competition from their regular crop. They don't grow it from special plots of soil because there's no guarantee where the best of the crop may be found from year to year. Instead, they keep a careful watch during the harvest and select the best oats and barley for competition. competition. In a typical year, the Yellowlees farm will produce about 100 acres of oats. Although Although they have placed high in barley competitions, the world championship in this category has eluded them. After harvesting and selecting selecting the grain which will be used in competition, the grain is cleaned in order to remove impurities. But at this stage of the process, the work has only begun. Next comes the exacting exacting task of removing flawed kernels from the sample which will be used for the competition. Ada or Wes Yellowlees place a few dozen kernels in a pie plate and examine them' under a bright light. Kernels with defects such as missing the Royal Agricultural , They first entered the outer hulls or cracks and splits at the end of the outer shells will be discarded. The best of the grain is then ready for the judges' scrutiny. This process is repeated until a large enough quantity of grain has been prepared for competition. In addition, some growers give their entry a final polish by placing small quantities of grain inside a silk stocking and working the kernels backwards backwards and forwards. Mr. Yellowlees explained that judges look for such things as the purity of the sample, color and other desired desired qualities. This year, Wes and Ada Yellowlees plan to enter the competition again. However, their success will depend on the quality of the crop which is maturing in the fields this spring. While contenders are allowed to show a previous season's crop in the current year, Mr. and Mrs. Yellowlees will be entering this year's harvest at the Royal Winter Fair of 1983. It's too early to predict whether they can repeat last year's achievement of bringing bringing home a world oat championship. championship. But it won't be at all surprising to find that the Solina couple will be among the front-runners when judges choose the cream of the world's crop. Legion Branch 178 Lottery Winners For the month of April with the draw being made on Wed., April 27th, 1983 at the Ladies Auxiliary Bingo in the Legion Hall, the winners were as follows: 1st prize - $1,000 Ticket no. 1074, Shirley Reynolds, Hampton, Hampton, Ont. 2nd prize - $400 Ticket no. 1223, G.L. Virtue, 50 Rosallyne Gres., Bowmanville. 3rd prize $200 Ticket, no. 1165, John Carlton, 119 Cove Road, Bowmanville. 4th prize $100 Ticket no. 1480, Ron and Helen Allen, 73 Parkway Cres., Bowmanville. 5th prize $50 Ticket no. 1576, Marg. Corson, Lorraine Pingle and Georgina Carter (three sisters), Bowmanville, Ont. During the 125th Bowman- ACCOUNTING POSITION We are a leading Canadian Paper Conversion Company who is seeking an experienced person to manage our Financial Accounting Department. The successful applicant should be qualified or have 4th year standing in their R.I.A./C.G.A. programme. Previous accounting and supervisory experience is essential. Responsibilities will include: • Budgeting • Monthly Financial Statement Preparation • Inventory Control • Cost Accounting and various special studies Some Knowledge of Micro-Computers would be beneficial. We offer an attractive salary and fringe benefit programme together with excellent working conditions. Complete Resumes should be sent to: The Chief Accountant Dennison Manufacturing Inc. 200 Base Line Road E., Bowmanville, Ont. L1C1A2 ville Anniversary Week, the May 25th draw was made at the Ladies Auxiliary Bingo where a special $125 bingo was held, in honor of the anniversary. anniversary. The lottery draw winners are as follows: 1st prize $1,000 Ticket no. 1472, Bob and Audrey Bate, 16 Orchardview Blvd., Bowmanville. Bowmanville. 2nd prize $400 Ticket no. 1566, Al. Webb, 103 Liberty St. S., Bowmanville. 3rd prize $200 Ticket no. 1230, Rose Rogers, 128 Beaver St. N., Newcastle. 4th prize $100 Ticket no. 1506, Walter and Eve Pingle, R.R. 1, Hampton. 5th prize $50 Ticket no. 1128, Reg. Roberts, 51 King St. W., Bowmanville. The winner of the special bingo prize of $125 was Mrs. Olive Bath, an out-of-town visitor who was in town visiting visiting her daughter. Unfortunately Unfortunately we do not have Mrs. Bath's address. Students from Waverley Public School recently submitted submitted stories about life in Bowmanville Bowmanville in the past, present and future. Several of the stories will appear in this and future editions of the Statesman. Statesman. FUTURE OF BOWMANVILLE I think Bowmanville in the year 2083 will be advanced in these ways. Cars will be operated operated by computers. Cars will be powered by air like hovercrafts, hovercrafts, trains by oil, airplanes straight from sun's energy and subways will use electricity. electricity. There will also be mono- rails all around the earth. By then we will have the techniques techniques to build rockets to reach Saturn. By 2083 computers will be building cars, airplanes, airplanes, trains, monorails and subways. Bikes will probably be motorized. Cars, trucks, and buses will be made bullet proof. Most vehicles will be powered with energy straight from Jhe sun. You will have to use I.D. cards to get into houses, buildings buildings etc. I think people will be living in cities under the lakes and oceans in Domes. I really think people will be living in outerspace on the moon for example. There will be towns and cities being built underground, in space and under water. In 2083 you will just have to push buttons to do housework and cooking. Houses will most likely have roofs made from glass. Men will only have to work 20 hours a week not 40 hours and have time to rest. Clothes will be like silk, velvet and velour. They will also cost more. When you buy items you will use cards or metal slates with writing engraved on it. The food will be grown inside, also with chemicals. Adam Carter Grade 5 PIONEER SCHOOL One hundred years ago in Bowmanville, Central School is up and children are going to school. There is just one teacher and no books, just slates and a piece of chalk to write with. It would be a little school house. The roads were dirt. All their clothes are homemade. Their houses were cabins and they were homemade homemade too. The women baked and cooked over an open fireplace. fireplace. In Bowmanville there would be hardly any stores. I would love to see what it was like as a pioneer child. I would go to school as I always would every morning and eat at school. I would do everything I could do after school. Well right now 1 am going to step back into time. I am here in the school house. My teacher's name if Mrs. Plum. There is a boy in the corner, his name is Scott. We are doing spelling now. The teacher just asked me to spell "cup", so here it goes c:U-p that spells "cup". It is fun being a pioneer child but I like it bétter in the nineteen- eightys. By Melody Cosburn PIONEER DAYS I would like to live one hundred years ago because I like the pioneer's clothes, like their dresses and muffs. In the pioner days you would do chores like milking the cow, I feeding the chickens, baking, doing the dishes, sewing by hand and doing embroidery. I would have lived in the country country three miles from town in a small house which my dad would have built. Some days we would have taken grain to the mill to be ground into flour. There would be no electricity. electricity. We would have used candles, that we would have made. Everything would have been home-made, like clothes, baking and some furniture. In the winter we would have strung popcorn and cranberries cranberries to eat. Some of the clothes I would have worn would have been long 1 dresses, a bonnet and a muff. Our shoes would have been made of deerskin. I would have had some neat toys like a china doll and a whimmydiddle. At school we Patrick G. Deegan DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC 5 GEORGE STREET BOWMANVILLE 623-4473 or 263-2026 SPEC IAL j ALL TV 4 1 SERVICE ■ 1 CALLS WITH nui y I 1 THIS AD UNLY " 2 50 FALCON TV 426 Simcoe St. S. 723-0011 Guarantee on all parts and service would do work like arithmetic, history, geography and spelling. spelling. We would write on a slate with a special pencil. We would go to church in a wagon on Sunday in our best clothes. By Shannon Worrall ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO I wonder what it was like one hundred years ago. Well, I want to find out. I'll just get my time machine and go back one hundred years. Minus one hundred years. Here we go! There were no cars only buggies buggies pulled my horses, No T. V. It must have been boring! Boy, oh boy, Bowmanville sure was different. What about school? Maybe it was easy work or maybe harder work than we have. They wouldn't have desks like our desks. They would be wooden. They wouldn't have pencils. They would have to use ink pencils. (Well, something like pencils.) They might not even have recess! I wonder if they had blackboards. They wouldn't have paper. They might not even have clothes like ours. Oh well I better be getting home, and I sure am glad I didn't live one hundred years ago! LeanneApted Grade 3 ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO One hundred years ago in Bowmanville it was about 1800 and 1 am going to pretend that I was a pioneer then and I went to school. The school would probably be made of wood. Everything in my house would be made of wood. In the school they would have the same stuff as we have now days. Most girls wore long dresses and boys wore knickers. knickers. In the 1800's they had no cars they only had stagecoach wagons pulled By horses. I think near 1800 it was Bow- manville's first birthday. Some schools in Toronto which they called York looked like churches. Waverley Public School was built a hundred years later. I think it was made in 1979. Diane Mclnnes Grade 4 Dolls Attract Youngsters at Mall Sidewalk Sale Tara Bond (left); Amanda Green (centre), and Mall during Bowmanville's Old Home Week Jennifer Green, admire some of the items on celebrations, display at the Sidewalk Sale held at Bowmanville WHO HIRES STUDENTS? E very year, governments and businesses, large and small, create thousands of summer jobs for students. Students count on these jobs to earn money so they can return to school, and to help build the experience that builds careers. The Government of Canada helps to match students with jobs by establishing over 400 special Canada Employment Centres for Studdnts right across the country. This year, many students are hoping to find jobs in the neighborhoods where they live, working with homeowners for a month, a week or even a day. If you'd like some help building a fence or painting your house, hire a student to help. You'll find the work goes more quickly with two. In business, you can count on students to fill in for vacationing staff. Many students have special training in business, the sciences, computer processing and other fields, that enables them to take on responsible summer jobs. To hire a student this summer, call the Canada Employment Centre for Students nearest you. Don't wait for someone else to come up with summer jobs for students. THIS IS THE YEAR THEY NEED YOU. HIRE A STUDENT. Emplcyment and Emploi et Immigration Canada Immigration Canada Lloyd Axworthy, Minister Lloyd Axworthy, ministre Canada