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For Haif a Century A. Village Enterprise Has Sorted Pea Seeds Vilag.e rnterrise Pea growers lni Durham County are arnong those slated ta recelve the end-product of a unique, 50-year-old village enterprise whlch Is now em'. ploylng 48 wornen ln this com- n1unlty of 300 famnilles. Werklng the Pt& Seed The women's job la known as "worklng the pea seed.' Durlng the next five months, t will involve examining indivi- dually more than five billion of the peas whlch will ?deld a large part of Canada s 9 195 pack of canned, and fresh-froz- en peas. The women take oveir after shakers, agitators an'l gravIty selectors have done their job. Their alert eyes 'and qulck lingers ensure that each of the millions of seedasbipped lo growvers next spring mess- ures up to required standard.. A Wellilngton Landmark Located between the Ulnited Church and a pumpkin field, the whiite and silver seed plant in whlch the women are em- ployed bas been a landmark in Welllpgton for over haif a cei- tury. Over the years It has been altered, %xanded and I i c Mem oria I BOWMANVILLE Arena ru s. t, TE CAMADW&M STATEMU"wAN.W m<Vfl n Iz o __________ I Mighty Hornets Tied For Second* Place completelY re-built. Canners Seeds Limited, a subsidiary of, Aylmler Products, now owns and aponates it. Long Tomn Program The sorting operation co.. ducted in the plant la one ai the major atepa IR~ a seed pro- duction program wbich begins years before when Aylmer's agronomists select and field- test prornlsing varieties of peas for such Important characterid- tics as yleld, quality and fla- VOur. The program invalveis the belp of about 300 Ontaro farmer. wbo each year grow r the crops wblch multlply the seed ai proven strains. 48,Women Employel SOmne of the 48 women "warking the pea seed" are mothers of men employed nt the plant or in local cannlng factories. Some are their wîv.1s or daughters. Second and third generatlons on the job are not uncommon and some bld-timersi -like Mrs. Mary 'Hutchinson and her good fnlends Mrs. Syl- r via Bowerman and Mrs. Edna' Platt, have been employed re- gularly at the plant since be- I I. s I The Hornets of the Atom League in the Bowman- protect the youngsters from hediursadteae ville Minor Hackey Association are currently tied for flot allowed on the ice unless they are wearing them. second place with the Bears and hope ta climb even higher Front row, left to right: Ron Carter, Ron Hoaper, Wayne in the league standing. The Hornets players are sporting Devitt, Bob Sleep, AI Hooper and Paul Welsh. Rear row, some of the 36 sets of protective headgear donated to the left to right: Coach Ron Oke, Don Rickard, Scott Rudeli, Atom and Pee Wee Leagues by the Bawmanville Rotary George Bail, Peter Werry and John Depew. Club. This generous donation by the Club was made to fore World War I. Robert Me- :Intyre, the young Ontario Agr- cultural College graduate who now directs the aperations at Wellington, la one of several -plant managers under whom they have worked. Need Alert Eyes "It's an easier job today by far but it's neyer been a diff j- cult one, if yau've got alert eyes and quick fingers," says Mrs. Hutchinson who.4 recaîls sorting the peas by the light of ail lamps and then gas lamps. In ber years with the campany she has examxned an estimated 50,000 bushels af peas, far mare than any other waman in the village. Each day she sifts, sorts and selects about eight bushels af thern with the same painstaking care she devotes ta meal preparation in her own kitchen. Like many of her fel- low workers, Mrs. HutchinMon is a member af the Women's Institute. As they examine the peas, talk about the activities af the Institute, the Eastern Star, or the Women's Mission- ary Society can be heard abave the hum aifnacbinery. Examine Every Peu, Peas delivered ta Wellington are first weighed and sent through fanning milîs where dirt and chaff -are blawn away,. Gravity separation mills then determine by weight which, peas will be eligible for spring planting. The final pracess in- valves a treating machinL which gives, the seeds a bath in a cambination insecticide- fungicide as a ýprotection against sail-borne diseases. But bef are that the 48 wamnen ex- amine each pea under a spot- light.1 Orderly Sewing Room jAt first glance the sorting department suggests an order- ly sewing room. Each woman sits at a small machine which pours peas on ta a moving belt. Expert fingers whisp over th.c peas as they pass: Off-colour, faulty shapes, injury of anv kind-and aut goes the pea. Those that have passed go in'o boxes where the women giv.e themn a second look. The satis- factory peas are next given a f1a once-over by foremen, then run through chutes whieb carry themn ta the treating de- partment. Examined By Dept. The peas are tiien ready for bagging and sorting. They can- not be shipped to growers, however, until samples of each batch have been returned frorn the Plants Product Division -il the Dominion. Department of Agriculture. The samples go there ta be examined for Ji- sease and tested for germina- t ion. Shipped ta Groweru For many years now seeds inspected at Wellington have been shipped i the spring ta Aylmer's contracting growers in Durham County and other pea growing areas. Each good crop has owed rnuch ta the women of the village and to the unique community enter-. prise. In the Editor's MC-il 429 Kingston Road, Toronto 8, Ont. Dear Dr. George: We had meant ta write yau before ta congratulate you on the well-deserved honour af the Doctor's Degree, but we hope that it is not too late nowv. We have seen many weekiyj papers but none seem ta com-1 pare in completeness with the1 one fromn the aid home town. We do not want it to stop com- ing sa wc enclose the cheque for the subscription. MY Work in the Scarbarough schools has grawn greatly in the last few years, and I now have two hundred and four classes under my care. Yours sinoerely, Francis Sutton. P. S-MsSutton and Fran- nie> both bcnd their congratu- iations. NE WTON VILLE t Mr. and Mrs. Keith Bunley ai Cobourg, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Don Vinkle. Mr. Earl Waikey is in Toron- ta this week attending a Bell plant school. Mr. and MIrs.ý Cleland Lane spent Sunday with Mr. an.- Mrs J. C. Moore ai Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Porter Sr., of Manvers'Sta. with Mr. and MrZ. >W. M. Porter on Sunday. Mr. Sheldon Davis and Mr. John Griffiths ai Eganville, with Mn. and Mrs. C. M. Janes recently. The funeral ai Mrs. Abbie Pethick, wife ai the late Wni. Pethick was held at the George Funeral Parlars on Tuesday. The remains were placed in the vaùlt. Interment will take place later in Lakeview Cemetery, Newtonville. We noticed in Monday's Globe and Mail the passîng af Mrs. Erastus Caldwell at Pari Hope Hospital an Saturday. The funeral was held on Mon. day et the George Funenal Cha- pel. Interment at Welcame Church cemetery, Mrs. Cald- well was formerly Edith Tam- blyn, sister of the late Rager Tamblyn ai Zion. The United Church Sunday School are holding a Christmas Concert for the children in the S. S. Hall Thursday evening, Dec. 22nd. Silver collection at the door. On Sunday Mn. Melvi1lý Jones visited his uncle, Mr- Chas. Moase of Lindsay who is a patient in Rosa Memonial Hospital. Farm Forumfs BLACKSTOCK FORUM Blackstock Forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tenny- son Samells, wvith a very good attendance. The subject "Planning Against Disaster" was listened to. A paper on Civil Defense-supplied by Headquarters was then read by Mrs. E. Dorreli, after which groups wvere formed for dis- cussion. The Forum feit that there should be some form of organizatian in aur district v) handle the situation of hand- ling evacuation into our nei- bourhood tram the nearby city, and 'for aur own protection, if the xvorst, camne to the worst. We, as a Forum, realize, that a great many people, who do not attend the meetings, do lis- ten t o the Radio Broadcast and find them very interesting and educational as a whole. This one we felt should have beenI ]istened ta with great benefit. by the general public. Rev. C. W. Hutton xvas chair- man of the meeting while Mrs. Stanford Van Camp provided a very interesting recreationa] period. A Iovely lunch was served by the hostes. Jan. 9th meeting will be held a-t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Van Camp.- BETHANY ýy Eleet S. S. Officers h The United Church Sunday School held their annual meet- ing at the home ai Mr. and SMrs. Eari Weathenilt, making plans for the usual Christmas -concert ta be held on Decem- .ber l6th at 7:30 in the evening. ', Officers elected for the com- ing year were: Superintendent, Eanl Weatherilt; Assistant Supt. Mervyn Porteous: Secretary, Miss Eleanor Rowan, Assistant secretary, Miss Joan Bristow; Treasurer, Miss Grace Bigelaw; ePia nist, Mrs. M. Porteous; As- sistant, Mrs. John White; Cra- dle RaIl Supervisor, Mrs. Earl Weatherilt; Primary class tea- echer, Mrs. Vincent Jackson, ewith Mrs. G. M. Longfield and Mrs. Ernest Youngman as as- sistants; Juniar class, Mrs. Preston Neals, Mrs. John fWhite, assistant; Young Pea- ple's Cass, Mrs. Mervyn Par- teaus, assistant, Mrs. Allan Beer. Adult Bible Class Tea- chers, Mrs. Mansell Wrigiit and Mrs. Edgar Beer; Mission- ary Convenar, Mrs. Herb. Cap- pins; Temperance Programn canvenor, Mrs. Otto Spencer. Ladies, Guild Meets The Ladies' Guild af St. Paul's Church held their De- cember meeting' at the home af Mrs. Charles Reynolds with L17 members present. All reports indicated a very successful year. It was decided ta pur- chase flowers for the decora- tion ai the Church at Christmas and the building committee ne- ported the new Altar flooring and panelling nearing cample- tion. Officens elected for 1956 are President, Mrs. William Mark; first vice-president, Mrs. Jack Palmer; 2nd vice president, Mrs. Charles Smith; Secretarj. Mrs. Robert Sisson; treasurer, Mrs. C. Reynolds; canvenor of sick and visiting cam., Mrs. Er- nest Lamnb. Mrs. Charles Smith expres3- ed the thanks oi the graup ta the immediate president, Mrs. Charlej Reynolds, who is retir- ing after seven vears ai most successful leadership. In lieu ai the> customary ex- change ai Christmas gift, don- ations were received and the sumn of $12.25 will be iorward- ed ta the Children's Aid Socle- tY at Port Hope ta assist in bringing cheer ta the inmiates. Mrs. John Coburn, who ie- moving ta Clarkésburg at the end ai the manth, wvas present- ed with a crystal cake plate in cornflower design, A social hour followed the meeting with lunch se¶wed by the hostess, assisted by Mns. H. F. Rayson, Mrs. Jack Palmer and Mrs. Rbbert Sisson. The members were pleased ta ac- cept the invitation ai Mrs. Mer- vyn Smith ta hold their Janu- ary meeting at ber home. W. A. Entertained Mrs. R. R. Bonsteel enter- tained the members ai the Un- h I NOTICE Safurday Closing ONTARIO RYDRO BOWNANVILLE RURAL CUSTONERS Please note the Area Office is now closed on -Saturdays. Office hours are from 8:30 ar. to 5 P.rn. Monday through Friday. W. R. WALTERS, Area Manager, Bownianville R.O.A. ited Church Waman's Associa- tion for their December meet- ing with Mrs. F. Bigelow pre- siding. The rail cail was ans- ywered with a "Thought For -Christmas". Miss Maude Rod. well read the scripture lessan, gwith Mrs. Bigelow giving the sexplanation and leading ini prayer. The l2lst Psalm was repcated in unison by the mem- bers in memary ai the late Mrs. Ernest Stacey, who bad been a valued member. Mrs. Allan Beer gave the financial repart, indicatîng a very su.,,- cessful year. *Rev. R. R. Bonsteel presided for the electian af officers with *the follawing appaintments: President, Mrs. Frank Bigelow: lst vice-president, Mrs. Herb. Coppin; second vice-president, Mrs. J. P. Henderson; Secre- tary, Mrs. Rosa Carr; Treasur- er, Mn,. Manseil Finney; Pi- i anist, Mrs. John White; Tem- perance Secretary, Mrs. Clar- ence Rowan; sick and visiting i committee; Mrs. Clarke Pom- eroy and Mrs. G. M. Longiield: Floral committee, in cases ai bereavement, Mrs. Wm. Ca- vana and Miss Lily Thompsan; Floral committee for church1 decorations, Mrs. John White, Mrs. Eari Weatherilt and Mrs. J. C. Cummiskey. Group lead- ers will be appointed ait the January meeting. A motion was approved ta danate $45 ta the Missionary and Maintenance Fund of the Church. A request tai cater for a dinner of -Quin-Mo-Lac Camp officiais in January was accept- cd. The program was Ini charge ai Mrs. Thomnas Malcolmsan and members of Group Five. Mrs. Bonsteel conducted a Christmas wonship service, as- sisted bY Mrs. Preston Neals and showed a film on the work ai The United Nations, coim- menting, on the valuable work dune by this organization in providing food for the world's hungry nations. Christmas ce- roIs were sung, with Mns. John White accampanying at the piana. During-the social hour, lunch. was served by the hostess as- sisted by Mrs. Malcalmson, Mrs. D. Lowes, Mrs. Clarence Neals, Mrs. Preston Neals, Mrs. Mil-1 ton Wright and Mrs. M. Webb.1 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fergu- son with Mn. and Mrs. Milton Semis, Eniield. Miss Bunny Bradley, Quill Lake, Sask.; Mr. and Mn,. Will Farder, Blackstock; Mr. and Mrs. Orr Jeffery, Part Perry; Mr. and Mrs. Allen Jackson, Manchester;: Mr. and Mrs. Jeffe DeMara, Scugog Island; Mr. and Mns. Adam Sharp, were Sunday visiter. ofi Mn. and Mrs. Arthur Brunt. Miss Heether .Bissane-tte, Bawmanville, visitéd wîth M-ss Phyllis Howells. Mr. and Mns. Carl Ferguson were with Mrx and Mrs. Edwin Sandercock, Orono. Mns. E. Strutt visited with Mn. and Mrs. Harry Strutt, Oshawa. Mr. and Mn,. Keith Ferguson and David, BowmanviLle- Mr. and Mn,. Donald Lee, WaXlyne and Terry, Master Kenny De- milîs, Oshawa, with Mr. and Mrs. W. Ferguson. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Staintoni, Hamptan, were Sunday visit- ons ai Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stainton. Mn. and Mn.. D. Yea and Lamna, Oshawa, were with Mr. and Mrs. Gardon Yeo. Mrs. S. Graham and Misî Irene Graham, Oshawa, wene Sunday callens at Mn. and Mis. K. V. Svaneielt's. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Werny and Sandra, were Saturday,l linner guests ai Mr. and Mnr. I V'ern Osborne, Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. B. Miller and Lloyd, Bawmanville, were with Mrn. and Mrs. R. Palmer. The Junior C.G.I.T. girls andi thein leader, Mns. 0. C. Ashton, ttended the Vesper Service ut rinity United Cbunch, Bow- manville.% Our Annuel C.G.I.T. Vesper Candle Lighting and Whit- Gi:t Service will b. held un tr c G Sunday night, 7.30, in the Church witb guest solajt, Mss Bevei'ly Cawling, Bowmanville. A splendid service is planned, everyone lu welcome. Mrs. Verna Woad, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Pethlck and Robin. Toronto; Mr. Oswald Pethick, Barrie, were visitrs with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. S. 11. Mr. and Mrs. Nrman Wright, are visltng relatives in Osh- awa. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Griffin returned Mrs. Gea. Squibb ta ber home et Churchill on Thursday. Un. E. Strutt, Mr. and Mrs. Cliford Pethick and Ruth, ýViàited In Toronto on Thursday, Ruth aving the pleasure of Visiting Santa Claus at EatonS. M.r. and Mrs. Clifford Wag, Uxbrdge, with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Wearn. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wl son, and Kerry, Toronto, wi,1 Mr. and Mrs. K. V. Svanefelt. 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AT ANY TIME DAY OR EVENING' Full staff is employed-in order to give you fasi efficient service at the iowest possible cost HARPELLy S. UPHOLSTERING LUGGAGE. by McBRINE or LANGMUIR. Special Prices on Sets AVY CRCKET NDRY OGR P t, I E Il 'r *1 E 'i Ii~ Public Skating FRIDAY, DECENDER 16th 8 -10 p.m. ADMISSION * * Aduits 35c, Children 20e Itermediate "A" Lakeshore HOCKEY Saturday Night DECENDER 171h- 8:30 P.M. Cobourg Cornets The League Leading Bowmanville Barons General Admission and Reserved Seats 75c Children - 35c Corne out and support this great new Bownianville Tearn .M.H.A. HOCKEY Wednesday Night DECEMBER 2Ist 7:30 P.N. TWO GAMES WHITBY JUVENILES 3OWMAN VILLE JUVENILES ,AND OSHAWA MIDGETS BQWMANVI1LE MIDGETS Generai Admission 35c Chiltiren 20C 1 -- -TRM DAY. DEC. isth, 1983' hdbiâd r- m m and family, Enfield, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Reid and famlly -were recent visitors cf Mr. M~rs. Wallace Griffin's. Mr. and Mrs. K. V. Svant. felt were recent visitors of lMir and Mrs. Bob Svenefelt, Lang. staff. Sympathy ta Mrs. E. A. Wer- ry and relatives on the pasaing af twa cousins, Mrs. May Pierce, West Orange, N. J., and' Mrs. Edlth Caulwell, of Port Hope.. Sympathy is extended to -re- latives af the late Mr. Xelson Hudson. Miss Betty Knox, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Knox, Hampton, were vlsftor at Mr. and Ms John Slemon's. It is estimated t1at Ca Z*'s federal sales tax takes 97 cents3 of the cost ai a $15 dress, $20 on a $M00 chesterfield, 1 cenwÊ on a $1.50 paund of candy,,z cents on a 40-cent tube ni il $5.95 pr. $2.95 Set ENNISKILLEN