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Peterborough Farm Wife Helps Make Agricultural History Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, March 23, 1983 Vincent Massey School Teams Hove Great Season By Earl Lowes A Peterborough district farm wife helped make agricultural agricultural history years ago when she quickly grabbed her broom and chased a cow from her husband's small garden plot of wheat. Although she managed to save only three ears of wheat, these eventually eventually resulted in Canada becoming becoming one of the world's top wheat producers. The woman's husband, David Fife, who was born in 1805 and died in 1877, was a Lake Vista Girls Basketball Team Wins Tournament This team from Lake Vista Public School, in Oshawa, captured the gold medal in a tournament held at Courtice Secondary School on Friday evening, March 11th. A dozen schools from Oshawa, the Town of Newcastle, and surrounding area took part in the competition. Lake Vista defeated R.H. Cornish Public School, of Port Perry, to win the final game. Members of the team in the front row include, from left: Heather Blondin, Terri Upshaw, Susan Bourque, Karen Campbell and Sherry Kierstead. The back row, from, left, includes Coach Garry MacDonald, Sandra Zietsma, Heide Kraus, Tracey Coutts and Michelle Hepburn. The tournament was organized by the Bowmanville Kinsmen and by grade 13 physical education students at Courtice Secondary School. Winners of the silver medals in last Friday's basketball competition for senior public school teams were these representatives of the R.H. Cornish Public School, Port Perry. The team lost out to Lake Vista, of Oshawa, in the championship game and went home with the second place awards. The front row, from left, includes: L. Lewis, C. Summers, C. Relf, A. Benns, B.J. Andrews. In the back row, from left, are: W. Addison, D. Fulford, L. Chapman, L. Butters, J. Carnochan, and R. Smart. Last week's girls' basketball competition took place at Courtice Secondary School and was organized through the efforts of the Bowmanville Kinsmen Club and grade 13 physical education students at Courtice. The Bowmanville Senior Public School girls' basketball team captured the bronze medals in a competition held Friday evening, March 11, at Courtice Secondary School. The team clinched third place with a 24-15 victory over E.A. Lovell Public School. Members of the team shown above include, front row (from left) : Lisa James, Shelley Hitchens, Debi Bizi (captain), and Alane Walker. In the centre row, from left, are: Tammy McMullen, Julie Hamilton, Lori Whalen, Michelle Montpetit, Sherry Brown, and Miss Henning, the coach. The back row, from left, includes: Michelle Puddister, Janet Stephenson, Susan Crawford, Kelly Willatts, Yvonne Youngberg. Debi Bizi and Kelly Willatts received the awards for the most valuable players. The tournament was organized by the Bowmanville Kinsmen and grade 13 mysical education students at Courtice Secondary Ichool. native of Scotland. He liked to experiment to better his crops on his farm in Otonabee township, township, a township adjoining the south-eastern outskirts of Peterborough. He was greatly concerned about losses of Ontario wheat caused by rust disease. In 1841, he wrote to a dockworker friend in Glasgow, Scotland, and asked for some wheat samples. The friend scooped a small amount of wheat from one of the ships arriving in port and mailed the wheat to Fife. He sowed it in a small roped-off garden and later it began growing well. One day, when Fife's wife looked out her kitchen window, she saw that a cow had broken into the roped-off section and was eating the grain. She grabbed her broom, rushed out and chased the cow to the barnyard. The grain had been destroyed with the exception exception of one stalk. It contained contained three ears of wheat. Mrs. Fife placed the three ears of wheat in a safe place inside the house to await sowing sowing the next year. She was later ill for some weeks and the wheat was temporarily forgotten. At sowing time, the regular crop of Siberian wheat was planted. Later, it started tosprout. The three ears of stored wheat were then remembered and sown. Although sown late, the wheat grew into grain in the same time as the Siberian wheat, planted earlier. At maturity, the new wheat was free from rust, whereas the Siberian wheat was badly rusted - as was often the case. David Fife threshed the precious new wheat in the palm of one hand and carefully carefully stored it for planting again. In time, there was a quart of seed and still later a. half-, bushel. Fife supplied neigh-' bors with samples. The grain became known as Red Fife wheat, named after its grower and the red color. One neighbor, who later reaped reaped 300 Eùshels, sold it to an agricultural society. When Red Fife started to become plentiful, it became the only wheat grown in the area. It spread across Ontario and into the northern United States. It gained favor in Western Canada. For the first time, wheat could be grown in some northern areas. Previously, Previously, it could not be grown successfully in northern sections because of a short season and early frosts. Red Fife was considered a great agricultural find at a time Whenjfrost and rust were the twjo great hazards of wheat production! Red Fife also had excellent milling qualities. Red' Fife, comparatively free from rust, yielded a good crop at an early date. Thousands of acres of it were sown. Towns in Western Canada and the northern United States became large modern cities in the wheatgrowing wheatgrowing belt. During the early years of this century, most of the wheat grown in Canada was Red Fife. Then, in 1904, after years of research, Dr. Charles E. Saunders, a Canadian agriculturist, agriculturist, developed a hybrid wheat by cross-breeding Red Fife with another early ripening ripening wheat, Hard Red Calcutta. The cross-breeding resulted in Marquis wheat. Marquis was early maturing, rust resistant, resistant, frost free and a heavy producer. By 1928, Marquis was being grown on most of the wheat fields of North America. Many other varieties varieties have since been developed. developed. The graves and monument of David Fife and his wife are in Fife's Cemetery, near the farm where they lived. There is a memorial cairn and plaque beside a nearby main highway. Another memorial is the David Fife Memorial School, a modern rural public school. A photograph of David Fife hangs in the Agricultural Hall of Fame in the Coliseum Building at the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto. It is difficult to imagine what wheat production would now be if it nad not been for the early experiences of David Fife and his wife. One thing, however, is certain. It was lucky that Mrs. Fife saw the cow in the garden and chased it before it nad eaten that last stalk of wheat. The three ears of wheat in the stalk certainly had a great impact on Canadian Canadian agriculture. Durham Alters Rules of Order By Peter Parrott Members of Durham's regional regional council voted last week to alter their rules of procedure procedure so that a sudden resolution resolution from the floor of council cannot cut short their rebate. Councillors James Witty and Bill McLean said in a motion introduced last Wednesday, Wednesday, March 16, that current current rules of procedure allow any member of council to introduce a resolution to vote on a motion in the middle of debate, Should councillors vote in favor of calling the question, then debate is halted and a motion is voted on, even if some members of council have not hud a chance to speak, Some councillors suggested The senior girls' broomball team from Vincent Massey Public School took first place in last Wednesday's interschool tournament at the Bowmanville Bowmanville Arena. In front, from left: Carolyn Stewart, Tracy Johnston, Melissa Harness. In back, from left: Tina Inche, Vickki Gillard, Lisa McLeod, Nichole Pollett, Alison Mullins, Yvonne DeJager. Principal Stan Green (left) and teacher - coach Frank McQuay report that the team was undefeated. The senior girls' volleyball team at Vincent eyt Massey Public School had a terrific season. The team was first in league play against all Bowmanville Bowmanville schools. Front row, from left: Vicki Gillard, Kirsten Williams, Heather Bayliss, Tracy Johnston, Amy O'Connor, Deanna Jones. Back row from left: Gillian Ramdial, Lisa McLeod, Tami Richards, Jenny Allaire, Carolyn Stewart, Melissa Harness, Nichole Pollett, Dawn Sero, Tammy Robinson, Kim Hamilton. At left is Stan Green, principal of the school. Coaches are Joanne Crook- shank and Frank McQuay. that this procedure tends to cut debates short. According to a resolution introduced by Councillors Witty and McLean, members of council may only call for the vote to be taken if they were on a list of individuals wishing to speak to a motion. Councillor Witty said last week that by calling the ques- tion, not all members of council council had an opportunity to speak. "It has stifled some very necessary and democratic democratic debate," he said. Councillor Alex Robertson noted that the councillors shouldn't be afraid to take time to debate an issue. "Are we in such great haste to leave the council chamber without giving everyone a chance to speak?" he asked. Councillor Bruce McArthur said he supported current rules of procedure which expedite expedite council business. "If you want longer, droning debates, debates, you will support this;" he told his colleagues. Regional council decided in an 18 - 10 vote to amend the rules of procedure so that discussions cannot be suddenly suddenly stopped by a motion from the floor. The motion passed by council states that a member member may call for the question to be put only when he has been recognized by the chairman chairman and only if he is on a list of councillors wishing to speak to a motion. DURHAM THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM PUBLIC NOTICE Take notice that the Regional Municipality of Durham is considering AN APPLICATION TO AMEND THE DURHAM REGIONAL OFFICIAL PLAN The amendment, as proposed by the applicant, would permit a waste disposal site and recycling operation within the area indicated on the map below. in order to assist in the evaluation of the amendment application, the public Is invited to provide input by way of submissions to the Region's Planning Department. Information related to the amendment application is available In the offices of the Planning Department, 105 Consumers Drive, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3 or by calling Mr. Larry Kotseff, M.C.I.P. Planning Department, (416) 668-7731. Submissions concerning the amendment application must be forwarded to the Commissioner of Planning, at the above-noted address, and must be -received no later than Friday, April 22,1983. Don Hadden Chairman, Planning Committee Dr. M. Michael, M.C.I.P. Commissioner of Planning DURHAM THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM PUBLIC NOTICE Take notice that the Regional Municipality of Durham is considering AN APPLICATION TO AMEND THE DURHAM REGIONAL OFFICIAL PLAN The amendment, as proposed by the application, would redesignate the subject site, as indicated within the area below, in order to permit the creation of an individual lot of approximately 0.40 ha(1 acre) in size. In order to assist in the evaluation of the amendment application, the public Is invited to provide input by way of submissions to the Region's Planning Department. Information related to the amendment application Is available in the offices of the Planning Department, 105 Consumers Drive, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3 or by calling Mr. Larry Kotseff, M.C.I.P. Planning Department, (416) 668-7731. Submissions concerning the amendment application must be forwarded to the Commissioner of Planning, at the above-noted address, and must be received no later than Friday, April 22,1983. Don Hadden Chairman, Planning Committee Dr. M. Michael, M.C.I.P, ' Commissioner of Planning