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I < 1 I 16 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, September 10,1986 alift ^fantastic Snbcpeniient Editors: Hazel and Jack Crago Telephone 987-4201 Professional Fairgoer Attends Orono Event Get in spirit of Fall Festival sponsored by the Newcastle Village and District Chamber of Commerce and be an animal in their parade on Saturday, September 13. The day is a busy one, with a flea market and bake sale and the evening entertainment is a Harvest Dance. We hear the O.P.P. Golden Helmets will participate in the parade and give a performance at the east of the Community Hall. We extend congratulations to Gary Johnson who recently graduated from Oshawa General Hospital as a laboratory laboratory technologist. After twenty-three years faithful service, Mrs. Hilda Call will be retiring from Newcastle Post Office on Monday, September 15, 1986. Hilda will be working that day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., so if you wish to drop in then, to wish her well, please feel free to do so. On Sunday, Calvin Murray, of Oshawa visited his mother, Mrs. Ruby Murray, Mrs.' Mollay, ■ her daughter and grandson, of Ottawa, visited with Mr, and Mrs. George Buckley on Monday. Mrs. Mollay stayed to visit for a few days. Mrs. Helen Hobbs and Mrs. Ellen Duxbury have returned from a delightful four weeks spent in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Many local residents attended the Fair at Orono, as the weather co-operated for the home - coming of many natives. Congratulations to all exhibitors and winners! Last Wednesday Buster and Gwen Harris of Longford Mills were luncheon guests of Talbot and June Alldread. Sister Alecia Spencer of South Haven Nursing .Home enjoyed lunch with her sisters, too. Mr. and Mrs., Harris also visited Mr. and Mrs, Harold Dean of Orono. T' v,:r v l Mr> and Mrs. George Gray,* Michael and Stephen, Toronto, were week-end visitors with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gray. On Sunday, Mrs. Ann Harrison (Thomas) of Toronto took her son Glenn to Kingston Kingston where he is attending Queen's University. On her return, Ann visited her aunt, Mrs. Nellie Spencer. On Sunday at Trinity United Church, Bowmanville, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wade attended the 80th birthday party in honour of Hilda Colwell. Colwell. Last Tuesday, Mr. Harold Couch went to Belleville where he visited his daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Art Bourgeois and family. Mr. Bill Laroque, Peterborough, Peterborough, visited last Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wade. Mr. Michael Wade, Oshawa, was Tuesday evening dinner guest of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wade. On Sunday Mrs. Marjorie Hagerman enjoyed dinner with her son and daughter-in- law, Judy and Robert Hagerman Hagerman of Oshawa. Mrs. William Milligan and Bernice, Newtonville, accompanied accompanied by Mrs. Maude Coulter, of Mindcn, were Sunday evening visitors with Mrs. May Burley and Mr. Arthur Clark. Mrs. Raye Delvin, Belleville, Belleville, visited last Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. May Burley and brother Arthur Clark. We welcome Mrs. Mary Thompson to our village of Newcastle. Mary was a resident of Leskard. Mary visited on Saturday with May Burley. On Thursday evening, Sept. 18, the Newcastle. Senior Citizens will enjoy their regular meeting in the Newcastle Newcastle community Hall. Birthday greetings to Harry Wade, Elan Rickard, Kathleen Kathleen Powell, Maureen Powell, Erla Jose, Robert Allin, Carly Gail Schmahl, Wallace Couch, Eva Couch and Mrs. Gertrude Stapleton, who is a patient in Toronto General Hospital. Mrs. Myrtle Pearce and Mrs. Kathleen Kimball were Thursday evening dinner guests of Mrs. Vance Cooper, Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Wood, Orono, were Sunday evening visitors with his mother, Mrs. Gladys Wood. Mrs. Mary Graham, Pontiac, Michigan, Isobel and Bob Sacerty, Sarnia, arrived a week ago Sunday for a visit with their sister and brother- in-law, Jack and Jean Holmes. ; All spent a few days with brother Charles Clemence and his wife Myrtle, of Victoria, who were holidaying in Ottawa. A wonderful family reunion! Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoar, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Powell, Mr. and Mrs. R, B. Rickard and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Goode, of Orono, have returned from a three-week vacation in Europe. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pearce were Mr. and Mrs. Larry Pearce and boys, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Pearce, Viki and Kirk, Bethany, Mrs. and Mrs. Ric Pearce, Trisha and Kevin, Port Perry, and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Walton and Adam, Bowmanville. Bowmanville. United Church.News , , .On Sunday, September 7, at Newcastle United Church, Rev. Donald Stiles preached the sermon, The Power of Love. Marie Pedwell rendered the beautiful solo,, Newsletters for September are available. Sunday School classes begin on September 21st. Mrs, Linda Stadelmann is accepting ticket money for the play McClure in Toronto on September 27th. St. George's Chruch News Last Sunday was a busy one at St. George's: we were so pleased to see the good number of children who came out for our first day of Sunday School. There is always room for other children and it is such an important ministry. Our sincerest thanks to those who accept the responsibility of instructing these young people. Sunday was also the first meeting of our Young People's Group under the direction of Mrs, Judy Pierce. We do not know how many turned out, but we do hope all the children (grade 7 and up) will take advantage of this group. Also on Sunday at the 11 a.m. service the impressive service of installation into the church Lay ministry was administered administered to Oakley Peters. Fred Yates, Gordon Small and Cheryl Moulton. Mr. Peters, who has been serving St. George's as Lay Minister for some time now, was reinstalled reinstalled in this capacity and NEWCASTLE LUMBER 987-5050 361 KING ST. E. NEWCASTLE 987-4334 Interior Paint Sale CIL Latex Flat (white) now $ 20." CIL Oil Semi-Gloss (white) now $ 25." Exterior Paint Sale ends Sept. 19/86. Watch for our upcoming flyer. Sale starts Sept. 17/86. Moil - Wild. 8 • (i; Hull:, ■ In Q - 7; Sol. 8:30 - 4 All prices cash anti carry Mr. Yates and Mr. Small were warmly welcomed into this important ministry of our Church Family. Cheryl was warmly received into the ministry of Server. Flowers on the altar, last Sunday, were to the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of E. Louise Tren- with by her niece, Dorothy. Thursday begins another session of the Anglican Synod. Our Parish representatives are Mrs. Dorothy Hester, Orono, Judge E. Richard Lovekin and Rev. Jim Small. We are pleased to announce that Gordon Small was chosen to be Deanery Youth Delegate at Synod. Please pray for the delegates as they attend this most important meeting and for special help in the choosing of a new Suffragan Bishop to replace Bishop Desmond Hunt who is retiring. Saturday, Sept. 13, we will have a chance to see St. George's Dragons on Parade as they take part in the Fall Festival festivities! Dates To Remember: Saturday, Sept. 20 - 15k Walk for Outreach - begins 9 a.m. at St. George's Parish Hall. Sunday, Sunday, Sept. 21 - St. George's Altar Guild will meet for Corporate Communion at 8 a.m. followed by breakfast. Harvest Thanksgiving Services will be held on the 28th of September. Anyone wishing to donate produce and / or flowers to decorate our church please call 987-4347 or bring to the church on Saturday Saturday the 27th. Thank you. Next Sunday, the Rev. Allan and Grace Haldenby will be our guests at both churches - 9:30 at St. Saviour's and 11 a.m, at St. George's. A luncheon and an hour of Fellowship will follow in St. George's - Everyone Everyone Welcome! By the way, our heartiest congratulations to members of St. George's A.C.W. who worked so diligently on the beautiful quilt they entered in Orono Fair this past week and received received a well-earned second prize for their efforts. Sunny Days Ahead with This Crop Loren W. Reason, the "International Professional Fairgoer," is seen here with the most trusted tool of ■ . A VW-■■■■'■ f: Foston Farms, owned by Barry and Anna Bragg, was the first farm in the Durham Region to attempt growing the sunflower. The sunflowers are planted in several areas around their 136 acre farm and are quite a beautiful sight in the summer months. by Tammy Hill A Bowmanville area farm has chosen sunflowers as its latest experiment with new crops. Barry and Anna Bragg, who are members of a sixth generation farm family, have been experimenting with a variety of crops since they purchased their farm in 1983. And their's was the first farm in the Durham Region to attempt the commercial growing and harvesting of sunflowers. The Braggs planted several several fields of sunflowers within their 136 acre farm in addition to a few areas on their other five rented farms. The use of this extra land was very beneficial for sunflower planting since a field of sunflowers should be planted in the same soil no more than once every four years. There isn't any special soil required for sunflower seeds. Most soils which have grown cereals or corn will produce sunflowers as well. Sunflowers do require warm temperatures; therefore, therefore, they should not be planted in low-lying soils that are poorly drained and warm up slowly in the spring season. The striped and the black sunflower seeds were both planted on the Bragg farm. The black sunflowers are used mainly for oil, and represent represent one of the most important important oilseed crops in the world. The striped sunflower seed is usually used for human consumption. consumption. However the Braggs arc combining the striped and the black to be sold as birdseed and other pet food. The best time of the year for sunflower seed planting is early May or the same timeframe' as wheat planting. planting. Sunflowers can live through lower temperatures temperatures and will not die off, due to their good resistance to frost in the early stages of growth. In order to grow sunflowers sunflowers there is no extra work or a lot of special treatment involved. If the sunflowers have been planted in largely spaced rows the only additional tool necessary necessary is a harvesting attachment, attachment, which will avoid severe severe seed loss from breakage breakage and prevent heads from falling off the front of the cutter bar. Sunflowers are as susceptible susceptible to disease as other crops. The most common diseases found in sunflowers sunflowers are leaf mottle and sunflower rust. Crop rotation rotation is a healthy way of preventing preventing disease. Sunflowers Sunflowers are also very sensitive to harsh chemicals and weed controls. In aprroximately mid October October the sunflower crops should be ready for harvesting. harvesting. At the Braggs' farm (Foston Farms) they now have a dryer of their own for their crops. All harvesting, drying and storing is completed completed right on their own farm, where most of the equipment and buildings were constructed by Mr. Bragg and his workers. Sunflower growth on farm land can be beneficial to further crops. Sunflowers do not remove as many of the important elements in the soil and due to the extended extended size of the sunflower stems, they hold off the winter snow, still allowing moisture to get to the soil. The sunflower crops seem to hold a bright future. With the vegetable oil sales up and the increasing number number of orders being placed for pet seed the crop will be on the rise for some time. The sunflower crop is doing quite well so far for the Braggs since they have decided to increase their crop from 28,000 plants per acre to 35,000 next year. Mrs. Bragg said, "It's hard to keep a farm going, but it's a lot of fun and there is never a day of boredom." by Rob Savage When it comes to the thrills and chills at the fair, New York State's Loren W. Beasor has probably seen it all. So it's no wonder Mr. Beasor, who bills himself as the "International Professional Professional Fairgoer" threw organizers organizers at the Durham Central Fair for a loop when he showed up last Friday. Friday. He had decided to add the fair in Orono to his remarkable remarkable list of 132 fairs that have been visited this summer. summer. He appeared at the gate to the fair in a 1986 station wagon whose back is literally literally covered with bumper stickers from fairs all across North America. And Mr. Beasor himself is an equally remarkable sight. His hat is full of buttons buttons from several fairs, his coat sports ribbons from a variety of contests, and he carries with him a scrap book full of the memorabilia from his travels. An unusual hobby, perhaps, but the 70-year-old retired employee of Buffalo Raceways says it's something something he grew into. In addition addition to his carpentry work at the racetrack, he spent 38 years working for the Erie County Fair and Expo and 1 was on their board of directors. directors. After retiring from Buffalo Buffalo Raceways in 1982, he decided to more actively pursue his love of fairs. "You might say I worked right into it," he said. And work it was. That first year, Mr. Beasor went to 120 fairs across North America. The next year, he went to 146 fairs. In 1984, however, he didn't feel well. "I only went to 124," he said. But he was back in full swing last summer, appearing appearing at a personal record of 160 fairs. This year, he's a little short of his record. During last Friday's visit to the Durham Central Fair, he said he was 28 fairs shy of last year's record. It wasn't entirely his fault, since an injury to his foot slowed him down a little. But he's now working to pursue his record and possibly set a new one. He says there are 10 fairs still planned in Ontario and that may help him in his travels. After that, he's not sure where he'll head next. One fair he really wants to get to is the one in Aber- foyle. He tried getting to his trade, his 1986 station wagon. He bought the new wagon after his last one racked up 161,800 miles. 11 cool days, and 125 pleasant pleasant days. His visiting time at the fairs ranges from 15 minutes minutes to eight hours. And while he's still having a bit of trouble getting the Guinness Guinness Book of World Records to accept his claims, he has achieved a certain degree of fame. His scrapbook of memorabilia includes many newspaper articles that have been written about him during his travels. He has also appeared in the newspaper comic, "Ripley's "Ripley's Believe It or Not." When he visits next year, he'll be coming to town with a free pass to the fair, manager manager Mac Ransberry says. But whether he'll come with the same ambition to break his old record remains remains to be seen. "I'm getting pretty old for all that driving," he said. REAP AND SOW that fair last year but missed it by a few hours, since it appeared thè fair had closed around 5 p.m. And he'll probably try to make a few other fairs that he can visit quickly. His visits visits during the last few years. don't last as long as the trip he made to the Canadian National Exhibition in 1937. That one took him two days, he said. But he wasn't going for any records then. As an "International Professional Professional Fairgoer," Mr. Beasor has developed a professional approach to his duties. For example, he can tell anyone who asks that during his record- breaking run last year, he travelled 32,426.2 miles, spent $2,182.63 on gasoline (with a price range that went from $1.10 per gallon to $1.59 per gallon for unleaded) unleaded) and spent 750 hours and 20 minutes on the road. He can also tell you that he visited 54 fairs for free on his New York State Fair pass, and saved $93.50 visiting visiting 15 Ontario fairs for free on that same pass. And he can even give you a breakdown of the weather conditions during his travels. For the record, there were nine rainy days, five cold days, 10 hot days, Your Forest*... Your Future DODD SOUTER BROADLOOM INVENTORY SELLOUT NO PRICE LEADERS -- NO GIMMICKS ALL CARPETS SALE WE WILL NOT ADVERTISE PRICES AS THEY WILL BE SO LOW THEY WOULD DISRUPT BUSINESS CONDITIONS OF OUR COMPETITORS WE WILL NOT SELL TO DEALERS THIS SALE IS FOR PUBLIC ONLY THE S. 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