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'WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9t1;, 1959
ESTE
CAVALCADE OF
STARS
Evening 'Grandstand. Show •
featuring R:C.M'.P.' •Ride, 7 •
headline acts, .20 precision
dancers,'30.`.piete band with
3 production. numbers. •
LADIES, DAY
Tribute to. the' ladiesfeaturing
fashion and • vatiety show with
,luliette• (courtesy of. Players'
'Cigarettes) arid Fred Davis..
Fashion show produced by Valy',
Smith, .Adrrtission frCe`.until 3:00
p.m forell ladies,
FOLK DANCING • •
• EVERY .•EVEN NG '
This year's newest feature 'L tradi.
tional.'music and dances .by ethnic
;groups ' plus Canadjan square •
dance d:emonstrotions. •
DISPLAY OF. FARM ,MACHINERY
AND EQUIPMENT .
Previews of the, ..machinery and •
equipment that will: be familiar to
' ' life on, the farm "its the 196O's. •
milmommor
HARNESS RACING
Toa urge numberof sports.lminded+
,folk this event is Western Fair Bet-
ting privileges mean added excite-
rrr.ent. Racing •and the. Mounties
Tues:, Wed. and Thurs. afternoons.
THE LUCKNOW :SENTINEL, LUCKNOW,' ONTARIO
S.ug:.r.and Spic.e
$Y W, B, • T.. Smiley
•Liying in . a tourist town must
be quite .different from in •
a .town of corresponding size
that has no link with the tourist
industry.
I grew up in'.a small town that.
was just beginning to find its po-
tential. as a tourist town. Quite
a,,,. few American, cars .were 'evi-
dent, in July' and 'August. Every-
body thouglit, the. tourist business
'was a good. thing and something•
should. be done about it.. A few
people with large houses and,
small incomes, including my
mother, put up "Tourist 'Accom-
modation" • signs . and were.' not
Only flabbergasted but delighted,. `.
to rent huge, immaculate bed-
•rooms • for as much as ,$2 a night.'.
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• But on the whole; the: tourist
business was just a .little extra
gravy, and, the town drowsed.
through . the sunnner, the.' mer-
chants leaning in their cool door-
ways, • waiting ..for, 6' , o'clock • to
come, so theycould close Up. and
hustle off to the !ball park, after
gulping 'their supper.
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What ' a difference from the
slam .bam.-thank-you-nam atmos-
phere of the modern • tourist
town!
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To -day' the tourist'busines°s •is
not , only, a •little' 'extra gravy..It
'is the cream ,in.the 'coffee,' the.
king :. on 'the • eake,.Y the .cheese
with the apple pie and: any other
garnishing •you care to nauseate
yourself with imagining, It,• is
the difference' between survival
of the fittest.. and getting, along
nicely thank: you, 'in•: the business.
world. ..
For the. grocers, the.hardwares,
the drag . stores the' .'tourist sea-
sonis a mixture of exhilaration
and exhaustion. 'The harmonious
tune of the cash register is off='
set' by the discordant scream .of'.
aching feet.
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It is bonanza for the ' skilled
men . of the town'. and district.
• l The ; electricians and carpenters,
the painters. and .plumbers,: who
had a dim winter, wondering
where the next job was coming
from, ,are now courted, flattered
and sought after like expensive
courtesans.
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'•Aside from: its economic injec-
tion,
njec.tion, . the tourist business has a
very . strong impact on the life of
a' small town. When the first vis-
. itors begin ' to arrive in May and
June, they .are welcome .as the
first. flowers. • They add colour,
excitement, a touch of the' Mit-
side 'world, with their different
accents 'and different clothes. .
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They are warrilly welcomed,
`and not just for their financial
contrib:ution.. Most of them are
-very 'nice,. . friendly people, . and
it's a pleasure to 'greet the re-
peaters each •year., on their first
trip, to the cottage.: We have a
little yarn • about the winter
we've spent, and like as. not,
especially if they're Americans,
they'll urge: • "Now you be sure
and'. come •up, to the cottage and•
see us. this' suriminer. • We'll have
a cold• one together."
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They start to come in a trickle
that quickly, beton'les a stream,
.then an : avalanche: The pace
quickens in the small town° .•as
everyone turns to ,in an effort
to cope with them.' By mild -July,
the • whole town is throbbing
withthis heady addition to its
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FARMS, HOMES and. BUSINESSES.
Apply to.
OTTO PEDERSEN.
Phone: 34,: Lneknow
Agent For
WILFRED MacINTEE, REALTOR, ,• WALKERTON
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CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Bell Telephone Building
WAL:KEItTON
D. A. HUNTLEY, C.A. -. Resident, Manager
Telephones: Business' 633; Residence 106
lifestream, You can't - find ` a
Place to park, shopping •'takes
three times • as • long and' you can:
•scarcely cross the, streetbecause
of the • constant stream .of • cars.
crawling; through. • . . •
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About` this time, . the tourist
town has 'alinost lost its identity
and in'di'viduality: Merchants and
resort Operators are like fisher-
Men.
isher-men. who find thernselves , in the
'middle of 'a vast school of fish;
like : fanners• intent . on reaping •
the . harvest . 'before . the first touch
of frost kills jt..
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As.' -August ends,. and. the gol-.
den days fall. rapidly away, there
is a little 'sadness in' the ;air, as
the: tourist season::nears.•; its. end,
andthe.. new and• • old friends
among the • campers' :are seen
heading out of town with their
sun -blackened children and their
piled . high cars.
But when Labor Day arrives,.
and' the 'avalanche slows! to a
'trickle, the ' town becomes a 'town
again, not just . shopping' centre.
The' citizens slow down,.: stretch
their backs, and look around -at
each• other. Within a ' week, they
have forgotten::th'e scramble and
'the rush and' the foolish' business
of making money; and, full of' • re-
newed .interest in their town .and
themselves, get down to • some-
thing serious, like . planning a
hunting trip, or having a party.
WHITECHURCH
Mr.. and Mrs.. George Watson
of Toronto visited at the home
of Mr. and ';Mrs. A.'"E,' Buckton:
L. ' :Dowlint . spent the past
week at the' home of his uncle, •
Mr. J. '.,`Rooney' of :Mt., Forest.
Miss .Marjorie .C'oultes ;of •
Guelph is spending her holidays
at. the ':home • of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. Coutes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross' Smith and
Kathy of :;Toronto spent the week
•end: With Mr. and Mrs.: R.' Chap-'.
man.
:Mrs . ID. 'Cameron of New
York ,spent a few. clays at the,
home . of her brother; Mr.' and
Mrs. Tom Morrison.
Mr. and • Mrs. ti,dbert . Aitch=
son and son spent Sunday with
Mrs.' A; Dowling.. and Laverne.
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.1958 Chev. Belair, 4 -door hardtop; 'V-8, fully 'equipped $2,695
Two 1958 Pont''iac. Stratochief sedans, automatic 'trans-•
mission, .fully equipped „•, ' • $2,595
Two 1958 Chev. Biscayne Sedans, automatic $2,550
1958 Pontiac Laurentian, automatic; 'fully equipped .:.:$2,695
1958 Chev. Delray Sedan ;, , $2,165 •
1957 Pontiac Sedan, autom tie, fully equipped ,....$2,095
1955 Chev. Sedan,' fully ,equipped
_ $1;450
1955 Pontiac .Deluxe sedan, fully 'equipped ....,,,.,,$1,45'0
1955 Chev, Belair Sedan,. automatic .,.. $1,495
1955 Pontiac :Deluxe sedan, automatic transmission fully
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1955. Chev. Deluxe Sedan' , , , •$1,350
1954 Monarch sedan; automatic; fully equipped ...........,$1,095
1954 Chev. Deluxe Coach • fully equipped ul
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