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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-09-22, Page 17Focus on Wool feature of Exeter Fall fair Focus on Wool will be the feature of the 1982 Exeter Fall Fair which is set for this weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 2i, 25 and 26. The wool theme will be car- ried on in a number of ac- tivities throughout the fair. At least 11 different varieties of sheep win be on display during the Friday and Saturday programs of the fair. The sheep shearing com- petition will bring together two world champions from the field of wool clipping. Come out and see them in action. They will show their shear- ing skills Friday night as part of the regular program in the South Huron Rec Centre • JULIA HENDRICK Miss Laidlaw MICHELE VERI Miss Good Times • LAURIE WILLERT Miss Ironwood DIANE KINTS Miss Anstett Jewellers President invites *On Ralf of the executive and directors of the Exeter Agricultural Society I would like.to invite everyone to par- ticipate in the 128th edition of the Exeter Fair. One of the goals of an Agriculture Society is to pro- mote agriculture and create a better understanding between tura! and urban people. We feel we are achieving this goal by the cooperation of town and country people alike in presenting our fair each year. I would like to thank all these people, directors and committee members of all divisions, advertisers, mer- chandise and cash donors, local municipalities and Raise '2,300 in Fox run Sunday's local Terry Fox run to aid the Canadian Cancer Society has netted about $2,300. Exeter and area organizer said Monday after- noon that this amount was raised by 78 competitors. They completed the 10 kilometre route through the streets of Exeter by walking, running, jogging, trotting and . cycling. Ellison said he was a bit disappointed with the response but added, "We will give it another try next year and hopefully with more pro- motion will be more successful." All expenses of the run were covered by assistance of a number of businesses and organizations allowing every cent of the $2,300 to go direct- ly to the Canadian Cancer Society. ' and a special thanks to our secretaries. It is through the cooperation and help of all these people that the fair has happened each September for the last 127 years. Again this year several changes have been made in our prize list and program to keep abreast of the changing times. The greatest change being in our new type of book. It was felt that a larger cir- culation would be an advan- tage to the fair,, and our: advertisers. Our fair will be featuring as its theme "Focus on Wool". This will be carried right through from our parade and sheep shearing, preparation of lamb and a fashion show featuring wool. We have added a new class to our horse show for the benefit of the local amateur horse enthusiasts. Along with our home, domestic, flowers, arts and crafts, field crops, livestock, poultry and pigeon show, the South Huron Rabbit Association is holding its an- nual competition. Our Agriculture Society places a great importance on our young people. This is shown by our large school ' fair, several 4-H competi- tions, and the feeder calf club show and sale, also by the participation of our local Junior Farmer Gruop and by our Queen of the Fair com- petition and local talent show on Friday evening. We ask you to support these young people in every way as they represent the future of this community. See you at the fair. President Bob !fern DEBBIE TAYLOR Miss Ellison Travel Tighten up tax arrears Exeter council moved this week to tighten up the policy regarding the collection of business tax arrears. On the recommendation o the finance committee, coun- cil agreed to adopt a uniform policy whereby all business tax arrears will be submitted to the Small Claims Court after allowing six weeks after due date for payment. Finance chairman Bill Mickle pointed out that the town was an unsecured creditor in the matter of business, tax, and while noting council would be prepared to work closely with people in tax arrears due. to the economic climate, extending the collection time beyond the six weeks could jeopardize the chances of future collection. At Monday's session, several accounts for taxes were written off, some of them being through bankrupt- cies. Others were merely for change of locations and the ewners will tke assessed at their new locations. The finance committee reported meeting with a representative of the auditing firm of Rime & Co. to discuss the 20 percent increase in auditing fees this year and learned that the local audit had taken 250 hours in com- parison to 210 hours the previous year. However, the firm sug- gested that for the 1982 audit, the time could probably be shaved to the 210 -hour level again and Mickle predicted, in view of the discussion, that there would be no increase in auditing fees next year and in fact there could be a reduced cost. Resolution endorsed Without comment, Exeter council unanimously endors- ed •a resolution from Zurich calling on all municipalities in Huron to petition the Huron County Board of Education . and the Huron -Perth Separate School board re- questing them to keep tax in- creases "at or below the six percent guideline for 1983 and at our below five percent for 1984." The resolution from Zurich noted that the recent economic climate has made it necessary for many municipalities to curtail spen- ding drastically "and it has become obvious that school boards have not practiced (he same restraints" as have the councils in the county. The endorfiement will be sent to Zurich as well as the school boards. ROBIN PREECE Miss South Huron Junior. Farmers auditorium and again Satur- day afternoon on the arena ice surface. Throughout Friday night and Saturday afternoon Ena DeHaan will demonstrate her weaving abilities and Bar- bara Morrow will display her spinning techniques. Two fashion shows will be held. Saturday afternoon featuring woolen garments and each show will be follow- ed by a lamb cooking demonstration carried out by Trish Shouldice of Owen Sound. Organizing the fashion show is a former Queen of the Fair, Helen Brand, The fair will be officially opened at 7:30 p.m. Friday night by Maxine Gray, presi- dent of the ladies section of the Ontario Association of Agricultural ' Societies assisted by a number of area politicians. The talent show will feature the step dancing McMichael sisters fromWroxeterand the McQuaid sisters from Seaforth with a variety of musical talents. In addition to the annual crowning of Miss Exeter Fair by last year's winner Joanne DeHaan there will be crown- ings of baking, sewing, flower and arts and crafts queens along with junior sewing and baking princesses: Also Friday night, a youth rabbit show will be held in the new livestock building on the fair grounds. Most of the fair livestock and poultry judging gets underway Saturday morning. with a special rabbit show one of the features. The annual Lair parade will leave the former Frayne Chev-Olds Ltd. parking lot with a number of bands and the famous Carlesberg cham- pionship show team. Afternoon features include a bed race, a light horse fun show and a pie eating contest sponsored by the SOuth Huron Junior Farmers. The fair's feeder calf club members will show their 12 calves during the early after- noon and the auction sale will be held at about 3:30 p.m. Country Unlimited will pro- vide music for the fair dance at the South Huron Rec Cen- tre Saturday night. During the dance the lucky tickets in the two draws sponsored by the fair board and the ladies will be drawn. The 1982 fair will conclude Sunday afternoon with a Gospel Sing, featuring the world renowned "The Na- tions" gospel quartette. Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Since 1873 PogelA September 22,1982 All brand new fashions from the country's leading manufacturers. •a. CALF FOR SALE -- One of the calves to be offered for sale Saturday by the Exeter • Fair feeder calf club will be shown by Trevor Ratz. T -A photo ti •