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" Ther'tumult and the shouting , kngw ' everyone will look
dies the captains and the kings forward to their Ctiristmlis Fair
depart!' and after that rain and Wednesday, ' October 21 and
-wind the sun is now shining, the Saturday 24. .
sky is blu-blue.. The first Country Fair was
I guess• we were `fortunateto held ,at Carlow in 1871 in almost-.
have ' nice. weather for our Art .the' same spot as it Is held today
Mart when we consider what was (I'm . "reading Mrs. Hardys
happening before and after, , Brochure) . To ° this Fair. the'
Anyway, • 1 hope everyone. y farmers and, their wives brought,
enjoyed the show as I feel it was their best produce, grains and
a very good. Eaph 'year .m Jiiveitoek.94,The women vied 'with
something is added — and so it each other with tatting
grows. (practically a dead art 'now).
. With Art Mart growing so ,crochet . work, 'beadwork,
large it is almost like Old Home ' braiding, fancy knitting, paper
week any more. So many people flowers, gentl1me_n's “shirts,
are trying to come home during handmade in those days. Quilts
Art )Mart days1is they are sure to of . patchwork and intricate
see friends they have not seen in embroidered velvets. Yarn which
a long rime. Also, we have made they had spun and thewo&en
Sb many • .NEW friends for cloth and inion flannel made on
Goderich: I think this is most their own looms. (Berlin work --
important .and very .gratifying someone • will have to tell me
when you have them tell , you.; about .THAT — leather flowers,
how much they enjoy our town crystal and tinsel pictures and
and want to come back. • best of all their special bread and
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R.LATEST HITS,
Alm Tap, aarikrkd
,. And 'Cashes
.JEWELL BROS.
-•-'he" Square
' The Horticulture Group butter.
certainly added td -our show this After 1894 the Agriculture
Society; formed in Goderich,
year in.many ways. Their exhibit
took over the. Country Fairs.
can ,be counted as one of the • At Carlow the Christmas Fair
best things they have ever- done shows that the crafts of their
as each exhibit or "Still Life" :as great grandmothers are still
the artists thought of them — flourishing and these ladles may
were beautiful. To create a still well be proud of it. One of their
life with flower training only is a main objectives was that visitors
real , accomplishment. These could take away a true souvenir
people claim they are not artists of the area and I would say they
but their pictures were more ' have accomplished- this.
interesting and 'beautifu'l than a Many of the craftspeople who
-,n,, :lot .of ::those.- which' were :.done : attended.Ait' Mart -vv ,,be -at the
'FG�ih}'c�int. , •..+ _ .`. - �:r«, mri
. m.. T ' ''' •Ci ristrnas ir, anid undreds o
So a big `Tip of the Hat -lo' to: visitors will pack - old Carlow
those in the Group who proved Hall: -
. it can be ddne. -:: ,.. ,Two • unique 'crafts this year
This should give a lot of you will be the Apple Head Dolls by
more incentive to come out -to '• Edith '. Cooke - and an
their meetings as you too may exhibition, . of Animal Wood
learn to create simple beauty for carvings by Mrs, Stuart Taylor of
your home. Nile. ..
• The variety of . crafts shown The 4 Country Fair people have
this year was .certainly done a great deal in promoting.
marvelous. So many people the public awareness and '
. enjoyed them and' bought them understanding of handicrafts in
— making many people happy. — our area. Craftsmen are making a
andrth ti•' a t hat d
Six pretty members of the staff of the Huron County Pioneer
Museumwere on hand last week to take care of a museum
display set up on 'the lower floor of the County bUilding. Frgm
the, left are. Vicki Needham, Margie McKee, Anne Legg,, Sue
Paquette, Jane Schnieker and Marnie Hanley.. T'he display was
brought from the, museum as part of the Art Mart. --staff
photo. ,
4-H exchange students visit
•
Ron Eades, 17, RR 1 According to .Ron, things on herd of 40 cows. 4 ,
Shawville, Quebec, has • been the McNeil farm are very similar Cropping and agricultural
visiting with Glenn McNeil, 16, to the operation at his farm methods are almost identical.
RR 6 Goderich during . a 4-1-i home, about 15 miles north-east The weather is about the same
"`"`""'of Renfrew. too, says Ron, who noted that
exchange program and will.y
probably return to his home The Eades dairy farm has 450 Shawville was receiving its fair_
province with great memories of acres, 250 'tillable, and a herd of share of rain this July.
an interesting holiday but very 35 cows. The Clifford McNeil Ron and Glenn, both Grade 11
little new information regarding property includes 335 acres,' students, are getting around
farming. almost all workable, 'and i laity during Ron's stay. Glenn is even
introducing Ron to some of the
district girls, -who according to
Ron, are -about -the_same here as
in the ShawvilleFarea„ :
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7 -During his two-week.trZ
has stopped iii -1 o t�cee►I
Toronto and , Niagara Falls to
sightsee. He also spent some
time at the Ross Trew,artha farm
near -Clinton with_the-Trewartha•
boys, Fred and Doug. .
It is Ron's fifth year in 4-H
work. He •was chosen to be an
exchange visitor following
testing in his ability to speak
French and English; his
comments in an • essay
concerning why •he wanted to
make the trip; and"hisanswers to
4
area
•
Miscellaneous questions on
agricultural topics. '
There are nine young people
from each Canadian province
taking part in the Interprovincial
exchange, with one
representative from each o°•
province in each of the other
nine provinces. .
"I just ,happened to draw
Ontario," remarked Ron.
,EARGE NEW READABLE
TOTE BOARD
---Comfortable Grandstand
--Good Concession Booth
-Good Parking Facilities
ADEQUATE TOTE MACHINES
(NO DELAYS)
LOTS QF CASHIER WICKETS
- ONT`ARIO
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HARNESS
RACING
Featuring . . .
10 'RACES
PARA MUTUEL
WAGERING
DAILY DOUBLE :.--
Smokey Says;
a s .]us ,w we__ 1s eat contribution to our culture
to "make many people happy"! - and should be encouraged.
Our Country} Crafts Folk, Also, I feel we Should have
especially, had such a variety of more opportunities to learn
, lovely hand crafted things that I these crafts - we don't waist
them to die with the craftsman.
—� "_ One craft we missed, this year
pto heaottery.r I our was- very
IBRO
Fairservice is not teaching it this
• DRIVE-IN THEATRE • . summer = my grandchildren are
CLINTON
so.,,Office Opens at • 1:OED-.Rm, • -
FIRST SHOW AT DUSK '
WED. - THURS.: - FRI.
SAT. - MON. - TUES
July. 22-28
— DOUBLE FEATURE —
very" disappointedas they looked
forward to going to Ann's nice
school and mucking around in
the clay.
Ann tells me she would like to
sell the Aovely old schoolhouse
on which she has worked so
hard. Her many friends, young
and older, who enjoyed sloshing
ACADEMY. AWARD WINNER around on the three pottery
"CACTUS FLOWER wheels she has on the lower
floor have turned- out 1 ave1
y
(ADULT ENTERTAINMENT) pieces of _pottery —`some might
Walter ' Matthau....-- Ingrid Bergman • be a bit lop -Sided 'but that was
" Goldi. Hawn" o.k. — in fact it added to . the
value of the work. My vases all
turned into `Doggie Bowls' —
which shows I need' more
practice.
Ann also taught painting on
,--- the main floor of the school
where 'the huge old barn boards
make a great background for her
fine oils and water cdlors.
I,, know one person can only
do so much — but I still 'hate to
see her close the place. So take
heart ' Ann, something will turn
• In Color ,
NO PASSES HONOURED
"CARRY ---ON
DOCTOR"
(ADULT ENTERTAINMENT)
Cartoon
COMING NEXT
WED. - THURS. - FRI.
July -29-30-31
— DOUBLE FEATURE —
"VrIINt�ING."
Paul Plowman A Jeanne Woodward
Robert Wagner
In Color
"THE SHAKIEST GUN
IN THE WEST"
• Don Knotts - Barbira Rhodes
color . Cartoon
Ron Eades (left) from Shawville, Quebec, was th
Interprovincial exchange visitor who spent some time recently
with Glen McNeil at R.R.6 Goderich. Ron had plenty of
opportunity to compare farming notes; with the host family
and discovered that life •here isn't a great`'deal different than it
is in his own hometown. (staff photo)
Goderich rine-n score
hole in one
Two . area men have each
scored a hole in • one at the
Bluewater Golf Course , Bayfield,
recently.
Ralph Neville, 130 Anglesea
St., Goderich, scored a hole in
one on the fifth hole using a five
iron. That was July 2.
. Last Saturday, Mr. Neville was
playing, golf with his friend,
Frank Cummings of Clinton,
when Cummings scored a hole in
_alae on the same hole also using
a five iron. .
up.
Here is a special . 'THANK
YOU!' to all who contributed in
any way to make our Art Mart a
huge success. The Board of
Works-- l3oys — Parks Boys
Recreation Board, Art Club
people, Horticulture people,
Exhibitors, Craftsmen, Artists,
visitors — N on lookers
EVERYONE — you all helped.
Thank'you, Martha. •
P.S. The' Bali teams are going
great guns now — have you been
over?
H0RSESH�W
Saturday Evening
JULY 25, 1970, 8 p.m.
Blyth Community Arena
FEATURING:
* Children's Pony Race
* Wiener Race
Full Evening of Entertainment
* Musical Chairs
* 4 -Horse Hitch
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CLIFF SHOBiI 'OOK,
Chairman
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DONALD M. YOUNG,
Secretary
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HRIVE'IN
THEATRE
HWY. 8 GODERICH AT CONCESSION RD. 4 • PHONE 524-9981
THURSDAY and FRIDAY-
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Harness Races Every Sunday 4
POST TIME
JuIy 5 to .August 30 zoo P.M. '-
Advance' programs will be available Saturday at Cloud 9 'Room,
Hotel Clinton, Smith Office Supplies, Anstett Jewellers and at Bill's
,Billiard & Bowling.
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HAYFIELD ROAD .
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Neville's hole in one was the
first one at the Bluewater Golf
Course,since 1967.
Fpr Cummings, it was the
second hole in one he has
scored. His first was in 1962.
There will be prizes for both
gentlemen as a result of their
fetes, including ornamental
ashtrays on which will be
mounted the balls used for the
'skillful shots.
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