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The big"garden at the J. H. Johnstone residence`doesn'tt look too impressive in this photo' but it
contain `,some of the most perfect fruit, flowers 'and .vegetables to be, found anywhere. Mrs.
Johnstone and her husband do all the work themselves and' enjoy every moment of it, they say.
Although some persons might call it a wilderness,'Mrs. Johnstone finds pleasure in trailing through
the familiar paths in search of the special plants that are there; One dahlia plant is even playing
host to a bird family nesting among its foliage - and Mrs. Johnstone is keeping a special eye out
these days for its welfare. (staff photo)
This is
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life gets
end of
Septemb
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fall fairs
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This is Mrs. J. H. Johnstone's marigold bed and there is plenty
of variety here. When' this photo was taken, Mrs. Johnstone
was grooming three of the most perfect blooms in each
category for the •Blyth Fall Fair and keeping an eye on the
others:for the remaining• district fairs at which she exhibits.
(staff photo)
abusytimebetter," �R
of year_for she admitted. ..-This A squash with even a few. There is ever ..thin .from.,_
r T/t..o i � � g"- Tamp
en ► 'fog .1r,T.. .ar<-•I-had---to--btt .
___ y-sorrc;lbies;-missirrgxtfa#ohatles.tt�a#-ga�#Jrigaaling to
e, 107 Britannia --Road, bUlbs and they are-costly.'t- choice exhibit fora fall fair. be transported- to the district's
In_addition, her husband
packed and unp-aeked - the - _
Johnstone .car 2:Oimes last fall;
Mrs. Ken Johns (left), Exeter;, _presents Miss Clare McGotn an, klurpnh County director of the
Children's Aid Society, with 'a gift prior to her retirement next month, The pi"esentati.onvw►a4 made
at a dinner party given. in Clinton last"vweek.at 'the home of Mrs, Doug Bartlff, Rattenbury St..
About 40 board members and their guests were present, (staff photo
Miss Clare McGowan feted
by CAS board at dinner party.
Miss ,Clare McGowan, local
director of the Huron County
Children's Aid Society, was
honored last Wednesday evening
at a dinner party in Clinton
.GODERICH.
very hectic towards the The garden boasts roses (being Potatoes are another vegetable fall exhibitions. ., and that 'includes the inside of
August and the"first of readied for the Blyth fair); which grows in abundance in the One novelty item which takes the car, the trunk and• the top
er. • ,
gladioli; sweetPeas• asters; Johnstone_ garden_ - J'he--.lad3�.special lace in -the Toh s o
• - p �� .fie• �h a r��-a��r e�«.�-s o m e
Johnstone's hobby rs zinnias* maw olds' ,salvia; able to w..alliAl an�� B came at p lane, i ad_,ee,,, j ,oj,n ,saafim".4
` ` -Hebrides: -
'�b�'�b��`�crnoc sco;� an several other' ' least oxen r a half d different doll Aside one o a pair Asd f h f of handknit- socks won
most Basan acra ze at most every fair in
There are .many kinds of all - Make fine exhibits this fall as expressions. and wearing the which they were on display.
squash in the garden, planted well as good eating during the prettiest clothes, Jane has real They were stolen ' at the
here and there in every available winter months: human hair, . , Dungannon . fair, according to
corner. One'banana squash has The tresses once belonged to Mrs. Johnstone.
grown to an. immense siKe and is Back inside the. ° house, the Mr. Johnstone's mother and it "Many people lost things,."
Mrs. Johnston'se. pride and joy. livingroom has been temporarily can be braided into pigtails and said Mrs. 'Johnstone, "but this
converted into a kind of craft
are pure white squash h Th MJohtd. with huge ribbons or year, the' fair will be well
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and exhibitions just a varieties of blooming plants. varieties of potatoes which will the pl t f 1 first pr
little further afield. •
In fact, Mrs. Johnstone won
second ' prize in ' the women's
division of the % Canadian
National Exhibition this year, for
a shell brooch, in the shape Of a
. butterfly, fashioned out of
polished shells.
In addition, the lady was.
awarded four `honorable
mention' ribbons from the CNE
for other articles she 'submitted
for display.
This will be_the---fourth year•
-
that Mrs. Johnstone has entered
items far-tdisplay at the Western.
Fair in London. She will show a
sample of - needlework - a
-deli ate, . -cutwork• centrepiece
exquisitely bound and
embroidered; a specimen of
kpktting, a lovely mauve shawl in
the very softest of -'-wool.; some
liquid embroidery; a soft• toy;
darkand light fruit cake; and -
applesauce 'cake. - •
She is one Canadian who is
hoping the mail strike. is soon
settled because, her entries to'
London will be mailed if "a ''-gall
p
f
ossible.
• Mrs. Johnstone has a Wide .
lection-- of first,- _second and ._ _
hird .prize ribbons ' from past
airs in London - and she hopes
o add to this collection this
year again.
But .for: the most part, Mrs.
Johnstone exhibits it the local
fall fairs. Her fruit, vegetables,`
flowers and . handiwork have
been shown at Lucknow,.
Dungannon, Teeswater, Blyth,
Kincardine and Bayfield in the
past.
Her homemade bread, for
instance, . took first prize for
seven years at the Bayfield fall
fair! '
Mrs. Johnscone ne first began to
exhibit at fall fairs back in the'
and 1930's.
t "Even Goderich had a fall fair
then," Mrs. Johnstone remarked.
In those days, Mrs. Johnstone
entered as many. classes as she
could find time tb collect entries
for. It was nothing for her to be, + -,;
up baking all light before a fair
- and when morning dawned,
the tables would be filled with
all kinds of cakes, pies and rolls, -•
made to specifications ' -° as ,
dictated by the fair book. ,
There
ns one s
in her "garden ,which are being • sop ' ere Mrs
brushed' and curled into a soft policed."
eater by a mole -type animal that sewingmachine is in constant feminine hairstyle.• Anot:hei handknit
readiness as are manyother tools . 4`Jane
pair of
,doesn't appreciate the prize Jane has won lots of prizes, woollen', socks„,is . on display in
value of the produce. to complete those last minute said Mrs. Johnstone proudly.the JohnsEone livingroom,
"We've set. a trap for him,” jobs before the fairs. •
P � ..Mrs. Johnstone took 178 positive proof that Mrs.
noted Mrs. Johnstone with some 'the furniture is covered with prizes at the various fairs last Johnstone is not discouraged. In
s articles
obvious dismay. Y just hope he variou
doesn't chew on many: more." , co pleted for showing
already fall. ...Her prize, money was fact, she's working hard to make
this,,f°a11„„,4 approximately $15Q before this year another
fairs -,are
expenses.
Guests with. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
R. Scott, Elgin Ave., last Friday
were Mrs.. Norman McLachlin,
Mrs. ,Edward Malloch, Mrs.
Everett Rogers and Miss Lottie
Siegrist of Arnprior.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McGuire
attended the' wedding of Miss
Wendy Shearer, 'daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James C. `Shearer of
Bright : and David Copp of
Toronto Saturday. Mr. Shearer is
a former Agricultural
big one as far Representative for " Huron
County.
concerned.
attended by the CAS Board County Children's Aid Society
members. for 20 years as well as a one time
Hostess _ was Mrs. Douglas member of the provincial board.
Bartliff, 217 Rattenbury St. Mrs.
Bartliff is first vice-president of In making the presentation,
the Children's Aid Society. Mrs. Johns noted that Miss
Miss McGowan ,, received a
McGowan had always had the
corsage of pink sweetheart. .roses best interests of the children of
and a Royal Dalton firgurine. . Huron County at heart through
The presentation -was made b „ hej '24, years of service.
M rliOn � J0obnsY,:,,.;Exoterrv..: ho ..Fo4X .� -P ersans; , fii9Y-g4 ,, "` ;.. . t
:u...has,,ieu a t �� l y , - a ra ti..,m.•. su rgaAsl ora s l unch n Gaal~ _ ;
of directors of the Huron- evening.
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.Mrs.
J. H. Johnstone holds Jane (left) a handmade doll which
has taken many' prizes at fall fairs in the past, and a bride doll,
a new member of the Johnstone collection. The bride doll was
dressed for the Canadian,National Exhibition this year but
didn't win a prize. Mrs. Johnstone takes -great pride in her
..exhibitions for fall fairs and last year took 178 prizes for her
efforts. (staff photo)
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Mrs. Johnstone also .did
reat deal of canning.f or.diSplay
at. fairs. And Of,., course; •thort`
were . the usual ,vegetable, flower,
fruij::t ' rid `,needlev ork showings.
```f i.� . reinpi ibek that. I., had
' entries lh- .one fair," ,1VIrs.
Johnstone ,said: ",You .'entered)'
that many classes in `the tt+ e
that you would win prizes ''in at .
least` half; -"a.
Nowadays though 'the bulk of
Mrs. Johnstone's.,exhibits come
from . her garden. There she
grows rall,,,,kinds of vegetables,
fruits and flowers several-
varieties of each.'
Her dahlia bed contains
everything from tiny pompom
dahlias- to the large dinner -plate
'ones. There are the usual
yellows, and reds, and purples.
',Then there are the specials -
white, maroon, salmon. 4V. ;'
Last fall, many - ,of . Mrs.
Johnstone's special bulbs were
at 4w ex ss e ,Mored then away
rt tiu orth winteryrrr t
' "I should\ 'have '>'i''trtoWn
Includes - .loses,: sprinklers;'. =
sprayerceatderr. cki°emieals,, etc-
to '
,Although the camera doesn f' da a dory good job of i0,hutg up
"'.-the beauty of the individu ).plants, Mrs. j. 'H.' Johnstone• is
,''';'admiring a very special dahlia blookn't1Vhich is dressing.,n er
garden );hese days. In this small 'patch, there ar d
many kinds ,of dahlias as',.there are availabje "and llll'rs,
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bring her prizes -in the district fait airs; (staff phot
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