HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1948-11-25, Page 7..FALL
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Worth A Bet?
Photo by Ful -O -Pep Photographer
Cameron Roseborough—of the Durham pipe band in answer to a bet that he ride "Honky" and
play his pipes at the same time won the bet as shown above and also gate the people in
the grand stand a laugh they had not expected.
Photo by Ful -O -Pep Photographer
Plowing Their Prize. Winning—Ful-O-Pep fed Angus steers
the Erin Fair are the two McKinnon brothers Doug and
en, who won first and third prizes respectively. Ken won the
ing's Guineas at the Royal Winter Fair last year, and sold
his steer for $10,000.
Photo by Ful -O -Pep Photographer
Mr. Gardner Morrison -with , the help of his son Stewart
orrison and Charles Stack, shown above managed to take
quite a few ribbons away from the Erin Fall Fair..Of course
his magnificent, Full -O -Pep fed Herefords helped a good deal.
Photo by Ful -O -Pep Photographer
711d of clic old, heavily beamed cattle shed, •
Se the Erin Fair were John Schram, 14, and Jack Yemen, 11,
Fair Time
Highlights
By the Ful -O -Pep Reporter
All through thi fall fair season
there has been one topic of con-
versation and argument which this
reporter has heard over and over
again. It is this, -Are the large
fairs squeezing out the good old
rural shows?" Some say that the
small fairs can not compete with
the larger shows, and should just
give up the fight. Others say that
the small rural show has a real
place in the community and with
proper guidance could shrive and
prosper.,
Just because the city fairs draw
a lot of the people from the rural
areas some think that the small
fair should therefore imitate the
C.N.E. and put up a big show,
with professional entertainment and
plenty of ballyhoo, to attract their
crowds. Others claim that when
the sr•all fair ,ttempts to do this
it has lost its reason for existance
and will surely fail.
The C.N.E. is a "big time" affair,
with Olsen and Johnson and a lot
of other high priced professional
entertainers,, plus a garish mid -way.
The effect of the show is to over-
whelm the visitors with noise and
fury.
One of the fairs we attended this
year was full of typical rural Activi-
ties and sports. They had a greased
pig chase, where the contestants
got completely covered with mud
and could not catch the porker for
about ten minutes. There was a
greased pole climbing feat that had
everyone roaring with laughter.
Nonchalant Horsewoman at Erin Fair
Photo by Ful -O -Pep Photographer
Judy—two year old daughter of Doctor V. C. Prior of Hillsborough was one of the youngest
horsewomen at the Erin Fair. She is shown above confidently astride her mount, "Smokey,"
in the pony corral, where all the kids at the fair could have a ride on a real pony for ten cents.
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There was a horseshoe making con-
test, which most of the city peo-
ple had never seen before. There
was a small pool with a log -rolling
competition going on, and after the
log -rolling and jousting several
ducks were tethered in the pool and
prizes were given to anyone who
could throw a ring over their necks.
There was not a professional en-
tertainer on the grounds and the
city people who saw it all .swore
they would not have missed it for
the world.
There are, several £airs in the
province which are famous all over
because they have developed a
personality of their own. Some say
that because of modem transporta-
tion. the village and rural popula-
tion can go to the large fairs and
see a real show and that is why
the small fairs will lose out in the
end. On the other hand, for the
same reason the, city man can go
to the rural fair if it can show
him something he can not see in
his home town.
Photo by Ful -O -Pep Photographer
.Wiinittg Team of HeavyDraft Class at the Grand Valley Fair,
ie shown above, with Avin 'Taylor of the Taylor Bros., behind
the reins.
Photo by Ful -O -Pep Photographer
Auctioneer Ray Hindley—in a jovial mood, as everyone was
at the Erin Fair,lent his considerable talents to the job of
auctioning off the surplus pies and cakes 'that were left in the
United Church' Ladies' Aid refreshment stand. On other days
Mr. Hindley is a farm sales. auctioneer.
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