HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1949-09-08, Page 7••4
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It's mighty tough to be four years old and lost. The little lady with the cone is realty win : led.
In fact there probably wasn't another C.N.E. visitor as perturbed as she — with the possible
exception of her own mother,
C ed Wrong !—The weight guesser, an ever popular Midway attraction, missed badly when
this picture was taken. The portly gentleman with glasses tipped the scales at 248, which was
just about 11 lbs. more than the weight guesser estimated.
They Play For His Majesty The King—One of the top attractions at the C.N.E. Bandshell is the Royal Marine Band. This outfit is second to none, and
is popular with all who see and hear it This very colourful and superb body of men always accompanies His Majesty the King whenever he goes to sea.
They are, in fact, the King's Band and certainly look and sound the part.
The Pictures Shown
On This Page
Were Taken By The
Photcgrapher
As A Pub!ie Service
WHO WOULD ever expect to
stet Mrs. Santa Claus in August?
Well, that is exactly what your
?roving reporter did this week at the
Canadian National. Exhibition. Mrs,
Santa is a kindly, smiling, gray-
haired woman who also answers to
the name of Mrs. Certrude Clynes.
bits. Clynes is in charge of the
playground and building for lost
abildren at the Canadian National
Exhibition.
NEXT WEEK your roving photo-
grapher and reporter will be cover-
ing several of the small town fairs,
and from past experience they know
that the agricultural exhibits, the
cooking contests and the livestock
judging will be the No. 1 attrac-
tions. At the C.N.E. emphasis is on
the spectacular. The public has an
"entertain nue" attitude. Everything
is big, and wonderful, and it's a
show worth seeing.
BUT at the smaller local Fairs
which we will be covering the tempo
wi11 be entirely different, and con-
sequently you may look forward to
an entirely different type of picture
page. We shall he taking photos
of baby contests, the winners of the
greased pig contests, sulky race
winners, and a myriad of other
events. Undoubtedly you or your
neighbor will he in some of these
pictures.
So, starting neat week we will be
covering the best fairs of them all,
the "it.- le tcnsn" frirs.
Viscount Alexander, Governor General of Canada, is shown leaving the V. utive Offices of t,., Sitting in an Air Force Vampire Jet is enough to make any
C.N.E. jut prior to the official opening of the Exhibition. Ceremonies tool: p'ace in 85 -degree heat fellow want to fly — particularly if he is just 12 }ears old.