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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 gave the people in
the grand stand a laugh they had not expected.
Photo by Ful -O -Pep Photographer
Ahowing Their Prize Winning—Ful-O-Pep fed Angus steers
t the Erin Fair are the two McKinnon brothers Doug and
Ken, who won first and third prizes respectively. Ken won the
king'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
Ns magnificent, Full -O -Pep fed Herefords helped a good deal.
Photo by Ful -O -Pep Photographer
lit „ld, heavily beamed cattle shod,
tide Erin Pair were John Schram, 14, and lack Yemen 11,
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By the Ful -O -Pep Reporter
All through tiu 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 thrive 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 scall 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 niid-way,
The effect of the show is to over-
whelm the visitors with none 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 Horseworn
n at Erin Fair
Photo by Ful -O -Pep Photographer
Pubic' yr—two year,. old daughter of Doctor V C. Prior of Hillsborough was one. of the youngest
inotheyp nylat corral,eErin where alltr. She N snown above the kids at the fair could have a ride on a pony forten cents.
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
dudes 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 fairs in the
province which are famous all over
because they have developed
personality of their own. Some say
that because L.f modern 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
Winning Team of Heavy Drt Class
is shown above, with Alvin Taylor of
time relit,.
by Ful -O -Pep Photographer
at the Grand Valley Fair,
the Taylor Bros., behind
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 clays
Mr. Hindley is a farm sales auctioneer.
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