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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1949-10-06, Page 5' THURS., OCTOBER 6th, 1949. W.M.S. EXECUTIVE, .MET LAST WEEK. T advancement of our ^church was the theme. of the worship service taken by Mgrs. Alex. Mlac= • .ravish of . Olivet, at a meeting of ' the Executive of the Bruce Pres- • bY tenial orf the Woman's Mission- ary .Society ;of, the United; Churc h in :Southampton,. ' Tuesday, Sep- ternber 27th; She said .the strong-. est forces, are love ' to Go'd' -and l. ovva for ovw ur fellotrioti, , The:_?res'dent, Ins.,. Stephen- 1,.t{,. „'•• son, Cargill„ conducted : the busi- • ness, highl kiting the, day with iii cresting aocouri,ts''"of, her '-rip • thrpugh '.Westerri • Canada visit ion rfieldsand miss, - i la pd he mss in g n::`ha' itals. There • were ,..17 presidents': of • :Auxiliaries present arid 20 out of 22 e'xecutive,oficers. The treasurer,Mrs. • Street, repprted an increase Of $405 in the givingss of 1949 over 1948 for : the first, half ;of the • year.. The allocation fon 1950 will. be ' the , . same . ,as :1949. • Tribute :was paid . Mrs.' Aiken,.''an able officer, • who.. is •leaving this Pres►bytery.. Dr. Armstrong, secretary of thee Board of Overseas Missions,, ad' dressed 'the` gathering, represent- ing: the.' Missionary and Mainten- » price fundie:...saidLthere „wero norestrictions of anissionaries'' in India -and that Japan •needed .:1 its .sionaries .because the next ten years will deterrrline the' ,course that country will take., Interesting:; accounts weregiv- en: by. Mrs. Street, Mrs:.. `Collins and Mrs Hind of the'. Branch' Conference, tat Brantford, sand by Mrs, , NfcGregor.'of the .McMaster,` Conference for- United Church • women. : The• Fail Sectional meetings will. be •held October 19`th:at,lVac, Intosh and : October .20th at Al-' ' lenford .With,. Mrs. Autram ”. as speaker; .October 25th at ` Bervie and October : 26th •,at . Pott Elgin with Mrs. 1VIcKillop as sPeaker. The: executive will meet. again in March` 1950. /Mrs: Martin',ex- 'pressed,',:,appreciation ,;to the: Southampton` 'ladies' who served: such an' excellent dinner, to the Baptist: church .,wlhere we Met, and. to all who assisted' in making ' the meeting a - .success, • Mrs Stephenson closed the .: meeting with prayer The ;foll'ow'ing committees were forined••:,. . 'For Miramichi ,Camp --Mrs. Mc . Lennan,-: Ripley; Mrs: Gardner, Chalrners; .. Mrs. .M artyn, • • South- aTpton. -- Nomiinating cbii* ittee•• Mrs. Vance,' Chesley, ..'Miss Duncan,,. Walkerton; Mrs. Dougherty, Tara, Mrs:' Jamies 'arrell; Bethel; 'Miiss Sillers,�*kerton i • 1Virs. Mahaffy, Port`Elgin; Mrs. McGaw, Kincar- dine. ' Finance , committee Mrs W. Thompson, Ripley; Mrs. McGreg- • or, . Centre- Bruce; ' Mrs. MacKay, Kincardine; Mrs. Street, ,Kinic'ar , q THE LIICKNOW SENTINEL,, IOW, ONTARIO ANON FAIR'' WAS BIG SUCCESS Cool bright weather •favored fair -goers last Thursday, and brought out a crowd estimated at more then 2,000 to attend Dun- gannon's one -day Fall . Fair. Ats ist usual' at Dungannon fair, beef cattle were 'the outstanding sec- tion.' ec-tion' of the livestock exhibits„ while two junior farm clubs made Dungannon fair the occasion for their ;annual 'Achievement Days. On- ,,club "showed, pig raised b: Club 'Members,: While the 'other c1u1$ brought out and, 'displayed samples: • of ,,Wheat "'grown '• by its mernlbers: .• entre 0 'C f the farrs ga- on _ ni�a tion'Tas w `1 in 't he'rie wly. • •rebuilt exhibition '�biiilding brought from Port • Albert '.airfield'; For the 1949 fair, the: (building' had: been •im- 'proved With' a new hardwood _floor,.' and rebuilt walls: -at '»he east and along the easterly por, tions of its '.north and south. sides.. .The building housed the,fair,sec- retar -'s office, :and, also provid'ed. attractive :: display 'space . for a nutnlber of commercial: exhibits that were a ••newfeature.. at" the 1949. fair: Pony. Classes'Added Pony classes were a new feat, -ture•-otrthe horse exhibits, with T. C. Shean'.of Mitchell and jack Tye of New ..• Hamburg bringing out, stables, or ponies for showing on the line and in. hnmess Accomodation was inadequate for the • hog: and:. sheep :;entries that .:were ,!brought V to.. the' fair. The. swine ' show, swelled'. by' the sows ` broutght : out by • the junior' farm' club '. used, allthe pens i available on,'the1. ,grounds, and i. the sheep had:to .remain on ,the trucks that' brought •them to the• fair. h" :Roy -Pepper, R. R 3, Seafortll shouldered 'the; biggest.- part '-of the :::responsibility. , for : • judging; making ,• .the • decisions ' in .. she. sheep, swine ''and beef ;cattle'' classes.. : • A ,tractor `'race ,on 'the haltf-Mile•. track, which' was ;,axi inoivation,. drew. one of the •tbTiggest `crowds: of the. afternoon to the rail, proved l: to be : no race after ,all: Arthur' Struthers,. Dungannon; driving a bright yellow Centaur, took a long lead . at once,` increased' it steadily as lie went around,. the ti. oval, ..and; crossed the finish line' so. far, ahead. that it didn't look'i. like a :'race„,,;.'w L Yolnnteers Dry Track Track conditions -were 'muddy 'at .the noon hour, abut more than • 20 ',volunteers; were: persuaded to go out and drive back and forth through' the mud' with cars, jeeps and trucks, to dry out the surface';' • and get it in shape for the 'after- noon's Progra4 after-noon'sirogram:: Wrestling "'on ,horseback, :for many years;.a special feature:'of. Dungannon 'fair, : Was;, this ,year absent from the program of ,Events.' , •'' The fair was officially' opened by Elston Cardiff,',Brussels; M.P. for. North: Huron,, wiho ...made `'. trig -from-.-Ottawa . for- the'---pur---- pose: John Hanna, ., Wingii,am, M.P.P. for ` Huron=Bruce, also spoke .briefly. Mr. Cardiff and Program committee Mrs, Me Tavish, , Olivet; Mir: MacKay, Kincardine, :Wit's. Hind, ` Walker ter Mt—Ste Benson, Cargill:- ` ':Convener of • Memorials, a res'olutions--Miss .Sillers, `Walker-; tori; Mrs. Cheshire, Wiarton ' !Courtesy; coi'nmittee Mrs. Mar- t rn, Mildmay's :Conference branch delegates— :Miss'Reid, Pinkerton;•Mrs. 'Wal ter • Steele, Pine Rilver;, Mrs.' Vance, 'Chesley; • alternates- Mrs. MacKaY, ' Mins.. ,1Vfills,' »Mrs. 'Ma- , haffy. " Auditor Mrs. l.VlaeKay; Kin- cardine. . Playing At Fairs . During, the week Lucknow pipe Eand has played at ,Fall Fairs �at :I-Iarriston; Tiverton and, Teeswater." , If men 'were . asp anxious to do right as, they- are' to, eget their. t`righ ", the world would soon be . righted.' • The fair was directed by an. executive consisting of Lorne Durnin, president;: Q#rdon Stewiw- art and Howard ' Sproule, Iv'ice- presidents; T. M. Durnin, secret ary-treasurer. Directors of the fair included Reg McGee, Cecil Johnston, Eldon C filbert, Ronald Treleaven,. Everett. Firingan, Mel- vin Dickson,; Allan ,Reed,; George Alton,. Thomas. Webster and,John. Bennett. • : Club Competitions', Winter wheat club scores;. Don- ald Murrtay, ,..'160, ,George,. Tur°ton i52,. Ken :Fetrie •1�4U A'r .old.' Al- ton 135,E Jack ' Reid, 120, • Alvin Hackett;. 99„; .J. D. Duriniri 97 D A: Hfaokett 95, John • •Clark 93, Jim " Clark 90• • Juni - '= ..swine - w e '1� .` r .° Al ' o. Club,: sco s x b e :vin Hac • tt . 393;; D. A. .•Hackett 387,�� , Arnold Alton 386, Donald. Bean 3$5, • George . Turton• .383,. no.b: Allan' 382, John. Clark 381,' Ira Campbell 380. . :Swine :Aged boar', Ross .. Henry, 'Luck - now; Luck nowboar over six months and: under , one • year, Richard Kilpat rick, L'uckriow,. 'Ross Henry, Mar - Mr. Hanna 'congratulated the 'air,. sectors of the lair� on the quality a'f` the' `exhibits '"and' attractions-. that had been 'brought together, Judges' at• the..fair were: Wm.. Decker, horses; Boy. Pepper',' cat- t1e,•. swine "sheep; Fred,• Wilson;. poultry,; George Feagan,.Richard' Kilpatrick and Hugh. Hill, horse races; :Harry Strang,' junior grain club; F A, Stew,ar't.Toronto; jun for swig e'club; Ernie Little,'Y ug1h> Hill, hurdle .events, , IGEN McKENZIE son of Mr; and ,Mrs. 'Roy MacKenzie, hurled .YJis- towel id ',a 14-0 win' in 'the first' game of' the second round ‘of the O.B.A.•`.pl•aydowns. Listowel's •big right hander scattered only 'five hits, walked but » one Man and struck out 13. . cus Berger, Dungannon . Boar un- der six months, Ross Henry, •,1 and 2. Aged sow, Ross Henry, Richard Kilpatrick, Marcus Ber- ger. Sow over fix a months :and; under one year, D.,. A., Hackett, Lucknow, 1 .and' 2; Ross Henry 3. Sow under six months, 'Ross' Henry. Best brood sow with 'or without litter, Ross Henry, Rich- ard ..Kilpatrick. Best exhilbit of pigs owned by one exhibitor, Ross Henry, Richard Kilpatrick; . Mar- cus Berger.. Pen of three export bacon .hogs,; Richard Kilpatrick.. Pen ''of three(' baton: hogs, Richard Kilpatrick, . Sheep ,Leicesters, all 'prizes• won. ,by. Goldie Martin, Lucknow.' xtf al r izes •wo �_O or'd.�?owns 1 �r n Orval 1VJ cGowaii : B1 h. }y , s Cyt ; •. • Shropshires, all: prizes: wwon by Orval' McGowan. Dorset Horns, :all prizes won by Orval NLcGowan Beef' Cattle Aberdeen! Angus;all' prizes won !by .Frank Todd; Lucknow. . ;: