The Lucknow Sentinel, 1967-10-04, Page 16SPA
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.THE LUCKNOW° SENTINEL, LUCIKNOW ONTARIO
WEDNIGSDAv, OCT. 4th, 1%
RIPLEX' FALL PAIR ,..T_
CUrf''PINUED. FROM PAGE 1,2
horse riders and, the decorated bic:
ycles • �' the winner: here was Patsy
Fludder..of Ripley with :Laurie.
Coiling second and Linda
Maeponald third.: In the decorated
tris) e�,seetion, winners were
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Murtay Scott: Kevin Miller and
• Steven Miller, "
In the decorated. pony and saddle,
section;. winners were Donna .Need-
hamand Joyce Elliott.; Clowns were
Mary Coiling, C. Nicholson and
Brenda Mason. Winners in the float:'
section were. the Ripley 4-H Girls,
Grade 12B. of the: High School and
Grade 9. Decorated car:,winners
were Ripley Rebekahs, ' Ripley Wom-
en's • Institute arid Kincardine Agri-
cultural'Society.
Witk the'parade entering the park,
master`of ceremonies Don MacTav-
ish in his opening remarks' summed
up •the situation to the effect that
while itwas a disagreeable day,
everyone would. co-operate and
make the best'of it. In the opening
ceremonies th e following took part
• Reeve George MacLean of Ripley;
John Loney, Brucemember of partiament at Ottawa; Reeve Wm.. R.
Lowry of Huron ,township;' Jim
Brooks.,' president of the .,Ripley -
Huron fall fair and then Donald
Lernon,' president of the Ontario
Agricultural association ;
for 1967, declared the fair
officiaily under' way. Events then.
proceeded without a halt until fif-
teem minutes: till three when down.
ca 'e the rain again. When it
lightened,. Wallace Pollock and
Donald; A . MacDonald' wereable to
conduct the Musical chairs and..
potato race lin this case, .apples)
on the infield., Winners were Donna
Needharn in'musical chairs and in
the potato race Bob Forster, Gary
Pollock, Donna Needham and Barry
Cliffe of London... • '
In the 'publi'c school, square dance
competition, the winners' were
Grade 8 of tlye Ripley"Huron Cent-
ral School, Grades 7 and 8 of Pine,
River second and in third place, •
Grade 7 of Ripley Huron Central
School, Judge was Eari Heywood
who along' with his wife. Martha,
frequently entertained the, crowd
with songs duringthe afternoon.
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A new feature fot this year was
the Centennial Costume show held
in the Huron Township hall with
directors Mrs : Mervin •Hooey and
Mrs. Stewart Shielis in charge.
Mrs,,, Sandy MacCharles played 'the'
piano fdrtheshow with judges Mrs..
Bill Ross and Mrs, Orland Richards.
of 'Lucknow on the stage •• and,
contestants pa4ding on the floor.,
In the authentic centennial dress
class, winners were 'Mrs. May.
MacDonald, , Mrs. Ardill Mason,
Miss Marilyn Martin ,and .Mrs.
tkralter: Farrell. 'In the replica of a
centennial dress, winners were Mrs..
Francis Gemmell, Mrs Don' Mc
Cosh Mrs. •.Oliver MacCharles and
Miss Susan Collin In the couples;
class the ladies, picked ; a partner
andX he winners were Mrs. Walter.
Farrell, Mrs., Ardill Mason, Mrs.
Don McCosh, and Mrs, George Corn-
ish, After the. judging was over, the
winners: went to the platform . '
outside in the park where they were.
introduced over the Don Mason
Public Address system by. M.C.
Don MacTavish • • ••
Taking part ;inthe heavy horse
show•were Eugene MacLeod of Kin
cardine,: Andy Catto of•Paisley and"
Stewart Brooks of Ripley..
Showing in the pony class were.
Eimer Johnston'of Atwood, Len
Meyer 'of Walkerton , George:
Culbert of•Mildinay, and Miss Donna
.Needham of Ripley. •Judge of the
horse.'show was Alphonse Schmidt.'
'In the beef cattle show were herds
belonging to Andy Gaunt of Luck-
now and Nelson •Howe of Paisley.
Members 'of .the Ripley 4-H Beef '
Calf club and the Kincardine
Ripley 4-H Dairy Calf club.also
showed for their achievement day.
Judges here, were Oliver MacCharles
of the beef cattle and Nelson
Howe for the clubs.
In the poultry'show leading Winn;
ers were Joan and Bob Thompson of
Purple Grove and insecond place.
was Wayne Kerr of Kincardine .
township
The oldest lady .at the.fair on .
Saturday afternoon was .Mrs :'James
Creech of 'Pine River and the oldest.;
gentleman' was. David . B . MacDon-
ald of Ripley, leY a former president of
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the 'Ripley: show.
The'hall exhibiLts, both in.:the
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p ovements consider
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improve-
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Up-to-date wiring lets you make.the
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you need without."pdpp.ing'fuses.
In fact, , you'll notice pleasant changes'
all through your home. Modern wiring
'can improve the effipie'ncy of your light
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ing and the performance'of your appli-
ances: it, pins such 'comforts as electric.'
heating and air conditioning well within.
your reach. It can also make a big 'differ-'
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Up-to-date,wiring•,_+
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improvernent of all;
•
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Mor. 'mileage
;Higher safety: •
We; use the ,most modern equipment .when;
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YOUR
DEALER
high school auditorium" and the
Huron township, hall.•baseinent,
`were entered on Friday. morning, •
judged in .the afternoon and `viewed
by the public: on Friday evening :,
Supervising.the exhibits at the
evening viewing;wer•.e ;Harry Scott
of Ripley in the school` and Ham
MacKinnon in,th_c township..
hall.;,Therewere a record number
of entries in the domestic science'
clas's;" grain; and. schrool work. In
charge of the' school' work was Mrs:.
Douglas: MacDonald and Mrs. Herb
Clayton and. their committee and
for the high school, ' Miss 'Margaret
Machan of Wingharri. High;scorers
in Domestic Science. were Mrs.
Jim Harris ,73 points,'. Mrs Gordon
Farrell 56, Mrs.. Oliver. MacCharl-
es 49 ' and .Mrs . Carrick . Coiling 49...
There was keen:interest in the
many special priie sections of the,
baking and'several new. exhibitors
competed for the firsttime at a •
fair:. One special, for this. Centenn'-
ial year was an•1867 breakfast for a
husband before a day';s work in the
bush . Beside the traditional .milk
and oat��nea porridge it' had cooked•
potatoes,' beans, .several thick slic-
es of, fried. pork,, • maple syrup. and
homemade bread to mention a few
of the ifoods served. Winner in. this
section Was Mrs, Bill Harris of
Ripley.
• In the needlework section there
were many fine items on
display. including . rugs. by Mrs ,Russe
Needham and Canadian National
exhibition ;first: -prize quilts by Mrs.
Gordon. Bridge. High scorers i'n'the
,
needlework ;class were Mts.' Charles
Smith' 47 points Mrs; Oliver Mac -
Charles 46 . poipts and Mrs. Morgan
Johnston 44 . points . All very close'.
Frosts in September reduced the
entries iri the flower show. •However
directors Mrs. Norval Stewart and•
Mrs. Oscar .White of Olivet and Mrs
Ewan;'MacLean•-of Lochalsh had an,
attractive and. colourful display.
High scorers were. Mrs. David •
Elph'ick and Mrs.. Glen Stanley.`
There ,was a very nice exhibit for
the school, fair both public and high
school .
in the grain show , there were /31
bags of grain and .31• grain. Shea"ves:.
in :the high school•,as,well as 'the.
4-H; grain club display: And in the
basement of the hall there were
many sheaves.:of, corn and bushels
of Fobs inners -.in the potato show
Were . Ham: Mac Kinnon;, Mel
Hutchinsdn and Reuben Burnett
Rain on Thursday'prevented many
people entering their gardens to
collect vegetables, hence this class
was down ::.However ,directors
Stewart Needham and' Gordon
Roulaton,'know it .will be back up
next year when', are blessed' with,
abetter day w.eatherwise; Presid7
ent:Jim [rooks: and :the. directors
Would • ike'to 'thank everyone . who
showed at the .fair, 'everyone 'who..:
Worked at it and all who. attended
on such:"a disagreeable d'ay..
Crop Report
• Rains continued to hold .up the
white bean harvest .and made silo'
filling operations -very difficult :•
last week. •
Dry. sunny weather is .required to '
combine the still unharvested. large
acreage Of white beans . • r
Frost: has affected crops,in tnanr,
areas of the county, some IF 'I
advantage, others to disadvantage. l
Observations would indicate that;
fall:wheat sown during the u,ry
period is not germinating unevenly
More supplementary feeding of
dairy cattle has started' ,as pastures-..
continue.their normal fall:decline,
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