The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-09-08, Page 14
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EXETER, ONTARIO THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER .8, 1905
FESTIVAL PARADE—One of the largest parades seen in South Huron for some time opened
the Ontario Bean Festival at Hensel' on Labor day. The procession featured five bands and
'nearly 100 floats and commercial vehilcles. Hensa,11,4-H White Bean Club, who aided Kinsmen
"with their program, decorated and manned this float in the parade. A horseshoe pitching tour-
ney, •tug of war and band concert featured. the afternoon program. One thousand attended
the floor show and dance in the evening. (T -A Photo)
Serve 3,000 Bean Dinners
At Festival On Labor Dai.
A erew of 30 cooks dished
out over 2,900 bean dinners In,
two'' hours at the Ontario Bean
Festival in Hensall Monday, 3.
!Clad in tall white chef hats,
.Hensall Kinsmen and.their wives
and helpers assembled the tempt-
ing plates of Huron County baked
beans, cole slaw, Minato, ice
cream, tart and beverage, through
two mass -production lines. in a
fenced -oft area of the community
park.
Although the crowds stretched
cut four -abreast 'ia.s far as 200
yards in either direction from
the booth, the bean cooks served
them in rapid-fire order. They
turned out as many as 30 meals
a minute.
Eight bushels of beans and a
Police Raid
Hensall Club
Carl *Reid, operator ,of a bot-
tle club at alensall, has been
charged with keeping liquor' for
sale !following a raid on ,the ,club
by Hensall and provincial police
Saturday evening.
Police seized "a large quan-
tity" of beer 40 ale. The club
is located in a .buildint on the
Main Street owned by Ed Fink.
;Hensall Policeman Ernest Dav-
is, Constables Elmer Zimmerman,
John Ford, of Exeter, and Helmer
Snell of ISeaforth and Sgt. Charlie
Anderson, of Goderich,conducted
the raid.
Dragged By Car
Boy In Hospital
Dragged en his bicycle 44 feet
after being hit by •a ear on Main
Street' Tuesday afternoon, 12 -
Year -old Bev Sims is in Victoria
Hospital, London, with a broken
right arm, dislocated shoulder
and severe abrasions.
Driver of the car, Robert
bons of Southampton, has been
charged with careless, driving and
failure to have his emergency
brake in working condition.
The boy, son Of Mr. and Mrs.
Ted Sims, of Exeter, passed a
tractor and wagon on the right
hand side while the Gibbons ear
passed the farm vehicles on the
left. All vehicles were going
north. The boy was hit by the
car when he turned across the
street.
The brakes failed on the car
and the boy was dragged 44 feet
with his bicycle. Ile was thrown
clear when the car went over the
curb near Cann's Mill. The car
proceeded down the sidewalk and
back onto the road, some 175
feet from the impact.
Exeter Constable John Cowen
levestigated. Dr, P. G. Schulthies
attended the boy. ' •
Tape. Bicycles
Council's Plan
Exeter Safety .001111011 will
stage a bieyele-taping campaign
sometime this fall, it was decided
at a liteethig Thursday night.
The taping twill be done to
comply with regulatIone in •the
Ontario Highway Truffle Act
w hich requires all bicycles to have
reflective Material onr.frOnt forks
and back fender for safety at
night. Many bleyeles do not have
thls proteetion.
The council plans .0 work in
t o -operation with the schools. A
fee of 50 will be charged to par-
tially toyer the dna of the tape.
Don Southcott Was ap-
pointed, head of the 'project.
quarter -ton of cabbage were con-
sumed '"by the holiday crowd
which packed the park for the
celebration. They ate picnic style
around the grounds.
Spectators watched some fancy
horseshoe pitching in the °Keefe
Western Ontario tournament, a
tug of war and a program of
children's sports, listened to band
concerts, went for rides on the
midway, and witnessed one of the
Yongest parades, ever •assembled
in South Huron,
Over 1,000 were -attracted JO
the evening performance by the
OHML Main Street entertainers
and the Goderich Girls 'Band.
Marilyn Pollard, •a nurse at
South Huron Hospital, won the.
16 -foot cadet Model vacation
trailer raffled off by Hensall
community organizations after
the show. Mrs. Edna Corbett, Who
is also employed at South Huron
Hospital sold the winning ticket
and won $100..
Miss Pollard plans'to keep her
trailer at the heme of her par-
ents in London. She learned of
her luck Tuesday morning when
she repbrted for duty at the
hospital.
Trailer Donated
The trailer was donated by the
General Coach Works of Canada
to help pay for the artificial ice
plant installed in Hensel Arena
last year. Proceeds from the draw
amounted to around $2,500.
Hensall Kinsmen were happy
with the success of the day.
President-elect Bill Mickle esti-
mated the club would net around
$1,500 for its service 3piojects.
°Part of the proceeds will go to-
wards paying for the cement
floor Which the club installed in
the arena this summer. .
The parade, headed by mem-
bers of the Exeter Saddle Club,
ancl_the official Kinsmen float of
dignitaries stretched over four
blocks long. Ilusiess firms, Wo-
men's Institutes, .1.H Clubs and
implement dealers entered decor-
ated vehicles, in the procession.
Bands included the Goderich
Girls, London Sea Cadets, New
DUndee Clown Band, Brodhagen
Brass Band and the Bannochburn
Pipe and Drum.
A number of exhibits were dis-
played inside the arena and on
the grounds. The Kippen East
W.I. did a rushing business sell-
ing aprons. The Exeter district
branch of the Canadian Cancer
Society and the Ontario Bean
Growers' Association were among
the exhibitors,
President-elect Mickle was in
charge of the Festival" program.
Members of the Kinsmen club, in
addition to 'those mentioned, are
Boss Sinks, Bill Fuss, Ernest
.Chipchase, William Rowcliffe,
Bill Clement, Mike Quinlan, Bob
Cook, Bill Smith, Jake Marks,
Jack Drysdale, Ti Tiberio, John
Heal, Harold Bonthron and Wes
Thomas. Exeter Kinsmen helped.
Other Stories about the fest-
ival appear ori pages 7 and 12.
Price Per ,COP7$'
Opposes Hog Plan
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roducers Sign Vote Petition
hurchLaunches Campaign
o AI.. Fire -Stricken. Family •
Canvassers from Zion United
Church are receiving a "wonder-
ful response" to their appeal for
contributions to the Cornish
Building Fund, Treasurer Ken-
neth Hern said Thursday.
The fund, organized by the
church on Sunday, will be used
Use Eighth Bus
For HS Students
Despite its problems of over-
crowding, South Huron District
High School struggled through
its first two days of the new term
without too much .difficulty. - •
An 'extra bus, making a total
of eight, has been added tem-
porarily to bring in 387 students
from the surrounding area. This
is 44 more than last year.
A permanent aeration-, to the
transportation problem will be
discussed by' the board at its
meeting Thursday night. Almost
all the busses on the ...regular
rottes are carrying more than
their allotted capacity.
The first meal of the season—
cooked ham, beets, potatoes and
ice eream—was served in the
partitioned cafeteria and despite
the hitndiette 379 students were
fed. The eafeteria was originally
designed to handle 220 and it
has been divided this year to
handle an extra -class.
Mrs. Albert Ostland, Mrs.
Elmer Reeder, Mrs. George Tin-
ney and Mrs. Yantien Berends
comprise the cafeteria staff.
Principal H. L, Sturgis reports
an enrolment of 495. Largest
classes are in the two grade
elevens which have rosters of 40
and 38.
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Plan Regional Program
For Industry Promotion
Mit move to organize a re-
gional industrial promotion pro-
gram* involving the counties of
Huron, Wellington, Waterloo and.
Perth will be made in Huron
County this fall, R. D. Jermyn
told council Monday night.
'Couneillor Jermyn, president of
the Huron County Industrial Pro-
motion Board, said officials of
the Ontario Department , of Plan-
ning and Development expected
to call a meeting in November to
start organization of the region.
There are five other such re-
gions already formed and operat-
ing in the province.
Councillor Jermyn said the de-
partment would grant the re-
gional organizations $10,000 a
year for three years providing
the municipalities involVed raised
a similar amount. This would
provide for the employment of a
full-time promotor and the estab-
lishment of an office in Strat-
ford.
Cost to towns and- villages in
the region would be about .10
cents per capita.
Councillor Jermyn said Huron
County would benefit because it
is the only county in the region.
on the Great Lakes. Part of the
promotion program is aimed at
the touridt industry which is
important to Huron, he said.
Colorful Lionettes Band
Exeter Fall Fair Feature
The spectacular Sande Lion-
ettes Band, one of the highlights
of the Centennial program last
year, will be the feature attrac-
tion at this year's Exeter Fall
Fair "on ThUreday, September 22.
The band will present the pro-
gram whieh captured first prize
in the international competition
in the United States this sum-
mer. Competing against hUndrede
of other bands across the contin-
ent, the Sarnia orgahiSatien wen
ton hOnours ill its ease.
Disappointed b e a u s e they
weren't able to go through their
full repertoire of drills and
Marches last year because Of the
crowded Centennial program, the
Lionettes leaders were eager t�
return to present their complete
program when contacted by Meal
fair officials.
Eighty alris
The band is Wide up of over
80 talented girls trent Sarnia dis-
trict' who have been training to-
gether for a number of yeatts. Ten
pretty majorettes March at OW
head of the band,
TIM girls will lend tlie Thitta,
day afternOoft parade Which
Stella the activities of the Math
day, A Change In plaint this year
has the parade forming at the
Main and Wellington Street cor-
ner and going directly into the
grounds rather than parading
through the towe.
Other highlights in this year's
fair, according to the program
announced by the Society last
week, will be the Junior Farmer
Variety Show and Agricultural
Queen contest on Wednesday
night, an enlarged Worse show
and 4-H Achlevment Day pro-
gram, • .
Rive 4.H npetitions
irive 4-11 clubs la the district
will stage their big day of corn -
petition at the fair. They include.
two calf clubs, a grain club,
poultry cittb and white bean club.
Etitertaintrierit Chairman
McKenzie Said he expects to
have at least 20 girls cOnapeting,
in the Queen contest, Xle alteatly•
has a amber of entries and eadh
of the six Junior Farmer Organ-,
izatiOne in the county is sponsor-
ing as many as fie candidates.
The Society met Wednesday
night to complete plans for the
big show. Pete Mae were dis-
tributed last week and are RIMS -
able at The Thnes3Advoeate or
from Secretary Clark Fidler,
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Reeve William McKenzie
doubted if the scheme would be
successful because the cities in
the region would dominate the
program to the detriment of the
smaller centres.
Divided Over Dram ,
!Council split three ways over a
drain at the north end to carry
waste from Exeter Dairy.
The majority approved con-
struction of a 12 -inch draM from
the dairy to the river but Deputy -
Reeve Ches Mawhinney, who is
head of the drainage committee,
charged council was "spending
money for nothing." He said the
draM should be at least 15 inches
in size to take care of nearby
dwellings and any future con-
struction In the area.
Difference in cost of the tile
is about $175. Total cost of the
drain was estimated at about
$1,000.
Councillor Andrew Snelgrove
told council the drain'should be
postponed Until next year since
the council has already exceeded
its budget for drains. He also
suggested more thorough invest-
igation of the project be -made.
"You're making a stab in the
dark," he charged.
Mayor Ted Pooley said resi-
dents at the north end were com-
plaining that council has promis-
ed them this drain for 10 years.
He believed it should be taken
care of now.
The milk waste from the dairy
has been running down an open
ditch and during the hot weather
created a smelly, unsanitary con-
dition.
To Repair Dam
Council gave the Riverview
Park beautification committee
authority to have the north spill-
way Of the clam repaired, Mayer
Pooley Warned that the whole
north section of the dam could
be, washed out in another flood
The mayor reported the PAID.
had approved repairs to the south
Building permits were issued
towIames Hodgert, for a house
on Andrew street; and M Murray
D. Green, for a 40 -foot extension
On the south side Of the Main
Street building he recently pur.:.
chased from George Wright.
!Clerk C. V. Pickard reported
the $12,000 budget for roads has
been Used UP With fear months
still to go. Connell approved ap-
plieation the Ontario Depart-
ment of Highways for approval
to raise the budget,
Two tendert; for itatallatied of
automatic Oil heating in the town
hall were opened but no contract
awarded until a third heating
firm itt town was given an oppor-
tunity t� submit a price,
' A petition for a sidewalk oft
the *eat side of Carling Street,
south of Yohn, was tiled over
Until next year.
to erect a new home for Mr. and
Mrs. Garfield Cornish and their
Nur children, of Elimville, who
lost all their possessions in a fire
Thursday night,
"The people we have called on,
se far have been yery generous,"
said Mr, Horn. "We have raisi
$1,00.9 already but we need a lot
,niore. We hope to raise at least
$3,000."
In addition to the canvass, the
community is 'planning a benefit
dance at Kirkten Hall on Friday
night. The orchestra has donated
its services and the hall is being
rented at a reduced rate:
Women of the church are col-
lecting clothing and preserves
for the family, '
Until the new house is erected,
the Cornish family will live in a
vacant farmhouse owned by Tom
Hern. They have been staying
with neighbours..
The fire, believed started by a
coal oil lamp, in a bedroom,
spread through .the 126 -year-old
house so quickly none of the
family's possessions could be
saved. Neighbours tried fire ex-
tinguishers on the blaze but they
had no effect.
Daughter Discovers Fire
Home alone at the time, 13 -
year -old Doris Cornish discovered
the fire when she went to her
bedroom to get her 4-H Club re-
cords after she had finished the
dishes. The other members of the
family were doing chores at the
barn on an adjoining faint which -
Mr. Cornish owns.
Harry Towle and' Kenneth
Hern, the first two men at the
tire, tried to control the blaze
with extinguishers. When this
failed they tried to remove some
possessions but heat and smoke
drove: them out.
'The heavy timbers of the old,
one -storey house burned for
hours. The fire started at 8.40
and did not subside until 5.30
a.m. Ivan Brock, Norman Jaques
and Lloyd Hern stayed all night
watching the blaze.
The loss was the second major
setback the family has received
in a year. Last fall, Mr. Cornish
SHDHS Grad
Wins Bursary
Marlene Wagner, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. +Leonard Wagner,
Of Zurich, has been awarded a
$250 dominion -provincial bursary,
SHOH IS Principal ISturgis an-
nounced this week.
The high school graduate, an
accomplished pianist who was
active in the glee club,plans to
enter London Teachers' College.
She wrote eight grade 13 papers
and received five first class hon-
ors and three seconds.
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was Injured in a tractor accident
and had not been able to work
properly until about a month ago,
Neighbours helped him put in the
crop on his 150 acres this spring,
(Neighbours met et the church
on Sunday to organize the fund-
raleing campaign. The men in the
area will stage daily bees to erect
the house this fall,
Canvassers for the building are
James Earl, Clifton Jaques, Eph-
riam Hern and Everard
Donations are 'being accepted in
stores at Elimville, Winchelsea
and Farquhar, at Exeter District
Co-op and Exeter Times -Advocate.
'Ladies ia charge of the cloth-
ing donations are Mrs. Warren
Brock, Mrs. James Earl, Mrs.
Tom Hern and Mrs. Harold Hera.
Theodore Parker's Petition for
a vote on the hog marketing pro-
gram 'is getting strong support
in Usborne townShin, according
to reports.
One man distributing •tne pet-
ition says well over 75 percent
of the producers in the township
are against the marketing plan.
In Stephen, Hay and other
neighboring townships, there does
not appear to be much agitation.
As far as could be Marned, there
are no petitions being circulated
in these areas.
Gordon. Grieg, qaecretary-field-
man lof the county federation,
said there was "very 1Ittle" on
position to the new scheme
around Clinton and in the north-
ern half of the county.
The story Is different in T.'s-
borne, however. Several truckers
contacted by The Times -Advocate
verified the estimate that at least
75 percent of the producers tlaere
were against it and were signing
the Parker petition.
The petition asks for the re-
ineval of bog marketing con-
trols and demands a secret vote
Airman GOts Jail Term
For Indecent Assault
A charge of rape against David
P. Pear was dismissed in Gode-
rich court Thursday morning but
the 19 -year-old Centralia airman
will serve three months in jail
on a conviction of indecent as-
sault.
The attacic, on an 18 -year-old
.Crediton girl, took place on the
beach at Turnbull's Grove on
August 1.
Preliminary hearing on the
rape charge was held in Exeter
court Tuesday •afternoon by Mag-
istrate A. F. Cook who is reliev-
ing until Huron' County Magis-
trate Dudley Holmes returns
from holidays. Magistrate Cook
postponed sentence until Thur,s-
day.
Testimony revealed the assault
took place after the girl, Pear
and two other airmen went swim-
ming in the .evening. 'She -,ran
for help to several young people
from London nearby who called
police.
Dr. V. Gulens examined the
girLand Constable John Ford, of
the Exeter detachment, investi-
gated.
Kenneth Hunter, of doderich,
Was defence counsel. H. Glenn.
Hayes, Huron Crown Attorney,
prosecuted.
Impaired Driving
William !Riley, 29 -year-old Zur-
ich truck driver, was fined $50
and $30 costs and his license was
suspended for three months up-
on conviction of impaired driv-
ing.
Mahon Sauder, of Zurich, testi-
fied Riley followed 13.1m back to
Zurich from a dance in Bayfield
where they had had an argument.
A. G. Hess, Zurich jeweller and
Tom Myers said the accused
speeded around Zurich in the
early morning hours of August
16.
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,OPP ,Copstable Elmer Zimmer-
man, who answered the call from
Mr. Hess testited Riley's driving
Was consistent with impaired
-driving. Mrs. Riley, who was
with her husband, said he drank
six ,bottles of beer earlier in the
evening.
Elmer D. Bell was defence
counsel.
Fine and Cots Total $48.50
Failure to yield the right of
way resulted in a fine ief $5 and
cost, a total of $48.50, for Fred
H. 'Dixon', of London, whose car
was in collision with �n& driven
by 16 -year-old ;Daniel J. Gorrien,
of Detroit, on August 9.
Dixon was proceeding west on
83 Highway and- teatifed be
stopped, at the interseetion of 21
Highway but saw Only' one car
approaching the intersection from
the south and figured he had time
to make the turn. Gorrien's car,
proceeding to Turnbull's !Grove,
was thrown against a hydro pole
by the impact of the Dixon car
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conducted by the provincial
ernment.
"We have had enough," the
petition says, "Of being told br
anyone how and where we will
sell our hogs (by men who are
not even hog producers).
"We want government controls
on hog marketing wiped out," It
continues, "and we accor<lingly
Petition for a secret vote of the
bog Producers at once, conducted
by the Ontario gefernment, under
the Farm Products Marketing
Act."
Parker, the Ellice Township
farmer whose lawsuit at Strat-
ford broUght about the end of
'United Livestock Sales, is now
battling the Hog Producers Co-
operative, the marketing agency
which has taken the place of
U.L.S, Parker says he has 2,000
petitions circulating among hog
producers and they are meeting
with widespread support,
Afraid Of Shrinkage
The new direction program,
outlined on page 4 in an article
written by an executive of the con
operative, is meeting opposition
in Usborne because producers are
afraid they will lose too much tn
shrinkage if their hogs are taken
to an. open market instead of
directly to packing plants.
(Producers in this area are
complaining also about the grow-
ing controls being placed upon
theni in connection with the mar-
keting scheme, Under the new
pian, they contend they will have
no say where or how their hogs
will be marketed,
A number of local producers
argue there never was a fair vote
on the hog marketing scheme and
that if it was put to a secret bal-
lot it would be rejected like the
poultry plan was several years
ago.
Federation Spokesman Grieg
said many producers don't rea-
lize the benefits they are receiv- Iro
Mg under the marketing scheme.
He said Thursday the present
price of 29 cents is the highest
in the world and. this was due to
the activities of the marketing
co-operative.
Anotb.er Federation spokesman
sold the truckers' organization 15
stirring up the opposition because
under the new direction system
they will lose their "rake -offs"
from the packing plants. Track-
ers are getting as much as $3.00
a nog bonus from the packers,
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Grand Bend Attractions
Draw 6;000 Spectators
Two Grand Bend events mark-
ing the end of the season—the
Lions carnival and a beach con-
cert—attracted 4,000 people,
Prizes Stay At Rome
Winners of major raffle prizes
usually come from outside the
community sponsoring the draw
but it was different at the Grand
Bend Lions Carnival last Friday
night—all three television sets
went to natives of the summer. re-
sort.
SERVE 3,000 AT FESTI-1-lensal1 Kinsmen prepared enough food for 8,000 naeala at
the Ontario Bean Festiva t...aabor Day and their estirnate was right on the button. They
bad only a few servings left after the crowd poured by the outdoor kitchen to get their meal
of i-iuron County baked beans. 'Picture shows some of the 30 cooks, dressed in chef's hats,
who assembled the meals on a mass-prodtiction basis. Kinsmen hope to realize $1,600 from
the day to finance their service projects in the commuity. (T -A Photo)
District Farmers Win At CNE
Presten Dearing and son, R.R.
1, hboater, eaptured. every major
prize in the Dorset Horned sheep
class at the Oittadiart National
Exhiblion on Thursday.
The bearings, consistent win -
net; at the CNE and Royal "Win-
ter Fair, won grand and reserve
championships for rams and ewes
and 10 Mt prizes itt its Many
sections in the class.
Another Huron County shep-
herd, Rphriarn !Snell, of Clinton,
showed his Leicesters at the INR
and was honored at a banOuet for
being a (WE exhibtor for 50
years.
Whitney .Coates and son, of
CI:lariats-, captured a number of
prizes in the ONE 'Hereford cent
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petition, including .second in. the
aged hull and /Mirth itt OW and
summer yearling.
This is the first voitt. the
Coates have entered their purt-
bred stook in the Rthibition elt
Toronto.
W. S. O'Neil, a Demitia, won
first itt yearling .bull .Of the Atte-
ford class.
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Ruth Ann Picket, of Grand
Bend, won the first prize con-
sole; John Manore, past presi-
dent of the Lions Club, won. one
of the table models, and Benny
Webb, a former Grand. Bend
resident now' living in London,
won the second table model.
Lions President Cam Chapman
was master of ceremonies for the
program which featured the
Sarnia Lionettes Band and a.
roller-skating carnival. A crowd
of 2,000 witnessed the event.
Merchants at the summer re-
sort donated prizes for the cos-
tume winners. They were:
,Girls, one to five, Joanne Dal-
ton, Barbara Grey, Mary Sturde-
vant; over five to seven, Donna
Sturdevant, Joanne Desjardine,
Lorraine Baxter; seven to 10,
Penny Pryde, Jeanette.Kelly and
Sherry Yundt (tie), Jean Kea-
nedy; 10 to 12, Sharon Desjar-
dine and Mary Dalton (tie); sec-
ond, Dana Clark, Nancy Cham-
berlain; over 12, Marion Wooley,
Betty Ann Coughlin, LOreen
Venne and Marlene Ravelle; best
ladies, Carole Dyson and Leona
Woodburn.
Boys, one to five, Billy Piekett,
Lany ooley, Robert Grey; five
to seven, Ryan Brown, Danny
Dalton, Martin Sewer; seven to
10, Larry Luzon and Itoy• John-
son; Mike Donlan, Gary Mothers;
10 to 12, Dennis Mathers, Billy
Grenier; over 12, Peter cunning -
ham and Donnie Bagleson; Oldest
skater, Joseph Tomes, 73.
Benefit Show
A crowd of 4,000 vacationers
packed the beach in trent of
Lakeview Casino for the annual
benefit show at Grand Bend
Sunday afternoon.
Professional entertainers from
New York tend Detroit and 'Many
amateurs donated their services
to the two -and -one-half hour
program, its did till Supp, of gut.
eter, and his orchestra.
Molly Sadler, 20, of tendon..
won the beauty contest and $160
in mereltandise prizes. A8 "lVlise
Camera Shop", she competed
against seen Other, entraatti,
sponsored by business plates In
the resort The Brenner Rotel,
Lakeview Rotel and ta Fiesta
donated a week's acconiodattoit
for next saintlier to their entrieS,
The Gland Bend Branch of the
Canadian Legion received the
sliver eelleethin or service work.
Eris hicliroy, owner of Lakeview
Casino, orgenited the prOgrara
and donated prices to the beauty
contestants.
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