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THE TIMES -ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING,. SEPTEMBER 29, 190
olorful Fair Attracts 3,
The crowd at Exeter .Fair on
Thursday did not reach the re-
cord proportions of the one which
att6 e
nd d •last year's Centennial
butit tuas large enough to satisfy
directors of the Society.
'Gross gate receipts indicated
about 2,000 enjoyed the first of
the second century of local fairs.
Living up to this year's theme,
"Looking Forward to A ;Second
Century of Farm Progress," the.
fair featured, achievement days
for four 4-H clubs in the district,
Over •50 4-1I boys and ;girls pom-
peted,
Highlights of 'the 4-H show in-
cluded •a .battle for dairy honors
between two well-known families
in I7sborne, the display pf frozen,
oven-ready chicken by members
of the ,poultry elub, and close
competition in the beef calf club.
The Hensall Kinsmen 4-H
White. Bean club, .which original-
ly •planned to held its show at
Exeter bad to postpone it because
only a few of the members had
talon off •their crops. ,
Horse Show Expanded
The horse sho v, enlarged and
improved, was another popular
feature .of ' the Mair, as was the
OUR CHRISTMAS
ARE ON DISPLAY
Largest Stock
Of Toys We've
Ever Shown
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Use Our Layaway
Plan For Christmas
TRAO UA1R
'HARDWARE
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Clearance Prices Prevail At
Geo. Wright's
EXETER'S FAMOUS CLOTHING BARGAIN HOUSE •
YES SIR! WE CHECK THE MARKETS
We Make The Low Prices
Others Follow
Farmer's Work Clothing
COVERALLS, Reg. $6.95 $4.88
HI & LO BACK OVERALLS, Reg. $5.25 $3.95
SANFORIZED SMOCKS, Reg. 4.95 e,•, $3.69
Boys' 10 oz. San. 'Jeans
Weekend Special -- 8 to 18 Years
Only , $2.25
Work
Shirts
I $2.98
Work
Sox
20 Doz. Ribbed
Wool and Nylon
2 for $1.00
Work
Pants
San, Whipcord
Our Special
$21198
Men's Windbreakers
Kapox----Wool Tined. --Grey, Mud and Sand
Reg. $9.95 -- .Friday and Saturday I Only $7.88
:George Wright
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THE VALUE GIVER'
Sarnia Lionettes Band.
Tont iPryde, Huron M'IlA, offi-
cially opened the exhibition .in •a
ceremony which included speeches
front Fair President H. H. •G.
Strang, Exeter Mayor R. E. Poo-
ley, Commanding Officer Group
Captain A,., W..Cameron of RCAF
Station ,Centralia, and Elston Car-
diff, Huron 111..P,
Vogl' bands played for the :pa-
rade -the Lionettes, C e n t r al i a
Bugle Band, Exeter Legion Pipe
and Drum Band, and .the ,SHDHS
band. Major winners in the pro-
cession were ;Ralph S welt z e r,
Beavers Hardware, Tena Van der
Nett, !Patsy Bridges, Judy ,Snel-
grove and Betty !Dixon.
!Grade eight, Exeter, and No.
12 I7sborne won prizes' !for the
best schools in costume.
Midway Displays
!Inside of the track was almost
completely.filled with attractions
and displays. The midway includ-
ed merry-go-round and ,f err is
wheel, freak show and a number
of other •concessions.' Cars and
farm machinery exhibits were
plentiful.
Among the local organizations
who had boobhs on the ground
were Soutji Huron Junior Farm-
eds, Trivitt Memorial Guild and
Exeter Kinsmen Club.
Main feature of the competi-
tions was the large number of
new exhibitors. !Many of these
upset professional exhibitors with
their entries.
Of the 150 people w3io com-
peted at the fair, oyer 75 percent
were from the .local area.
,Secretary -treasurer !Clark Fist}-
er said he expected the fair would
break even financially. Whiff,
gate receipts were down from
last year, so were expenses.
PARADE
Decorated ears, Ralph Sweitzer,E1-
la Hunkin, Bob Russell; business
floats, Beavers Hardware, Mid -Town
Cleaneee; schools, Grade 8 Exeter,
No,12 Usborne.
Bicycles, Tena Van der Neut, Bar-
bara Hodgson. Randy Witte; freaks,
Bet
Patsyty DiBridgesxon., Judy Snelgrove and
SHEEP •
Dorset 'Horn, Preston Dearing and
son, all classes. Oxford Downs, D. L.
McTaggart, Appin, sevenfirst, two
seconds, three thirds; Donald Dear-
ing, Exeter, four seconds, three
thirds. Shropshire Downs, Fred Gur-
ney, R.R. 3 Paris, five first and pen;
A. D. Steeper, Ailsa Craig, one first,
two seconds, one third; Kenneth 141c -
Lean, Melbourne; one second, three
thirds. Lincolns, A. D, Steeper, Ailsa
Craig. Leicesters, Donald A. Graham,
R.R. 4 Parkhill, three firsts and pen,
three seconds, two thirds; William R.'
Pepper, Seaforth, three firsts, two
seconds, three thirds. Southdowns, W.
E. Gates, Glencoe. Suffolks, Murray
Shoebottom, Denfield.
SWINE
Boar two and over, 'Sid Henry and
Sons, Listowel; George Douglas, Mit-
chell; Don Easton.. Boar, one and
under two, Hugh Filson, Denfield;
Douglas. Boar under one, Filson,
Douglas, Sow two and over, Henry
Filson, Alfred H. Warner, Bayfield;
Gary Rowciiffe, Hensall. Sow one
and under two years, Henry, Warner,
Douglas, Maureen Stewart, Exeter.
Sow under one and over 6 months,
Henry first and second, Douglas, Fil-
son. Sow under 6 months, Henry,
Warner, Filson, Rowcliffe. Pair of
bacon hogs, Filson, Henry, Douglas,
Stewart. Boar under 6 months, Henry,
Filson, Warner. Special for most
points, Henry,
HORSES.
Hunters
Open lightweight hunter, Sandra
Ironsides, Arva; Mrs. A. Conron, Lon-
don. Open middle and heavy hunter,
Dr. A..-33. Conron, London; Jack Wil-
kinson, Hyde Park. Road hack, Jack
Bristow, London; Mrs. A. B. Conront
London. Knockdown and out, Sand-
ra Ironsides, Barbara Lyne Stable,
London. Jumping stake, Sandra Iron-
sides, Barbara Lyne Stables.
Saddle
Colts one year old, Felno Construc-
tion Co., London; Ron Swartz, Cen-
tralia. Two years old, Len Knight,
St. Thomas; Hugh Wilson, Exeter.
Three year olds, Fellno Construction;
Whitney Coates, R.R. 1 Centralia.
Foals of Pal 0 Mine Tio, Fred Dar-
ling, Exeter; Ed Brady, Exeter. Palo-
mino under saddle, A. E. Boug, Lon-
don; Felino Construction, Trail Horse,
Ed Brady, Harold Clarke, Woodham.
Open stock horse, L. Swartzentruber,
Maureen Stewart. Potato race, Fred
Darling, Maureen Stewart. Saddle
race, Joyce McDonald.
Light Draft
Filly or gelding, Alvin Taylor,
Grand Valley; Bruce Miller, R.R. 3
Paisley. Single hitch, Alvin Taylor,
Mat and second. Team in harness,
Alvin Taylor, Bruce Miller.
Heavy Draft
Filly or gelding, Alvin Taylor;
Bruce Miller„ Single hitch, Bruce
Miller, Ken McDougall, Auburn. Team
in harness, Bruce Miller, Ken Mc-
Dougall.
Wagon Horses
Filly or gelding W. Annett, Wan-
stead. Single hitch. 0. Bannerman,
West Monckton; Bert McBride, Zur-
ich, Team in harness, Bannerman,
McBride,
Percheron
S I n g l e hitch, Orville Bestard,
Thorndale; Elmer Schweitzer, Water-
loo. Team in harness, Bestard,
Schweitzer. •
Belgaln
Filly or gelding, Bannerman. Single
hitch Elmo Pritchard, Lucknow; A1=
vin L' aramie, Harrow. Team in har-
ness, Laramie, Pritchard.
P'oUr horse 'hitch, Pritchard and
Laramie, Miller.
Roadsters
Filly, or gelding, Wallace Munroe,
l5mbro; Nell Jackson, . Drayton. Filly
or colt, Alden Craven, Ailsa Craig;
Helen Taylor, Exeter. Single hitch,
15.2 and over, Munroe. Gerry Longe -
way, Monckton; 15.2 and under, Mun-
roe, Longeway. Teams, .Munroe, Jack -
San.
Carriage
Filly or gelding G. Lougheed, For-
est; Munroe, Filly or colt, Peggy'
Bolinder, Drayton. Single hitch, 15.2
and over, Munroe, first and second;
15,2 and under, Leckie Bros., Sarnia;
Munroe. Teams, Munroe/ Leckie Bros.
Hackney Ponies
Team, Nd Schroeder, Honsall• .41 -
!an Burke, Port Stanley. Single flitch,
Selrroeder, Burke.
Harness Show Pony
Team, .tack Fulcher, St. Marys .
Leighton Shantz,New Hamburg.
Single hitch, Fulcher, Shantz,
Shetland Pontes •
Brood mare, Elmer Johnston At-
wood; .Leighton Shantz, New,,ffani-
burgg•. Foal, Johnston, Shantz. Single
hltoh Johnston, Marwood Robbins,
Shodicn. • Teams, Johnston, Robbins.
Saddle rate, Peggy Bolender, Beverly
Willson. Best saddle outfit, Peggy 13e -
lender, Millard .Osler, nat. 1 London.
Saddle pony, Osier,,Bolender, Beet
pony on halter, Leigton, Shantz,
SpRunning race, lDon Cann, Jove Mc-
Donald.. Five best horses 'Wallac4
Munro, tandem •hitch, Wallace Mun-
ro, Ed Schroeder, Hensall.
Fred McClymont
.Frul Class
Wins a S
Fred McClymont of Varna was
the top 'winner in the fruit sec-
tion this year. With 1'5 firsts and
1.0! second's he placed .20 points
ahead of brother Ivan who was
second.
Fred Won the specials for the
;best pear collection and best fruit
collection.
Ivan won six firsts, 12 'seconds
and four thirds, 'William 'McKen-'
zie placed third with three firsts.
FRUITS
Apples: Rhoda Island Greenings;
Fred McElyanont, Ivan McClymont;
northern spy; Ivan and Fred McC1y-
mont• red spy, Fred and Ivan; Mac-
intosh, McKenzie, Fred and Ivan;
russets, Fred, Ivan; snow apples,
Fred, Ivan; Gravenstein, Fred; King
of Tompkins, McKenzie, Fred, Ivan;
Ontario, Fred• Blenheim Pippins,
Fred, Ivan; Tatman Sweets, bred,
Ivan; Delicious, McKenzie, Fred, Ivan.
Hooper, Fred, o van; Duch ss Bart-
lett,of
Anioy, Fred; Sheldon, Ivan; best pear
display, Fred.
.Plums, Italian prune, Fred, Mrs.
ert Thomson, Mrs. Haugh; Lom-
bard, Mrs. Thomson, William S. D.
Storey; German Prune, Fred; Grand
Duke, Fred.
Peaches, Douglas Wein,
Fruit collection, Fred, Ivan McC1Y-
mont,
Reeve McKenzie •
Vegetable King
Exeter Reeve William McKen-
zie won most points In the veg-
etable competition at Exeter Fair
but be ;had stiff competition from
two other exhibitors.
'file town official scored five
firsts, four seconds .and four
thirds, On the `bast's of three,
points fir first, two ;for second
acrd one for .third, he compiled a
total of 27.
Only one point !behind :him was
Mrs. W. lHaugli, of 13rucefield,
who was awarded four firsts and
seven seconds, She won the top
prize for best display of veget-
ables.
Last year's champions, M. E.
Hooper and Son of IBR, 6. St.
Marys, were only three points off
the pace. Their seven firsts and
one second gave them a 24 total,
Winners of tit e commercial
features included Mrs, R. West-
cott, Tom Ellerington, 'Cecil ,&ones,
Mrs. Hugh Love and Bob Pooley, --•Please Turn to Page 12
VEGETABLES
Early potatoes, (lob 'Pooley. Exeter,
William McKenzie, Exeter, Douglas
S'e n, Exeter,Cecil Jones, IDceter,
late potatoes,
Cecil Jones, McKenzie,
SIIDHS, Mrs. Bert Thomson, Lippen;
table .beets, Fred II Clymont, Harry
Hyde' R.R. I Hensall, Mrs. Hugh
Love, 'Exeter; sugar beets, Harry
Hyde; long mangers, Mrs. Love; red
tomatoes, Fred McCtymont, Teddy
Ravelle, Grand Bend, Dick Nell, EX-
eter; intermediate carrots, William
McKenzie, Teddy liavelle, Fred Mc-'
Clymont; long carrots. Mrs, Love,
Corn, M. 39. trooper and Sons, Mrs.
W. Haugh, Brucefleld; waterxnelons,
Mrs. Haugh, William McKenzie;
muskmelon, M. E. Hooper, Mrs. W.
Haugh, Ivan McClymont; table tur-
nips, M, H. Hooper, Tom Ellerington,.
Mrs. Love; cooking onions, William
McKenzie, Harry—Hyde, Fred McCly
mont; Spanish onions, M. E. Hooper,
Mrs. Haugh; pickling onions, Hooper,
Mrs. Haugh; pie pumpkin, M. E.
Hooper, H. A. Fuss, McKenzie; larg-
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