The Brussels Post, 1949-9-14, Page 3FA L FAIR TIME IN ' NTARI
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It's mighty tough to be four years old and lost. The little lady with the cone is really worried.
In fact there probably wasn't another C.N.E. visitor as perturbed as she — with the possible
exception of her own mother.
We,
YES, INDEEDI Everybody's go-
ing to the Fair and Fair Secretaries
throughout the Province will un-
doubtedly be interested in one very
smart idea used at the C.N.E. A
room is set aside for the use of
children up to 8 or 9 years of age.
Water colour paints, paint brushes
and an unlimited supply of paper
are on hand, and the kiddies are
given free rein and are allowed to
paint -anything and everything they
want.
There are several young ladies is
charge, and they tell your reporter
'that many parents leave the young
ones to paint while they take in the
Fair. This solves the problem of
what to do with Junior, and it also
solves Junior's problem of how to
enjoy himself when he is still too
young for the Midway attractions
and tout�ch too young to enthuse over
the agricultural exhibits. If there
isn't room in any of the buildings
at your Fair Grounds, it might be
well worth while to set tip a tent
for this purpose.
The Pictures Shown
On This Page
Were Taken By The
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Photographer
As A Public Service
WHO WOULD ever expect to
meet Mrs. Santa Claus in .August?
Well, that is exactly what your
roving reporter did this week at the
Canadian National Exhibition. Mrs.
Santa is a kindly, smiling, gray-
haired woman who also answers to
the name of Mrs. Gertrude Clynes.
Mrs. Clynes is in charge of the
playground and building for lost
children at the Canadian National
Exhibition.
She took the part of Mrs. Santa
Claus at the Lions Club Carnival
at the Colliseum last year, and told
me with a smile that she had just
conte down from the North Pole
with her own ice cream freezer, at
the request of Exhibition officials.
Children instinctively like Irrs.
Santa, and most of the little girls
and boys who get lost at the Ex.
And, after their first fright wears
off, that it actually a real pleasure.
The little girl with the ice cream
cone, whose picture is on this page,
had not quite reached this stage.
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l nese d Wrongl—The weight guesser, an ever popular Midway attraction, missed badly when
this picture was taken. The portly gentleman with glasses tipped the scales at 248, which was
just about 11 lbs: more than the weight guesser estimated.
They Play For His Majesty The King—One of the top attractions at the C.N.E. Bandshell is the Royal Marine Band. This outfit is second to none, and
is popular with all who see and hear it.. This very colourful and superb body of then always accompanies His Majesty the King whenever he goes to sea.
They are, in fact, the Kings Band and certainly look and sound the part.
Two of the many youngsters who availed themselves of free
paints, brushes and paper at the very popular Art Center,
iscount Alexander,. Governor General of Canada, is shown leaving the I?':ecutive Offices of t'.p
cam just prior to the official opening of the Exhibition. (`rrrutnnies took place in 85 -degree heat
NEXT WEEK your roving photo-
grapher and reporter will be cover-
ing several of the small town fairs,
and from past experience they know
that the agricultural exhibits, the
cooking contests and the livestock
judging will be the No. 1 attrac-
tions. At the C.N.E. emphasis is on
the spectacular. The public has an
'entertain me" attitude. Everything
is big, and wonderful, and it's a
show worth seeing.
BUT at the smaller local Fairs
which we will be covering the tempo
will be entirely different, and con-
sequently you may look forward to
an entirely different type of picture
page. We shall be taking photos
of baby contests, the winners of the
greased pig contests, sulky • race
winners, and a myriad of other
events. Undoubtedly you or your
neighbor will be in some of these
pictures.
So, starting next week we will be
eovering the best fairs of them all,
the "home town" fairs.
Sitting in an Mr Force Vampire Jet is enough to make any
, fellow want to fly — particularly if he is jttst 12 .years old.