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FaQ Fair Special Wed Sept 50 years on Acton Fair Board Bert Davidson recalls early years Bert Davidson has seen almost every fall fair Acton has ever had He can remember anything about the first one but says he was probably taken there as a little boy Not only that but Bert has spent years on thi all Board He s a past president and works his grandson Brent Mar shall this year president lie i proud of the clock he was given by the fair board on the occasion of his fiftieth year on the board Looking back to the fair of years ago Bert comments many ways The park filled by the fair as it is now classes were much lighter there wasn even the variety of breeds as there are today he says Horses were always a good event at the lair with an abundance of classes and entries And the fair used to have better iheep and hogs than now He was on the swine board In early years and recalls having the permanent pens poured Into cement behind what Is now the arena Those pens have been removed now The midway was much smaller In the Bert doesn I remember much about the mid way because he never had money for rides felt lucky If we had money to get in the fair But he docs recall a ferns wheel In early years there wasn an evening show at the fair according to Bert but he chuckles about the first show organized by J Kerr auctioneer and fair president Part of the poultry building was cleared of its storage items and contests for the youngsters were held pieeating mouth organ displays and fancy bikes ridden round and round the spectators Bert spent years or his fair time looking after the exhibit hall He made the display cases for baking still In use He also con the flower display stands and many of the trestle tables In use Members of the lades board speak very highly of Bert saying they get along without him In the days when young Bert was new on the board a member was often volunteered into serving at his first meeting Now he says the fair is such a size a member has to work his way up from associate director to director don have ai many merchants on the board now Bert says We used to have a lot of town merchants Interested in the fair too It was he custom for one year president lo be from town and the next year to be from the country I think that a good idea We used to put on the fair for five or six hundred dollars and it was a goodshow Bert recalls Last year s budget was well in excess of but the fall fair Is worth it Pet show popular Acton lall Fair show was a new addition lo fair activities last year and was almost rained out Pouring rain cancel led all other classes but so many youngsters turned up clutching dogs and cats it was decided to continue under cover of the beer tent Classes for unusual pets best trained pets performing pets and cos turned pets vie for im porta nee with dog and cat classes for those with longest tails shortest hair longest whiskers most colours tiniest cars and other assorted The pet show always popular Presidents job easier this year Brent Marshall president of the Fall Fair is in his second year of a two year term and says his Job is much easier this year Last year we ere at the rebuilding stage making major format changes he sold Thirteen committee chairmen were changed because we needed some new ideas he explained adding they all done well The rained out Sunday classes necessitating closing the fair last year help Some of the changes t even aired However Brent has high hopes for this year and looks forward to a good Sunday crowd seeing the tractor pull the contest and other regular Sunday items I was really depressed the start this year he said changes every Brent year Just I possible However now he feels much more relaxed and positive Brent and other committee chairmen are gearing up for the last two or three weeks when they run like never spending a minute at home As well as a Job wife and young family Brent is a volunteer fireman and fair president Sunday night when the fair is all over directors usually get together at one of their houses and Just flop says Brent ftQji Acton Terminal Warehouse Ltd Custom Brokers 8531110 BUILDING PRODUCTS OF CANADA LIMITED 300 Main St North CHEMICALS Acton Ontario L7J2M4 EVERYTHING FOR YOUR GARDENING NEEDS Frontier Florist Garden Centre 2GuslphOrrt 8222361 Floral Designs Weddings Funerals Tropical Plants AP GREEN REFRACTORIES Canada Ltd