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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., NOVEMBER 18, 1948 ... .FALL FAIR TIME IN ONTARIO.... Worth A Bet? Cameron Roseborough-- play his pipes at the s if the Durham ne time won grand stand r to a bet that he ridi ibove and also gave laugh they had not expected. Photo by Ful-O-Pep Photographer Showing Their Prize Winning--Ful-Q-Pep fed Angus steers $t the Erin Fair are the two McKinnon brothers Doug and Ken, who won first and third prizes respectively. Ken won the Kinsy's Guineas at the Royal Winter Fair last year, and sold his steer for $10,000. Fair Time Highlights By the Ful-O-Pep Reporter All through thi fall fair season there has been one topic of conversation and argument which this reporter has heard over and over again. It is this, "Are the large fairs squeezing out the good old rural shows?" Some say that the small fairs can not compete with the larger shows, and should fust give up the fight. Others say that the small rural show has a real place in the community and with proper guidance could thrive and prosper. Just because the city fairs draw a lot of the people from the rural areas some think that the small" fair should therefore imitate the C.N.E. and put up a big show, with professional entertainment and plenty of ballyhoo, to attract their crowds. Others claim that when the sf all fair ttempts to do this it has lost its reason for existance and will surely fail. The C.N.E. is a "big time" affair, with Olsen and Johnson and a lot of other high priced professional entertainers, plus a garish mid-way. The effect of the show is to overwhelm the visitors with noise and One of the fairs we attended this year was full of typical rural activities and sports. They had a greased pig chase, where the contestants got completely covered with mud and could not catch the porker for about ten minutes. There was a greased pole climbing feat that had everyone roaring with laughter. Nonchalant Horsewoman at Erin Fair Photo by Ful-O-Pep Photographer Judy--two year old daughter of Doctor V. C. Prior of Hillsborough was one of the youngest horsewomen at the Erin Fair. She is shown above confidently astride her mount, "Smokey, in the pony corral, where all the kids at the fair could have a ride on a real pony for ten cents. pie had nei competition log-rolling could throw There was horseshoe making con-mojt of the city peo-rer seen before. There pool with a log-rolling going on, and after the and jousting several tethered in the pool and given to anyone who a ring over their necks, lot a professional en-the grounds and the city people who saw it all swore they would not have missed it for the world. There are several fairs in the province which. are famous all over because they have developed a personality of their own. Some say that because of modern transportation the village and rural population can go to the large fairs and see a real show and that is why the small fairs will lose out in the end. On the other hand, for the same reason the city man can go to the rural fair if it can show him something he can not see in his home town. Photo by Ful-O-Pep Photogra Jir. Gardner Morrison--with the help of his son Stewart jKorrison and Charles Stack, shown^ above ^ managed ^to take i good deal. quite a few ribbons away from the Erin Fall Fair. Of c kis magnificent, Full-O-Pep fed Herefords helped r Photo by Ful-O-Pep Photographer - ' ' ' - End ui Vhc old, heavily beamed cattle shed, t the Erin Fair were John Schram, 14, and Jack Yemen. 11, * Photo by Ful-O-Pep Photographer Winning Team of Heavy Draft Class at the Grand Valley Fair, is shown above, with Alvin Taylor of the Taylor Bros., behind tht reins. O-Pep Photographer Auctioneer Ray Hindley--in a jovial mood, as everyone was at the Erin Fair, lent his considerable talents to the job of auctioning off the surplus pies and cakes that were left in the United Church Ladies' Aid refreshment stand. On other days Mr. Hindley is a farm sales auctioneer. ROLL YOUR OWN SETTER CIGARETTES VilTH CKAMtTi TOBACCO