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smmiiisfmmmffim t5jw2t i jte ffrteft slktythlrdtyetr no 12 actor ontario thursday september 23rd 1937 eight homeprint pages five cento acton fair scores another success opened by fairs superintendent hfc drop 111 atuftili recorded due to infantile partly bpldenue in pmrrlun awtu crowd ovrtr 1500 and whhln 20 of reoord ytt trotting races had close ftnuh coronation badffe went to winner at cke ottawa and london pain weather waa perfect vlaltor from germany won prize mwwd ihth perfast weather aeton talr to cconauonyar closed lut alght with another luocaw to it chain of twmttrfoar years of iwocom which hare fciilr tt up to present high fttr true vuendance did not quite np to other high peaks that tew hasp set but to thu rs every fair from uw great oaiiadut na- uonal xihlbluon down through the line hu iwen hit this yaar toy the prevalence of infantile paralysis throughout the nortooe tn comparison acton fair vu not a aerlously affected u these otherwwsnt le arena performance drew a crowd that vu within twenty person of the highest record set here writing this article as president of this years fair and in close touch with all departments z can assure all that every officer is very grateful for the outcome in view of the elroumstanoes that were raced one of the finest exhibits of horses were shown that has ever been seen at acton fair the sheep were of splendid quality and the comment by the judge of thla department was that they were the finest exhibit he had presided over in some time all breeds except the jersey cattle were well represented in the cattle section the exhibit of hogs was good although the number of this class as wen as that of poultry was perhaps not as large as has been seen in the hall the exhibits were well up and made a splendid showing the two new departments the women i institute and histo b were features that drew a great deal of favorable bom- ment gplendld exhibits of grain were- shown but the entries were not numerous vegetables classes on the new display benches were attractive and much ad mired apples and other fruit were well represented and of good quality the home baking class and canned goods were also the subject of much favorable comment a good showing of plants and cut flowers was made the ladles work de partment was well filled and much new work was shown and a number of new exhibitors carried off prist in this de partment fine and decorative arts and children work hsd good exhibits and brought up their section of the hall in the women s institute exhibits there were six cxhiblu and this new sec- sjbllltles of creating a great deal of in terest another new feature was the historical exhibit here too is a department that has shown great possibilities of develop ment this year the collection was re fer a beginning spinning wheels clocks centuries old old coins photographs and variety without number of articles were exhibited a collection of firearms owned by mr geo brando of ancaster included rwrj thing from the old flint lucks down through the years to present lime and also lnclud ed revolvers and pistols it hu keenl inspected and admired there was ut prise mone awarded for in la section but cltisens of the eounlrslde kjndl loan ed those articles for t xhtbliiun mr j x k outts who is wtll on in the nineties had colle ikm that u ad mired and the elderlj ginilrman was present at the fair and grcutl enjoied the event 60 much for a general rele but to get on with the shu 1 500 jammed the arena night and lor two hours and s hall enjoyedthe performance that waa staged here the acton mca gymnasts m ere assisted by a team from the ouelph y m jjl and under the direction of mr oeorg a aniery of acton yuca gave three splendid acts of pyramids tumbling and on the parallel bars affarte animal ctrcus which was book- ad as another feature was unable to be present owing to some of the animals being in quarantine at the border in its nlatw trainers animal circus appeared and with trained dogs goats and pony put on three acts that pleased the fair board regretted very much that causes beyond their control made this change ti and they were unable to fill the program as advertised it did not m up to what was anticipated la the original booking whan eight or ten men attempted to captured the animal picked it up bodily and deposited the 136 tbs of squealing pork back to the crate the foot race had as winners j kemp- ahead georgetown r brldgman and r wlldfong both of h r no 9 rock- the high jumping hones gave splen did exhibitions and the winners were both from the stable of ii m dell of lambton mills the musical chairs and potato race were both events that created thasajnjl amohnt of fun and excitement they were keenly contested w thompson won the musical chairs contest and the potato rsce prizes went to w thompson a devereaux and j b devereaux a perfect day with not a cloud in the sky blessed the second day of acton fair smiles vied with the sunshine in brilliance and from early morn until long after dark the fair ground was a scene of great activity the parade of schol children was can celled and this interfered with entries in the de orated vehicles betty bauer won the price for decorated doll carriage and vernon agnew for decorated bicycle pall ant s float was also an attractive entry and took the prise offered in this class on behair of the fair board the pre sident o a dills welcomed the crowd to the fair in the opening ceremonies he pointed out that success was due to the hearty cooperation of all and ex pressed appreciation for the splendid help that had been accorded by all mr r j kerr first vice president of the ontario pairs association then introduced mr j a carroll superin tendent or ontario fairs and exhibitions association mr carroll had visited about the fair grounds prior to address ing the visitors he paid fitting tribute to the untiring activity and ability of mr b j kerr in promoting acton fair and the a orx of fairs generally he noted many improvements that had been made since his last visit to acton there was improvement in showing of stock for judging consideration for the safety of spectators and evidence of planning and preparation for the fair he congratulated the exhibitors on the hall exhibit and especially in the ladles work department he approved the plan pf having exhibitors names on the ar ticles displayed his comment on the midway was that it waa one of the clean est of any fair he visited and did not have one objectionable feature and lastly he complimented all on selecting such a splendid day for a fair mr carroll then officially declared the acton fair of 1037 open from then on the fair went into ac tion superintendent of the field r j kerr and his assistant v b burnley made sure that nothing was left undone and that all departments were smoothly at ork the judging in all departments wtnt forward and waa watched with inurrsl in the arluua rings robinson a bub show was cancelltd in tht tn terra la of keeping babies hrolthv but the rest unt provided b this com inj wiw rivwald lu ninny mothers participated in a luck draw conust and uw winner- wire mri ii w fak tiling mrs 1 iurd und mm fc giuu tr tmera animal circus gair unoiht r performance on tlit platform tluu pltaa ed uu uudlencr johuuj emmcrson of georgetown the travelling uwbu singir was u new crowd uf feature that all tnjoyrd he 13 tt popular tueada enttrialmr and hi- performances hen are always enjoyed the oldtime flddlefa contest waa as popular as usual and hulsburg provided the winners they were chas der win hall and mrs bcath the square dance contest went to mr and mrs w cox mrs beath and v b burnley with second to miss i besth mrs barber archie beath and bui evans here again mr burnley followed the example of mr kerr tn showing that event must go on and when one more waa needed to fill in square the assist ant field superintendent stepped in and went on wtth the dance he was not to be outdone by mr kerr who the night before went through all the preumin- artes up to catching the greasy pig but beaded for the judges box when the animal was released miss irene beath won the prtse f or step dancing the best high jumping horse was own 3 1 events the 3 38 class- was well filled and every heat was a race and close finish following are the results ui trot or pace june harvest owned by 0eo maltland elora jean harvester owned by mm myrtle engel wat- erloo ckfldle prattan owned by l chambera milton amma harvester owned by wm lalng hulsburg tunes 3 18 h a 17 3 18 and 3 10 s li tret atfaee ice handley owned by lloyd watson woodbrldge june peters owned by a bchefter waterloo vict orattan owned by t clarke norval a s s 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 1 1 13 3 3 a 3 9 3 mr j a carroll superintendent of ontario fairs and exhibitions who officially opened the 1037 acton fair yesterday decrease in attendance at ry i ur bucnunap tropny for hlff esatlfstng renr mnriaii wlnnerja irulhe livestock classes billy hadley winner in iinby show il times a lft4 3 10 3 16 and 3 14 this race in the final host set a new record for acton track the parade of prise winning animals was one of the big features of the day led by acton cltisens band the best j of j pnni was blam- the section provides in livestock wentlj for ft decreabp in the attendance and in parade before the grandstand in re- numbw of r8nit ot the rnlm view and around the judging ring they wh cobcludll there were announced by r j kerr irt thol fc u m wfc the end aeorge microphone who xnowsnnore exhibitors i g centcnurv c both and stock than any other individual in m wcr rlllistuniu than this district lhom of lut fturt p p orric the rourhorsc team nnd general attributed a putt of tin decreas to thi allowing of horses were much admired fact that the r ilr wus in id on friday and other prominent entries the win tlu baby chnw uhlch featured the ner of the coronation badge for tht ft ins w won b nilly hadli y nix acton continuation school ttiophy wjnner8 tlie trophy win nets iffthe academic work for the school term of 10v37 were announced monday at the contin uation school these trophies are in the form of shields nnd represented to the school by the various business men ot acton the student obtaining the proficiency standing in the years work or the highest marks in the subject mentioned on the shield wilf have his name and the year engraved on one of the small metal shields which are mounted about the school ensignla on the shield proper the tropny winners are a t brown trophy for oeneral pro ficiency tn form i betty burkholder w cooper- trophy for oeneral pro ficiency m form n jack vanooocen h h hlnton trophy for oeneral pro ficiency in middle sehoottack hoiiin- ger dr cullen trophy for highest marks in middle school science kay chsp- man dr buchanap trophy for highest snclla breen f blow trophy for highest mavks in middle school mathematics jack holllnrfr q mcniven trophy for highest marks tn middle school english jack hollliirrr the following irophltfi are placed in compt tltlon for the first time in the field day rilds fleet rle trophy in intermedl au boys athlellrn tyli r h krltp tmphy in junl r bo athlctlis acton ilintity pur lor rrophy in in urtnidlatt olrls athletics tin continuation school fl id day is ikheduld for vvtdnisdtiy september only three more days to run in goodwill competitionbig votes announcement of winners and presentaiion of prirefl monday niffht at gregory theatre mirq lorena locker makes rio oain cenlestanls rhsnld week hard tin clsae and secare one ef the better prises offered sabserlliers can fay at uw office and credit any ceeoseunt ballot box will be emptied at one o clock motfdsy at tnx fkk prcss office resutui will be announced in gregory theatre in the evening between shows presentation of prises following office ppfn 1 best heavy horse waa owned by a hew months old son of mrrhltrii basil j oth i he brood nnd high jumping son of oakvllc this animal was the hadley of georgetown junior moody champion at ottawa and london and a four months son uf my and mrs at the royal and guelph winter fairs lost year it is considered the best heavy gelding in the dominion again it wu proven that acton fair attracts persons from many points and william moody of brampton took second pwc in the contest close behind the winner cattle and horse classes with other live stock formed the bulk of judglngs j c j c mrs catch a greasy pig the squeals of the j ed by dr james mcqutbban and second pig could scarcely be heard above the roan of laughter that came from the 1500 spectator it was a- lively animal and took three or four to land him first but the rules said it must be ooe against by thla time dirt of the areua floor was pretty well mingled with the ptgv greasy hide but archie mcdonald the prise for the person coming greatest distance wan won by mrs isla cochrane badenhausen westphalia germany the oldest married couple at the fair were mr and mrs thos mock of evt ton who have been very happily mar ried for 58 years mr mock is 83 yean of age and mvs mack 83 their wed ding anniversary la to day september 3rd we glc below the winners of the vnrl out evcnta in che hall clouts and will next week publish the winners in the held classes grain wlnler wheat f j brownrldgc j c cunningham spring wheat j c cunningham early oats h held white oats f f brownrldge cunningham barley f j brownrldge ensilage corn f r fynuiey cunningham sweet corn f j brownrldge q k cook ensilage corn r fvndley mrs o somervllle collection of oroln in sheaf f j brownrldge mrs h held j collection of oruln j c cunning ham roots am kciktblfs earl potatoes r r fendhy mri j r ptaren late potutoe f r fendle mr- j e pt art n uall builu 1 1ullujo f u imidlf mr- j fc- in ami fuui ciirrou jnd j k cunniiikham piuik carr t a faw ickluinu r r k find lt wrd fahuiping turnip- 2nd o v ntllrs a ison feeding beets j el cunningham f j brownrldge mangold wurtzt 1 f h f iwllt j e cunningham table be li lon j e cunningham f r fondle table beeu turnip f r fendley mrs f west cabbage white- f r pvndley a swackhamer georgetown cabbage red f h fendley j e cunningham celetymrs o e cook j e cun nlngham csulinower 2nd p r fendley field pumplnks o somervlue j e cunningham pie pumpkin f b fendley j e cunningham hubbard squash a sweckhamer f r fendley table squash w clarkson son f r fendley field oueh j c cunningham onions f r fendley mrs o mus- selle onions red f r fendley onions any other variety p r fend- jley j e cunningham tomatoes mrs o somervllle f r the on friday among the winners in the live stock classes were agricultural horses j b devereaux georgetown r hewson mai ton g h wilson georgetown j curtis belwood general purpose horsts j b dever eaux georgetown w o brownrldge oeorgi town e armstronk brampton w b rtild brampton hmvy draft horses john fletcher brampton r hewson mallon carriage horses w b reld bramp ton cliarlea austin georgetown e armstrong brampton roadstirs daniel campbell george town j b devereaux georgetown saddle horses vivian clark norval w bouyalrd georgetown helen young georgllown and c armstrong bramp ton sltorihorn cattle bruce- mcklnnon hulsburg s e grlftln acton t bobin son hornby holsteln cattle t o dolson bramp ton t l leslie georgetown clarence dolson brampton howard clark nor vol j e neclands hornby jerse cattle t a gowland bramp ton j m dolson brampton ayrshire cattle james robertson georgetu n frank petch georgetown j l clark normal hogs and puullrj william pinkney cooktvllh k fiathtntujnc fatrw t lilt mn fri d conn otorget w n t j brownrldgi geortitowii m mtxxiy oiormtoun w h moljirtn erui h wibou gimjrkitown w j alexander georgetown henry wlbon georgetown fajutp asli broihtrj chtsliy miuk lfllbbitr j maltlund hi mi j c cunuliuthum h rnb j mcklnnon milton j vvlllmht milum j wilvm nonmil j uni s ktx rt n ocorkeutw n j b maltland elora e barbour ulila burg evenu will be held on wednraday morn ing at tlu hhool and the dashes will be run off in the afternoon at the park a imiirr young ijkb enoeu deep sympathy is felt here fori col and mrs a o t beard more andlsa francos in the death in toronto ahls week of knox benrdmnre the onlyson this bright joimg life was ended by the dread epidemic uf pollomyetlltls he pass ed away lute monday evening knox was born in acton nnd eah year during his college holidays he came here acquiring priictu4il knowledge of thr tanning bum nitw with which the name of beardmorc has beiii m long usaoclnted in acton he woa educated at tlu grove lake held and the university of toronto schooli and graduated from university this iar he held an executive position with the chemical engineering board for 1038 and was a member of the delta kappa epsllon fraternity and the mill tary institute he was a lieutenant in the royal regiment toronto orenodlers at the time of lila death he was as sdclated with the firm of clarkson gor don dllwurth and nash he was a likeable young man and was a favorite wllh his young oasoclaica here thcplanl here was closed on tuesday afternoon and a number of the em ployces attended the graveside funeral service in mount pleasant cemetery where interment took place a memorial service will be held sunday afternoon at 3 00 p m in st thomas church members of dtita kappa epsl 1 m pratt mlt and the rouj regiment will atund tothr with untvtrjty frli nda lit cs ii stu irt w ul again 1ti i tit at hr m rutp ten valuable grand prism and seven cash awards are going to be given away at the close of thin blq ooodwiu club competition and those contestants and their friend who collect the most votes will secure the better choice of prises now it i up to all to do their beet in the cloning hours in addltun twelvr weekly cash prizes have already jien awarded a feature for the lant day stt special advertisement on page 7 for feature vou on caxh sales and cur rent ncctnintn old account paid in ad vanci credit and all subscription credits buy all you c an in advance ilii lending t mtestants and their friends should purchase in advance as much hi possible to secure the lost- rrilnu votes if there in anything you j need buy it this week i inpartant information for farii contestant i i all foupons must be turned in at i tn free phrxs office not later than ooe oclock m nday to secure official count contestants tan assist thr club manager by fuming in as many votes as possible saturday nluht subscription votes will be given up tn n xin on monday al i though t trr coujtons will be elucontlnu ed saturday night i 2 filial results will be announced in the orerriry theatre melndny eventnr between sli ws conuiuillts will reeelvr rompllmrntnry passu for flhe attraction 3 the lt 10 leading dlmtestanu will n celve their tbolce of grand prlres ac cording to final standing the next five j contestants will each receive a cash prize i and two cosh prizes will be awarded for i the largest subscription credits 4 presentation of prizes will be made about d qo p m at the gregory theatre und all winning contestants must be pre i aonl to make their choice of prizes in the order of lhcjr standing 6 should a con tea tan t fail to be pre j sent the prize wlxl be chosen for them based upon the largest retail value of those remaining i 6 any contestant who disputes the total votes announced in this issue must make application not later than next saturday at 10 00 harvest festival at ot albany the abundant harvest season was duly celebrated in st albans church last sunday in the annual harvest festival service and interest was added to the day by the presence of rev p a saw yer former rector who preached the morning and evening sermons in the morning sendee the address dealt with the orlgta harvest festivals in enftand and shaded their wide develop ment through the years the evening service was attended by the members of the united church congregation whose service was withdrawn in recognition of the occasion and whose minister rev dr morrow assisted the rector rev m bril linger rrv mr sawyers evening address continued the theme of thanks giving being based on a text from the 103rd psam it is out of the wonder- ijful store of god s love for us that our blessings come he siiggentftd and went on to assert that any feeling of thanksgiving we have mint come from a realization of our sinfulness and a feel ing of the need for forgiveness both strvltm were unusually well attended tnel the uaunj harvest decoration added r ntldemble lnt ret tiik arviniariwhe wk0din a quiet wedding was solemnised at boston manse on saturday when betty isabel daughter of mr and vtr a o clarrldge became the bride of lorna melvln only son of mr and mrs garvin of glen williams rev mr andrews of ficiated the bride nwr baaaealngly gowned tn brown with accessories to match and was attended by mlos grace gibson uf acton the groom was at tended by mr cameron copoland they will live on their farm at olen williams winner last wkek the answer to lost week s puz7le poem was town hall and thr ftrst correwt answi r opened on saturday afternoon was from max storey b r no i acton who receives thr award this week the puzzle poem for this week is to be found on iw eight remember have your solution reach tlfs fscx pxxsa before 4 30 on saturday afternoon the solu tion must be on the coupon from tns fsrz pit cam social evening honors conservative candidate wnt urn 8u tb potato race vu a scramble and conteit from itart to luuati j b dv- i nhy mux won rlrat w thompaon amond cltrona- b ftndlejr mr 6 park- and a divertaux third the harneai racra were a feature of i 8 pepper mn d r wullanuon the afternoon and a new tra record of i r nur 3 14 for the mil waa euabllihed in theae rllho mra o x oook culldllon vest tables a suuckhflm pr f r pendlc root and mvoetahlj specials bushel basket of mlxednvpgetables mrs h kerlcr baskrt of onions ntrs o uascllr fuit mclntih feds colin smith h clarke wealthy colin smith f r fendley northern spy h clark colin smith rhode island oreenlng colin smith j w paw ley baldwin colin smith j w paw ley ontario t r fendley j w pawley klnc colin smith a madartn rloston pippin colin smith snow colin smith h clarke colvert a maclaren st lawreoce colin smith crab applea mrs d f williamson h d brldgman five varieties cooking apples colin smith w pawley five varieties dessert apples colin smith h clarke riji da i in the united hi r ii 1 lit uikla tx hool and the regular ihurch cougreg it n of the united chur h j lntxl forrea last sunday morn iiiv to cilebrutc the annual bully da wnji tht stric in charg of school iux rlntt ndiiit a t brown the idea was e x pressed that with the two bodies meeting together occasionally a better und ratundlng was arrived at as to what was being done bv each the special address planned mainly for the chtl dren of the school was given by e j moore who described the world as a great big plcturrbook u to which we not only see but also taste smell feci and hear pictures and through which we bulk character as we learn to turn the pages rightly 469 950 433 325 304 575 347 100 345 97j 31 u 625 311 525 7fl 925 clargeaucoan smith bartiett f r fendley colin smith anjou colin smith j w pawley flemish beauty colin smith continued on page fire not to disappoint the children che owing to cancellation of school parade to the pair and consequent misunderstanding re garding the parade of decorated doll carrtages and bicycles the donors of these prtpes x e ban- and o a dols will dupucats the prises offered and the same con ditions will rule the entrants will form up at berrs arocery at four o clock saturday afternoon and parade on mill street to be judged will be adjudged correct this werfc standing the standing of contestants on won da woi ai follows vilss isorena locker mlv kath v phedran flss annie block mrs mirt nre olli flvi jaii m rruw mfcw irene pryrr ilsa k i chatpnian iri a h blsh p mlvi i r th fw tl mrs h v dron mrs wm flndlo miss audre chalmers mrs ge d mcbain miss uu atkinson mlis eileen ttnnej miss violet weaker mrs jack alger mrs john mclean mrs cecil maplemien mrs henry artolc miss elma bralda mrs root turner mrs cameron lelshman mrs j e oamble mrs c m beswick miss margaret sinclair miss mary ritchie miss margaret modglns mrs frank romphf un u walters miss prances mullen the reception tendered lloyd dingle conservative candidate for halton last thursday evening in the town hall was well attended prises for euchre were won by mrs roland allan and mrs j otherwise they jocque nell patrick and john young coffee and sandwiches were served and i dancing enjoed for the evening the prizes were presented by mr dingle citizen honored vlr j vf mcdonald arum wan h nor ed ulls wrhc by belntf presinlrd lth the beautiful gorunatlun mcdal mr mo- imuul in president of act4n letflon and turn jiiil rt uretl irfm the presidency of zom 13 t tlu cultudlup legion acum 119 075 frl rkla r nearty ronirratulatluns m tlui honor which has been conferred mrs leonard atk mrs john kennedy mrs t a mbrton mrs fred anderson miss jean chalmers h w skllllng johnny ware m contestants wtth ans than 79 00o vols noc shown tn above s tlie above does not ns show total votes but gives the correct standing of each contestant 40 550 25 42j 2 100 230 s2s 229 62o 251 85 211 315 iuj2j 1s0 3so naoo lsejo 100 575 15a ooo 1j 123 122 100 litsas 111975 103joo 103 z5 101 133 ioo m 10cjw1 100 040 100000 m13s 079 000 100 ojso milton fair is billed for tomorrow and saturday we hope they havw just as ane weather as favored acton coming events ann ud rnrno o uctias ut crrta or othrr evcata uader this hcwlms are cbsrs m ccals ftt line with ssibioiiiis chsrse lor is umuncrnni al jsc churcnlll anniversary fieptemberkth and 27th for full particulars see ad on pace four 117 closlnc dance at aalgwwood fark adan mills saturday se uth ktoval- um recular band and regular prtoss sale of baklasi and aitarnoon tarn on saturday october 2nd in che council chamber acton swapkes tjfc chap ter icjm rrv o z forbes of weston will free ah lllustraucl addrsas dsecrlptrre of ha recent trip to the orient tn the ohttael church on fwnwtay eeenlng thw aai will be in cnarwe of the w m- a a public meedrc or the uberal-fro- tu will be held is acton tsm han on tuesday september 3etth at a pjn salter uardon k- c toronlo moore miller kc ouelph t a baaksv- kjok atpj and baches cleaver atm will i i n 1 j