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Fair To Top a ON Welcome Dwelling Fire Insurance WAIT INSURE MOW FAIR We write all lines of insurance except life Mlii Main St NEWMARKET Phone From infancy to fullmaturity in one year is quite a record organizations and activi ties take much longer to develop but the Newmarket Trade Fair with instant success since has been an annual highlight in the district For years over a quarter of century the Newmarket Horti cultural society has been holding its summer shows In after some discussion with the var ious executive It was decided to Invite a few chants and local artists to enter displays In the Horticultural societys show To the annual Gladiolus show was added an exhibition of mer chandise and professional work The resulting displays were high ly by all who saw them More important than the in stant the show had to the was the effect it had on local merchants The success of the new additions to the floor show brought such keen response that there was immediate eager talk of the enlargement of the exhibition to fall fair propor tions That first small venture bad be setup after Fridays court session and Saturdays market he town hall It was held for a single day with the public visit ing the show from to pm on the Saturday The merchandise exhibits had to be put together when the merchants already had heavy demands on their time that fact the visual results of cooperation and effort were so satisfactory that everyone who participated voiced the desire to be included In the next years show The show consisted or the following displays water colors and lithographs by Frederick I lagan textiles and Mrs Kate Mather El- man Campbell fabrics Tom Burke small electrical applian ces Stewart garden sup plies Newmarket District Co operative footwear West and wear Morrisons Mens Wear In that first trade fair after noon tea was served by the New market Horticultural society and there was a demonstration of flora arrangements by Mrs Horace Allison Brampton wife of the flower show Judge From that small beginning in of six merchants and two in a oneday show the fair grew by the next year into a threeday fair which included merchants In the Trade Fair was held at the Memorial Arena with Mayor Joseph Vale conduction opening cere mony That year the show was open to visitors only in the even ings On the day in ihe Trade Fair was combined with the Newmarket Lions club Monster Bingo which was held in the centre of the arena A feature of the second nights ac tivities were several free draw sponsored by the participating The final day Sat- unlay the flower and vegetable exhibits were open to the pub lic The demand for space continu ed In there were exhib itors in the fair The show was extended to a fourday period During those two years and that the Trade Fair was held in the Arena the Newmar ket Horticultural society continu ed to held Its flower and veget able show in the centre of the arena Judges experts in the growing and showing of gladioli advised the society to remove the flower show from the arena The drafts were injurious to the bloom and resulted In a show of poorer quality Last year the society moved its summer show to other quart- ore It was a decision which they regretted having to make as the flowers added so much to the general beauty of the Trade Fair But to enthusiastic hortl- it was the only alter native for they didnt want an inferior flower show The society has continued to maintain a booth in the arena j and with the filling of the ped estal baskets around the fair carries the floral note in the dec orations This year the summ er show will be held In quarters opposite the arena and will be open to the public from to pm on Saturday Aug From that first show In 1949 which Included the exhibits of merchandise and professional work the Horticultural society has continued Its support and sponsorship of the Trade Fair President of the society In was Arnold who gave Page Col refreshingly in i I FAIR a A Whatever your heart desires iff here in this thrilling new Kroehler furniture Smart sofas halfsofas threepiece sectionals and lounge chairs Soft reversible seat cushions spacesaving design ilk r I i-r- t J I i J i Ik fa i v if fm9 backed by tlleUWUfd deafer dealing So if youre In the market fori Or drop la today and look over our of reconditioned and you can buy from ua on A A 1 H While vialting Newmarket Trade Fair Newmarket Memorial Arena August 14 and IB drop in at car lot Street fc v f w t l if- A v J- IV i I