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Fall Fair Special Wed Sept Acton Fair poultry equals CNE director If anyone knows the division of the Acton Fall tier lies been exhibiting father showed before history the poultry Fair it Freddie Kent poultry since 1939 and his him As a director he with the fair board to update the original wooden exhibit pens getting more and professional wire Poultry exhibits grown till this year Fred is emphatic about saying the quality of poultry here at the fair this year will equal the seen belter birds than those at Acton As well as poultry rectors are in charge of pet classes featuring Kittens rabbits piecons and unusual pets which have ranged from donkeys to goats and chipmunks nothing we I handle says reddle This year special rabbit classes for dual breeds ore an novation Classes arc few in number yet until demand is established but a special rabbit judge is coming for the event The building that housed the poultry all through the years of the fair used to be an for the Acton company of the militia The first fall fair show was there too It been used as storage and general collect all area until recently when the poultry exhibits just wiped out every bit of extra room A red ribbon winner Director en die r and exhibitor Burps bottles and all baby show big feature School exhibits judged by two outside teachers School exhibits go back as for as Gib son can remember she thinks years or more Local teachers choose five entries from each grade level As there arc five Acton schools that makes entries in each section These are judged by two teachers from Georgetown thus eliminating any lent bias has been in charge of school exhibits for 10 years and has seen some changes may have fallen in quality over the years but certainly not the art She observes more freestyle now she less teacher reeled art There great imagination shown in both areas of picture making and creative design she feels The varied temperas used now create inter est Collections are changed as need arises to keep up with current Interest For the past few years major interest has been shown in match book holder collections and models Who a turkey If he poultry rabbit pigeon and pet classes keep on growing that old poultry building is going to need its scams let out The fall fair baby show has been around since the says Mrs Calvin and used to be held in a tent an the grounds For various reasons it was discontinued but was revived about 1G years go Mrs thinks It used to be run by the men she explains and was sponsored by Mason Knit a local company making children s under wear Robinson s of Hamilton also sponsored the show It I very big about babies but there was always a lot of inter est she remembers Recently the Ladies Board took over the organization of the event and it has grown to a record breaking en tries last year baby show convenor for several years comments the mothers are alt good sports and take it well when baby falls to win There always a small token for everyone she explains Prizes such as money and baby goods are donated by local mer chants with two fine tro phies being given by the Ladies Board is at Acton Toddlers to Teens store on Mill Street fays she hopes to see more twins this year there were none Inst year rubles are brought from all over southern Ontario for the contest I- rom London Kitchener and they come dragging their mothers for this their first beauty contest New classes Double the classes for double the variety in the Vegetable show at the fair Keith Aitken a direc tor of this and the crops division describes some of the new classes iously unusual vege tables such as aril chokes kale eggplant swiss chard kohlrabi cantaloupe leeks and banana squash now have a place at fair A total of j classes are now offered tmphasis is placed on vegetables because more people seem interested In that area according to Keith Crop entries stay pretty much the same each year with a small amount of steady com pet tors Keith Is pleased with the quality of entries last year and explains been building tlasses for four or five years indusmin LJ limited ACTON QUARRY RR No 4 ACTON ONTARIO L7J QUARRY RR No 3 MILTON ONTARIO L9T2X7 8784046 low rate loans for more 17MILL STREET WEST ACTON ACTON PHARMACY 2 MAIN ST NORTH ACTON Swetmans Quality Footwear For The Entire Family DOWNTOWN ACTON Welcome to the 66th Annual Acton Fall Fair DKITCIN TUEATIC FOB THE FINEST MOVIE ENTERTAINMENT IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT A Publication Dedicated To The Improvement Of Canadian Slandardbred Racing And Breeding Box 150 Acton Ontario L7J Phone