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georgetown herald rvmmhvd by mum rmwlfmptjn ufflhld 22 min strmt south gorglown ontario 1 w c mmh fabum thursday august 3ii 1967 editorial comment should win excellence award if there is such a thing as an award of excellence for business the driftwood res taurant near onllia would win it hands down driving north for the day we had noticed this charming spot on no 1 1 high way and noted its location as we knew we would be passing it al the supper hour we stopped on our return trip and found it everyth ng we expected and more food reasonably priced delicious and well served there was a beautiful view overlooking a valley with rustic tou- ist cabins there were flowers ih profus ion and an attractive patio there was an adoining service station with tarvia pavement it was spotless not a trace of rubbish and obviously had been ridiculous decision although a threatened one week walk out of postal employees did not occur last week it should have the trouble arose when after declar ing monday july 3rd a public holiday the federal government refused to grant a day off at some other time to employees whose nirmal day off came on the monday in other words a percentage of em ployees had the holiday while those who by chance already had the monday missed out the decision was so patently unfa r that we cannot imagine the thinking of the department head who first made the decis ton nor the lack of consideration by all officials up the line to tie postmaster gen eral who refused to change their minds why ride the ex the theatre seems to be fa r game ror sniping time after lime unflattering re views of attract ons at the royal alex and o keen centre appear in the news papers shows which are playing at thea tre where mill ons of dollars have been spent by private individuals to keep the legitimate theatre alive they harass visiting broadway shows with as much zeal as they attack local productions by profess onal groups who are providing the training to create the next generation of actors and the power of the press is so great that almost nvar- lably such criticism can create financial d aster for a theatrical production this year it was the turn of the can adian national exhibition not only did the grandstand show get a panning in the dailies but the gen era comments about the ex tsetf were mostly unflattering yet as a spectator we spent olt day well swept and scrubbed that day while having dinner we have looked out the window and saw a young man bu sy washing the car windshields of all the restaurant patrons a real nice extra so we reciprocated by filling up with gas the young man checked oil and water without being asked added battery water and was so genuinely obliging that we were happy to give him a little tip for his j trouble the business included all the things for which a businessman should strive and reflected an attention to every little detail obviously he gets a pleasure from opera t ing his business which is reflected in pat ronage for he was do ng a brisk business that day the employees would have had one hundred percent public support n the r walkout and it is still a matter which should not be dropped for the same situat on will come up in the future and this is the t me 1o declare a policy there are much more important things to argue about than one where the empo- yer is so patently wrong even at this late date the department would lose no face if it said sorry we were wrong and granted the disputed day off to those who missed out c ty newsmen particularly those who wr te for the enterta ment columns don t seem to know where the r bread s butter ed at he ex enjoyed t tremendously and thought the grandstand show always good perhaps one of the best yet if these reviewers are so aded that everyth ng has to surpass the tops then its time their jobs were given to people who can appreciate a mus cal even if it is not as good as oklahoma to compare the ex one of the world s greatest attractions with expo is unfair unwarranted and foolish it s still a terrific value for your money an attraction wh ch no other c ty can boast and deserves only accolades unless these wr ters beg n to use some common sense they will be n the same position as the man who killed the goose and there won t be any shows left to re- v ew the ex the theatre the mov es need every boast they can get the review ers have the power to help toronto become one of the continents top entertainment centres or a cultural wasteland georgetown fair older than confederation itself centennial year in a time to look back on the past and ahead to the future by garfield mcgilvray aa georgetown fair is to form the setting for the town s centennial ccleora tlon it is fitting that some mention of the history of this organization should be rec orded not only for poatenty but to give the newer residents of our town some know ledge of this timchonored institution the esqucsing agricultural society which operated the fair up until this year when the name was changed to leorge- town agricultural socjctj is older than confederation itself th first fair was held in 1846 to commemorate their centennial in 1946 a monument and flag pole was erected in georgetown park- given by the department of agriculture for one hun dred jears contribution in the agricultural field it was the first pjlon to ix reeled in western ontario onl five having been erected in eastern ontario prior to that date io it is onlj tilting that as liic fur celebrate- its 121st exhibition thil the town should want to celebrate taruiu s centennial at the same lime a pioneer beginning vi we endeavoer to trace ihr- history of this organization picture if ou tan th pioneer farmers of ihi last cenlurv who decided to organize for the first fall fair and agricultural societ much of this country was still m a very primitive stati the log cabin was still in eiidcncc spec all farther to the west there wis not a great deal of cleared land although the more uptodate and wealthier farmtr ind progressed somewhat b this time motor cars and airplanes were unheard of and oxen teams were still in use on the farm we can picture some of tht pimein came to that first mctinj h oxm tan or ot least in a democrat old journal reports it is almost impossible li ct a iruo glimpse of proceeding at the first orgam zational meeting old timirs sa it was held in the old township hall at st wirt town and at that time stcwarttown va a thriving community with a lane number of inhabitants tacrns ston s and indus trv government records do not reich back far enough from which lo obtain in formation but a paragraph from lourn it and transaction of tht board of ncul tur- of upper anada vol 1 toronto 1856 extract from count report p 57 sas the townships of nelson trafalgar and rquesing hae each sock ties estab lished therein for some ingth f tunc and from the exhibitions held during tht sum mcr in these fine townships wc cin truh sa that their agriculture is it pr tnt in an advanced state as late as itaft pounds shillings and pence were still in evidence and a furth r paragraph from the journal nads as fol lows p 71 one hundred and one mem bcrs amount of subscriptions 2t m grants 24 total receipts mcludin bal ancc from previous car 75 15s 6d to tal disbursement in premiums and general expenses 62 l5s d bilance in tr as urers hands 13 os 5 d then on page 240 tsquesung one hundred and thirl six members amount of subscnptoins 3g 10s balance from 1855 13 13s ll d shire of public grants 29 5s totil receipts 84 bs llid amount paid in premiums 52 17i 6d incidental expenses i- 14 is 4 d balance in hand 17 10s id while the first fiir was held in 184g it was not until betw en 1864 ta that the societj asked that a cnarltr be filed m its ann one h is irdhi falcon is under itstanfiew is coming in fleming is calling fcr it hamilton i waittajflfleciitelwon i reaching for it no it leofcs like starr maelwn is there and nerc cows jhcmtltetttn obl5r a the basauutteam the first fair it must have been an exciting da for those pioneer farmers as thty brought th produce and livestock to stcwarttnwn for the first exhibition we undcrstind the hall at stcwarttou n was used for dis playing the vegetables grain fruit and ladies work while the fair proper took place in murray s field behind the old schoolhousc on the top of the hill there were probably lines of hooked rugs milts and socks as the womenfolk eid for the honours as well as those delicous loaves of homemade bread buns and sausages that arc inclined to be conspicuous bv their absence at present da shows as the mod ern cooks go for the fanc pastrj w hile records are meagre to sun an tlate our claims we believe that one abraham scott was the first president of the society col john murray grandfath er of the late j c murray a resident of stewarttown until his death a few vears ago was the first secretary treisurer not many have held the position of secretary or secretary treasurer in the one hundred and twentjone vears but we will deal with some of these later tn this storv about 1875 the fair was moved from stewarttown to georgetown and wis held in the market square which was then vat ant land bordered by market church and factory streets factors si was changed a decade ago to park ave then as no it tv as only a one dav fair and the squire was boarded in by an cihl foot fence along these streets for the fair the old drill hall that stood below the present li brary was used for display purposes the frst show on the present grounds in the georgetown park took place in 1889 around this time the fair being a town ship fair was held alternate years in cton and georgetown and it was not until 1908 that the last fair was held in acton bv this group it was in 1907 that a wilson became president later becoming secre tary a position he held for over twenty fiv years it n ironical that mr w ilson five vears it is unique thai mr wilsons five years it is of interest that mr tfilson s niece ilrs george ironside is the prent secretary of the georgetown agricultural society j joe flynn of cton was president in 1908 ani john cunningham in the year sugar and spice by bill smiley the expo trail well expo la all ihey say ftj later the old man is still limp- is it a fantastic and fabulout exhausting and expensive it s got everything from saturday night in hayfork centre to a round theworld cruise in your private yacht 1909 in 1907 the society organized the first plowing match in the township hold ing it on william cleaves farm it drew considerable attention in 1946 when the esqucsing society celebrated its centennial wc talked to two of the oldest members at that time both are now deceased and gleaned much of the history of the fair w a wilson said he could remember his father showing a preston bay mare at esqucsing fair in 1879 w j alexander had a good memory and could recall many of the early cxhibi tors back in the early 80 s and 90 s brain bros of the norval district showed oxen imported shorthorns wcr exhibited by thomas boak leicester sheep were shown by brain bro also while jichry ross was the first exhibitor of holstein cat tl john brownndge was an outstanding exhibitor of yorkshire tamworth and berkshire pigs and his early breeding of registered swine has been carried on down through the iars by his descendants who to utis dav breed and export high quality lios thomas brownndge and son alan of r r 2 georgetown are still taking the ribbons at the cne and the royal w inter iairhn toronto lload and carnage horses were the pride of the early fairs as they are todav although not as plentiful as in former years around 1900 and previous the names of exhibitors still ring familiar were john wnjgleswortli willnm patterson joseph brownrdge william fisher william ixs lie andy w ildie joseph cottrell w wil son llenrv wilson 1 d orr neil gillis j 1 clark john mcdonald dave brooks harrison bros mark given d l herbert allan devcreaux hugh morrison andy i iltu aiken dolson ashenhurst bros 1 tiller bros r j graham john mckay goodson appelbe james mckcll dr h a hi id j alexander was on- of the early exhibitors of fancy poultry a class that has msud from the fiir the past few jears the late c l hernngton probably canada s foremost authority on fancv fowl and editor of reitlit tanner a poultry magazine at the time of his death started showing at georgetown fair in 1908 some of the early fairs that we can remtmb r win a fir cry from those f todav not uiat they did not have some fine livestock shows excellent hall exhibits and outstanding harness races but the crowds wcr smill in comparison the town li d onlv about 2 000 people at i hat time harness racing was the big attraction in fact tht society formed a driving club that sponsored racts on the 24th of mav the mid vav didn t sport the rides for the chil drcn but thre wen manj games of chance and booths with taffy apples pop corn ind horehound cand we can remember when the late cv knncdy father of mrs jatk wilson of mam st used to travel the fair circuit with his team and wagon with goodies for the children 1 officers through the years manv presidents have captained the ship through its one hundred and twenty vears while all have made a fine effort for the good of the fair at least three have stood out above others the lata benjamin pelch was popular in the carlv 20s while in later vears craig reid and harding i rice did much to promote th- fair ind knit the board together while wc don t hie a complete record of pre dents prior to 1931 thes men did hold tht top office before that time j b bevsev george tolton joe flynn john cunningham w a wilson thomas mof ian a clandge herb cook alex joe jim reid j a rlliott george leslie henry wilson id huffmin thomas cook hume cutrie w c anthony it is interesting to note that in tho 36 years from 1931 to 19c in- society has hid onlv 16 presidents in 1931 t 1- leslie 1932 hd mcw hirer 1933 3435 george lts in 1w6 lames fisher 193738 t j brownndge 1139 frank petch 19404142 hib cleave 194344454647 craig reid 194849 john bird 195051 nelson rohm son 1952 53 5455 harding pncc 1056 57 spencer wilson 195851 wilfrid bird lr01263 garfild mcgilvray 1964656 ktn llla 1967 heith webb we have no knowledge of the secretar les or treisurers prior to 1931 except to sav that prcy cltivc took the treasure s position from the late j a tracev and held thit position for over thirty five years retiring in 1963 w wjlson was also secretary for over twenty five years secretaries from 1931 to the present included w a wilson 193138 oscar 1 erch 1939 frank pelch 194042 garfield mcgilvray 1943 1955 trevor william sec treas 19561961 mrs george iron side 19626 what of the future as the agricultural societv approiches canidi s centennial celebration the direc tors ire confident that future directors and townspeople generallv will rallv around and see that this lime honoured institution will continue for many years to come you ask why it has succeeded so well it is due to the hard work which succd ing dircctontes have put into each fai alwavs striving to make the next fair a little better than the one before if a tie wis offered for the best rural fair in can ada todav we doubt if any finer example could be found than that presented bv jour own one has only to stand by the grandstand looking out over the crowds of people and livestock and turn and catch the beautv of the grove of maples in their autumn colors on all sides to realize that we have a good thing bore for canadians and with a will go on striving for a fair that may eclipse those of the past in fur thrr progress of agriculture and entertain ment for th community as a whole ing clutching his chest in the region of his heart and you can make him jump two feet straight up merely by utter ing the word pavilion one way of getting around its true that the lineups arc smartly saving time and giv long at some of tho pavilions mg your dogs a rest is to hire but you can easily get around i a pedicab this is a rickshaw this some people put walking cast and arc ushered to the head of the line others use a wheelchair or you can buy a sailor suit visiting sail ors march straight to the head tvpc vehicle propelled by youth on a bicycle holds two and its only 25 cents a min utc come now don t be so cheap normally it costs you forty cents just to climb into a of the hne wink at the girl taxi and the surly driver cowes and walk in vou into tipping him for not ih chp i know wnt two hcl 5 y hours in a lineup with no one thing ran can say about strain at all wa was organized expo is that nowhere in the he aet up his folding stool sat world can vou get so much for down put on dark glasses to so little and so little for o make him think ha was in i much the first applies to all bar and opened the quarfiiie the wonderful free entertain- thermos of jcecold martinis jment the sights and sounds which he had prudently n second applies to liquid brought along alt about him refreshment people were cursing fainting and wishing they were home in man pp b bed he killed the quart and p naf thosb magnificent- never did make the pavilion shouid simply be de but he made a lot of lifelong w fair ends friends when he ihared his po- some hlnt woul make a tlon and still claims it w the ne versity others believe best party he was ever at becom nettonal centre for tha another middleaged friend exc of ideas and cultures whow onh normal exercise is something like the united n- walking out to the car went totions without the scabpicking expo with his son fifteen the baekstabbing boy a fiend for organization and had a series of plans and montreal which had the im timecharts worked out they agination and guts to create covered 57 pavilions in two the h ng will probably sal days thoroughly thrct weeks continued on page 5 business directory chiropractor donald a gay dc appointments made daily call tr 73401 30 mill st georgetown barragers cleanersshirt launderers tr 7 2279 18 main s 166 guelph all work done on premises chiropractor gerald w corbett dc open daily by appointment bouse calls arranged 8776631 11a main st north frank pitch licensed auctioneer prompt service po box 413 tr 7 2864 georgetown walker currie optometrists 12 mam st s brampton phone 451h74 flours 9am to 6 p ro tuesday to saturday friday 9am td 9 pm evenings by appointment wallace thompson 3rd division court clerk a commissioner tr 72963 robert r hamilton optometrist 116 mountainview road south carretal bldg for appointment 8773971 georgetown animal clinic 106 getelph street dr r b gatkm clinic open 0 8 pjn mon wed frl saturday 9 11 ajn w h carr professional engineer consulting engineer ontario land surveyor office 877 3211 8773300 home optometrist l m brown 0 d 35 m 11 si per appointments phon 1773671 john b love architect 17 chapel st brampton commercial industrial and institutional buildings 6773032 451 9365 general jb insurance ibfost ii j h fobri 8m eitah ltd monuments pollock a campbell designs on request inspect 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