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2 Fall Fair Special Wed Sept Ladies showed they could organize baking handicrafts flowers et al Twenty years ago the todies involved in the fall fair got llred of having the men shove their bits around They formed heir own board and organ not only baking handicrafts and flower exhibits but a baby show and parade Mrs Clifford Storey remembers when that happened and how the ladies raised money for heir permanent show cases some of the finest in the province She fondly remarks that Bert Davidson was always good to the ladies and built the show cases for them From a time when men had all the say to emancipation the home craft section has grown out of several locations Larger and larger facll itics are and like It grows on Baking Is much the same with ladles vying for points in excellence says Mrs Storey She ought to know her name has been a baking byword lor many a year at the fair Last year she won the most baking But the largest growth is in the handwork and arts and crafts division According to Mrs Storey years ago when displays were in a tent the visitor saw mainly quilts layetlcs and pillow cases Now you ore likely to be visually Social features important part No fail fair would be complete without social activities Russell Murray past president of the fair and long time social director remembers that there has always been a show at the fair The Miss Acton Fair contest was Started in and one of the first contests of Its kind When the started its sweetheart contest a few years ago a contest between fall fair queens it was to the Acton Board they advice Friday night of the fair has had some sort of entertainment for as long Russell can remember When the was dirt floored people used to hold their jumping competitions there on a friday night A fiddlers contest has long been a part of the fair Starting with a few fiddlers on a flatbed truck of Tylers eight years ago on a Sunday afternoon Now it another major attraction held In the arena on Friday evening The Saturday night dance has long been a money maker for the fair attracting as many as lively hoofers In the arena When the Ladies Division of exhibits outgrew the upper portion of the thoy took over half the arena floor When the show lasted only two days exhibits were removed by Saturday afternoon in time for the dance However when the fair extended itself to three days Including Sunday the directors set about carefully removing all exhibits from the arena on Saturday night for the dance and replacing them Sunday morning we found something better Fiddling for a trophy surprised by wall upon wall covered with art work crewel plant bang leathenvork and all sorts of items made from junk It became necessary to add a separate arts and crafts section recently and entries keep pouring In Mrs Lloyd McEncry has always worked with the flower and plant plays and says once fair work gets in your blood you can t you really enjoy Shcs since inception and remembers some of the exhibitors whose names have cropped up over the years the originals 1 lea nor Thompson and Mrs Calvin Mrs Norm Robinson Mrs George young and some new ones such as Mrs Earl Mrs MeLnery tells of the time the Ladies Board undertook to find floats and sponsors for the parade which was foundering after the school refused to sponsor a children parade any more Ah no remarks the ladies take up the gap so often when fall down The homecraft and crop exhibits have been around a lot dL pending on growth since fall fair started Originally held in the old curling club the exhibits were housed in rented tents when the club was pulled down Now in the new arena exhibits have been upstairs and down and arc now straining the walls no matter where they re put What nice problems for a fall fair board to have Dairy show is becoming bigger better each year Although Dairy classes were rained out last year at Acton Fall Fair organ izers hope for the largest dairy cattle show ever in 1979 It was disappointing because It was Acton first Class fair Ken Murray past president of the fair and dairy director says the show last year would have been excep tionally large but hopes for even more entries this year It II really be the dairy classes first try at belonging to a Class fair The cattle entries have increased four or five times what they were six years ago Murray says Classes are attracting top cattle from great lances with recognized Judges In every breed Some of the older faithful exhibitors include the Nurse family from George town Rock Ella Jerseys from Hornby the riff ins from Acton and from Milton Murray remembers story about the fair dairy show would be complete without discussion of Hit junior show reputed to be one of the finest In the province A hundred youngsters enter their calves in a choice of classes gaining experience education and they hope ribbons Cathy managing editor of Shorthorn News says it one of the finest junior shows she seen coast to coast Directors agree the future of culture and the 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