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tht ac4n frt pmi bftv years of progress in history of to lis taidoa aoarrcrsary of arrracmc prnr list iras assured nam rav ac aprowi nas public mrrtrnr has ablatory si jmsprow of lb fall fair john smith j tdward pearen public meeting eramca jaws black and vi h rowc horlop jr i nassagassesa kal a public nwrtinjja week later las and p h taylor ac ion kon the partem year of 1963 h a bwm significant one for acton mr as it has an important birth day it fiftieth the acton agn- ckqraf secien wishes to present the gttdm anrtrrersary rear an historical sketch from 1913 to lo the year ll it became an independent fair and a rear burr had its fa statu of an ajricutnral soctrrr when it it carved lu first p jrmni attboofh as aiiiuifnun had been mage to earlier tears to alternate tryo tears in george- town in 192 it was decided to hold the fair permanently in that town thu set the slat for acton to become aa independent fair and on april 3rd 191 a terr enthusiastic meeting of the business men of the town was held in the council chamber to discuss the fall fair proposi tion aataraatt years mr george hani occupied the chair reeve george hvnds vho was secretary when acton ran an independent fair tears be fore told how it had always been carried out successful until arrangements had been bade with esqursing for acton and georgetown lo hare the fair alternate two yars he gave the estimated amount necessary to be raised for a successful fair a committee was appointed to wait upon the business men and others interested in the propos al to sec what could be raised and the committee would re port later at a general meeting lo which every citaen was ihril td to be present host f the ckiaens called upon had shown their approval of the project by substantial subscriptions was held in the town hall to advance the enterprise and pel the organization on an officered basis the general public was muted and farmers and others of esqucsmg erin eramosa and najtejawrsa townships wen present in large numbers the commitlre appointed earlier to solicit subscriptions reported 17 oll i 7i dense thes had been most cordialh re garden l earl and jph f ceiied during their canvass jrd citizens had been generous in horses and the ladies depar mails though of course all o h er interests u to be well con sened george havill neil fatter george j wallace d m henderson a b mclean john kcnnrov c vioodhajl h fewackhamer h p moon and fames x anderson honofan directors d hen iwrson mp sir donald mann yi a stores a 0 t beardmore their subscriptions the list ag grrgatcd 150000 reeie george hvnds pointed out that with the guaranteed subscriptions added to the large piembrrship the financial sue cess o the enterprise was as sured wrtfsksfry here flvnn first officers out of trie board of directors were riected pjrsidenl tx war den george havill acton first ceprrsident j pearen erin second sicfrprrsideat s h lmcv sas ballrnafadi secretan treav iter reese gtorge hvnds ac tbn j jthe name adopted was acton torontcj rail fair various corrmitices siere appointed to proceed with details for the furtherance of af j cni fairs in connection with the fair e great expense on august 28 1913 tht board learned the 4jth highlanders band of toronto which wa boosed clashed with nnother dale and the band of the rora grenadiers was engaged to meet the large additional ex number of public spir itcd citiens subscribed gener ousls bow acton fair was adsertistd for 1913 acton fall fair open to the world tutjsdas and wednesdas from the flies tmber 23 and 24 1913 the rcjsal grenadiers band of will plas during the da jl 05000 in prizes and special prizes for horses fare on all the railwais sept the general expression was the j j 1si tiling that thf proposed fair 5fj 2l made not an ordinan fall iav but one independent of the beaten lines and of an extn ence was lo bej given on april 17th 1913 at a meet tag the co ap so aolcjt auba for the jail fair for acton reported they had been successful beyond the most anguine expectations of the sup- poners or me projext manufacturers business men and dsbtuu xesnoodod oabtrous- ry and the result was that a fund amply sufficient had been raited to warrant the esubnah- mant of an independent fas fair is acuta mat only this but the support had bsaa so liberal that a most nut awavnavi arm sninni former president publicity bead acton agricultural society board or xmroctofi it was moved b georg hvnds seconded b d m henderson that the meeting proceed with arrangements for holding a ial fair with headquarters at acton and further the organization bs electing a strong board of dlrtx tors from acton and from the townships of esmxsing erin nassagaweva and eramosa and that the date for holding the fair and all other arrangements be left with 3he board of direc tors carried the board of directors was e ecled as follows esquesing dep- ut reeve cow w i l hamp shire and 5 h lindsay erin 3 gsgsumgjagsbjjgsgsdghgg aw jabk ml aiglg gscjgsnul vrflfrlllmlon 10 im aciofl rinf 9tfw0caii0n o tn fit ahntvhbaity wieksptclalsh character preemin to slock of the will tx tht acton follow s focus on fair i gontinoed from page 1 1 the women s institutes hare betn hating displass for the pat stars or so this sear i their thttrils are ont of fne modern hobbv cratt dress up sxur kitchen humc mjdi toss trljsurcs irom sour attk or i sew canadian dishti for thse special sccnons and tht rtgular tlassts ot horses shetp cattle roots grains children s work and homecrafts ttxri s the highest prue money cur offered in the s0 sear tri- ston of acton agnsultural soc- nt its 6 000 a far cry from the pnncels j i oki of fne decades ago the usual specials and trophies will be keenls contested the new commumts centre a combined project ol the en tire district will see con stant use the fndas show is in the arena hall exhibits in the new section and the dance ts there loo at the end of the twoda fair see sou fnda and saturdas september 20 and 21 w jnijrt yi a- svk1 across second das wednesdas i held in the town hall september files free press 1913 of the read as greatest fall fair 191 greatlr in exhibits greater in atlendantt and griater in general success tin old boss home in hundreds an enthusiastic directorate losal and generous patronage of exhibitors and sisitors charming weather and the at tendance ol hundreds of far nier einens in additun to tht continued on page three rt our out store is second to none and factudb or do you remtmber when lrfe was at stiff and formal as a posed picture not many of ui do ict jd5 put vou in the picture oeapjoyoot oofrr waar arift calan nor are hay itsfh fsaf iwat they an you a malm your sho a ptoaoaro m tok when it comb to shopping convenience yftting you budget saving values jmyimtakiimiuffuiimiiii to omi ou1 smcbbt c0ngratula110ns and mst wishes to th acton fm1fair board ontfwir anniversary 0lx ttnhksffiis biographies of presidents secretaries tht c ntinued from page tmt j indiii greenock school as a k for a number of ear he wit t t i iht actn junior fjrm t mr itken i a past pum dri tht hallon mutual firt insur jna conpanv hl has h r j d ij r ol tht hau ir ir limnl assoviat l ir this var he uas ill ltd pnmdsnuf aktons sth fa it is a l incidence that h- i pr ijiii t a ton 5th fair ii sail ar ht in v rars f ajjv it is alsi tht first limt in tht h st r t aw ton fair hi kku h is had a brothtr anj sisitr c mihination as prtmdinl and rtiar triasurtr mr aitkin is an eldtr in knot pnsbwiiian churvh atton hl marrud tht tarms also doing carptitct uork n tn in enn tounthrp lot mr wright served in the fust i jixcssmo sevond line she uorid mjr as a serjeant uit i attvmkd grrrmxk puhlit vhoti the 4th canadian infant rv ut i msu n hi was pasd uilh nulard ias on thi arras r n frarn mr wright was mi n c r n- ti nid m dispaurus trjrn fn d 1 mifs a s r j hn d p f n n h r ii trt and distinuivhid s rist in i hi titld hi u rktd for j b maknzic hut dui to ill hralth si irfed in hi li siiiann buinis m 3 lr oraniati ns h is a that r nimrxr i ilu a tin hranih t m idi m 1 1 fcjon j ii nui sn niir ind snui otfuir h i ihaitir miinrxi l njth tht mc and ihi r tar club o ati m mr s right is a ihartrr furmir etln piartn mr and rmmrxr ot the ihamtxr ol cm mrs aittn aft tht pannis u nurti during ilu vuoiid w i id lit slnldrtn jt hi wis oraniir of tlu fum i ibom oinnnttn undii ihi oman dipartnunt ol an tulturi and lotal i hirktk hi w i ak i a ictcin bond aes j nun at ihi time ol iht second i world a ir intcrcstid in oung ptople ht was the first presidint i o the alton junior pirn band hi is pusidtnt of tht gmlph pipe band mr wright was a tharter mimrxr of tht alton ssoihsh da nti and count rv club j although horn in fnjjland h hinhdiv falls on jinuarv 2f h i rorxrt burns hnthdjsdau h is a mimbtr o tlu walkir iikii i a f and a m atton hi is a nimbi r ol kn t prcbvn run ihurih ind strid as tuasurtr fir rn in tars ht was jssistjnt suptrititlndint ot tht sundav i sthool mr wright srvid from i9u to 1919 as sttrttan trtasur er of acton fair and was assist ant sex n tan three tars to f thetford ht marned the former fdnh m walkir in 1918 mr and mrs wright hive oni son 1913 1923 george hynds born 1857 died 1924 gitirt hvnds was born in guilph in 187 he wa 13 scars of ai vv ht n he mov ed to at tin with his partnts mr hvnds jt ndij s in acton in thi dis ol thi nvtrtd robert littlt h wis a watthmakir htn mr hvnds jiid the flas on tht t m hall and on tht post otfict wii it hall mast for 25 stars ht e his time and abjlitv to tl t position of strhxil trusttt ci irniin bard of edutation muniiipai councillor and strtd as rnvi of atton during thi first war hi was also a magi strait mr hvnds was tht first chairman of the hvdro com mission ht strved eight years as a number of ha ton counts and wis hunond w tn the wardtns chair itn vtirs mr hvnds ierv td i vtrttiis trtasurer of ac lot i iir for 25 sears be was suptr niindtnt of knui pnsbv tirun church sundav school and w is tn fldtr of tht church over 20 i us in 1878 ht marned the foinur annie agnes tber had and atton continuation school mrs swaikhamcr attcixkd the aion short courts spnvtrd hv ihi ontario ixpar mi t id aruiilturi i iir iarlv hfi k w ir j tls vlub w ik ms sa hati tr wi a tr it n i t tin av t juni i farith r shi is a mi in r f the i nttid hurih n in i l huiihi i 1 tid thuuh d i picsjnt thi u it sht is j mmhir ihr bann nknum s xcn s inntutc i 1 wsjj s w s app- n u t ik si v rn if virdarv tria uitr t ailon r ut so siiduv hit lather inltw t b suaikhamer tht pat urn mars as sitn t ir trt iniutt hai rxii jit i u nil i ih siiif ittinjinn and ilii i ri itin vosis mrs swiikhamu has jum a siiat i b mi ahd mrs sw tikhamtr ui i hi pircnls of livi ihikd m rtsj main ticc hohtmn at in hrtts ihtlr this ihs1 ihe who falr lo j htj klgtjtts of hajton couvty men onss anmvejisuiy faik i i st ataoeai ww 1940 194 e t thetpou edvsin thetford uas born in judovm cattu at tni 19k a england tnd came lo acton in 1916 mr thetford served in ac ton as i councillor reevt anj municipal treasurtr for manv stars hu was agent at the acton four sons and three daughters 1925 1931 w j axins bom ism died im4 istaiion lor thi toronto suburban s j akinas born in 18a6 ekitrit railvsas and vsas ckrk in jssagakea township hi of iht diusion court mr thit was sitrttars treasurer of ac ford was also on tht olfict sijlf ion fair seven cars and uas of thi wool combing corpora pnuousls secretar treasurer of uon of canada in polmcs he a is nassajaweva fall fair mr akips a liberal and look an aclnc attendid mount pleasant puhric interest in the countv and farm school nassaauca township organizations hi was a mcmbir and farmed most of his life in of thi unitid church and sers nassagawesa township mr id on the church boafd mr akins also farmd sesen sears al thetford acted a secntars vnaiirdoun h served on the tnasunr of acton fair for thru nassagawi i tosstiship council 19401942 hi marrnd tht and was secretan treasurer of efxmir lnited church whin it was first built for mans stars hi sirscd on the church board in poliits he was a staunch i iberal in 1892 he married tht former emils eastcrbrook mr and mv akins had one son and daughter 1932 1939 f l wjuoht fred wnght was born in ken dall vicstmorland england in 1 89 j as a baby he ined on ihe isle of man and attended gram mar school on the island in 19q1 mr wnght came to acton he attended dublin public school and bier took a business admini stration course from u in hi early life be worked so lormtr ida m dennett t 1943 1953 c b 5waochamh clinton b swackhamer hi graphv is found with tht past presidents and apptars with acton fair presidentgallev 12 them mr swackhamer is tht onlv man in the history of the fair to have served as past pni dtnt and stcrelarv treasurer m far dates acton sept 20 21 ancaster sept 19 21 arthur sept 25 2b brampton sept 1214 frin oct ii 12 a 14 fcrgut sept 29 21 gall sept 4 7 georgetown oct 4 s grand valler sept ti it milton sept 27 2j oranges ille sept 1711 shefburne sept 21 a 23 toronto rowl winter fair nov 15 23 canadkinchomp graham townsead won tt uu when be was i wow i be appears friday cvsolog ot acton fair friday draw the lady directors of she ti bare a draw far sa shwmarmm a te platform has oeoa east oh toe wmeer sea swface m tht mm for itar friday ensdag show fe cliff mckay homay stanch gong and hat eamaaw imavrs ccanprtitlob the ondlrnre woj sit is the regular seals 1954 19 mks c w wackhamm mrs wallace swackhamer was brown occasaoojal ebaer a sood qoaory iririsiiiir radso sad a bair oryst t7ay jiixiaa wb aaove frbm acton tkowe for alakligj waadow to a doat 7be draw i twaa ay mwm congratulations totm ofhce8s and djitectors of the acton fair board past and ptisemt on the occasion of the 50th anniversary 1913 1963 hrom fl wright appsafsbi and insurbt aowaorsfh actoa oai our congratulations to the on rha occasion 50th weve come a npvimt int vwnsi wv fucto m strict actons fvtt ml f r in 1913 of the acton fall pir bosrd hut in their 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