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ljiraev i r- m i liv horse show attracts many western fair jy itatef of jo finest horses 6veriftyerniiemgutfoie pahy show midway rirw defc ypunfer fiet school wibift institwie and junior farmer pisplays nuke excellent ball display cattle classes light but record sheep shoe seven pens of bwooo hoes exhibiteil ntw record entry for lafchri nd udr work fair night dance attracts 400 enthusiasts flavoured with excellent weather georgetowns 102nd fall fair almost evened tlie record attendance of the 1946 centennial flair and surpassed even this show with a record num ber of entries in most causes two ughliglru marked the success of saturday flair the wonderful horse show staged in front of the grand stand and the hsx exhibit which probably had the largest entry of any previous fair from early rriday morning nntu afternoon the fair board were mped with entries coming into the hall the ladies work section was filled to overfowing and ade quate space was unavailable to dis play ail the various items many local ladies tool pride in displaying their culinary art and aa a result one urge table across the hall groaned with the delicious edibles which found ready sale at the close of the show the hoclure home furnishings asocial for the best col lection of baking went to mrs char- tar deforeet with mrs e b ty co as runner up receiving th societys cash prize always a treat for fairgoers was the grand display of childrens work from both the local and rural pub lic schools it is doubtful if any fair in the province has a better display of this work and the boys and girls of esqueaittg deserve much credit along this line as well as their teachers who give liberally of their time to make the arrange ments at the hall outstanding too was the exhibit of the nine local institute branches audi the junior institute display to round out a hall display was the norval junior farmer grain show the flowers and vegetables and the exhibit of the oac on 24d the arts and ctaf t display again attracted much attention on the grounds this year it took two large tents to house the merch- ats exhibits and many local deal displayed theirproraeb inelud- in mcclures home furnishings goodlets hardware georgetown furniture sales richardsons hard ware johnmansville ltd ernies radio phoenix house rosedale floral sinuon photography geor getown motors scott motor sales l w chappie 1c was supplied during the afternoon by the georgetown girls ipe band and the lome scots band and added much to the enjoy ment of the fair the girls band lead the livestock parade also popular was the midway with stan- ifsshowssupplying the rides for the younger set the newtype fer- ria wheel making a big hit and caus ing much merriment the diaper derby struck a new ugh with over fifty lovely babies vising for honours in the tent spe- provided for the show re- will be found in another eol- a balcombe ancestor- 22s h dickenson mt hope 8 88 h black everton 4m time- we have been informed that the light and heavy horse show suppor ted by a number of saddle and jumping classes was the best show presented so far this year in the province georgetown fair is mecoa for ontario showmen who return year after year many new exhibitors found their way to geor getown this year and it is noted without exaggeration that the tight horse show was looked upon with envy by the cn e and the western fair at london tory gregg of wlngham again handled the mike and kept the show moving along to the enjoyment of the large crowd winners in this class will be found elsewhere inthispoper the directors were disappointed in the hght showing of livestock although tiie sheep show was an outstanding auccess and attracted exhibitors from st anns everton milton and hillsburgh seven pens of bacon hogs were shown for the eaton special while c c-6aming- ton had the only entry in the open class the poultry lawn show was aa usual a top notch show and attrac ted its fair share of admirers of the fancy exhibitors included c spence h lusty percy clark keith spence gordon spence geor getown a e waldledon wilson milton fred kentner acton r h crosby markham g homer of guerph and ronald mclean gait the show was soonsored by the georgetown poultry assoc in coop eration with tho fair board and the judge was leslie ridler of guelph oldest person attending the fair to register with the secretary was mr w p gouop ofnor wei 88 and mr harding of miami florida re ceived the award for coming the farthest distance three times champion is this fine belgian mare exhibited by ernie m of georgetown- who was named champion at the western fair in london and took prise honours at georgetown fair last saturday earlier in the sea son she look the reserve grand at the canadian national exhibition photo courtesy london free press what council did ashgrove c e three big attractions featured she fair before the grandstand the trick and fancy riding sot of joan boss barbara and lee falrchild draw s round of applause each time they presented their act sad their colourful palomino horses added much to the set joan ross has ridden with rogers rodeo show one of americas finest harness races have always been one of the big ovants of the local fair end the waudoud wit starting gads assd for hast time st georgetown fair a treat to watch la iteetf sad tse races sad ottasr events la the barn ass races were well the big fair is over and it was a grand success the weather stayed dry and hot and the hall ex hibits wcro cortainly splendid we congratulate our teachor miss is- mey koan on the many prizes she received including the t eaton co sliver tray for the most number of exhibits shown in tho junior in stitute girls work and opon classes in the hall her school pupils did real well in getting prizes too the september wms mooting was hold at the homo of mrs frank ruddell the president last tuesday afternoon roll call was answered with a hiblevcrse beginning with letter v mrsthos giffen read an interesting letter from one of our chosen missionaries for prayer miss eleanor kirker telling of her life and work in africa devotional was taken by mrs george nurse followed with s solo by mrs hector bird mrs frank wilson introdu ced the new study book west of the gorges which tells of the chris tian church in chins as dr k j beaton saw it during his visit there is 1047 the hostess served dainty refreshment mr and mrs wilfrid bird and family left last weekend for st lovls michigan to visit mrs birds brother john fisher snd his fam ily returning borne daring this past week miss lamb of stemarttown was a sunday visitor with mr and mrs frank wilson and marilyn miss glsdys ruddell who is tak ing a two year business course in hamilton was home for the week end itsstaeiw ba aj s11 4u uu ms 117 1jzx triplets born at stewarttown a bomstn as fans of a lloists eovr oa tfes vans of vernon plekst bjt t j unas yas when ska sjsve mrifc to t jat ft ntotaer and neks fatet 9pfh aftojsj on monday september 20th answered questions about the new sewerage system which had been asked by smith and stone ltd the company was told that no sewer was to be placed from the glen road as this would be taken care of at academy and college no lo cal improvement charge had been levied on the lamb street plant as it was not considered in the sewer age plan john bell and trygve wold appeared at the meeting rep resenting the company deferred a decision till a later meeting on the protest of p f blackburn that he would not allow an open drain to run through his property to drain land back of georgetown motors mr blackburn said that he had agreed to have the tirain go through his property with the understanding that it wouldbe closed i discussed at some length various sewerage questions with the engi neer c r hagey and planned s meeting next monday at which mr hagey is to give final figures on sewerage installation costs at the same time it will be decided whether to extend sewerago to the elgin and sarah streets district mr hagey and council will make a survey of concrete damage to see if the con struction firm is responsible through negligence were asked for the statutory 1- mill grant by tho board of parks management deputyreeve arm strong said it would be more busi nesslike if tho board requisitioned thoir grant at tre propor time by february 16th so that if it v not needed it could be used for some other purpose cr wtdtanee asked if any action had boon taken on a citizens request carltor tills continued on page 7 provincial paper mill will close next month shutdown of towns oldest industry affects 80 employees economically unsound to continue operations com pany says ono of the most startling an nouncements in the industrial his tory of georgetown came last wed nesday when employees of the pro vincial paper mill were notified that the company had decided to close this branch of the firms busi ness in georgetown the shutdown affecting some eighty employees will be completed by november ik coming as a complete surprise to everyone in town word soon spread on thursday taat what b probably georgetowns hdeet industry which dates back toihe middle of the last century would t to function the paper mill famluorly known as the lower mill was acquired in 1912 from the barber paper and coating mills limited by the pres ent ownership located on the banks of the credit river st the far edge of earn it has been a steady source of employment for generations of georgetowns man tho fathers aad grandfathers of many of the p sa employee mad their uvohbood fesre it has given georgetown its name of the paper town p saperurundent at ths mill is jos mcmeaemy who was ap pointed to the position last year after the retireme of b mowfcir- tsr who was sapsrbxssadsbt alias sine lis prior saparintaadsnta included jamas memicol who is stss r of towa sad messrs hughes aad marsiuul mtewtatr is task of a press torses maasaasattfaaleetafemsvav w c paper umisnt lg futt program at district institute annual many visitors here for annual fall fair dozens of former georgetosra residents returned to town for the fair last saturday noticed on the grounds were mr and mric horace groome and mr leonard grooms of port hope with mr and mrs fred l mr groome who l town tkffty years ago used tosy in the band and left a generous do nation with arthur herbert for band use mr and mrs doug map- lesden ann and john of acton mrs foxtoii and hume fox ton of toronto with miss b e hume mr and mrs walter carpenter lor raine patricia and mary of guerph mrs e e young of peterborough mr and mrs jim ross and daugh ter of goelph mrs j hartley and carolyn of milton mrs w c b sey of kitchener mrs leslie wills of mlhon mr and mrs ted beam of toronto with her barents mr and mrs wtn deans mr and mrs wray cowles meadowwe miss helen lane of the montreal mili tary hospital and mr and mrs john lane leonard and dorothy of port credit with mr and mrs fred sinclair mr gordon hainer tor onto mr harold bell hamilton mrs margaret clark and mr and mrs gordier rock wood mrs w r douglas and mary toronto mr and mrs al g if ford of bramp ton spending the week end with mr and mrs geo johnston glen williams mr and mrs chas h wilson and charleen of toronto and mrs harold white and mrs carroll of guelph with miss char lotte moculiough and mr w a wilson mr and mrs harold roe of toronto with mr and mrs walter gray mr and mrs nat guthrie of toronto mr mid mrs w m brill of guelph with mr and mrs herb cleave mr e b swackbsmer ac ton mr and mrs wo angst of toronto with mr and mrs frank fetch mr goo e nodwell dist rict no 6 fair director of oronge- ville mr j e whitelock milton mr and mrs james weatherston and lynda of toronto with mr and mrs wm bonathan r j caldwell buys longs confectionery a new business change will take place on main street oa october 4 th when r j bob caldwell takes over as proprietor of longs confectionery rnd tho local gray coach tormina mr caldwell has rocontly sold hit grocery and meat store horo to roy barker arid charles brown tho confectionery business operated for soveral years by the into william long has been conducted theso post few years by mrs long and her soninlaw and daughter mr and mrs lawrence mccilntock silver wedding ton paper mill at georgetown ontario the companys oldest and smallest will he progressively clo sed down this fall as roallgnment of production in provincials other mills more uum counterbalances loss of its production the company announced today provincials georgetown coating mill semalns in full operation decision to close the null was reached because its continued oper ation would be economically un sound although its production is rated at is tons s day the condi tion of its equipment whose main tenance has been exceedingly diffi cult and increasingly expensive tinea the beginning of the war deterior ated to the stage where it has lately been producing something leas than that now that modernisation of pro- vlncsls three other paper nulls st port arthur thorold and mills roches has increased their output mars than the georget pi mills capacity its closing has come practicable without effecting the companys overall output v it is expected that the older of the mills tj machines with only a 60 inch deckle will be dosed down about october loth sad that the no t machine whioh produces s sheet only 0 inches wider will cease opsratloa about a month later of uks mills standard area of appro rlmstely 70 mien mid 10 men it ii sxpsotsd about so win be ottarsd reported by mrs j fii womens ly of tuts the annual womens institute convention of tfca guelph area comprising eleve dlst in was- tin ontario was held oa sept 1 and 2 1648 in memorial hall qatt guelph when soche 800 womens institute tnentbersgathered for bee days with the purpose of learning and discussion of the work of the womens institutes and to carry back ol their own branches and eonv mltteessome of the enthusiasm aad cooperation so much in evidence through the corvention the motto for the conveatioa was working together we grow hi understanding and accomplishment and the events of the entire con vention proved that this theme was indeed well chosen and actively born out the convention was opened by ab singing the institute ode sad mrs ford sudden of gait reading the mary stewart collect so widely used at womens institute meetings the history of the mary stent- i art collect may be obtained front tht loon library womens insu tuo- branch purhsroent- buildings toronto on the minute at 11 atn we were privilege to have cjoy guelph broadcast their 1100 to 1180 pro gram the way i heard it direct from the stage of membiisl halt when several institute ladies were interviewed and a miniature quia program conducted with three of the ladles each winning two pairs of nylon hose cknx wingham also recorded the event of wednesdays seastaess to be rebroadcast later in the weak the delegates felt the considera tion given this convention by radie and press proved the place accorded womens institute work throughout our counry and why not daring the broadcast from cjo miss stout ganre s recipe for stretch ing meat whioh she had received from mrs loren guild rockwood it was vt lb ground beef 141b lean pork 1 cup brown bread broken soft pieces v cup milk onion and seasoning to taste soak bread onion snd seasoning in milk 5 min add meat and wily well break 1 egg snd beat it with fork lift out and drop oa flour to moke patties and fry also mrs lloyd crawford con ducted singsongs accompanied by mrs macnsughton at the piano others taking part were mrs j olson waterloo south hrs rln- hart halton mrs lockart water loo south mrs henry carter wel lington mrs hamilton perth happy anniversary was sung for mr and mrs david hume ar- koll on their 25th wedding anniver sary mrs hume was pianist for the convention foe six years after tho completion of the minu- utas of tho lflt convention and- anniversary celebrated mr and mrs gordon pries 7th lino esqueslng entertained on saturday afternoon september 11 in honour of the hitters parents mr and mrs norman ridler on the occasion of their 26t wedding anniversary during the afternoon the five younger daughters of mr and mrs ridler were christened by rev a o w foreman of ponton- fay at five oclock fifty guests sat down to dinner the brides tebm was centred with s threetiered wad ding cake and the rooms were taste fully decorated with gladioli later in the evening mr and mrs ridler were at home to 26 guests when a pleasant time wsa spent in a community singsong sad dancing after whioh luncheon was served including tht wedding cake the couple received many beauti ful gifts including a ch of silver from the family among those pre sent wan rev sad mrs a 6 w foreman of ponsonby mr sad oars leslie ridler mr aad un w gray guerph mr and mrs ksa ridler centralis mr aad mrs h d stronger whitby mr sad mrs mocluss young and family hut- tonvida bs offarad othar posts wmn tts kaa sssj ootapany uttfcasts dfepbstfakm of cam op thanks bob leslie wishes to assabwar sndfrisfcis wba tsjaetn bertd him while as was coafinsd p fatl moraorlsl hospital wtsa m fes- kaalas b a 12psuje paper fur the sppointiug of the nominating committee was completed the con vention adjourned for lunch in the dining room at the oac at this time the delegates registered at the administration building for their rooms for the night and meal tickets for the entire convention period promptly at 180 the delegates were asked to be fn the steps of memorial hall to have a permanent reminder of their pleasant and prof itable two days apents at the 198 womens institute convention at the oac guelph at 146 pjn the atfemoon ses sion opened with the girls pro gram by members of the various homemalosrs clubs and junior in stitutes of tfce ares the junior area report s ley the convenor mrs rutherrlbet- ter known to us as miss marjorla ford of gait showed that the jun iors are rosily on their toss and have very worthwhile projects k programs planned for their year iiiaeihiss oaa l making their own prise hat contributing the prise money er this list for the rompetltiorl ef their members at the local fairs miss soott horns ktwnosaltt far wellington aad perth was to ehsara of ah gws ssssidb wjft jussas- and gregg of east horea a prosia- cisl bombor junior sad etaaar ot group sst ju ajgftajl a h ifc asais u ul viisrwxia