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2 The Newi-Review, Roieburg, Or. Wed. Aug. 21, 1957 Fair Adds Rodeo,. Clowns, '57 Attendance Predicted At 35,000 For Four Days A combination of the most fa vorite events of past fairs with several new features has been planned, by Fair Manager Dick Turley to provide four days of con tinuous activity at the Fair grounds. New events this year include a five-event rodeo to replace the horseraces and thrill acts of past years, and clown shows on the fair midway, trampolin and motorcycle acts, and the square dunce festi val, held in conjunction with the fair. Traditional events continued this year include the free barbecue, talent show, sheep dog trials and carnival, as well as the customary judging of individual and commun ity exhibits and the 4-H contests and fat stock auction. Attendance should hit the 35,000 mark if the trend of 15 per cent in creases from past fairs holds true, Turley predicts. Six professional clowns will roam through fair crowds doing magic tricks, performing stunts with their animal pets, and making balloon animals to please the children. Once each hour one of the clowns will give a free performance on a small stage on the midway. The Davis Amusement Co. car nival will be open throughout the fair at the south end of the track and infield. The show includes about 12 thrill rides in addition to concessions and performers. The Itiekctts' Music Store talent contest will continue at the fair for the fifth year, but in an entirely new theater in the pavilion. The sealing arrangement has been en tirely redesigned and expanded. A new stage with curtain, special lighting, and a new sound system has been constructed. Shows will star nightly in the Pavilion Theater at 7:30 p.m. with the final competition at 7 p.m. Sun day. Itos-eburg radio announcer, Del McKay will be master of cere monies. Cash prizes of $100 from the fair board and merchandise prizes worth $2,400 from Kickells Music Two Rodeo Performances 5 Action Events, Mo Slow For the first time in the history of the Douglas County Fair, K.C.A. approved-world's championship ro deo will be a featured attraction. With performances scheduled Sat urday and Sunday, all rodeo fans will be able to attend. Fair manager Dick Tin ley stress ed the fact this rodeo at the Fair will feature regular rodeo events only saddle bronc and bareback riding, calf roping and bull dogging, plus brahma bull riding. Absent will be the more time consuming events found at most rodeos. Tur ley promises all rodeo fans two and one-half hours of the best and fastest rotleo they every saw! Stock fur the Fair rodeo will be furnished by llarlcy Tucker, Jo seph, Oregon rudco producer. Tin k er also furnishes stock to such fa mous rodeos as the I 'end let on Kouudup. Following the Tucker v I rm i nf ni(ht tniT I n Wil will be some ul the top cowboys m l he hiisiness. Because of the omission of drills, races, etc , length of the show will be shortened to little more than two hours. And admission prices will be greatly reduced loo. The Douglas County Fair Kodeo will feature lom lladlcy. as mas ter of ceremonies hailed as " Ho deo's tiood Will Ambassador." Tom, himself a former rodeo con testant, is thoroughly familiar with every phase ol each event that lakes place in the arena. 'For seera years his name has appeared on rotleo programs across I his country, listed in almost cv- j ny rwin. i ine iuw i iinr m !M! he took ru st place in the N.i-j tion.il Intercollegiate Steer YYrcs-, til n g Contest. This veteran announc er is behind the microphone for his ltilh season He has had both j teaching and coaching experience la agriculture and liesHek man- Store will go to contest winners. The lop performer each night will receive a cash prize, and the ! sweepstakes winner Sunday will get $100. Other prizes in the finals will be $50 for second place, $25 I for third, $15 for fourth, and $10 for fifth. I The fifth annual sheep dog trials 'will be held at 2 p.m. Friday. Ae I tivitics will begin that day also for the Oregon Square Dance Fes tival. Their classes, demonstrations and dances will be open to spec tators free through Sunday noon. Most of the festival events will take place on the outdoor floor just inside the Fairgrounds entrance. Full scale dancing will be held at 8:30 Friday and Saturday nights and 11 a.m. Sunday. The festival will set the square dance theme for the fair.' Decor ations on the grounds and even the names of classes in floral com petition will carry out the motif. Saturday noon, fairgoers will get free barbecue meals with thick slabs of prime beef prepared by Corvallis chef Al Oliver. A ton of prime legs of beef will be barbe cued in outdoor pits starting Fri day night. Coca Cola and ice cream from Umpqua Dairy will also be served. The Roseburg Lions Club will again assist the chef, and the Lady Lions will serve as hostesses. Two special 4-H activities of in terest to spectators at the fair will be held Saturday. A style revue will be held in the new Pavilion Theater at 1 p.m. The junior live stock auction will be held at 5 p.m. in the judging arena. The first performance of the ro- aeo ai ine lair win Dcgin ai p.m. Saturday. The show will be i limited to little more than two hours and will include only the five major events, calf roping, bull dogging, bull riding, saddle bronc riding, and bareback bronc rid- ing. The second show will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. out. iur iwu appearances ai ine rodeo and one free performance on the fair midway is the Lane Trampolin Trio. The closing event of the fair - :v -,' . LJ L -rUTf A CmamPIOnSHIP RODEO featuring only regular rodeo events will be on addition to tlie 1957 fair. Besides calf roping, there will be saddle bronc and bareback riding, bulldogging, and brahma bull riding. ' Bgement. As he Drew up on a small by the addition of entrance fees. Iwocn evcnls Hill be Dannv Rum cattle ranch he maintain-- his side . The priic money w ill be split berg w ho does a "rom.in riding'' line to rodeo is the cow business. 1 equally among the winners of eacn act astride three horses at one Tom is pleased with rodeo life of the five events on each day, time. along with his lamily, as his wile, ; making a total ot ten prizes. hxpoiicnce at pa.t rodeos has Virginia, is a nationally known Specialty acts will include Dave shown that predictions ahout whuh trick roper and rider. Their 4 yeni 1 Wood who performs antics with a cowboys ill appear arc seldom old son Mat, is also a trick roping trained bull as well as acting us reliable, but Haillcy assures pa performer. a clown to distract the attention Irons that sev.ral of the men rated A purse of $r,000 has been of- of angered hr.ih.imas in the bull among the ton ten nationally in fiTt-d for the event, and the riding contest, and the I. ane Tram- each event and among trip ten all amount will probably be doubled poline Trio. Also performing be- round cowhovs can be expected I will be a motorcycle thrill show by the Multnomah County Police Motorcycle Corps. The 20-man group will present a 2!ii hour show. They will open with a 20 minute precision drill on motorcycles do ing all the intricate maneuvers executed by foot and horse squads. They then go into their repertoire of stunts using single and multi ple cycles. They perform broad jumps, moving pyramids, and burning wall crashes. A special contest will be offer ed by appliance dealers sponsoring booths at the fair. The prize will be $1,500 worth of appliances of the winner's choice from any of the participating dealers. Agriculture Nets Share Of Income Although Douglas County is noted for its timber, farm crops form an important part of the county's in come, claims Bill Tipton, Farm Crops superintendent at the 1957 Douglas County Fair, August 22 25. Many superior varieties of crops have had their initial promotion at fairs and the Douglas County Fair is no exception. Classes are pro vided for most of the grains, grass es, and pasture seeds. Containers for exhibits for this year will be furnished by the Fair Board and will be standardized in size, which will make the crop exhibits much more , attractive. Total agricultural cash income for Douglas County in 1956 is esti mated at $5,751,470 by Roland Parker, county extension agent, f Livestock accounts for $2.859,2J0 ol the total. Biggest livestock items are $1,329,520 for sheep, lambs, and wool; $649,000 for beef and calves, and $746,800 for dairy products. Horticultural crops bring in $1, 124,650 in farmers incomes in the county. The biggest items here are $276,725 for prunes and $200,000 for pears, field crops for the year were valued at $280,925, poultry products at $861,480, and farm wood lot products at $625,185. LAm CLOWNS JN THE CROWD will entertain children by mak ing balloon animals and doing magic acts. A free show every hour on the midway of the fair is also plormed. Two of the five comics due at the fair are Klinker, left, and Blinker, right. Fair Calendar WEDNESDAY Entry day for the following de partments: horses, dairy and beef cattle, sheep and goats, swine, poultry and rabbits, fruits and vegetables, flowers, farm crops, and baking. The deadline for other entries was Aug. 18. THURSDAY 9:00 a.m. Fair opens. Judging starts in the follow ing departments: horses, dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep and goats, swine. poultry and rabbits, and fruit and vegetables Judging continues until com pletion. Other departments have been judged before this date. Carnival opens and continues throughout fair. Free clown shows on the Mid way will be held regularly throughout the fair. 7:30 p.m. Utt and Rickett's talent contest preliminary round at the Pavilion Theater. To Have Contests Dances FRIDAY 9:00 a.m. Second day of fair opens Judging continued in uncom pleted divisions. Carnival and clown shows con tinue. 2:00 p.m. Fifth annual sheep dog trials - grandstand. 7:30 p.m. Ott and Rickett's talent contest second preliminary round at the Pavilion Thea ter. - 8:30 p.m. Oregon State Square Dance Festival dance on out door floor. SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. Third day of fair opens. Carnival ane clown shows con tinue. 12 Noon Free barbecue served. 1:00 p.m. Style revue for 4-H and adults in Pavilion Theater. 2:00 p.m. Rodeo grandstand. 5:00 p.m. Junior livestock auction in judging arena. 7:30 p.m. Ott and Kickctl's talent contest semifinal round in Pavilion Theater. 8:30 p.m. Oregon State Square Dance Festival dance on ouU door floor. . SUNDAY 12:00 Noon Last day of fair opens. Carnival and clown shows continue to end of fair. 2:00 p.m. Kodeo grandstand. 7:00 p.m. Ott and Rickett's talent contest final round at Pavil ion Theater. 8:00 p in. Motorcycle Thril Show at grandstand. Fair Trademark Named By Cirl Nancy Bosworth, 1529 S.E. Ham ilton Street, has been announced winner in the "Name The Horse Contest" sponsored by the Doug las County Fair Board. Nancy named the comical horse, which has become the Fair's trademark, Doug " after Douglas County. The contest was open to all stu dents in Douglas County, grades 2 through 8, and ended June 15. Nancy is almost ten years old and will be in the 5th grade al Rose School. When told of the judges choice, Nancy gasped and said . . . . "1 never did anything like that before!" The prize for winning the con test is $15.00 which Nancy said she will put in the bank and save for college, second place, $10.00 was won by Connie Christiansen's entry "Helper." Connie will be in the second grade at Days Creek grade school. Mary I.ou Hanson, 7lh grader next fall, entered the name ."Kutha"- and placed third, winning $5.00. Kutha means friend (Indian). Hundreds of students throughout the county entered in the "Name the Horse Contest" and each one received a free admis sion ticket to the fair. SCHOOL SPEEDUP FT. CARSON, Colo, Pfc. J. R. Weathcily of Ft. Carson's 9lh Infantry Division wasted no time completing his high school educa tion, lie finished tve years of schooling in one month. Weatherly had only a seventh grade education when he joined the Army. By pass ing tests, he achieved the equiva lent of a high school diploma.
