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
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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.
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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.