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;ATCHING MUSCLES WITH A 700- POUND STEER, hSe steer wrestler gets a good grip
im the horns and prepares to dig in with his heels to bring the critter, which outweighs
liim 3 to 1, to a sudden stop. Then, working against the stop watch, he'll twist him
IJdown till all four feet ore free, pointing in the same direction. Keeping the steer Tun
ing straight is the hazer, the mounted cowboy at left.
HITTING THE HARD, HARD GROUND, a bull rider gets dusted by a high-kicking
brahma. The rider must hana on for eiaht seconds, has only a loose rope without knots
or hitches to help him keep his precarious seot. To make the mean tempered bull even
madder, the bull rooe has a bell underneath tha animal's bellv and a flank strao that
s pulled up tight os the bull leaves the chute.
iioNoi.tliuNS, iwPho?..iira,,hcrNew Parking Lot Added To Space
wicr ol an island in huluncsin.
rloiea just teturucd from the
"illicasl Asia country, where
ruiident Sukarno made him a
taunt ol the island, in return fur
avelling with the rebel forces in
l' tijilil against the Dutch for In
""isian independence.
Hrea said I he island is named
"an I'sing. Ifs four miles lonK,
o miles wide, and populated by
-herinen.
I he pholosrapher said he mav
"l'l for foreign aid."
Wed. Aug. 21, 1957 The News-Review Roteburg, Ore. 1
A FIRM GRIP ON A HURRICANE is maintained by this
bareback rider who clings tenaciously to the simple leather
handhold on the rigging for a violent eight second ride.
He must spur the unbridled horse over tie point of the
shoulders on the first jump out of the chute to qualify
and lick him well during the ride to score high. "He can't
touch any part of the horse with his free hanc), but there
are no rules restricting what the bronc can do to dump him.
Top Animals To Be Sold
Top 4-H FFA livestock exhibits
at the fair will go on the block at
S p.m. Saturday in the annual fat
stock auction sponsored by the
Roseburg Rotary Club.
Only animals exhibited, according
to the rules and graded "good" or i
better will be sold. Assistance Willi
be given in disposing of animals
that grade lower for at least the
prevailing market price for their
grade.
No club member may offer for
auction more than two market ex
hibits of beef, sheep, or hogs. Mar
keting animals sold must weigh 80
pounds for lambs, belrween 170 and
230 pounds for hogs, and between
750 and 1150 pounds for beef. Theie
will be a 12 hour shrinkage period
before weighing.
At the sale, hogs and lambs will
be sold first and beef last. In each
type, the champion animal will be
sold first. When market classes
arc judged, the animals will be
placed according to market grade.
All animals judged to be of the
highest grade will receive blue rib
bons. A champion animal will be
selected from the highest grade in
each class.
OVER ESTIMATE
BALTIMORE l William H.
Dawson, Jr., fined S10 for disor
derly conduct on a street coiner,
had boasted to Patrolman Joseph
Hudgin.s:
"If you lock me up it will tke
three policemen."
The magistrate asked later how
many officers made the arrest. Pa
trolman lludgins, about four inches
shorter than the 6 3, 190-pound de
fendant, replied:
"Just one, your honor."
Addition of a new parking lot
j north of the track boosts parking
capacity at the fair to 4,000 cars.
Ample and free parking is prom
ised to fairgoers. according to Fail
j Manager Dick Turley.
The traffic, as at most of the big
! events at the fairgrounds, is to be
handled by the Douglas County
Sheriff's Reserve.
Most of the parking will be done
in the large open loU to the west
of the fairgrounds. Lanes will be
left open in the parking areas so
that cars may leave at any time.
The reserve is to be on duty
through all four days of the fair.
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Dial ORchord
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TURING THE
FAIR
FOR COMPLETE
PAGE BOY
SERVICE
Another Puhlic Servi- nf
KIM
5th Annual Rickett's Muiic Sfort
TALENT CONTEST
4 Nites of Top Entertainment
New Stage & Sound Equipment
A Free "Bonus Attraction"
DOUGLAS
VISIT THE
Farm Bureau Booth
AT THE
Douglas County Fair
Aug. 22-23-24-25
SEE
OUR DISPLAY
OF
CO-OP
APPLIANCES
O WASHERS
O DRYERS
O REFRIGERATORS
O FREEZERS
UPRIGHT AND
CHEST-TYPE
, BUY WHERE YOU SHARQviHESAVJNg';'
PHONE 2-2683
W. Wothinaton at S. P. Track
Roteburg, Oregon
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ROSEBURG
AUGUST 22 to 25
FREE PARKING AT THE FARM BUREAU