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BLOOMSBURG FAIR NEWS
BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, SEPTEMBER, 1958

Vol. 21, No. 1

Price 5 Cents

"Satellite Revue" Night Show Feature
Nation's Best In 4-Day Race Meet
Sparkling Array ~f
Talent Featured
At Night Show

Guy Mitchell, Columbia Recording Star, in Night Revue

Magnificent settings, staging
and scenery mark the appearance
of the "Satellite Revue," bright,
new and modernistic in its entire
conception. Filled with laughter,
singing, dancing and music, this
year's gr a n d st an d production
promises to be one of the finest
ever assembled at the Blooms~
burg fairgrounds.
The entire production is being
staged by GAC-Hamid, Inc., of "
New York City.
Opens September 22
The show opens on Monday
night, September 22nd at eight
o'clock and continues each night
throughout the week, with two
shows nightly (starting Wednesday) one at seven and the other
at nine o'clock. Tuesday night's
show is s c h e d u 1 e d for seven
o'clock.
Grandstand tickets are availa.ble by mail and will be sent out
beginning on September 8th. Tickets may be secured at the Fifth
Street ticket office, beginning on
Monday, September 8th from
three in the afternoon until nine
in the evening. We advise you
to get your order in early.

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Guy Mitchell, youthful ex-ranch hand and Recording Star for Columbia Records, will grace your heart with songs of romance, songs of
nature, songs of outdoors! Mitchell, one of the most popular performers on television, in night clubs, and theaters, will appear in
Two Top Name Features
The Fair Board this year is person at the Bloomsburg Fair, Monday, Tuesday and WednesdaJ7
bringing to Bloomsburg two fea- nights, starring in the spectacular Night Revue.
t~e attractions to appear in the
Night Show on the grandstand
stage.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, September 22, 23 and
24, Guy Mitchell, Columbia Recording Star, will sing his way
Dr. F. LaMont Henninger, Harrisburg, will be the speaker at
into your hearts with his songs of
romance, nature and the out-of- the Vesper Service on Sunday, September 21, at 6:30 p. m., as the
doors. Mitchell, popular televi- opening event of the 1958 Fair. Dr. Henninger is District Superinsion, night club and theatre en- tendent of the Harrisburg District of The Methodist Church. He is
tertainer, is well known for mak- well known in this area having been Superintendent of the Sunbury
ing popular the record hit tune District 1939-45.
The Vesper Service is arranged by the Bloomsburg MinisteCCSingin the Blues", which sold
qver two million copies within rium in conjunction with the Board of Directors. Members of the
committee responsible for planning the service for this year are:
four months.
. Headlining the Night Show on Dr. Thomas J. Hopkins, Chairman: Rev. Walter Brandau, Rev.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Richard Aulenbach and Rev. George Whetstone.
The offering received from the Vesper Service is used for
September 25, 26, and 27 will be
the famous Fontane Sisters, Dot several county-wide projects such as the Chaplain for Camp Lavigne
Recording Stars. Outstanding ra- (Boy Scouts) throughout the summer, work with the migrants in
dio and television artists, they Columbia County, etc. In case of stormy weather the service will
have appeared on mos,t of the na- be held in the Methodist Church.
tion's leading performances. Don't
miss them.
Since that time there has been the Night Show at the Bloomsa heavy demand for personal ap- burg Fair, will be the sensational
Local Talent
"Manhattan Rockets", dazzlingly
Opening each evening's perfor- pearances, including television.
The costumes of the Kampus beautiful, streamlined sirens, who
mance will be the Kampus Kids,
eight Bloomsburg boys and girls, Kids are very attractive and were will be featured in a series of
all sixth g r a d e r s at the Ben designed by their mothers. Spe- lavishly staged production numFranklin Training School, who cial outfits are being made for bers.
The dancing darlings were feahave taken State Honors in Folk their appearance at the Fair.
Members of the group are: tured at the National Shrine
and Square Dancing events.
Terry Hartzel, Barry Albertson, Show in New York's Madison
Organized and trained less than Barry Miller, Lee Hinkle, Lynn Square Garden and have played
a year ago, after the Hartzel- Dunkleberger, M a r y Virginia many Shrine shows in the United
Bulla Orchestra was hired to play Hower, Jane Hartman, and Mar,.. States.
for the Folk and Square Dance lyn Gearinger, all of Bloomsburg.
They have appeared with Bob
Festival at the Pennsylvania State
Hope and many other star attracVaudeville Acts
Farm Show in Harrisburg, they
tions.
emerged a Blue Ribbon winner
Another spectacular feature of
These fair titians of tell)ischore
(first place) in their division. "Satellite Revue" appearing on
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Vesper Services Will Again Be
Presented on Sunday at 6:30

Day and Night

Harness Races
Attract Nation's
Top Horses
The finest pacers and trotters in
the world will race at the Bloomsburg Fair this year, when the
four-day meet gets underway on
Tuesday afternoon, September
23rd.
Maynard P. Mordan, president
of the Bloomsburg Fair Association, has indicated that all of the
top two- and three-year-olds are
eligible to race.
Outstanding Three-Year-Olds
Gay Yankee, owned by Charles
Keller, famed New York Yankee
baseball player, winner of the
1957 two-year-old trot, will be
back to race in this year's event.
Now retired from baseball,
Charles Keller owns a breeding
farm near Frederick, Maryland.
He has nominated five yearlings
to race as two-year-olds in 1959
and three-year-olds in 1960 to
race in what will be known as
Bloomsburg Fair Stake No. 14.
Lenn Hanover, winner of last
year's two-year-old pace will be
back again this year in the threeyear-old pace.
One of the top three-year-olds
this season, Napoleon Hanover,
trained and driven by Levi Harner, is also entered. He won the
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Jungle Racing and
Wild Animal Exhibition
Tuesday Afternoon
A brand new form of grandstand entertainment, the jungle
racing and wild animal exhibition, will be seen at the Bloomsburg Fair on Tuesday afternoon,
September 23rd in front of the
grandstand. This exhibition features more than 50 wild animals
in a spectacular and unusual presentation.
Here are just a few of the many
acts to be seen in this great animal show: You'll see exciting
races by champion greyhounds,
camels, Burmese elephants and
llamas!
Also featured are performing
c a m e 1 s, performing elephants,
clown mule act, dancing horse,
plus other outstanding acts!
The appearance of the jungle
racing and wild animal exhibition v·n be the only one in ........· _,,,_.-.1.,
area. Don't miss it, it's great!
Racing Greyhounds
A brand new form of grandstand entertainment - RACING
GREYHOUNDS.
Representing an investment of
more than $100,000 the racing
greyhound presentation is the first
show endeavor featuring racing
dogs ever taken on tour. Everything about the presentation, with
the exception of gambling, is modeled exactly after the presenta( Continued on Page 2)

The Fabulous Fontane Sisters in Night Revue

Highlighting the spectacular Night Revue, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday at the Bloomsburg Fair, the Fontane Sisters, lovely Dot
Recording Stars, are sure to be a sensational hit with Fairgoers.
Outstanding radio and television artists, they have appeared on the
Perry Como Show, Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town, Eddie Fisher's
"Coke Time," Colgate Comedy Hour, Steve Allen's "Tonight," Stork
Club, Arthur Murray Show and many others. Don't miss them.

September 22nd Through 27th

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"Satellite Revue"
Satellite
Spectacular

NEWS

September, 1958

Orbit Spectacular

Kampus Kids, Local Square Dancers, Opening Night Show Number

Magnificent settings, staging
and scenery mark the appearance
of the SATELLITE SPECTACULAR, bright, new and modernistic
in its entire conception. This extravagant revue featuring The
Manhattan Rockets is being presented at the Bloomsburg Fair '
night show, opening Monday evening, September 22nd and continuing nightly throughout the
week.
Scene 1-Starburst-The scene
opens as a satellite space ship
floats to a landing. Out of the
doorway steps the lovely dancers
dressed in gold sequined costumes
and wearing a satellite headdress. The action is fast and
dazzling and features The Manhattan Rocket very glamourous
"kick routine."
Scene 2-Wish Upon a StarEach girl carries a star which
represents her means of propulsion. The sky blue vision of
One of the most spectacular
spangles glides through an airy features at the Bloomsburg Fair
and bright performance to a med- will be the sensational MANley of beautiful and romantic HATTAN ROCKETS, dazzlingly
beautiful, streamlined sirens, who
tunes.
will be featured in a series of
Scene 3-Up in the Clouds-- lavishly staged production numBringing to the audience an out- bers.
standing number of all times!
The Manhattan Rockets are faEight of the dancers are spirited mous from the tip to toe of North
through the air in a galaxy of and South America. They have
rhythms and excitement never made highly successful appearbefore attempted. This perform- ances in the big cities of Canada
ance is the highlight of the show (3 years with the Canadian "A"
which combines spectacular bal- Circuit) and the United States.
let with rhythm and effects never For the past eight years The Manbefore attained! On stage The hattan Rockets have been a regular feature at the Du Quoin State
Manhattan Rockets perform an Fair. They were chosen to fly
excellent ballet number showing down to Rio De Janeiro at a great
the feminine grace and charm of expense for the Brazilian Mardi
the lovely girls.
Gras.
Scene 4-March of the SpaceThe dancing darlings were feamen - The Manhattan Rockets tured at the National Shrine Show
dressed as spacemen from Mars in New York's Madison Square
wear silver and white costumes Garden and have played many
with a clear plastic round space Shrine shows in the United States.
helmet and c a r r y spacemen's
They have appeared with Bob
rifles.
Hope and many other star attracFinale-The entire cast land on tions.
the planet "Voluptua." The proThese fair ti tans of terpischore
duction is an array of beauty and are always enthusiastically apmotion properly conceived to plauded during their dance numbring to a fitting climax the per- bers, famous for split second preformance of the SATELLITE cision and synchronized perf ection.
REVUE.

The Manhattan Jill Eichelberger Designs Sets
Rocl{ets
And Costumes for "Satellite Revue"

Hal Sands Manhattan Rockets

Jill Eichelberger, 20, of Bedford, Pa., has provided the theme
for the thrilling GAC-HAMID
outdoor revue, "Satellite Spectacular," which will be presented on
the major fair circuit throughout
the Eastern United States this
summer.
Jill Eichelberger is a sophomore
at Pennsylvania State University
where she is a liberal arts major.
Although this is her first theatrical production, her family have
long been a part of show business.
The young producer conceived
the idea of a musical tour of the
solar system two years ago, following graduation fr o m high
school where her prime interest
had been in her science courses.
That was fourteen months before
the first artificial earth satellite
was ushered in the new space
age of today.
In the summer of 1956, while
she was returning with her father
from Clearfield, Pa., where they
had witnessed the premiere of the
GAC-HAMID presentation, "International Follies," Jill, thrilled
by what she had seen, began

Jungle Racing and Wild
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tions at the Florida race tracks.
The dogs, among the fastest
animals on earth since they run
at speeds up to 50 miles per hour,
are from the breeding kennels in
Florida and most are undergoing
training for the racing season
there next winter.
The dogs are lead to the starting boxes. When the starting
gates are released, they literally
fly after the mechanical rabbit
which speeds around the racing
course. The race is finished when
the hounds are stopped with a
catch curtain where they are retrieved by handlers and returned
to their portable kennels.
The dogs are individually numbered and wear their own colors
so that they can be easily identified at all times. In addition
a skilled announcer, such as those
employed at the r e g u 1 a r dog
tracks, calls the progress of the
race from start to finish.
The RACING GREYHOUNDS
are just one of the features in
the huge array of wild animals
that will perform in the JUNGLE
RACING AND WILD ANIMAL
EXHIBITION.
Racing Elephants
One of the featured attractions
in the Jungle Racing and Wild
Animal Exhibition are the BURMESE RACING ELEPHANTS.
Siam, Bombay and Delhi, who
are named for the places they
came f r o m , are the three elephants that will be ridden by
girl riders in an exciting elephant
race.
Siam is the outstanding pachyderm of the group. Recently she

planning a musical show that
would be "right out of this world."
An accomplished watercolor
and charcoal artist, she went on
to sketch designs for costumes
and sets as the idea grew more
concrete.
Her work was left in the rear
seat of the family car and it was
here that George A. Hamid, Jr.,
impresario and talent scout, discovered it. The car had been
borrowed by the Hamid organization during the Bedford Fair.
Hamid sought out Miss Eichelberger and a series of conferences
during that summer and the following winter decided Hamid on
the novel show. He made -the
theme of the soaring interplanetary trip the basis for the gala
1958 revue.
Area fairgoers will see her
spectacular designed costumes in
at least four numbers: "Star
Burst," "Wishing On a Star,"
"Flying Ballet," and the brilliant
"Mercury" finale.
The revue will be a feature attraction at the Bloomsburg Fair
September 22-27.
escaped and was lost for 12 days
in the Catskill Mountains. Many
of the newspapers throughout the
country carried day to day accounts of the search for this elusive animal.
Though barely m o r e than a
girl by pachyderm standards,
Siam, just past 13, stands seven
and a half feet high at the shoulder and weighs well over two
tons. In spite of her bulk she can
lope along at an earth-shuddering
20 mph.
The Burmese Racing Elephants
prove to be one of the unique attractions of the show.

Jack Joyce's Performing Camels
They said it couldn't be done.
No one had ever trained a camel
to be anything but a beast of
burden. But one man tried anyway, and Jack Joyce's Performing Camels, the only act of its
kind in the war ld, will make their
appearance at the Bloomsburg
Fair to prove what patience and
understanding can accomplish.
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Midget Auto Races
Saturday Feature
Again this year midget car auto
races, sanctioned by the American Racing Drivers' Club in cooperation with U. S. A. C., will
be featured on the speedy Bloomsburg Fair half mile track on Saturday afternoon, September 27,
the last day of the Fair.
This year's races will bring to
Bloomsburg the top drivers and
finest automobiles in the nation.
At least thirty registered cars
with drivers, including plenty of
Offenhausers in the field, will
compete for rich purses. Time
trials begin at 1:00 P. M., to be
followed by three qualifying
heats. At least six cars from each
heat will qualify for the feature
race. A consolation race, with
the two winning cars to qualify
for the feature event, will also
be staged. The feature race will
be 25 laps.
Under the promotion of Kehan
E n t e r p r i s e s, the promoters,
Charles P. Kehan and Ed "Dutch"
Schaeffer, successfully staged last
year's races, and they promise
this year's field to be the best in
the midget class to race at
Bloomsburg.
As usual the grandstand is sold
out early for auto racing, so we
advise you to make your reservations now. The Fifth Street
ticket office will open on Monday,
September 8, at three o'clock in
the afternoon and remain open
until nine each evening until the
start' of the Fair. Tickets are $3.00
each.

Large Farm
Machinery Display
Year after year farm implement dealers from all sections of
the state bring their displays to
the Bloomsburg Fair, adding color
and interest to the annual exhibfi.
During the week they put on
tractor demonstrations, sawing
exhibitions and prove to the rural
watchers the value of their type
of equipment.

Harness Races Attract
(Continued from Page 1)

two-year-old pace at Allentown
last year and finished 3 and 4 here
as a two-year-old.
The outstanding three-year-old
pacer with the best time record,
who raced as a two-year-old in
1957, and has already won this
year's Messenger Stake $118,000
Race at the Roosevelt Raceway, in
a time of 2.01 2/5 is, O'Brien Hanover. He finished 5 and 9 in the
Bloomsburg Stakes in 1957 and
will be back again in 1958.
The Bloomsburg Fair Stakes
which are raced on Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoon, will employ starting gate and photo finish.
In addition to the Tuesday afternoon racing program there will
be presented for the first time, in
front of the grandstand, the spectacular Jungle Racing and Wild
Animal Exhibit, featuring races
by Champion Greyhounds, Camels, Elephants and Llamas. Also
featured will be performing Camels, Clown Mule Act, Dancing
Horse plus many other outstanding acts.

Manhattan Rockets in Precision Dancing

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BLOOMSBURG

FAIR

NEWS

Page Three

"Around the World With 60 Stars"
l{irhy Stone
Four Humorous
Perfectionists

Kirby Stone Four Make Any Situation Funny

The best way to describe the
Kirby Stone Four is not to try
to describe them at all . . . SEE
THEM! This hilarious foursome,
who will be appearing nightly in
the Bloomsburg Fair Revue "Sate 11 it e Spectacular," have the
unique ability of being able to
make any situation funny merely
by being themselves. They are
four distinctly different characters who are able to make a hilarious transition of ordinary
things to the realm of humorous
perfection. They give one the
feeling of being at a party where
w on de r f u 1 and unpredictable
things keep happening. There is
rich humor in anything they do.
In reviewing their recent opening at the Sahara Hotel in Las
Vegas, a usually staid critic said:
". . . A Show Business earth-I
quake hit the Congo Room of the
Sahara last night in the form of
four guys called the Kirby Stone
Four. Only a star of Martha :
Raye's calibre could have hoped '.
to follow the wildest twenty min- •
utes I have ever seen. Even then
she spent the first minute gra- I
ciously commenting on th e i r :
show-stopping performance . . .
and stop the show they did . . .
and stopped it cold. They sing
. . . . they satire . . . they
swing . . . they do perfect impressions . . . folks . . . THIS
IS AN ACT!"
The foursome consists of Kirby
Stone, Eddie (Li'l Poison) Hall,
Mike Gardner and Larry Foster.
Following is a thumbnail sketch
of the boys.
KIRBY STONE: His real name
is Hernert. Spends his spare time
Not so many years ago, in the
denying it. Has endless energy little town of New Milford, N. J.,
and will spend hours in deep two eager-eyed youngsters stood
sleep wondering ho:W to us~. it. in the w i n g s of St. Joseph's
Has many utstandmg qualities, Church Hall awaiting their turn
and will tell you about them at to step out on the stage and perthe drop of an adjective.
.
form vocal solos. They were MarEDDIE HALL_: At one time I gie and Bea Fontane, daughters
pla~d drums w1_th many of th_e of the church soloist. But fate,
lE:admg progressive bands until in the person of a harried amah1s ev~r present sense of hu1;1or teur producer, stepped in. Time
was his downfall • • • (you Just was short he said and the girls
can't tell Stan Kenton he looks would ha~e to do 'just one numlike Art Mooney).
ber-together!
MICHAEL GARDNER: who
Thus the Fontane Sisters act
owns an accordion, a rarely dis- was born and today the girls can
turbed disposition, and looks as look back upon that memorable
though he'd rather be anywhere occasion as the official beginning
else, meditates while on stage of a career that has seen them
because after all, you never can reach the heights of stardom in
tell about Martians.
three facets of the entertainment
LARRY FOSTER: The posses- field.
sor of the most amazing ability to
recreate any voice or facial characteristic he sees, is ambitious to
one day use his own voice to
bring to the public the beauty of
Eurasian smelting songs.
QUOTES FROM THE CRITICS
Earl Wilson-"The newest comedy hit of the season."
Variety-"Sensational act . .
Headed for the top."

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Aberdeen-Angus
Show New
Feature at Fair

Victor Julian
And His Pets
Top Animal Acts

The Pennsylvania AberdeenAngus Breeders' Association is
sponsoring a special show of cattle owned by Pennsylvania breeders at the Bloomsburg Fair. Only
Pennsylvania owners and breeders may enter in the AberdeenAngus Division.
A complete listing of the classifications and premiums to be
awarded are contained in the 1958
Premium List, a copy of which
may be obtained by interested
breeders by writing the Show's
Superintendent, J. Fred Giger,
Box 479, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Judging the Aberdeen-Angus
Division, T u e s d a y , September
23rd, will be William King, Charlottesville, Virginia, Executive
Secretary of the Virginia Angus
Association. Entries close September 10th at 8 P. M.
Special awards, in addition to
those offered by the Bloomsburg
Fair, amounting to $200 will be
made by the American AberdeenAngus Breeders' Association.

Ed Sullivan, the noted television personality, was recently
asked by a national magazine to
name the acts that would make a
dream show if t h e y could be
rounded up for his show at one
time. As the top animal act, Ed
without hesitation picked Victor
Julian and His Pets whom he
considers the ultimate in dog acts.
And it's no wonder. Victor Julian and his remarkable assortment of terriers, poodles, pekingese dogs and monkeys with their
colorful costumes have enchanted
audiences all over the world. Julian has led his highly skilled
young c a n i n e s and monkeys
through their paces in just about
every capital in the world, and
always creating immediate demands for repeat performances.
Victor Julian, a little Englishman with a warm accent, friendly
personality and tiny mustache,
was b o r n in Maidstone, Kent,
England, where his grandfather
operated the famed Julian Circus.
At a very early age Victor along
with his eight brothers and a sister
were performing on the trapeze,
high wire, bareback riding, doing
cowboy rope-twirling tricks and
even clowning. Victor's parents
were both bareback riders and
they both taught their children
circus feats.
As Julian grew older, besides
performing his usual tricks, he
became interested in animals and
was soon teaching his dog and
monkey tricks. Soon the act was
perfected and Julian, adding
more dogs, became featured in
his grandfather's circus.
He then was ready to go on his
own and he appeared in all the- ----:
top circuses, fairs and theatres all
over the country. While appearing at the Tower, the world's outstanding circus in Blackpool, Lew
& Leslie Grade, the top European theatrical agency, signed
him to a contract.
In 1949, John Ringling North of
the Ringling Bros. Barnum &
Bailey began trying to secure his
services. However, each year Julian and his pets were booked
solidly all over the continent and
it wasn't until 1954 that the Grade
office was able to obtain his release from other commitments to
appear in North America with
Barnum & Bailey. He toured a
full season with the circus and
played leading theatres and clubs
in the United States including the
Radio City Music Hall in New
York, the Desert Inn in Las Vegas, the Riverside Hotel in Reno
and the Moulin Rouge in Hollywood, ·to name just a few.
He has since appeared many
times · on the Ed Sullivan show
and with the famous Shrine Circus.
Julian has over 150 costumes of
all types for his dogs which are
specially designed and fitted by
leaders in this field the war ld
over. He trains his pets himself
and at the present time, he has 22
dogs and 2 Indian monkeys·. The
dogs, 19 of which are used in the
act, are aU female as ,J ulian
claims the females get. along better with each other and are less
tempermental. Their average age
is three ·and Julian transports
them in a specially-built bus,
complete with air-condititming
and panel heating. Victor, who
always travels with his devoted
pets, feeds them twice a day on
canned horsemeat and dog biscuits, while the monkeys are fed
fruit.
Julian has a loyal assistant,
Scotland-born Andrew Kirby,
who has been with him for 19
years. Kirby is fully capable of
putting the animals through their
merry paces if, at any time, Julian is unable to do so.
They will appear nightly as one
of the Iri a n y features of the
Bloomsburg Fair night show.

Fontane Sisters - Famous Recording
Stars Featured in Night Revue
Will Be Feature Attraction, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday Nights
Long since recognized as one of
the country's all-time top trios
in radio and television, the Fontane Sisters have a d d e d the
brightest star to their illustrious
list of accomplishments - added
:fame as outstanding recording
artists. Since joining the Dot label Margie, Bea and Geri have
catapulted themselves right up
among the nation's best selling
record performers.
Who are the Fontanes? Well,
just in case you're not one of the
many millions who came to know
them as featured stars on Perry
Como's Chesterfield program we
will start right at the beginning
and tell you the fabulous story
of the three petite sisters from
Jersey.
Take three dynamic, blue-eyed

youngsters, one a blonde, one a
brunette, and the third (believe
it or not) a redhead; three talented pairs of tonsils and a terrific determination to get ahead
( this all guided and directed by
their Mother) and you have the
Fontan es.
When she wasn't playing the
organ, acting as soloist in St. Joseph's Choir or running a wellorganized home, the girls' mother
found time to instruct her daughters in the fundamentals of music
with particular stress on harmony.
Some time after their auspicious debut, Margie and Bea were
joined in their act by Frank, their
only brother who played the guitar as well. After numerous theatre, church and club dates the
trio was signed by a radio station
in Cleveland.
Their unusual treatments in
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Top Animal .Act in Night Revue

Revue Staged by
GAC-Hamid, Inc.
There is a lot of work which
goes on behind the scenes of producing a show that those out
front do not realize.
And in getting this work done
properly, GAC-Hamid, Inc., of
New York City, producers of the
1958 presentation, "Satellite Spectacular," have brought together
some of the finest talent in the
world.
The dance numbers in the revue
are staged and directed by Hal
Sands. Designs for the sets and
costumes are by Jill Eichelberger,
twenty-year-old Pennsylvania
State University sophomore.
"Satellite Spectacular" is bound
to be the finest production ever
seen on the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds spacious platform. The
show opens Monday night, September 22nd at eight o'clock and
continues throughout the week,
with two shows nightly beginning
Wednesday night, one at seven
and the other at nine o'clock.

VtCTOR JULIAN
AND KlS PETS

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BLOOMSBURG FAIR

NEWS

September, 1958

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Cycling; Acrobats 1n Night Revue
The Therons Are an Amazing Cycling Act

The Therons Are
Sensational in
Big Night Revue
The world's foremost cycling
act w i 11 be presented by the
Therons, a fast moving and talented troupe of artists at the
Bloomsburg F a i r Night Revue,
"Satellite Spectacular."
The Therons, a European importation, come from a long line
of cyclists dating back several
generations. Now they prove the
act is one of the best of its kind
to be seen ,a nywhere on any stage.
Five young ladies and two men
who make up the troupe are talented and well trained artists who
work together with the smoothness and coordination of all true
artists.
Not only does the act include
difficult cycling but something
amazing and different in acrobatic
feats with the cycles.
A second feature of the act is
PANCHO & CO. This is an amazing chimp beautifully costumed
in an excellent routine of unusual
tricks without assistance from the
trainer.
The third feature of the act is
THE GREAT RAMON presenting
a clever juggling act by a male
member of the troupe assisted by
an attractive young 1'ady.

Many Major
Changes Made
By Fair Board

Guy Mitchell, Great American Singer,
Will Sing His Way Into Your Hearts

During the past six years many
major improvements and accomplishments have been ' made by
the B o a r d of Directors of the
Bloomsburg Fair Association.
To this end reflects the fact that
the Fair has steadily grown, both
in physical plant and in the ability to attract the "best" in entertaining features and is now rated
the top Fair in Pennsylvania.
Included among the improvements are: Widening the first turn
of the race track 23 feet to eliminate a danger hazard when using the starting gate. Two of the
large exhibition buildings were
completely renovated and the inside of the old exhibition building
used for school exhibits was completely rebuilt. The old wooden
church dinner stands were replaced w i t h new modern steel
buildings. Both Leonard Street
and Fifth Street ticket offices and
entrances were remodeled. Present day traffic is now more pract i c a 11 y ,accommodated by the
changing of the Sixth Street and
Main Street automobile entrances.
Two new toilets were built and
one remodeled. A new milk house
was built for the cattle department.
The stage in front of the Grandstand was provided with a stage
cover and the back of the Grandstand was closed in. Fifteen feet
of hard top has been added to
the main thoroughfare and additional hard t o p p i n g is being
placed this summer.
A complete p u b 1 i c address
sound system now c o v er s the
main Fairgrounds. Over 1,000 feet
of new water lines have been laid
and the old one-inch lines to the
cattle barns have been replaced
by two-inch lines.
The Directors of the Fair Association are to be highly complimented on their foresightedness
in building the "Fair" to its present position.

Ever since his sensational rise
to stardom early in 1951 via his
Columbia rec O rding of MY
HEART CRIES FOR YOU Guy
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Mitchell has b e e n consistently
looked upon as on~ of t~e greateS t
box_ office attractions m s h O w
busmess.
He's among the top-selling artists on the Columbia Records label with hit after hit to his credit;
he's in continual demand as a
headliner at the nation's nightclubs and theaters; he's frequently featured on top national television shows; he's by far the most
popular variety artist in G r e a t
Britain; and to date he's completed two pictures for Paramount.
It's quite a whirlpool of activity
to be spinning around this youthful ex-ranch hand who never had
a singing lesson in his life.
Guy's first attempt at being a
vocal success took place when he

Feature Attraction of Night Revue on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Nights
was three. It was in Detroit,
where he was b~rn February 22,
1~27. Th_e occas10n was a we~dmg anniversary pa~ty and_ his
home was crowded with relatives.
Everybody was singing. That's
always been a natural state of affairs around his house, according
to Mitchell. His family is of European background, originally
wine makers, accustomed to singing while they work.
"They always sing when they
feel good. And when they don't
feel good they s i n g to make
themselve~ fee 1 better," he explains.
At the wedding, the future star
unexpectedly joined the others in
song and gave out with such an
amazingly big voice for a small
tot that he "stopped the show."
It was really sort of a preview for
a similar situation which happened eight years later on a bus
to Los Angeles, and which was

Bruxellos - Unusual Acrobats
THE

BRUXELLOS
THE WORLD 1S ONLY SOMERSAULT WITH
l O FfLLED GLASSES

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actually the start of Guy's professional career.
His family was going to Los Angeles to establish a home there.
As usual, they were all singing. A
well-dressed stranger approached,
handed his card to Guy's mother
and told her he thought the boy
had a wonderful voice. He also
told her to contact him after they
had settled, and he would see to
it that 11-year-old Guy got into
the movies.
Impossible though it seems, the
man wasn't fooling - he did arrange an audition, and Guy was
signed to a contract by Warner
Brothers for grooming as a child
star. A year of lessons in dancing, diction, acting and voice followed. Also, during the 12-month
period, he sang regularly on Warner Brothers' Hollywood radio
station KFWB. But then his family moved once again, this time to
San Francisco, ending for the time
being any hope of his developing
into a movie personality.
Guy attended Mission H i g h
School in San Francisco, engaging heavily in all athletic activities. He s w a m on the school
team, played baseball and football, did a lot of tumbling and

Spacious Grandstand at Bloomsburg Fairgrounds

Telephone Service
The Bell Telephone Company
has two wires direct to the Fairgrounds. There are a number of
pay stations for local and long
distance calls conveniently located on the grounds.

Overflowing crowds fill the 6,000 seating capacity grandstand at the Bloomsburg Fair. To
assure the best seats, you are urged to make reservations early. Box office at the fairgrounds
opens Monday, September 8 from 3 P. M. to 9 P. M., and continues open daily until Fair.
Tickets may be purchased by mail. Use the coupon found on another page of this paper.

The Bruxellos,
World's Most
Unusual Acrobats
One of the greatest and most unusual acrobatic acts in the world,
The Bruxellos, an international
favorite, will be appearing in the
Bloomsburg Fair Night Revue.
Two boys and two girls make
up the personnel of this act. They
combine acrobatic and tumbling
gymnastics, which provide delightful entertainment with their
amazing stunts of balance and exactness. Being good acrobats and
tumblers with a keen sense of
balance the Bruxelles are able to
perform some of the most difficult
tricks.
One of the outstanding stunts
performed by this group is the
somersault while holding a plate
containing several filled glasses.
They are able to do this stunt
without 1 o sing the glasses nor
spilling its contents.
The Bruxellos have traveled all
over Europe, including the Savoy
Hotel in London, Palladium, in
London, The Scala in Berlin, and
the Lido in Paris.
Wherever they have appeared,
whether it was in Las Vegas' famous night clubs, Ciro's in Hollywood, The Ed Sullivan Show, on
Fairs and in theatres, audiences
watched the acrobatic Bruxelles
with sheer amazement.
acrobatics, did some weight lifting, and played handball.
In San Francisco, the budding
singer really came into his own.
All his life he'd admired horses
and wanted to ride and be near
them. The Golden Gate city gave
him a chance to do this. For in the
suburbs were two horse towns,
Colma and Butchertown, where
cattle are brought for marketing.
Guy spent so much of his time
there that his parents began to
despair of his ever amounting to
anything, let alone becoming ,a famous singer.
After a while, he began to feel
out of place just hanging around
in the horse towns. In order to
have an excuse for loitering, he
got a job as an apprentice saddle
maker, eventually becoming a expert leather worker. He still
makes all his own riding gear.
During the summer he worked on
ranches in the San Joaquin Valley. For real fun he competed in
rodeos and broke broncos. As
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BLOOMSBURG FAIR

Page Five

NEWS

Afternoon Acts Packed with Comedy
Natal - the Monkey Man

Natal - Monkey Man
Sensational Comedy
One of the most entertaining
novelty attractions that will be
seen at the Bloomsburg Fair from
September 22 through September
27 is NATAL-the monkey man.
Like most any "real" monkey,
this man made animal through
the use of an authentic costume,
gestures, a n d actions displays
agility and amazing speed with
a series of thrilling stunts.
Audiences will actually participate in the comedy antics of
NATAL as he leaps amongst the
audience.

Fontane Sisters-Famous
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harmony soon attracted the attention of executives of the National
Broadcasting C o m p a n y who
brought them to New York and
featured them on a show of their
own.
With the advent of World War
II, brother Frank left the act to
join the Army. After having distinguished himself on the battlefield where he was awarded a
lieutenant's commission, he met
a hero's death-killed in action
by a sniper's bullet.
Geri ( the r e d h e a d and the
youngest) was in school studying
to be a secretary when Frank entered the service. She was drafted to take his place and joined
her two sisters.
Late in 1948, Perry Como heard
the group on the air one night
and invited them to do several
guest appearances on his show.
This led to another program of
their own, this time in Chicago.

It wasn't long after this that Perry offered the girls a job as regulars. And when the inimitable
Mr. Como moved on to television
along went the Fontane Sisters.
Although the girls had been
making good recording for one
of the major companies, it remained for Randy Wood of Dot
to discover the magic musical
formula that spells h-i-t. He assigned Arranger Billy Vaughn of
Hilltopper fame to the Fontanes
and from then on their rise as
platter stars was phenomenal.
Within themselves the girls
have formed a well-knit organization. Margie (the blonde who
sings the lead and solos) is the
librarian for the group. Bea (the
brunette) handles the low harmony, plays the piano and is in
charge of the all-important musical arrangements. And Geri
(the redhead) sings top harmony
and puts her secretarial education
to good use by directing fan mail
activities for the sisters' many fan
clubs and other admirers. Hobbywise, Bea and Margie like golf
and cooking, while Geri is a
swimming enthusiast.
To what do the Fontane Sisters
attribute their success?
"Well," say the girls, "we believe in working hard and long
to make perfect everything we
do. And in addition, we have the
good luck charm we've gotten
from Mom-a tiny and somewhat
ancient two and a half octave organ which we've always used to
rehearse with.
"But actually any success we
may have had is due to our wonderful Mother who not only
taught us· musical harmony but
showed us how to have love, de-

Afternoon Acts Packed With Comedy

Jack Joyce's
Performing Camels
How did famed animal trainer
Jack Joyce get into the peculiar
business of training camels for a
circus stint?
"Well actually it started out
more or less as a dare," Joyce
pointed out as he took a break
during practice getting his famed
troupe ready for its appearance
at the Bloomsburg Fair.
"As I remember, it was a party
following the completion of a
long tour in which I had presented a trained horse act. I mentioned to some people in the show
that I was getting somewhat
bored at doing the same thing
day after day, and would like to
do something unique in show
business for a change.
"Someone popped up and said,
'Well you think you can train any
kind of animal to give a performance people w i 11 appreciate.
Why don't you go out on some
desert, line up some camels, and
train them for the next tour. That
certainly would be a little different.'
"Well, you know, I started
thinking about that right from
the start. Now here appeared a
real challenge. Certainly no one
thinks of a camel as having grace
and agility, necessary qualities to
make an animal act go over. But
I figured if I could teach them
those things, then I would really
be accomplishing something."
The trainer c o n t i n u e d, "I
rounded up the necessary camels
from a circus dealer, and then began the long and laborious task
of training. They balked and
balked during the early stages.
But gradually I was able to swing
them to the very easiest of motions at command, and after a
year of intensive maneuvering
we were ready to give it a try."
Just---how successful Joyce has
been at turning camels into performers will be r e v e a 1 e d to
Bloomsburg Fair audiences during the week of September 22
to 27.

Flying Malkos
Will Perform
In Afternoon
A decided must in any show
embodying thrills, are the flying
trapeze performers. Just such
an act is the Flying Malkos, who
will be appearing daily, afternoons in front of the Grandstand
at the Great Bloomsburg Fair,
September 22 through September 27.
Three daring young men and a
girl make up the personnel of
the act. With utter disregard for
the fatalities that a miscue would
involve, The Flying Malkos present a routine that is packed with
thrills from start to finish. They
perform startling and spectacular
somersaulting, passing leaps, featuring the only two and one-half
and triple somersaults accomplished in mid-air by any modern day performers.
The success of a troupe of this
kind is entirely dependent upon
the confidence in their ability as
performers and perfect timing.
The slightest miscalculation is liable to send them hurtling to the
stage and possible injury.
Their a p p e a r a n c e at the
Bloomsburg Fair is .an assurance
that patrons will be treated to a
liberal share of thrills.
votion and respect for each other.
That's the harmony we're really
proud of."
A rare opportunity to see and
hear these famous celebrities in
person will be afforded Fairgoers
when they appear as the feature
attraction of the night show on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
September 25, 26 and 27. Two
shows each night, one at seven
and the other at nine o'clock.

Performing Camels in Afternoon Act

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Guy Mitchell, Great Singer a new tune on wax so that it could
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could be expected he sang all the
time, wherever he was, and no
matter what he was doing.
Soon Guy had quite a collection
of folk and cowboy tunes, and his
voice was beginning to attract attention around the saddle shop.
Friends, neighbors and strangers
dropped in to hear him. One day
cowboy singer Dude Martin heard
Guy (then seventeen) and asked
him to audition for his radio program. It was a highly successful
audition and resulted in Guy being signed to appear on Martin's
KYA and KGO radio shows.
But, before he could get a good
hold on a singing career, Uncle
Sam stepped into the picture in
August 1945. He served in the
Navy for 16 months, doing a stint
on a sub-tender and then was
assigned to a band. Out of uniform and honorably discharged
toward the end of 1946, Guy returned to San Francisco and singing chores with Dude Martin.
For a while everything was
rosy. Guy would sing on his way
to a job, sing all night on the job,
and then sing all the way home.
It wasn't long, though, before it
became apparent that he could do
a great deal more than sing just
Western numbers.
It was only natural that Guy
should decide to seek pastures
more suitable for his talent. It
was with the blessing and approval of Dude that he switched
to another band just a short time
later. There was an opening for
a male vocalist in Carmen Cavallaro's orchestra and Mitchell tried
for the job and got it.
During most of 1947 and into
the summer of 1948, Guy was with
Cavallaro, playing a series of
club, hotel and theatre dates, finally winding up in New York, for
the band's annual engagement at
the Astor Roof. This could have
been the big break he'd been looking for, but it never materialized.
The band no sooner opened on the
roof than Guy was stricken simultaneously. by_ laryngitis and ptomaine po1sonmg, and he had to
quit.
Cavallaro gave him a plane
ticket home ·a nd vacation money,
but Mitchell decided to stick it
out in New York and make a door-die try for a singing career.
It wasn't hard at first. He sang
in small nightclubs in the New
York metropolitan area, not making much money but "managing
to get along okay.'' Occasionally
he'd cut a demonstration disc for
a songwriter who wanted to ·get

be played for the music publishers. He made a trip as vocalist
with a ship's orchestra on a Caribbean cruise. Then, in the fall of
1949, came a brief moment of
glory. He p 1 aced first on an
Arthur Godfrey T a 1 e n t Scout
show, and for a while felt like a
real champ.
A few weeks later, however, he
discovered how fleeting fame can
be and was back on Broadway
cutting demonstration records.
And by this time things had tightened up considerably in the entertainment world. There were
not as many small club jobs open.
In fact, there were practically
none. So Guy's bread-and-butter
money was earned exclusively in
f r o n t of the Brill Building on
Broadway, where he posted himself so that he'd be noticed by
the songwriters continually milling in ,a nd out.
Several of the world's largest
mu s ic publishers are located
there. For each demonstration
disc he made, Guy earned anywhere from two to five dollars.
When he thinks back to those
days he remembers that he
"didn't miss many meals, but I
sure postponed a few."
It was a demonstration record
that finally won him a solid start
on the road to fame. He did one
of "My Foolish Heart" for tunesmith Ned Washington, who in
turn took the recording to Eddie
Joy, partner of the music publishing firm of Joy Music.
When Joy heard the voice on
the demonstration disc, he said
he'd buy the tune and also would
like to meet the singer because
"he sounds like a comer." A
meeting was arranged later the
same day and less than a half
hour after they met, Joy became
Mitchell's personal manager. The
first thing Joy did was confine the
youthful singer to a rehearsal
room in the Joy Music office for
a week and make him listen over
and over again to records by all
the popular male singers of the
day.
At the end of the week, Joy sat
·down with his protege and told
him the reason for the heavy dose
of listening: "Each of the singers
you've been listening to has something special on the ball. They've
each got their own particular
curve. Now we've got to find
yours.''
It took patience. For nearly a
month the two worked incessantly to find Mitchell's "curve." It
wasn't enough that he had ,a good
voice, or a big voice. As it turned
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NEWS

September, 1958

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Over $62,000 1n Harness Race Purses
Runners Again
Added to
Racing Program
Introduced in 1957 and proving
successful beyond expectations,
running horses have again been
added to this year's racing program. There will be two heats
of running races on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday afternoons.
This is, of course, in conjunction
with the regular scheduled stake
and open class races. The purse
for runners will be $300.
No running races are scheduled
for Tuesday afternoon as the Jungle Racing and Wild Animal Exhibit will be presented, which
includes races by champion greyhounds, South American Llamas
and Camel races, a dancing horse,
performing elephants, clown mule
act, plus many other attractions.
Also on Tuesday will be the 24
trot, the 2-year-old pace, Bloomsburg Fair Stake No. 13, with a
purse estimated at $15,000.00 and
the 3-year-old trot, Bloomsburg
Fair Stake No. 12, with a purse
estimated at $12,000.00.
In conjunction with this there
will be a number of outstanding
vaudeville acts presented on the
stage in front of the grandstand,
giving Tuesday afternoon fairgoers the finest and biggest afternoon's entertainment bill in years.
On Wednesday the features inelude the 15 pace, purse $1,000.00;

Horse Racing Always a FAIR Feature

Lenn Hanover, winning the first heat of the two-year old pacing division of
Bloomsburg Fair Stake No. 12 in 1957.
the 2-year-old trot, Bloomsburg
Fair Stake No. 13, with an estimated value of $15,000.00; the 3year-old pace, Bloomsburg Fair
Stake No. 12, with an estimated
value of $12,000.00 and two running races.
Thursday's bill includes freefor-all trot; 20 trot; 24 pace and
two running races and Friday
features the 19 pace; free-for-all
pace; 16 trot and two running
races.
The week's program follows:

TUESDAY, S:EPTEMBER 23, 1958
. . . $600-$ 1,000.00
24 Trot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2-Year-Old Pace, Bloomsburg Fair Stake No. 13 (Closed)
Estimated Value
15,000.00
3-Year-Old Trot, Bloomsburg Fair Stake No. 12 (Closed)
Estimated Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12,000.00
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1958
$ 1,000.00
15 Pace . . . . . . . . . . .. .... .. .
2-Year-Old Trot, Bloomsburg Fair Stake No. 13 (Closed)
15,000.00
Estimated Value . . ....
3-Year-Old Pace, Bloomsburg Fair Stake No. 12 (Closed)
Estimated Value ...... .. . .. . . .. . ... .. . . .. . .
12,000.00
2 Running Races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purse
300.00
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1958
Free-For-All Trot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . $ 1,000.00
20 Trot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600.00- 1,000.00
24 Pace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
600.00- 1,000.00
2 Running Races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purse
300.00
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1958
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600.00-$ 1,000.00
Free-For-All Pace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,000.00
16 Trot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600.00- 1,000.00
2 Running Races . . .... . . .. .. . . . ...... . ... .. ... . .. Purse
300.00
19 Pace

1958 Cotton Bag
Sewing Contest
Popular at Fair
Bloomsburg Fair is participating in the Cotton Bag Sewing
Contest which is sponsored by
the National Cotton Council of
America and the Textile Bag
Manufacturers Institute.
George R. Pugh, Superintendent of Home Arts and Craft, has
indicated there is plenty of time
to enter your cotton bag sewing
at the Fair.
Twenty-four cash prizes will
be awarded in t h e following
classifications: 1. Kitchen Apron
and Two Potholders. 2. Pillow
Cases. 3 Man's or Boy's Sport
Shirt. 4. Brunch or Lounge Coat.
5. Luncheon Set ( cloth or mats
with four napkins). 6. Stuffed
Toy. 7. Crib Quilt. 8. MotherDaughter Dresses.
In addition to the cash awards
a Grand Prize of a Singer Featherweight Portable Sewing Machine valued at $159.95, will also
be given away. National awards
include a week's entertainment in
New York City for three top winners and escorts, plus such merchandise gifts as Admiral refrigerator, General Electric range and
GE air conditioner, Easy combination washer-dryer, Bell & Howell
movie camera and projector, Dormeyer electric mixers, and many

Behind the Scenes
At the Bloomsburg
Fair

more valuable items for the home
and family.
Remember, the contest rules
are simple:
The contest is open to persons
of any age. Articles entered are
judged for workmanship, appearance, originality, suitability of
fabric and pattern. All items
must be made entirely of cotton
bags except for trimmings.
An entrant must be a resident
of the state or region in which
the Fair is held. Articles entered
must have been made after December 1, 1957. The same items
may not be entered at more than
one fair participating in the contest.
The grand prize winner shall be
the contestant receiving the greatest number of first place ribbons.
In event of a tie, the winner shall
be that person receiving the most
prize money.
All contestants are subject to
regulations of the Women's Department of the Fair entered.
Decisions of the judges will be
final.
Each grand prize winner may
enter her sewing in the national
finals where all her articles will
be judged collectively as a unit.
No former national winner may
compete in the finals. Entries in
finals are insured by contest sponsors.
Contact George R. Pugh, Superintendent, Bloomsburg Fair, Box
479, Bloomsburg, Pa., for complete information on how to enter
your cotton bag sewing at the
Fair.

Hobby Show
Attracts Interest
At the Fair
An interesting feature of the
Bloomsburg Fair is the Craftsman
or Hobby Show, which is under
the direction of George R. Pugh
and will be located in the School
Exhibit building on the eastern
end of the grounds.
The show features both collective and occupational hobbies. In
the collective group are coins and
currency, U. S.; and also foreign;
miniatures (all materials); nature
studies (flowers, insects, seeds);
paper objects; dolls and puppets;
pipes; guns and novelties.
The occupational hobbies include china painting; candle
craft; baskets ; plastics; chip carving; fishing flies and equipment;
models (aeroplanes, ships, etc.);
paper craft (objects made of
paper); she 11 craft, taxidermy;
jewelry; wood work; objects made
of thread or fabric and ceramics.
Entries in this department must
be in the office of the Secretary
not later than 4 P. M., Friday,
September 19, 1958.
All displays must be set up by
the exhibitor before 5 P. M. Monday, September 22nd. Because of
limited space, contact Mr. Pugh
at 547 West Third Street, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Awards in the hobby show are:
Best Display, $25.00; 2nd, $15.00;
3rd, $10.00. All others $7.50 if
judges deem worthy.
Each display will be judged by
the point system allowing 50
points for Display; 30 points for
Quality and 20 points for Theme.

Guy Mitchell, Great Singer

NIA; CHICKA-BOON; and DIME
AND A DOLLAR.
Despite the heavy personal appearance schedule, Mitchell managed to take time-out during 1953
to complete two pictures for Paramount. The first, "Those Redheads From Seattle," featured
him in the role of a song and
dance man. The second, "Red
Garters," found him as a debonaire singing cowboy, fast on the
draw and glued to a saddle as if
he'd been born in one.
On the personal side: Guy was
recently married to a Danish
beauty n a m e d Else Sorenson,
whom he met in Vancouver, British Columbia. Their ambition is
to buy a large tract of land in
Southern California and turn it
into a ranch for underprivileged
boys and for those who can still
be saved from a life of crime by
rehabilitation from budding delinquency. Guy intends to run it
along the same lines as Father
Flanagan's Boys' Town. He believes t h a t exposure to good,
clean, outdoor living and responsibility for their share of the work
would be big factors in giving
these lads a sense of belonging to
society, as well as teaching them
honest trades.

Getting ready for a Fair is a
"Man's sized job," as the directors
of the Bloomsburg Fair well
know.
In spite of the fact that only
six days of the year are devoted
to presenting the exposition, it
takes the rest of the days getting
ready for it.
The directors of the Bloomsburg Fair have many problems to
face and solve through the year
and they must at all times keep
in mind the best interests of the
public. The directors are always
mindful that it's the click of the
turnstile that keeps the Bloomsburg Fair the "top" Fair in Pennsylvania, and as a result they
must present the type of Fair
that the people want.
Every department is of vital
interest to the Fair. It takes
poultry, rabbits, livestock, concessions, farm displays, agriculture and fancy work and all of
the others to make a real Fair.
In keeping with a policy established some years ago, a full time
employee is on duty at the office
building at all times to handle
any problems that may arise
during the off-season and the
work of the office. 0 . Evans
Shipman, treasurer, handles this
job very efficiently.
Those responsible for the 1958
Fair are : Maynard P. Mordan,
president; Cortez C. Hartman,
vice-president; J. Howard Deily,
secretary; 0. Evans Shipman,
treasurer; M. Paul Whitenight,
superintendent of concessions.
Other directors are: Arthur R.
Appleman, superintendent of
parking and police; John F. Boyer, superintendent of agriculture,
fruit and home making; J. Fred
Giger, superintendent of 1 iv e stock; Cortez C. Hartman, superintendent of grandstand ; George
R. Pugh, superintendent of home
arts and craft and hobby show;
E. Myron Sands, superintendent
of poultry, pet stock and rabbits;
James C. Stradling, superintendent of the flower show and L. A.
(Pat) Zimmer, superintendent of
ticket takers.

MAIL THIS COUPON NOW FOR RESERVED SEATS
IN GRANDSTAND FOR ENTIRE WEEK
To insure choice grandstand seats for the afternoon and night~ you visit
the Bloomsburg Fair, we suggest that you secure your seats early. Tickets may
be purchased by mail now. Mailing of tickets will start September 8, 1958.
Tickets at the box office at the fair grounds comm~ncing Monday, September 8,
from a p. m . until 9 p. m. No telephone orders will be accepted until Monday,
September 22, 1958. Mail orders will be filled in the order in which they are
received. To secure grandstand tickets by mail, simply indicate below the
number of tickets desired, the days and nights you want them for, whether for
first or second show, mail the bla nk with your remittance to cover the tickets
desired and a self-addressed envelope to Superintendent of the Grandstand,
Cortez C. Hartman, Box 479, Bloomsburg, Pa., and the tickets for best seat~ available will be mailed to you. Make remittance payable to Bloomsburg Fan:, T_o
facilitate filing please mail entire coupon. Those who buy tickets by mail this
year will be on next year's mailing list.
The enclosure remittance of $ .... ..... ................................. .......... is to cover cost of
Grandstand Reserved Seats as indicated below:
Reserved Seats for Harness Races and Vaudeville

No. W a nted

(Continued from Page 5)

Tuesday Afternoon .. . .

out, it wasn't a curve at all.
Mitchell had a direct, down-toearth approach to singing that depended on no special gimmicks.
In his own words: "I'm always
feeling that I like to sing . . . and
I sing the way I feel."
His s i x t h record "My Heart
Cries For You" backed by "The
Roving Kind," really crashed
through and catapulted him into
the spotlight. Within a period of
two months it sold over a half
million copies. It climbed to the
top of all best-seller and disc
jockey lists. Before it finally
dropped from the lists months later, it sold over a million and
three-quarter copies.
Hot on the heels of MY HEART
CRIES FOR YOU, Guy followed
up with a series of hits that made
him a household word throughout the land. Among them were
SPARROW IN THE TREE TOP;
BELLE, BELLE, MY LIBERTY
BELLE; THE ROVING KIND;
MY TRULY TRULY FAIR; SHE
WEARS RED FEATHERS;
PITTSBURGH, PENN·SYLV A-

Wednesday Afternoon

.. .. $ 1.50 each

Thursday Afternoon .

.. .. ................ $ 1.50 each

$ 1.50 ea ch

Friday Afternoon

. .. ............... $1.50 each

Reserved Seats for Midget Car Races

No. Wanted

Saturday Afternoon ........

.... $3.00 each

Reserved Seats for "Satellite Spectacular"

No. W a nted

Monday Evening
Tuesday Evening (Show at 7 p. m.)

... $1.50 each
.. $1.50 ea ch

Reserved Seats for "Satellite Spectacular"

No. Wanted

Wednesday Evening

) $1.50 each

Thursday Evening .

) $1.50 each

Friday Evening ....

) $1.50 each

Saturday Evening

) $1.50 each

Chair Seats on the track are available each night except Monday.

Price $1.50.
NOTE: There will be two presentations of "Satellite Spectacular" on Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. First show at 7:00 o'clock,
second show at 9 :00 o'clock. If tickets are desired for first show place
figure one in brackets (1). If tickets are desired for second show place
figure two in brackets (2) .
NAME (Print)

ADDRESS (Street )
CITY .
Enclose remittance and a self-addressed envelope
OFFICE USE ONLY - DO NOT WRITE BELOW

BLOOMSBURG FAIR

September, 1958

NEWS

Page Seven

Reithoffer's Shows and -Rides on Midway
Big Livestock
Show Is Expected
For the Fair

Machinery Row at the Bloomsburg Fair Ground

Fair's Poultry,
Rabbit Shows
Big This Year

Two departments w h i ch will
Thousands of persons will again
create much interest again this
this year witness the livestock
year at the Bloomsburg Fair are
judging held in the open arena 1 .-r'lffiii;-•
the poultry and rabbit shows,
on the western end of the fair- I
which are housed in large steel
grounds, when the Bloomsburg
buildings just west of the grandFair gets underway September 22.
stand.
J. Fred Giger, superintendent
E. Myron Sands, superintendent
of this department, stated he exof these departments, is assured
pects one of the finest shows in
of more poultry than can be
the history of the Fair. Entries
, cooped, so that only the best will
are pouring in for all divisions.
be accepted for the Show. ExJudging of swine and sheep will
hibitors from all over the country
begin Tuesday morning as well as
show at Bloomsburg. This is due,
judging of Milking Shorthorns,
in most part, to the fact the local
Registered Beef Breeds, Herefords
show is recognized as the largest
and 4-H Baby Beef.
and finest in the east and one of
Judging Wednesday includes
the best in the nation.
Guernseys, Holstein-Friesian, JerBesides giving awards to winseys and Ayshires.
ners in the various classes, the
Judging the swine entries will
association is also giving generous
be Arley Anderson from the MaAlways a popular spot at the Bloomsburg Fair is the machinery display, where the latest in
prizes for the best male and f esonic Homes Farms at Elizabethfarm machinery and equipment can be inspected. In the background are shown some of the
m ale in the show in standard and
town, Pa. Carroll Shaffner from
modem brick buildings housing the many exhibits and features of the Fair. From left to right
bantam classes.
the Pennsylvania State Univerare shown the Arts, Craft and Industry building, the Agricultural Hall, the Horticultural Hall
Entries open at noon on August
sity will judge the Registered
and the main office building. A portion of the half-mile oval race track is seen at extreme right.
23rd and close midnight, Tuesday,
Sheep division. Milking ShortSeptember 9th. Judging begins
horns, Holstein-Friesian and AyTuesday, September 23rd.
shires will be judged by Paul
Public
Demands
Return
The judges for this year inAnderson of Pennsylvania State
John Kriner, Stetlersville,
University. William King, CharOf Rattlesnake Exhibit clude:
Pa.; Dr. Paul Seibert, Muncy, Pa.;
lottesville, Virginia, Executive
On display for the first time Herbert Comstock, Penn Yan, N.
Secretary of Virginia Angus Aslast year and creating interest Y.; Archie Turner, Horseheads,
sociation, will judge the AberTruly a thing of beauty is the
deen-Angus Beef Breeds and
flower show, located along the beyond expectation, the exhibit N. Y.; and Elton Stauffer, WoosHerefords will be judged by
promenade on the western end of of rattlesnakes will again be re- ter, Ohio.
The rabbit show, although not
Glenn Kean of the Pennsylvania
peated this year.
Demonstrating their ability to the grounds.
as
old as the poultry show, has
St at e University. William K. pull and capacity to endure susE. Myron Sands, superintendent
Each year untold thousands of
made great strides and a large
Hepburn, Jr., Dalton, Pa., one of tained effort is the object sought
of pet stock, stated he has re- number of animals are expected.
persons
walk
through
this
quiet,
the three best dairy cattle judges after in establishing the value of
ceived literally hundreds of reA new feature of the rabbit
in the United States, will handle draft horses, reasons for the ever cool building to inspect the pride
quests for the return of this ex- show is the addition of a youth
the judging of Guernseys and popular h o r s e pulling contest. of local flower growers.
Added to the attractiveness of hibit, hence all efforts will be division.
The association e n Jerseys. Mr. Hepburn judged the The contest will be held on Friday
Grand National Cattle Show, the morning of Fair Week, in the open the flower display itself is the ex- expended toward this end, despite courages the youth of the area
Canadian Royale Cattle Show and air arena on the western end of hibit conducted by the area Gar- the fact the supply of rattlesnakes served by the Fair to show their
den Clubs. This year's theme is this year is surprisingly low.
rabbits in this newly established
many Cattle Shows at State Fairs. the grounds.
"Autumn Magic," and sh o u 1 d
division.
Entries eligible in the sheep
John
P.
Mahosky,
vice-presiThere are two ent.ry classifica- prove one of the-lllost interesting
They, of course, are eligible to
division arlc!" -shropshires, Hampdent
of
the
Rattle
Snake
Hunters
shires, Southdown s, Cheviots, tions, one for horses weighing that has been selected by the Association, of Morris, Pa., lo- compete for prizes along with
other exhibitors. Premiums are
Dorsets, Suffolk, Marinos, Ram- less than 3200 pounds per pair show's superintendent, James C.
bouillet, Oxfords and Lincolns. and the other for pair of horses Stradling. An added feature of cated near Wellsboro, has prom- single, $2.00 first, $1.00 second,
weighing
3200
pounds
or
over.
this year's Garden Clubs exhibit ised to send as large an assort- and 50c third.
The classes of registered swine
Also in the rabbit show buildare Duroc Jersey, Chester White, Teams of horses on farms or in is the Shadow Boxes. The theme ment of rattlesnakes as possible.
Poland Chinas, Berkshires, Hamp- city use will be eligible-none is "Garden Melodies," depicting
They will be of all sizes and ing a fine display of rabbit fur
Songs of Flowers.
shires, Spotted Poland Chinas and are barred.
ages and will be housed in a spe- products will be on exhibit.
Prizes paid, in each of the two
All entries and correspondence
Entries in this show are open cially constructed house at the
Yorkshires.
Daily many thousands of per- above classes, are: First $120.00; to all residents of the surrounding western end of the rabbit show relating to the rabbit show should
sons visit the well kept enclosed second $90.00; third $60.00; fourth territory desiring to exhibit and building. The building is so con- be sent to the superintendent of
the Rabbit Division, Crawford
barns on the western end of the $35.00; fifth $20.00. Five dollars they must have their entries in
grounds to view the prize winning is awarded to each owner not the building on Monday, Septem- structed that fairgoers may get a Aikman, Chinchilla, Pa. Assistwinning money in the contest.
ber 22 and can remove them be- good view but so that no harm ing the superintendent of the rablivestock.
bit show will be Elsworth Shultz
J. Fred Giger, superintendent, tween four and five o'clock on can come to anyone.
This is an opportunity to get a of Catawissa, Pa.
expects a large field of horses en- Saturday, September 27.
This exhibition is open to the good look at a "rattler"-so stop
tered again this year. Entries
must be made prior to Wednes- public from nine in the morning by and see what one really looks
day, September 24th.
until ten o'clock in the evening. like.

Horse Pulling
Contest Will Be
Held Friday

Fun Galore. on
Big Midway

Rides, shows and entertainment
galore will pour over the midway
at the Bloomsburg Fair this year
when the famed Reithoffer carnival gets underway on Monday
evening, September 22.
This year's carnival will be by
far the largest to ever come on
the grounds and will provide the
most up-to-date rides in the land,
including a number of new rides
never before seen in this region
and the famed and hard-to-get
scrambler.
In order to make more rides
available for the children, three
school days provided by the Fair
Association, at which time school
children are admitted free-ofcharge, will feature r e d u c e d
prices, over certain hours, for the
children. School days are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Always a part of any carnival
are the bearded women and sword
swallowers, and they will be back
this year. Also appearing will be
outstanding Broadway revues,
with beautiful girls, always a feature on the big midway.
Everyone loves a carnival and
the one which the Reithoffers are
bringing to Bloomsburg this year
should be the finest to set up on
any fair grounds, barring none.
Come on over and have some
fun-from Monday night until
late Saturday night.
Park your car on the grounds
and save walking a long distance.

Flower Show
Is Beautiful

Dog Show Entries
_ _ _ _ _N_e_v_e_r_a_Du_l_l_M_o_m_e_n_t_a_t_t_h_e_F_a_ir_ _ _ _ _ Pouring in Early

t

Daily, during the six days exposition, crowds such as can be seen above, enjoy the
numerous attractions which make up the Bloomsburg Fair.

Entries in th e popular Dog
Show are being received, according to an announcement by the
managers of the Show, much
earlier than in any previous year.
Because of limited space, only the
finest dogs can be accepted. Over
one-fifth of the available kennels
were filled during the month of
July. No additional entries are
accepted after the available space
is filled.
All dogs must be registered in
either the AKC or the UKC registry.
The Dog Show building, located
on the we s t e r n end of the
grounds, will be packed with the
finest in working dogs, sporting
dogs and terriers, the three classes established for judging, which
will take place in the little arena
starting on Thursday.
Kennel prizes of silver plates,
a total value of $450.00 will be
awarded winners in addition to
first, second and third place ribbons.
Oliver Klingerman a n d Ray
Gross, managers of the Dog Show,
expect at least thirty different
breeds on display. Last year the
most valuable dog displayed was
valued at $5,000.00 Two imported
dogs were also displayed.
All dogs must be entered by
September 20 and on the grounds
by September 21. In addition to
the local entrants, entries are received each year from states
along the eastern seaboard.

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BLOOMSBURG FAIR

claims the females get along
better with each other and are
Cattle Parade Will lian
less tempermental.
Be Staged Friday The best way to describe the
Kirby Stone Four

On Friday afternoon, following
the racing program, will be staged
the annual cattle parade of prizewinning livestock. They will circle the half mile track, led by
their owner and as they appear
in front of the grandstand the
owner will be recognized and
announcement made of the prize
won.
High school bands from eastern
Pennsylvania will participate in
the livestock parade.

Sparkling Array of Talent
( Continued from Page 1)

are famous for split second precision and synchronized perfection.
Bruxellos
One of the greatest and most
unusual acrobatic a ct s in the
world, The Bruxellos, two boys
and two girls will perform some
of the most difficult tricks of
tumbling gymnastics and balance ever to be presented here.
One of the outstanding stunts
performed by this group is the
sommersault while h o 1 di n g a
plate containing a number of
filled glasses, without losing nor
spilling their contents.
Victor Julian and His Pets
Considered the top animal act,
Victor Julian and his remarkable
assortment of terriers, poodles,
pekingese dogs and monkeys with
their colorful costumes have enchanted audiences all over the
world.
A rare opportunity for Fairgoers to witness this unusual array of pets will be provided as
one of the many features of the
1958 Night Show.
The dogs, 19 of which are used
in the act, are all female as Ju-

Kirby Stone Four is not to try
to describe them at all . . . SEE
THEM! This hilarious foursome,
who will be appearing on the
Night Revue, have the unique
ability of being able to make
any situation funny merely by
being themselves. They give one
the feeling of being at a party
where wonderful and unpredictable things keep happening. There
is rich humor in anything they
touch. Make your reservations
now to see the Kirby Stone Four,
a part of the great Night Show
"Satellite Revue" at the Bloomsburg Fair.
The Therons
The world's foremost cycling
act will be presented by The Thero~~t only does the act include
thi
difficult cycling but same ng
amazing and different in aerobatic feats with cycles.
A second feature of the act is
Pancho & Co. This is an amazing Chimp beautifully costumed
in an excellent routine of unusual
tricks without assistance from the
trainer.
Order your tickets now by using the coupon included in the
pages of this paper. R~served
grandstand seats are $1.50 or 65
cents for unreserved seats.

Mail
United States Post Office at the
Fairgrounds - Main Fairgrounds
Office. Stamps an d stationery
will be kept on sale for the accommodation of patrons.
There are plenty of eating establishments on the fairground.

NEWS

Jungle Racing and Wild
(Continued from Page 2)

Animal trainers all over the
world have been astounded at
the unbelievable precision and
rhythm of these astonishing creatures. When showman George
A. Hamid saw them perform he
refused to be satisfied until he
had signed Jack Joyce and his
incredible troupe for appearances
all over the country.
With great f o r m a 1 i t y and
haughty grace, Joyce's Camels
lope easily through a series of
maneuvers with intricacies which
would do credit to a military
marching unit. Led by a diminutive pony during part of the
routine, they move in precise
formations, leaping over hurdles,
walking on their knees, standing
motionless on tubs and kneeling
placidly while the pony jumps
over their backs.
Without q u es t i on the most
astounding act to come along in
many years, Jack Joyce's Performing Camels simply must be
seen to be believed.

Racing Cam.els
One of the most exciting featured attractions in the Jungle
Racing and Wild Animal Exhibition are the RACING CAMELS.
This is a b r a n d new form of
grandstand entertainment.
Jack Joyce, famed animal trainer, traveled to Arabia with a Hollywood movie company to aid in
the production of a motion picture it was filming there.
During the shooting of a scene
in which a camel race takes place,
Jack Joyce was amazed at the intense interest shown by the onlooking members of the movie
crew in the race.
Joyce was intrigued by the idea
of introducing Camel Racing to
the American public, as he felt
that American audiences would
also show a similar reaction to
this popular Arabian sport. In

September, 1958

Joyce's opm1on this sport could
be one of the most novel and interesting features ever presented
in America.
Some interesting facts about
racing camels: they run at speeds
up to 35 miles per hour; they
can go for 8 or 9 days without
food or water; and their long
Thirty High School Bands from
legs, and padded feet enable them throughout the state have been
to run across soft sand at an invited to play at the Bloomsburg
amazing pace.
Fair this year, adding greatly to
the entertainment derived by
Vidbel's Baby Elephants
those attending the Fair. They
Alfred Vidbel and lovely Miss parade about the grounds, stop
Joyce work with three baby and give concerts and entertain in
pachyderms in a scintillating the open air arena.
presentation that combines preOne of the finest features is
cision and daring.
participation in the livestock paBlonde a n d beautiful Miss rade around the half mile race
Joyce becomes vivid proof that track, which will be held Friday
young elephants can be taught afternoon following the harness
to be exceptionally gentle with r a c e s . Approximately fifteen
human beings. Miss Joyce allows bands will participate in this
herself to be picked up in the event.
mouth of one of the elephants
Bands of Columbia County will
without even a mark being made
be on h and on Tuesday and
on her leg.
In another stunt she stretches Wednesday. Bands from the
out on the ground. One of the eastern part of Pennsylvania,
baby pachyderms stretches out Thursday and Friday. Average
with her t r e m e n d o u s bulk personnel of each band is 85
sprawled around her. Then the members.
Confirmation has been received
other two elephants each stride
upon the one lying down in pyra- from nearly all bands invited asmid style. But again Miss Joyce suring the association they will
comes out of the escapade un- be present.
scathed.
The association provides quarUnder the expert training of ters for band members to store
Vidbel, the three young elephants their instruments while they
do more and varied tricks than themselves enjoy the Fair. They
most acts which employ older an- also provide two meals a day for
imals. They take seats like school the members and directors and
kids, and all three together follow they are admitted to the night
waved directions by their trainer. revue "Satellite Spectacular."
These sparkling young hulks
provide entertainment for young
and grownup audiences alike.
They move from one stunt to Parking Lot Will
another with remarkable agility Open on Sunday
considering their size.
Again this year the BloomsWithout a doubt Alfred Vidbel,
Miss Joyce and their three baby burg Hospital will operate the
elephants will be one of the high- parking lot on the fairgrounds,
lights at the Tuesday afternoon with the proceeds going into the
institution's treasury.
presentation.

Band Concerts
All Week at
Fair Grounds