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THE NASHVILLE TENNE5SEAN, Thursday, Sept. 24, 1970 Nashville Has Reserve Variety Mansfield Bull Wins Jersey Championship Offered At Fair (Continued From Page One) ing mink oil, supposed to be the nearest thing to human skin oil, "To make anyone naturally beautifully," said the saleslady. A booth sponsored by the Planned Parenthood Association of Nashville with material and information on "Modern Methods of Birth Control." A massage chair that promises to "relax sore muscles and aching tension." ''Mil Pink WICHITA FALLS, Tex. (LTD Four circus elephants wandered loose over the Kick-apoo Airport early yesterday, their keepers running after them through the darkness. The elephants were used to pull a truck from a mud hole at the private airport and when the work was done, they wandered away.

After an hour's chase, the animals were captured. "Imagine some poor guy with a hangover waking up and finding an elephant in his backyard," one policeman said. pulled 4,250 pounds which was 1.64 times their own weight. The mule show, one of the largest in the South, will be' a highlight of today's livestock shows. Other events include Angus and Holstein cattle and 4-H livestock and dairy judging contests.

Beginning at 4:30 p.m. there will be a single mule pulling contest. Red Adair Called To German Fire ESCHENFELDEN, West Germany (UPI) A West German gas company moned Paul (Red) Adair of Houston, yesterday to put out a four-day-old fire in: gas fields near here. Adair is a world renowned expert in extinguishing oil and gas field fires. Unthinkable! STOKE POGES, England (UPI) Gas board officials held a celebration for wife Mary Smith when she became the person to have her home converted to use natural gas pumped from under the North Sea.

But the occasion became embarrassing when she was forced to make a cup of tea with an electric kettle. The gas men had not turned on her new gas supply. lion." The huge animal eats 100 pounds of food daily. Another unusual attraction is the steer described as "10,000 Hamburgers on Hoof." A 91-DEGREE high left the fairgrounds a small crowd of fairgoers yesterday afternoon, but Fair Manager Ted Vaughan expected more people to arrive with the cool night air. "After it cools off I believe pur attendance will rise sharp- iy.

But the hot weather is' hurting us during the day," Vaughan said. Many people made their way to the air-conditioned Woman's Building, the Agricultural Hall and any structure that had cool ventilation. The 65th annual Tennessee State Fair will run through Saturday night. 5 The Agricultural Hall has: boar and sow were exhibited by R. Bridges, Ehron, Ky.

Frank Turner, Gallatin, had the second place winning sow. Charles Oldham, Carthage, had the runner-up in the boar competition. In the Yorkshire hog competition Clara an Louisville, with a boar and Stepp Brothers, Wartrace, took champion sow honors. Otha i Cookeville, had the second place sow and Wayne Davis, Cookeville, Took the runner-up spot. A TEAM OF horse mules, "John" and owned by Lloyd Fitzgerald, Columbia, won the grand championship in the mule pulling contest.

The team weighed 1,970 pounds and pulled 3,300 pounds or 1.66 times their weight. "Red" and owned by Clovis Smith, Symsonia, won the heavy weight division. The team reserve grand champion sow. Grand champion Hereford bull was owned by Rogers Farms, Morton, Miss. Comer Brothers Hereford Farms, Murfreesboro, took second place honors.

COMER BROTHERS also took top place in the champion female competition. Reserve champion was shown by Four Hereford Farm, Murfreesboro. In the Hampshire hog show, Carr Brother, Bethpage, Tenn. won champion boar, junior champion boar, reserve junior champion sow and reserve champion sow. L.

F. Stepp War-trace, Tenn. showed the reserve junior champion boar; junior champion sow and grand champion sow. DEBBIE BIVENS, Etowah, showed the top place Guernsey cow and Robert Owen, Murfreesboro, the reserve. Grand champion Berkshire By HAL HERD TENNESSEAN Farm Ntwi Editor An animal owned by Clyde Wilson of won the grand championship Jersey bull troph at the Tennessee State Fair yesterday.

Mable Hicks, Nashville, had the reserve grand champion and the senior champion bull. Randy Butler, Knoxville, had the grand champion Jersey' cow and an animal owned by Bill Butler, also of Knox-, took reserve honors. IN THE DUROC hog show," Paul, Lebanon, won top place-in the sow He also won reserve senior champion boar; reserve grand champion boar; and reserve senior champion sow. The grand champion boar ribbon was won by McCarter Duroc Farm, Guys, Tenn, They also won senior champion boar and reserve junior champion sow. R.

McCullough Sons, Morris Chapel, Tenn. showed the A display of monstrous cucumbers, watermelons and pumpkins. The largest pumpkin weighs 100 pounds. The biggest watermelon weighs 69 pounds. A 4-H Club Entomology arrangement of huge butterflies, spiders, grasshoppers and beetles and other bugs.

A beautiful display of vegetables ranging from A to including avocadoes to zuchinni squash. Curious fairgoers also will find a horse billed as the "World's Largest Stal- Staff photo by Frank Empson Everything's Big Here Barbara lane Hooks 11. came out a luckv win der at the Tennessee State Fair, with a huge cuddley Decorator Styled "ST TXTT T7" mm Htutred dog. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

uimmy Hooks of Franklin, Lax Fair Contracts Could Lose Thousands for Metro (foWi (tame (Continued From Page One) Uie board can award contracts jo whomever it wishes. The three-y ear contract fyhich the fair board negotiated with Strates is inferior in several respects to the one JCaufman says Gooding's of-jtered the board. For example: jb The Strates' contract pays no bids for the contract were let, but explained it is not the practice of the board, to advertise such contracts for bids. When asked a second time about the Strates contract, Vaughan said another consideration in awarding the fair board 40 of the first. contract to Strates was- the 42" DELUXE ENSEMBLE 42" 20" 72" Custom kitchen storage with see-thru glass doors.

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of Gooding's Million Dollar Midways is owned by a "Mafia associated" man. These charges have been included in an article which appeared in 1968in thjWall 'Street Journal, charges which have been denied by those the Journal described as hav Strates is navine $15 npr ront front for alUoolage up to M0 faet for opetalfoh of con- Sessions, and $20 for all foot- jge In excess "of feet; "feooding's offered to pay $20 front foot for all concession space1 occupied on the Midway. Sophisticate 72 wardrobe ing "Mafia associations," Asked yesterday if any inquiries were made to determine whether the Journal's allegations were true, Vaughan replied: "I'M SURE there were." However, he could not cite any specifics. At the time the contract with Strates was signed, fair board chairman John U. Wilson gave as a reason for changing carnivals his assertion that the fair this year "conflicts with Gooding's route." Kaufman said yesterday this statement was "absurd," that Gooding's had always been able to play the Tennessee State Fair in the past and would do so now if given the opportunity.

The reason it is important for the Metro Fair Board to make as much money as possible ort the fair is because the facility belongs to the taxpayers. And any surplus or profits realized by the fair goes into the Metro Treasury. 'Animated' Tlpoff To Rubber Octopus The sign on a tent on the Tennessee State Fair's advertises a giant octopus and says it is "one of the few in captivity." It costs 10 cents to see the "octopus," which the sign proclaims, in foot-high letters, has "eight tentacles." COMBINATION WARDROBE 36" 21" 72" Craftsman designed plastic doors with hand rubbed light walnut finish on Simulated cane. Easy to maintain. 2 hat shelves, full length hanging space, magnetic doors.

All the room you'll fiver need! Strates guaranteed the fair ISoard a minimum of 'looding's offered to guaran-lee at least $65,000. I In all other respects, the Contracts which Strates and JGooding's offered were substantially the same. Vaughan denies that he and Jhe fair board were ever of-tfered the contract which fcaufman says was presented lo Metro officials. J'j Vaughan said the highest percentage figure he could get jirom Gooding's officials was 4) on all gross business and $12.50 per front foot on concession space. Gooding's had fjfaid 35 of gross under the Jold contract.

i "And I couldn't, get any from Gooding's in writ-Jhg," Vaughan added. "Verbal Jeffers don't mean anything fcecause they can be broken." I "THE FACTS," said Kauf-roan, "are that we were laware the fair board was considering Strates and were prepared to pay through the nose assure that we would retain contract we had held for "i7 years. Ti "We even chartered a plane rtn fly to Nashville to attend meeting of the fair board meeting which they tried keep secret from us 2 Compartments, 5 Separate Shelves, Hot Shelf, Mirror, Lock. Sahara Walnut Finish. 5995 RMHai Vymmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Choice ml I ill i 4t which the contract with ill i8trates was signed." Kaufman added that when )l)e and another Gooding's official, Hal Eifort, arrived at fair board, they were in-Wmed the board already had 'decided to sign a contract J'ith Strates.

When first asked this week the board chose Strates, (vaughan replied that the board Ijjelt it could get a better deal 'ith Strates than it could from ipooding's. Vaughan added 'Wiat he had "asked around" nd found that other fairs ere earning substantially inore than the Tennessee State iFair. HE ACKNOWLEDGED that F3JJ sgty 30" CHINA UTILITY 36" STORAGE UTILITY 5 Shelves and extra storage in doors. Deep bin, magnetic doors. White, Coppertone.

36" DELUXE WARDROBE Ideal storage where space is limited. Hat shelf, strong lock. 44" mirror, magnetic doors. Sandalwood finish. BUT THE word "animated," printed, in smaller letters down at the bottom of the sign, is the tipoff as to what the customer will actually see for his dime.

This reporter and the show's ticket seller had this conversation yesterday: "Is the octopus alive?" "No, it's made of rubber," the ticket seller said. Q. "What does the word 'animated' mean?" A. "Oh, that means the octopus isn't genuine. He's not real, in other words." Q.

"Well, what do you mean by saying, 'One of the few in A. "You got me there, buddy." Nashville attorney Grayfred Gray, who visited the "octopus" show Tuesday night with his wife and 6-year-old son "My little bov loves animals," Gray explained said yesterday he intends to complain to Fair Manager Ted Vaughan. "If people want to pay to see a octopus, that's up to them," Gray said. "But they shouldn't be tricked into believing they're seeing a live OCtopuS." Sliding glass door china with outlet, utility drawer, magnetic doors. White.

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