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America's Favorite Circus Weekly Volume ? June 11, 19.73 Number 23 acts named Last weak the Circu* Hall of Fame, at Sarasota, F]e., announced it had signed a contract with u eorige Hubler to produce its annual summer circus season. Shows will be presented on a daily basis fro* Juna 5 to Sept* 3rd* under the direction of George Hubler, while June Mill* will serve as aerial director. Acts set for the Hall of fame circus includei Adonis Due - perch and acrobats The Bale Slaters - equestrians Alf Landon - producing clown The Millet Sistera - aerial ballet George Wallace - Musical director Trevor Bale - trained animals mills A flemmel - tight wira The Marconi Trio - comedy trapeze Doug Mentor - comedy king Royal Continental Lipizzan horses evan's concert All those who attended the recent Merle Evans concert in Georgia agree that it was a really gmat event* The big frwe concert WBB presented at the Clayton Cou- nty Callage on Sunday, fay 13th* A speclel banquet wes arranged for the evening of May 12th. Than following the concert itself a picnic waa scheduled after which circus films from 1939, 1941 and 1943 were screened. Visitors from Alabama, ^eorgla, Ohio Indiana and Maryland were registered for the two day program. NOTICE! Word has Just been recalvad that the Clark it Walters Circus and Fisher Bros* have merged to craata a new and bigger Fiaher Bros. Circus Both shows were owned by the Silver lake family* The surviving ahow is currant* ly operating in Oklahoma.* Fair SHOW This year, for the firat time, the Alameda County Fair, at Pleaaanton, Cal*, will be charging admission for a portion of its stage shows. The move is obviously an attempt to regain the cost of bringing in some top name people. The admission fee shows will feature Bobby Vinton and The Snydar Bros, on July 2-5; and Kan (Fastus) Curtis, plus tha Margo Dancers and Lou Jacklich, accord- ionist on July 9-11. The prices of admis- sion for these shows ia $1*50 for adulta and $1.00 for children, with shows aat for 7 and 9 p.m. Other special shows, which will be offered on a free basis, will featurai The Bright Side, Mike Caldwell and Tha Wheelers (marimbaa) on July 6-6| with tha Pierce Sistera, Ricky Dunn and Dwight Moore'e Mongrel Review on July 12-15. Speciel attractions announced for the f-ir features Princess White Buffalo and Allen's Petting Zoo on July 1*6, follow- ed by the Happytima Circus on July 9-15. There will be a horse pulling contest on July 8th, with a Destruction Derby set for July 15th. Prices of admission for tha Darby aret $2,00 for adulta and $1*00 for children*

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America's Favorite Circus Weekly

Volume ? June 11, 19.73 Number 23

acts namedLast weak the Circu* Hall of Fame, at

Sarasota, F]e., announced it had signed acontract with ueorige Hubler to produceits annual summer circus season. Showswill be presented on a daily basis fro*Juna 5 to Sept* 3rd* under the directionof George Hubler, while June Mill* willserve as aerial director.

Acts set for the Hall of fame circusincludei

Adonis Due - perch and acrobatsThe Bale Slaters - equestriansAlf Landon - producing clownThe Millet Sistera - aerial balletGeorge Wallace - Musical directorTrevor Bale - trained animalsmills A flemmel - tight wiraThe Marconi Trio - comedy trapezeDoug Mentor - comedy kingRoyal Continental Lipizzan horses

evan's concertAll those who attended the recent

Merle Evans concert in Georgia agree thatit was a really gmat event* The big frweconcert WBB presented at the Clayton Cou-nty Callage on Sunday, fay 13th*

A speclel banquet wes arranged forthe evening of May 12th. Than followingthe concert itself a picnic waa scheduledafter which circus films from 1939, 1941and 1943 were screened.

Visitors from Alabama, ^eorgla, OhioIndiana and Maryland were registered forthe two day program.

NOTICE!Word has Just been recalvad that the

Clark it Walters Circus and Fisher Bros*have merged to craata a new and biggerFiaher Bros. Circus

Both shows were owned by the Silverlake family* The surviving ahow is currant*ly operating in Oklahoma.*

Fair SHOWThis year, for the firat time, the

Alameda County Fair, at Pleaaanton, Cal*,will be charging admission for a portionof its stage shows. The move is obviouslyan attempt to regain the cost of bringingin some top name people.

The admission fee shows will featureBobby Vinton and The Snydar Bros, on July2-5; and Kan (Fastus) Curtis, plus thaMargo Dancers and Lou Jacklich, accord-ionist on July 9-11. The prices of admis-sion for these shows ia $1*50 for adultaand $1.00 for children, with shows aatfor 7 and 9 p.m.

Other special shows, which will beoffered on a free basis, will featuraiThe Bright Side, Mike Caldwell and ThaWheelers (marimbaa) on July 6-6| with thaPierce Sistera, Ricky Dunn and DwightMoore'e Mongrel Review on July 12-15.

Speciel attractions announced for thef-ir features Princess White Buffalo andAllen's Petting Zoo on July 1*6, follow-ed by the Happytima Circus on July 9-15.There will be a horse pulling contest onJuly 8th, with a Destruction Derby setfor July 15th. Prices of admission fortha Darby aret $2,00 for adulta and $1*00for children*

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J § BUFFALO COt-RIER-EXPRESS. Tuesday, May 15. 1871

Worker Badly HurtBy Circus Elephant

J'ORT ERIE. Ont. - Ananimal checker with a circuswas critically injured Mondaywhen he was crushed and tossedhv an elephant in a railroadboxcar here.

The employe, Donald Harris,24. of Torre Haute. Ind . wastaken lo Douglas Memorial Hos-pital in critical condition withinternal injuries and possiblefai-iurcs of the ribs, arm- andshoulder.Attacks at Border

Niagara Recional Police saidthe Ringling Brothers Barnum &Bailey Circus had finished anengagement in Kitchener. Ont.,

and was waiting at the borderfor clearance to cross when theelephant, John-John, attacked.

Authorities said Harris was inthe car w i t h eight elephants tohelp with quarantine inspectionrequirements, when the eight-year-old hull elephant crushedhim aginst a wall of the circuscar and slung him over its back.Alerts Others

Circus ollicials said that John-John bad been restless in recentweeks, and had given hishandlers trouble.

Harris apparently was able toalert others outside who helpedrescue him from the car. Thecircus train continued on toBoston. Mass.

YEARS AGOThe Ringling Bros. Circus of 1915 was

featuring the following Side Show line-upi

Kaso, the Missing Link; Artis Ather-ton, skeleton man| Capt. Frank Walters,the Blue Men| Miss Elizabeth Trucki andJoe Liffin. Albinosj Miss La Verne, snakewoman} Capt. George Dealing, Englishgientj Krece Gilbert, Bearded Lady) Adm.Thumb, midget} Millie Gabrielle, the naifgirl} Steve Wagner, tattooed boy} Ala-etair Mac Wilkie, long beard} strong man}wire haired man and the Minstrels.

KJANTiO - CIRCUS LITHOGRAPHS for my coll-ection* Truck and Railroad Shows. Showsmost wantedi Mighty Hang, Gollmar, Chris-ty Bros., Sparks, S*lls-Floto and GentryBros. Will pey premium price. R. C. Gore,332 West 23rd St., Jacksonville, Fie.

THE CIRCUS REPORT is published each weekby Don Marcks, 525 Oak St., El Cerrito,Calif. - 94530

Subscription ratea aret $1.00 per month}$5.00 for six months} $10.00 a year. AirMail service is 12.00 extra

Acts featured en the TV show "Reckin1

The Palace11 on Saturday, June 2nd weret

Dwight Moore - Mongrel ReviewCathy Rigeby - acrobatThe Harpsmiths - harmonicasMies Kari and Tika, the baby elephant

Canadian tourAll raports indicate the Hubert

Castle Circus has had a successful tourin Canada. Attendance hae been above thatof last year, with advance sales describ-ed a* being "very good."

Tentative dntes have been signed for1974* thus assuring the show of anotherShrine sponsored tour. The circus* whichstarted its season at Grand Repids, Mich,on Jan. 22nd, will be back in the statesat the end of the month. They*11 continuetouring until late October.

The program as presented at Hegina,Sask. (may 7-10) featured!

Roger Smith - wild animalsThe Young Duo - aerial cradleEduardo's crazy Continentel carThe Ponce Bros. - perch poleThe Pablo* - perch poleThe Zavattea - unsupported laddersClowns - atomic sli« JieMerLee Marx - clown jugglerSylvia Trio - rola bolaThe Cycling WizardsHerman it Petunia - coMdy ridingMiss Evita - single trapezeArturo - head balance on trapezeRudolfo Alles - tight wireBert Pettus - camels and lianasCharmaine's Playmates (dogs and monkeyMel Hell - monkeyeThe Trio Angeloa - aerial motorcycleThe Flying Letions -Clowns - boxing numberCardenal - equilbristCrlstina - acrobatic*The Janmar elephants (Bert Pettus)Keasle's bearsClowns - the bath tubHernandez Troupe - teeterboardSanchez Troupe - teeterboardBounding Plunketts - trampolineRoger Zoppe Arabian riders

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The new International Apollo Circusopened its season at Cast Brunswick, N.j.on May 31-Juno 3, writes John Phillips*They have a nice looking show and businsst•as quite good* They played at Freehold*N.j. on June 7-10.

The show has a walk-thru red tarilarfor Its ticket office and entrance* It issomething like Kelly-Miller used to have,and whan the walk-thru ramps are foldedup equipment can be loaded inside.

They don't heve a tent, but aidewallit, with red and white striped canvas.There are five aeat wagona, each about 40ft. long with a aeating capacity of 330people. They else have a concession wagonand two trucks, plus the perforators'equipment and trailers.

The show uses one ring and e stage*plus a cat cage* nueic waa provided by enorgan*

The opening show featuredi

The Clowna - A PreludeOverature - Circus musical saluteGuy Cosaing - tigersmisa Rene - aerial magicThe Fentons - acrobatsClowns - Magicsl momentsThe Bonnets - trampolineVidbal's elephants— Intermission —Clowns - BallooneramaRejanine Duo and Aerial OelaneyeClowna - laughs geloreVidbel's liberty poniesSongsayinga - audience and caetThe Starlettes - artistry in motoienClowns - The walk-a-aroundThe Flying Armors -Finele

CLOWNSClowns currently appearing with the

Hubert Caatle Circus includei

Rex Young, producing clowni JimmyArmstrong, Lee Marx, Shelly Green, Jamesand Jeffrey Plunkett.

Lee Marx is also listed in the pro*gram aa doing a juggling number*

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show ****Late last month the United Press car-

ried a feature story about The Nocks, whoare with the Ringling-Barnum Circus. It'sa family that works together and looksout for each other, the story said*

The Nocks rsprasent thras generationswho are currently performing in the cir-cus, with a heritage of eight generationsunder the big top. They are fro* Switzer-land, where an uncle still operates a clr<cua under the family name.

The Pio Nock, Jr. family is travelingwith Ringling-Barnum and they appear insix shew numbers. His high wire ride en abicycle across a cage full of lions isthe feature act. In March he fell 19 ft.into the lion cage, but got out safely.However, he was hospitalized for severalweeks because of injuries suffered in thefall.

The Nock family, in this country, in-cludesi Pio Jr., and his wife Katyi a sonTony; a daughter, Isabella, who is marr-ied to Mario Cort. There are also twechildren, Alexandria Nock, daughter ofPio, Jr. who is 10 months old, and Sas-cha, daughter of the Corts. She is 6 yra.old and already has started learning toto walk the hioH wire.

members and guests of the Bette Leo-nard CFA Tent (Wichita, Kens.) will holda dinner meeting in conjunction with theGeorge Matthews Circus this next weekend.The group will be meeting at the home ofMrs. Ceraldine Aikman, a home thet weedesigned and built by the lete famedarchitect Frank Lloyd Mright.

Ronnie Baaudy, of Saline, will showmovies of the Milwaukee Circus parade,while Mrs. Aikmen will show films of pestCFA get-to-gethers*

Also planned is a program of old-time acts including the Juggling Bernardsand Aden W. Lowry, who will present histambourine number. Other special guestswill include Mickey Hansen, the KansasCity clowni Bette Leonard and Harry Peeb-les, en agent at Wichita.

June 11, 1973

Sawdust Trail....M. L.Walter C. Heist, Jr., editor of "The

Little Circua Wagon" publication of theCircus Model Builder, reporta the April-May issue will be lata. It's going to baa 40 page issue this time, he aaya,

Word received by this reporter has itthere is an outside possibility that theSilverlakes, owners of Clerk & Walter*Circua and Fisher Bros. Circus, mey com-bine their shows dua to advance agentproblems and help* Both ahowe have beenenjoying good buainesa.

Circus Williams is playing in Ohio*and is looking for help aa well as aotafor the season*

Farrow Amusements played a firat inMonroe, La., during the week of May 21-27They were set up on the perking lot atthe Civic Center Arena and Complex andenjoyed good business. The city advertis-ed it aa the Spring Fair.

Oixiana Circua, in a report to thiswriter, aaya that with all the floodingand bad weather across the area they hedplenned to route the show, they feel luc-ky they cancelled their scheduled openingthis spring*

Oorney Park, at Allantown, Pa. hasrecovered from their recent fire and isback in full operation. In Mid-July theywill feature a Circus Meek with exhibitsby many model builders and on July 19th,the Royal Ranch Mild Meat Circus will baplaying there.

Southern Sewduat, the circus pictor-ial published four times a year by L. W.Poerch, has announced a prica incraaaa inits subscription rates.

After attending eWorld Wer II airshow at Calveston,Texea, Joe Vernado,reports he saw theClerk * Walters Cir-

cus equipment et a nearby beach arae. La-ter, I caught the show, Joe adds. It wasplaying at Winne then.

They had a program at 6 and 8 p.m.,and business was good at both shows. Thepeople on the show were all very nice and(Continued on Page 6)

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OUTESAll Chan Shr ine Ciroua

Juna 15-16 Cumberland, Wd.Allan*a Patting Zoo

Juna 13-17 San Joaa, Cal.Baatty-Cola Clreua

Juna 11 WilliaMport,Pa12 Scranton13 Easton15 Paakakill, N.Y.16 Norwalk* Conn,17 Bayonna, NJ

Carson & Barnea CircusJune 9 Valentine, Nabr

Hubert Castle CircusJuna 12 Williams LakeBC

13 Kaadoope14 Penticton

15-17 VancouverCircus Kirk

Juna 11 Bar«yn, Pa.13 Doyleatovn14 Quaker town15 Nazareth16 Mlndgap17 Wilson

Clyde Broa. Ci rcusJune 11 Kaerny, Nebr.

12-14 Heatings15-16 Grand laland

17 LexingtonEl Kalah Shrlna Clreua

Juna 15-16 Salt Lake CityFisher Broa. Circus

June 11 Apache, Okla*12 Anadarko13 Carnegie14 Sentinel15 Sayra16 Brick

George-Matthe«B CircusJune 14-15 Joplin, Mo.

Hamid-Morton CircusJuna 15-16 Cumberland, Md

Heppytlne CircusJune 13-17 Hanford, Cal.

Kaye Continental CircusJune 8-12 Denver, Colo*

Knlghta of Columbus CircusJune 16-17 San Francisco

Polack Broe. CircusJuna 16 Odessa, Texas

Singling1* Blue UnitJuna 15-17 Lubbock, Taxaa

King Broa. ClreuaJun 11 Elgin, 111.

12 Barrington13 Oak Lawn14 Dalavan, Wise.15 Freaport, 111.16 Ouboqua, Iowa

Hoxia Bros. CircusJun 11 Bloomington, 111.

12 Danville13 Indianapolis, Ind.14 Andaraon15 Richmond16 Marion, Ohio

Lewie Broa. CircusJune 11 Newman, 111.

12 Atwood .13 Shelbyville14 Assumption15 Mitt16 Banld

Wiliar-Johnson CircusJun 10-12 Dnrisburg, Mich.

13-16 Wayne County17 Jackson

Royaon Broa* CircusJuna 12 Caatalia, N.C.

14 Red Oak15 Rocky Mount

Rudy Broa. Circusthru Jun 17 Boston, Class.

Sells 4 Cray CircusJuna 11 Norristown, Pa.

12 Riverside, N.J.13 Palmyra14 MillieMtown15 Perns Grova16 Roaenhoyn

Shrine CircusJuna 22-23 San Angalo, Tax

John Strong CircuaJun 11 Tonopah, Nav.

11-13 Eli14 Cedar City, Utah15 Off16 Flagstaff, Ariz.17 Off

Voorheia Broa. CircuaJuna 16 Athena, Mich.

Melleca • Rogers CircuaJuna 14-15 Mt, Lake Terrace

Waah..•.• FAIRS • « • • • •Burke County FairJuna 14-16 Flaxton, N. 0.

Kings County FairJune 13-17 Henford, Calif.

Coluaa County FairJuna 14-17 Coluaa, Calif.

Mid-South FairJune 14-24 Houston, Texas

..... CARNIVALSAmerican Eagle Shove

Juna 14-17 Tekamah, Nebr.Del ft Travara Shova

June 12-16 Steunton, Ve.Don'a Amuaamants

June 11-13 Anote. N. 0.14-16 Finlay

James H. Drew ShoveJuna 11-16 Grundy, M. Va.

Bob Haawmnd ShovaJune 14-21 Wichita Fa11s,Tex.

Johnny's United ShaveJuna 11-16 Winchester, Tann.

D. L* Manning ShovaJuna 11-16 Clayavilla, Pe.

Mid-South Shoe*June 11-16 Dyereburg, Tann.

Myera Amusement Corp.Juna 11-16 Mc*enzio, Tann.

Pleaauraland ShovaJune 11-16 Shelby, N.C.

Raithoffer ShovaJuna 14-17 Hyattevllla, Md.

Roaa City RidesJuna 11-13 Owenswille. Mo*

15-17 Nev HavenToby*a Amusements

June 11-16 Nevada, Mo*

.... OTHER ROUTESAlluaionaira (Magic Show)

Juna 11 Concord, Calif.12 Santa Roaa

Paggy Fleming Ice ShowJane 12-16 Cerden State, N.J.

Small World (Oianey)thru Jun 24 Los Angelea, Cal.

Three Cebelleroa (Disney)June 13-17 Phoenix, Ariz.

19-24 Tuceo*.

P A T T E RPhone rooms vill no longer be

permitted to operate in Beaver-ton, Oregon. The announcementvas aiade lest veek by the CityCouncil.

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Amusement Parks: Some Not Wantedr . \ I ' ) — City fathers, theirI - M - S aglow with d'lllar-it:ns, generally jump with•_'|ee. But one Marylandcounty sai-l thanks, but nothanks: \\" plain don't\ \ant a pant amusementpark hero. The dollars can;MI elsewhere.

The amusement parkboom, accelerating sinceI971, brines a boost to the'•(•(inoiny in most places,.•long wi th hiu'hcr taxes,exaggerated land valuesand massive t raf f ic jams,i-'rnployment benefits gomostly to high school andcollege students hired aslour guides and ticket sell-ers.

'I Me general attitude ofi i i y government has beent h a t if Ihr: locals don't likeil. (hey can up and movein a spot where nobody• A i i i i l s to raise Six Flags<r,er anything in particu-lar and where MickeyMouse would not wish tolive.

I'arks have found happy'homes near such cities asNashville, Cincinnati, At-lanta, Los Angeles. Hous-ton, St. Louis, Dallas andKissimmce, the nearesttown to Mickey's newhome in l-'lorida.

Hut Howard County,Maryland, between Wash-ington, I).'.'., and Balti-more, cave a firm thumbsi l o \ \ n to the Marr io t ti orp., a large hotel chaintha t plans to sink jr.'Omillion into the amuse-Mn-nt - lheme park indus-try.

The cify of Plcasanton,Calif, also said thumbsdown in I H U H to a Sixl-'lau'S amusement park• • i . | .osc ' i for the commu-mly. Opponents said (huteven if tilt; park was thecleanest, nicest and best-maintained ever, the lion-l .y- tonk parasi tes that fol-io'A the parks would settlein. too. Therefore, they:~anl, they could do withoutcither and turned downthe re/oning request. It'sthe q u a l i t y of life, not th*a l i m g l i i N dollar, that mat-ters, argued a cili/enryal l luent enough to a i l u r dt l i . i l Umr l of ai ' .-uiMcitt.

"Th'ere is an undeniablecash benefit to the county*government, but the issytis: Do you want to put a•price tag on the quality oflife in the county'.'".askedStephens Sachs, formerU.S. attorney for Mary-land and one of the lead-ing opponents of theproject. "Cash benefitdoesn ' t au tomat ica l lyequal progress."

Marriott , which an-nounced its intentions ofmoving into the industry-over a year ago, now hasthree theme parks underway. one in Santa Clara,i alif., one between Chica-go and Milwaukee andone, once again , outside ofWashington. This time it'sPrince Wi l l i am County,Va.

All three won re/oningrequests, the firm reports.

As approved, the threeparks will open in 1975, or1976 at the latest. Two ofthe plots — the ones in theChicago and Washingtonareas — will each sprawlover 550 acres and the onein Santa Clara will encom-

'pass about 500 acres.The biggest economic

boom for the new amuse-ment parks came as themagic name of Disneymoved to Florida. Thenearest town, Kissimmee,doubled its population —all the way up to 14.000 —and its si/c. An acre oncesuitable only for citrustrees sold for $.'100. Nowthat it has been deinon-• l i a l c d that J.MS s l a t ions.les ta i i rants and motelsJ.TOW \vel l and profi tablyin that soil, it's worth,VIO,IHMI an acre.

The Disney parks arethe only two that the in-dustry labels as "destina-tion" parks, the goal ofmajor family trips. Theother parks, now called"theme" parks to distin-guish them from the oldConey Island parks wherea mass of rides and hotdog stands were tossedtogether haphazardly,draw SO per cent of theircustomers from a 50-mile

rali'iiis. a spokesman forth» Marriott Cfffr. •*-pluined.

Disney World, a »«*mill ion investment thatopened Oct. 1, l i i T l . creat-ed in.000 new jobs (ft mid-Florida, an exception tnthe general employmentpicture the parks cause.Usually, there art a fewhundred permanent jobsand the rest, about 1.IMK) to1.500. are filled by highschool and' college stu-dents.

The opening of DisncvWorid -in.Florida also putthe local Salvation Army$19.000 i n t o debt as drea-mers wi th visions of aFantasia lined with coldpoured into the area w i t h -out a job offer in sight.And it put anything butmagic into the lives ofpeople like Mike Smith.

A retired gas station op-erator, Smith picked anice quiet spot to livesome 13 years ago, thetown of Kissimmee. ThenDisney moved in nextdoor.

"It turned Into a gold-fish bowl, the tourists ownm a i n street," Smithgriped. "It used to be areal nice place to live.Now stacks of buses startuhi//.ing by at 6:30 a.m.You can't get out of yourdriveway — there arehundreds and hundreds ofcars. We don't even go nutto eat anymore. It's notworth trying." So Smithmoved.

"Taxes went to hell," heailded, noting that 10years ago he paid $109 inproperty taxes for hfssmall tract of retirementland. Current taxes: $600.

The granddaddy of thepark- boom was the one,and only Disneyland, apark that put the SouthernCalifornia city of Anaheimon the map and drasticallychanged the rural settinginto which it moved backin 1955. When Disneybought in the early 50's,the land cost S . I . I H I M anacre. That same acre willcost $I(KI.O.(K) now.

Tne

and Catti-CharlesCircus both played

at Yakiaa, Mesh, on Hay 29th.

Polack Bros* Circus will beback at Sacramento* Calif, toplay at the State 'air in Sept.

Recent dates for the RoyalLipizzan Stallion Show included iOmaha. Neb, Kay 20-21 and St.Paul. Minn. June 1-3.

A Shrine Circua was held atJackson, Mies, on May 28-29.

Circua Fana in Australia helda convention at Albury, NSW onApril 20-22.

Lewie Bros. Circua has BOMBformer Kelly-Miller show trucks.All equipment is painted orange.

Broadway Bookfinders. 1966Broadway. NYC* hea • book on cir-cus freaks which sells for $6.55

Perry's Circus, in Australia.has announced new reduced prices.11.00 for adults and 50* for thechildren.

Some 52 phones are being uaedto sell tickets for the Oakland,^alif* Police sponsored "GrandOls Opry" shew which is coning tothe local Coliseum.

CLARK * WALTERS CIRCUS (Continued)they told «e that business thusfer has been good.

At Batson. Texas, thsy rsn in-to a little problems when picketearrived to protest against thecircus* sponsor* But I never reallyfigured out what it was all about.

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Amusement ParkThe Anaheim Chamber

nl Commerce volunteersthat Disney speeded" the,city's growth by 20 years.*In i ' ' . > , . Anaheim had apopulation of 30,000 andcovered about 4'/z squaremiles. Today, the popula-imn is over 184,000 and the'c i ty covers 36 squaremiles, soon tn be up to 50Mfuare miles. I're-Disney,[here were three motels^nd 87 rooms. Now therei i c 144 motels and hotels,

nnd 7.000 rooms. In 1955,there were 34 restaurants..\ow, take your pick from311

Six Flags over Mid-Amer ica , outside St.l^mis, opened in 1971 andits first year was a poodHUP as three million tour-Kis wont through the gate.Hut most of them proba-bly did nol set nut on longtrips specifically to seeSix Flags. It was just astop along the way in avacation, or perhaps a•lay's excursion. There-fore, the number of newbusinesses ar« not there.Only two, .both restau-rants, opened after thepark did.

There was some landspeculation, according toLeon Kircher, nearby Eureka's planning and zon-ing hoard president.

"A lof of land is chang-ing hands -and plans arebeing made, but there's nodevelopment," he said.

Frank Antonio, a landappraiser for St. Louis• 'ounty. said he wasn't^ware of any impact thepark may have made.

"I haven't seen anyonebreaking doors down tobuy land. The averageinvestor may go out thereand take options on landbut there won't be- any>.i|es until he is sure ofthe park's success," Antonio said.

On i he other hanil. a 7.1acre amusement park 1h.it-.iradillcs the North Carolina-Suiilli ( :irolina stalel ine has sent land valuesskyrocketing.

The projert is called Car i i M i n i l s H I M ! opener

March 31. Eventually, itwill represent a $25fl-mil-ion investment.

The York County, S.C.,tax assessor, Ike L. Gates,said an acre cost between$350 and $400 before Ca-rowinds came In call. Nowthat acre goes tor $3,000 to$4.000.

Nashville's new amiue-ment area, Opryland,opened last Nfay and itspromoters claim tha t itcaused people in look atNashville in a way otherthan the "hillbilly capitalof the world." So far,though. Iliere has boon noreal evidence of the eco-nomic impart, althoughHoliday Inns said it wouldput a giant facility fiveminutes away, and camp-grounds have been pop-ping up nearby.

Land values jumpeddrastically, largely be-cause the land was re-•/oned from agricultural tocommercial. The old assessment was $200 an ere.At commerical rates, it's$2.000 an acre.

The only negative reaction came from area histo-ry buffs and merchantsnear the Grand Ole OpryHouse in downtown Nash-ville. The merchants saytheir profits will be hurtsignificantly it it is torndown and a new one builtat Opryland.

Besides not always helping the area, not all of theattractions can help them-selves. Busch Gardens, an$ 1 1 - m i l l i n n , 40-acre parkwhich opened in 1971 inHouston, was a disaster. Iannounced recently it wasshutting down most of itsoperations due to highcosts and low attendance.The owner, AnheuserBusch Inc.. has similarhut successful, operationsin I.rn Angeles and Tam-pa. Fla. The brewery peo-ple lost $4 million on theproject in a recent fincaquarter.

A Houston neighbor. As-trnworld, is faring muelbetter. The $24-million, 54acre park across a freeway from the Astrodomeopened in 19K8.

In Lebanon, Ohio, out-ide of Cincinnati, King'ssland opened a year ago

April and the two million•isitors it had anticipated•ame. Motels and hotelsalso felt the impact of theark and a real estateoperator said the park hasspurred activity in foodand lodging Industries, aswell as in residential prop-erty in the area.

Six Flags over Texas.•ame tu Arlington, Tex.,in 19(51. The population ofArlington, Ifi miles fromDallas and Fort Worth,has since doubled.

"We'd love to take cred-it for every bit of it, butwe can't," said a SixFlacs spokesman. In theintervening years the areasaw a build-up of an in-dustrial center, the devel-opment of a giant airportthe Dallas-Fort Worth Re-gional Airport, and moreand more amusement industries, including TheSouthwest Historical WaxMuseum, an inland marine speculator called Seven Seas, and the newest othe Lion Country SafarisThe drawing boards inelude two inland surfiniparks, a Texas Sports Halof Fame and a multimillion-dollar religious walkthrough called "ThWay."

Another park \v hose ceonomic impact seems nei,ligible Is Magic Mountainnorth of Los Angeles. Thpark opened in May o1971 and its first year waa financial failure. No newbusinesses jumped on thabandwagon.

The existing businesseshowever, say they feeMagic Moun ta in habrought in some addition:il revenues, hut they donplan on revltali/ing any-thing. The park was soldby Sea World, Inc., of SanDiego after its first yearand bought by NewhallI.and and Farming, whichalready owned most of thesurrounding land. It sunkmil l ions in to improve-ments and the second yearwas a bit more successful.

Six Flags Over Georgia

PEOPLEROSE ANN and JACK BATY of dBBB's

R«d Unit ar» the parent* of • son(Jeffrey) born last Month.

JOHN HARRIOTT is breaking a eixhorse liberty ect for a date atSUryland USA (Lake George, N.Y.)

M. L. DUPONT (Dodo, the Clown)has been working dates in theHonroe, La* area*

TERRELL JACOBS, Jr. recentlycompleted e aeries of school showswith his trained aninala,

HERB REED is director of marineMMM! training at Marine World inRedwood City, Calif*

TON UPTON joined the clowna onJohn Strong's Circus all last week.

DAVID SLUSSCR (Hi Ho, the Clown)worked the Portarvillo, Calif. Fairon May 18-19 and then went intothe A«»y.

BOB ENRICO, clown and magician,got a full page of photos in theMadford Mail Tribune (Medford.Ore)on Met. 4, 1973*

PHIL and FRANCINE eerialiats, willbe working dats* on the Meet Coastin August.

HARRY and PEGGY BAKER, Jugglers,visited the John Strong Circus atManteca, Calif, on May 31*

LYLC F. SCOTT recently viaitedthe Rudy Bros, and John Strong Cir-cus when they played Santa Rose.,Calif* last Month*

DICK CROSS, organist, rscantlybought hiMelf a brand new truck.

CHET SLUSSER viaited the RoyalInt'l Clrcue at Viaalia,Calif on

May 23rd.opened near Atlanta InI9fl7 and since then thepopulation of the two near-by communities. Austelland Mableton, has grownby about 2.000. Land thatwas worth $6,000 to $10.000when the park was built isup to $15,000 to {30,000 anacre, but local realtors sayt h i s is just generalJ-TOWth.

PAUL VAN POOL•laeed the Mil-ler Johnson Cir-cus when it wasin his area. Hehas been visit-ing with MERLEEVANS.

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winter plansSome new showa are being developed

for the upcoming Christmas season underthe direction of James Hargrove, well-known national promoter* The shows willbe playing sponsored dates in virtuallyevery pert of the country* and will bringnew acts to the various areas.

Opening in Chicago, 111. early in thiholiday season will be a unit headed byMurray Hill. This show will tour in theeastern statss.

Covering the mid-west aree will be ashow ailed "Big John's International Cir-cus." Opening data for this unit has beententatively set for Dec. 15th at KansasCity, with Chester Csble end the Wai-Timsfeatured in the program.

On the west coast, a new show, asyet un-named, will play a series of in-door dates. This unit will be heeded byRuth Strong and Betty Hendany, and ie tefeature Bob Rewle and Steve Baker fro*the King Broe. Circus.

The following ACVA meetings havebeen announced for thie Month.

June 12 - Montreal, OntarieJune 13 - Toronto

June 11, 1973

festivalMembers of the Windjammers group got

together at Corydon, Ind. last month (ley25-26) for a seriee ef concerte and abanquet. The concert wee held under a bigtent en Nerd Stauth'e fare), while the benquet «es held at the Croydon Country Club

Among those who attended the duo pro-gram, from out-of-state, weret Bob Hills,Charlie Bennett, Art Foster and PaulFitzpatrick. Also attending and takingpert in the activities was Or. Dettman,of Fort Meyers. Fla., who frequentlyplays in the band on King Bros, and thePaatty-Cole show.

Woet of the music played at the con-cert consisted of numbers that have notbeen recorded. However, tepee were madeao this music, nnd that of the recentMerle Evens concert, could be added tethe library of the Mindjemere.

date changeThe Rinqlinq-Barnum Blue Unit can-

celled its June 15-17 date et LakeCharles, La. Several shows have alreadyplayed this area and it was feLfc-U*atbusiness would not be-up to expectations.

The show thus switched over—Itsproposed route and is now going to playLubbock, Texas on those dates*