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Superloops circular roller coaster ride will be one of the main attractions on the midway at this years Barrie Fair Aug 23 to 27 The train runs forward and then backwards until it gets up enough speed to form continuous loop New attractions on midway The midway at this years Barrie Fair will feature two new attractions designed to challenge the stout of heart Superloops covered roller coaster will be brought to the fair by Canadas Conklin Shows one of the countrys besteknown midway operators The ride consists of circular track which forms loop stan ding tit feet high The train car rying 20 passengers in in dividual padded compart ments runs forward then backwards as it climbs the loop gradually increasing speed until the top is crested and continous loop is achievlt ed During the ride passengers will feel the weight of increased gravity known as loads the same force jet pilot feels when he pulls out of steep dive The Superloops ride which costs about 8250000 will be set up at fairs and exhibitions across Canada this summer by Conklin Shows little less hairraising is Cinema 180 motion picture theatre with Huidegree hemispheric screen and six channel sound to surround the viewer with sight and sound The screen and sound system give the viewer the false imv pression of riding roller coaster driving in highspeed car chase and soaring in an airplane The theatre can accom modate up to 2000 people an hour to see the 12minute show Also on hand during the fair will be Conko the Clown Jonr klin Shows clown who travels with the companys trailers across the country Miss Barrie Fair contest The Miss Barrie Fair contest will be held Aug 33 at the Bar rie turlinc lub The contest is open to all single girls between it and 23 years of age who live in Siche tounty All contestants will be required to give short speech on agriculture or fall fairs and battle of cash prize of $500 will be up for grabs at the first Battle of the Bands at the 1977 Barrie Fair Fout local blinds Tramp Boots Wizard and the Fig Leaf IaI band will take the stage at the bandshcll near the en panel of three judges will score the girls on personality poise and appearance and the merits of their speeches The winner will compete in the l978 Miss CNE contest in Toronto for first prize of $1000 Last years Miss Barrie Fair trance to midway Saturday Aug 27 at pm Each band will perform for about 30 minutes Admission to the show is in cludcd with admission to the fairgrounds Fees are for adults $1 for secondary 4H clubs exhibiting The 1077 Barri Junior Fair is being held Tuesday and Wulnesda at the Barrie Fair Grounds Exhibits other than livestock must be placod from Lilo to 30 pm lucsday morn ing the hall exhibits will be judged iid the hall will be open to he public at 1150 pm The livestock program will start Wednesday at 930 am with thi Mincsing ill Call lub Achievement Day The remain der of the day will include +ll and open classes for swine sheep dairy calves and beef clavcs Classes lor the hall exhibits include drll Ilomemakin flub Exhibit Inter Club displays HI Field rops flub class Home Economic Skills and Handicrafts Industrial Arts and ralts Elementary School Crafts and Field and Garden Crops Prize lists for the Barrie Iunior hair are available at the Cleanup for fair lot of garbage will pile up at the Barrie Fair this week as thousands of visitors come to ride the midway watch the entertainment and view the nu mberous displays This year the people from Canadas Conklin shows will do their bit to leave the fairgrounds as clean as they found it The Conklin Convoy will pull into Barrie with new Colee tomatic Mart III the latest model of garbage truck made by oil one of the worlds largest manufacturers of gar bage trucks The mark III is described by Hell as the ultimate refine ment of the timetested Colee tomaticdcsign It is faster cycling has the highest compaction potential and it has the most efficient ejection unloading system found on any residential pick up unit the manufacturer claims Canadas Conklin Shows will set up and operate the midway at this years Barrie Fair Elinvale Agricultural office or by phoning 3223231 Tammy Myers will be on hand to crown her successor The major prizes for this years compeition are $100 for the winner $50 for the first runnerup and $25 for the se cond runnerup plus selection of gifts For more information call Jean MacEachcrn at 7289229 bands students with their student cards and 30 cents for elemen tary school children Parking is $1 Judges for the Battle of the Bands will be laul Delcan The Examiners rock music re viewer and IKBIls Ieff Walther and Paul Lethbridge PLANT APILY NAMED The compaSs plant native to the Tinted States prairies is named because leaf edges are turned approximately north and south Lawn Garden Tractors attachments accessories PLUS all models of Siva WBLOWERS from hp to 20 hp CAI MAILI lAWH GARDEN EQUIPMENT Bolens Soles Service IIWY SOUTH IAIRII 1268536 barrie fair the oxanlner Monday August 22 1977 15 Oldfashioned family fun at fair includes free shows at grandstand Itll be good oldfashioned family fun again this year at the Barrie Fair Tuesday through Saturday at the Barrie Fair Grounds Wellknown country and western singer Dottie West and the new Homer and Jethro act will be featured in the opening grandstand show Tuesday There will be two shows at and pm Also scheduled harness rac ing Wednesday and Saturday at pm pet show Thursday at pm finals for the heavy horses Dottie West opens Fair grandstands Dottie West singer for Coca Colas country sunshine com merical is coming to Barrie for the opening grandstand show at the Barrie Fair Raised on country sunshine and being happy with the sim ple thingsthe lyrics of the song have become trademark for Miss West She won two grammy nominations as female writer and performer and the Cleo award as best commercial of theyear shes the number one female writer in the United States and the number one female performer in England in 1974 says Billboard Magazine She also won the title of Colin try Music Artist of the year from the British ountry Music Association And while Dottie West and the country sunshine commer cial have become synononious wllerc Comes My Baby another song she wrote has been cut 100 times by other recording artists This earned her Billboards top award in 1974 and other writing honors from Broadcast Musix Inc the performing rights organization Dorothy Marie Marsh West Metcalf was born in McMinn ville Tenn and graduated with Bachedlor of arts degree in music from Tennessee Tech She received her first profes sional job in 1956 when she lived in Cleveland Ohio auditioned for TV show that was on the Ohio network remember it well because was asked not to use my guitar when sang had always used it before that They tau me how to just hold the mi and use my hands little bit Thats when really started was in Nashville and walked into Starday Records and asked them if they would listen to me sing They were just getting their new studios open and did the first recor ding session at Starday Today she is affiliated with United Artists and has 23 albums on ItCA Some of these are Country Sunshine Carolina Cousins Careless Hands Legend in My Time Family comedy by Homer Jethro Comedy for the whole family will he highlight of the Barrie Fairs opening grandstand show with the New lloincr and Jethro act Whats the new Homer and Jethro act The new act Will combine the traditional Homer and Jethro songs with the new ones col lected and written by lcthro Jethro is still on mandolin and timer on guitar But the new act will also feature the fivestring banjo and some bluegrass music llomcr Ken Eidson was born in Hammond Ind and says he got his maestros degree after teaching gittar to unwitting and witless junior highage kids in schools around Chicago He and his wife Jaws he says lIVtS in vine covered cottage north of Chicago Hell Drivers back The Irans anada llcll Drivers who drew capacity crowds to their pcrtorinanccs at last years Itarric laii will be back again llitirsday The show starts at tip in Willi parade of cars and introduc tion of the drivers in the show The drivers will perform variety of dangerous stunts in cluding buming wall crash two car precision driving reverse spins and divebomber crashes lit OPEN DAILY 800530 SATURDAY 8001230 display of the sixvhorse teams including Clydesdales Iiclgitlnis and Iercherons will beheld Friday at 630 pm Following the horse show the tanadian Greyhound Racing Derby will take place on the fairground track Six races will be held to determine chain pion Entrants are expected from all across the province Harness racing will be held during the fair Wednesday and Saturday Races start at pm to sixhorse hitch classes Friday at630pm All grandstand shows are free Childrens day will be Tues day and rides will be offered at areduced rate There will also be track and field meet Wednesday at 10 1371400 45 Dunlo am sponsored by the Huronia Striders Track Club date night which will be held Wednesday is feature this year The girls wear CKBB fair button and ride any ride free while her boyfriend or husband only pays for his ticket flmrllttllltnlttti with Hoys Travel Service Visif our booth at the Barrie Fair and pick up your free winter This promotion is sponsored by CKBB Daily horseshows and cattle shows will be held Last year $33000 was given in prize money The Barrie Fair is the only class fair in Simcoe County and is one of nine in Ontario holiday suggestion brochure St West Yes you can be eligible to win fantastic trip for two to Jamaica lost by dropping by our booth and filling out ballot The trip includes airfare hotel accommodation and meals all courtesy of Hoys Travel and Treasure Tours See you at the Fair To be eligible to win you must be over 18 years of age TIan Service WORLD WIDE PERONALIZED TRAVEL SERVICE 1234700 FREE INTEREST Ag Tractors Hay Forage except Balers and Industrial Equipment Till March 178 Balers Till March 178 Combines Till June 178 JL Equipment Solo Sorvico Fairs are divided into categories according to the amount it gives in prize money The fair board is also con sidering having battle of the bands featuring local rock bands but there are no plans set yet Massey Ferguson 20 Morrow lid Barrio