1964-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1964 September Voice | Page 53

JITTERS OVER . . . PLANS BEGIN FOR 1965 By Ben A. Green “Now that the tension is over, we hope to have a meeting of our Board of Directors soon and may­ be decide upon some plans for next year,” remarked President Bill Tune of the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration when asked if there is anything new in mind for the 1965 big show that starts on Aug. 28 and ends on Sept. 4, having eight nights just like the 1,295-horse show this year. To most of us it seems that the Celebration was held “ages ago” because so many things happened since the big Stake Night on Sept. 5. But to the Celebration “tension workers” the relief from pressure of this gigantic event comes more slowly. It had been building up since early in the horse show sea­ son, and hundreds of horses were being primed especially for the Celebration classes. Tension first hits the directors who must decide what to start do­ ing in the spring. All seven are working on Celebration duties shortly after New Year, in one way or the other. Bill Tune, with var­ ied duties; Bill Parker, vice-presi­ dent over a wide realm. Phil J. Scudder, secretary-treasurer with emphasis on grounds and facilities; Henry C. Tilford, Jr., concessions with a helping hand to Scudder also in many ways; Evan Lloyd Adamson, many details with the show itself; Robert M. Thomas (as­ sisted by Morgan Lorance) with the advance publicity program that has been greatly expanded; and Henry J. Thompson, with the street decorations and plans for social activities. A “ticket crisis” comes early for Chairman John Castleberry and office assistant, Mrs. Clark C. Ro­ binson—because all boxes for next year are already sold, there is a waiting list — and more and more folks clamor to be among the 80,- 000 and more will attend in 1965 like they did this year. Then the tension piles up at the office of Mrs. J. Ivan Potts, Jr., as advertising comes in for the Blue SEPTEMBER, 1961 Ribbon Yearbook, and entry lists must be sent to all possible exhi­ bitors wanting to enter horses, etc., etc. Manager Sam Gibbons at Athens, Ala., is preparing editorial material for the Blue Ribbon and doing countless things in advance — many weeks of preparation go into his activities. And in Jackson, Tenn., there is Master of Cere­ monies Emmett Guy building up his storage book of prime jokes, and taking precautions to “be in good voice at Celebration time.” Organist Jimmy Richardson prac­ tices at other shows all season to be in perfect shape for the Cele­ bration, music-wise. Barn Managers Scope Carney and Ike Bull start to work weeks ahead, and get virtually no real sleep, night or day, during Cele­ bration Week. Grounds Supt. E. J. Nowlin keeps a crew busy on the facili­ ties virtually all year, and an im­ mediate job is to put a roof on those additional 20 stalls erected this year with a temporary top to care for the horse overflow three weeks ago. So now what may be called the “Celebration Jitters” period has passed — and thoughts turn to next year. As usual, somebody suggested a roof over the site for the world’s greatest outdoor horse show. Aside from the hundreds of thousands of dollars involved, there were some 23,000 persons on hand Stake Night who wanted to be outside of four walls. They wanted to see Walking horses and the moon. -M I I I I I II I II II II I I I I I I I II I I - : : : FOR SALE j TOP SHOW HORSES, BROOD MARES AND COLTS : : SutU-Me fyarun : - - Route #7 Murfreesboro, Tennessee : Call Mr. Pat Z - - Day 893-0610—Night 893-9489 “ _ - Five Miles Wesl of Murfreesboro on Highway 96 - Owned By *- — Z : Parkway Manor, Incorporated ~ - Atlanta, Georgia riiiiiiiiiniiniii i n i it m ~ r SHAMPOO YOUR HORSE with NE0-KLEEN Vic Thompson says, "We’ve used Neo-Kleen for two seasons and it's good. We haven't had a horse rub a mane or tail while using this product." Jack Warren says, "It's the cheapest and best I've ever used." RINSES CLEAN — LEAVES NO SCALES For Information Contact: C. BARTON LAWS P. O. Box 8066 Nashville, Tennessee Also Available at NATIONAL BRI