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RODEO SATURDAY SUNDAY Property of .4f 4 Contestants Vie for Honors c)::'"S HISTORICAL LIBRARY E For Benefit of Navy Relief 30 159 HRWAIIRN ,tae ReturnNOV to Room 3127 ROUNDUP Thousands of civilians and servicemen will invade the K-Bay AT Marine Corps Air Station this weekend to witness the Saturday at Truan Arena. Each day, be- KANEOHE MY and Sunday Hawaiian Roundup tginning at 1:30 p.m.. there will be more than three hours of Nov. rip-roaring, spine-tingling action as daredevil cowboys risk their - 15 1 necks in bronc busting, bull-dog- ging, calf roping and other events. will be competing against one Proceeds from the event will go another for $3,500 in prize money. to the Navy Relief Society. Contestants in the Roundup rep- Kiddies rides and other concess- resenting almost all of the western ions will open at 10 am. Both days. states as well as Canada and Mexi- Spectators are urged to come early co are entered. A number of the contestants are cowboys from It's now been assured that Oahu's neighbor isles. every Marine based at Kaneohe Representing Alaska will be K- Bay will be aware of the 1959 Bay Marine John Cochran, who Hawaiian Roundup. is entered in four events, while an- The Station Disbursing Officer other K-Bay Marine, Wild Bill will include a silver dollar in the Hiscock, calls Tijuana, Mexico, pay for each officer and enlisted See ROUNDUP Page 8 man today. in order that they won't miss out Lt. Gen. Wornham on the grand entry parade each day. Riders in the grand entry will pre- Views Brigade sent a colorful spectacle as they come into the arena carrying the flags of all 50 states. Birthday Parade The collection of flags, one of Lt. Gen. Thomas A. Wornham, the iwo complete sets in the is- new commanding general, Fleet lands, has been loaned for use Marine Force, Pacific, with head- in the Roundup by the Ala Mo- quarters at Camp Smith, paid his ans Shopping Center. The flags first official visit to the 1st Ma- arrived by air tint morning Con- rine Brigade here Nov. 10. gress approved Hawaiian State- He was reviewing officer for the hood and were flown for the first gigantic combat parade and review time the same day. staged by the Brigade commemo- Joining a score of cowboys and rating the 184th anniversary of the VOL. VIII, NO. 46 U. S. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, KANEOHE HAY, HAWAII November 13, 1959 cowgirls in the grand entry will be Marine Corps. Roundup Queen Lilies Cambra and Gen. and Mrs. Wornham arrived her four princesses: Kathleen CIa- in Honolulu last Saturday aboard RODEO JUDGE Schedule Of Roundup Events giari, Linda Cambra, Ethel Marie the Matsonia. Gibson and Joyce Johnson. present assignment, SATURDAN 1ND SUND.Al. 14-15 Prior to his \ON. More 130 contestants will 10.00-Kiddies Carnival Rides and Concession Stands open. than Gen. Wornham was commanding TOP COWHAND, compete in the giant rodeo, the Re- TRIiAN ARENA general of the Marine Corps biggest western show ever pre- cruit Depot at San Diego. He was k ND ENTRY - - 1:30 11.'11. NAVAL PILOT sented in the 50th state. They promoted to his present rank ' EVENTS Navy LCdr, Winfield H. Junk. 1 -Grand Entry 12-Senior Reining Nov. 1. Barber's Point assistant operations 2-1st Section Bareback 13-2nd Section Saddle Bronc Thrills for Kids Holder of the Navy Cross for com- officer, is as much at home on the Riding Riding bat action at Iwo Jima and the Le- back of a wild bull or bucking bronc 3-- 1st Section Calf Roping 14-Junior Jumping At Carnival Rides gion of Merit earned during the is as he is in the cockpit of an airplane. 4--2nd Section Bareback I5-Junior Exhibition In addition to the bangup ac- Korean conflict, Gen. Wornham Naval He's probably one of the most ex- Riding 16-Wai U tion of the Hawaiian Roundup a 1926 graduate of the US. perienced cowhands entered in the j 5-2nd Section Calf Roping 17-Senior Barrel Race tomorrow and Sunday at the K- Academy. 1959 Hawaiian Roundup, 5-3rd Section Bareback 18-Junior Barrel Race Bay's Trnan Arena, there will He is a native of Rensselaer, N.Y. In addition to being entered in Riding 19-Steer Wrestling be a number of kiddie rides set up During his 37 year career. Gen. two of western has served with almost the events, he has 7-1st Section Team Roping ..!-Spear and Ring Race adjacent to the arena. Wornham also been named one of the riding 8-Jack Wolf Trick Roping About a half dozen rides will every major unit within the Marine 21--Relay Race 9-2nd Section Team Roping be brought in by the K K. Fer- Corps throughout the US. In addi- 10-1st Section Saddle Bronc =-Jack Wolf Whip Act nandez Co., well known island tion, he has served in China, Haiti. Riding 23-Junior Bull Riding carnival concessionaire. aboard the USS Helena and In the ' 11-Junior Calf Roping 24-Senior Bull Riding Included among the rides will Pentagon. Prize money arnountine :o 33.500 will be split among top per- be a ferns wheel, merry-go- Now in command of some 80,000 rfwi formers in the Hawaiian Roundup. In addition. 18 trophy belt round, sky ride, caterpillar ride Leathernecks of the Fleet Marine buckles will be awarded and winner of the "best-all-around cow - and pony rides. Force, Pacific, Gen. Wornham's au- boy title will receive a 3165 saddle. Rides and food concessions will thorny reaches from Camp Pendle- RODEO OFFICIALS be open at 10 a.m., prior to the 1 ton and 29 Palms in California to GENERAL CHAIRMAN Grover A. Godfrey, Jr. 1:30 p.m. rodeo grand entry, and Marine units on Okinawa and In RODEO DIRECTOR Dee B. Gibson will remain open all afternoon. Japan. CHUTE BCSS Tex Holland - - RIDING JUDO ai LCdr W. H. Junk. Oscar Asahina FIELD JUDGE George Kaeo BARRIER JUDGE Eddie Rice REINING JUDGE Dr. E. D. "Buzz" Willett TIMER'E' Roy Campos and Bob Englehard ILA LCdr. W. H. Junk Overflow Roundup Entries Force judges for the Hawaiian Roundup here Saturday and Sunday. A native of Missouri, Junk once Earlier Starting Time: 1:30 p.m. owned a complete rodeo for about Rodeo stock and contestants don't "because of the great amount of three years and was co-owner of know it yet, but they will be work- interest," remarked Mr. Godfrey, another rodeo for two years. !ng over time during the two-day "we have had to move the starting is The commander is new to the is- western event program scheduled to time up to 1:30 p.m." :ands, having arrived here in Au- be held at the K-Bay Marine Corps Meanwhile. Mr. Dee B. Gibson, gust from tae Naval Air Station Air Station tomorrow and Sunday. rodeo director, announced that en- at Pensacola, Fla. But Ws a sure According to Grover A. Godfrey, tries in all of the major events have bet that he will be a participant in the rodeo general chairman, "we been filled, but that there were a every rodeo held. in the islands have received such excellent re- few vacancies in two junior events. during his tour of duty here. sponse from contestants that it is Over 130 contestants have filed 165 Military wise, the commander has necessary to begin the program a entries for rodeo events. BIGGER THIS YEAR - This grand entry scene was shot at last year's also made his mark in Naval avi- half hour sooner than originally A good number of the main events K-Bay rodeo. The scene tomorrow and Sunday will be even more ation. During World War U he par- planned, in order to get everything have been closed for two weeks, all impressive with over 100 riders in the grand entry. Included will be ticipated in 130 combat missions into the event." entries closed last Friday night. riders carrying the flags of 50 states. Time of the Hawaiian Roundup during the battles for Guadalcanal, Originally, the rodeo was schedul- Gibson stated that many would-be grand entry will be 1:30 p.m. both days. Amusement rides and and the Phllipines Sea. ed to begin at 2 p.m. both days, but See OVERFLOW, Page 3 other concessions will open at 10 a.m. November 13, 1959 S. CORPS AIR STATION, KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII Pa,je 2 U. MARINE Chaplain's Comer By Chaplain K. Cortney I A&ySgt. JACK SHEEHAN *AIIdr, I Wire ro7 This we-!k your Inquirin9 Photographer tvisited Truan Arena o 'rind Whi A popular song of a decade ago things are on the other side of *the fenCe.' We have COL. M. M. M %CRUDER Commanding Officer was, "Little Things Mean a Lot." out how and know their feelings on the rodeo, but what COL. EDWARD J. DOYLE Executive Officer Athough this was only a song title, to the contestants, Services Officer the other participants-how do they Feel about the whole `Thing? CAPT. ROBERT W. ARSENAL'LT ... Informational it is also a principle that holds about Editor ACTMSGT. LOUIS F. NADOLNY true in all things in life. And there Assistant Editor ACTGYSGT. JOHN P. McCONNELL is no place it is more applicable Editor LCPL. S. ZAGARELLA Sports than in our spiritual lives. Aside from God Himself, every- The WINDWARD MARINE is published every Friday by and for the personnel of the U.S.