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THE MTVVERNON SIGNAL, THUKSDAY, jtlNE 24, 1971, PAGE TWELVE COMBS GRAND THEATRE MT. VERNON Fri. Sat. Sun. ADULT TICKETS ONLY •First Area Showing* B A N N E D T W I C E IN EUROPE A WORLD WHERE LOVE HAS NO . INHIBITIONS COLORSCOPE .r MOVIELAB-i [S]-!!. . AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL -t.iai W 'Due to the showing of Boro Boro we will have a special kid show Sat- urday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Only •ELVIS PRESLEY* •later, Clyde, would lay, "John knew that If he were reading a book or drawing a picture,,Mother would never call on him for any chores." And whenever possible, John -,llked to gather his "musician" friends..Carl Davis, HartforJ - Taylor, and Dock Hopkins, and they would all crawl under the high front porch of his home to play the guitar and sing. (In later years he brought these three boys to Chicago and made them featured per- formers on the WLS Barn Dance.) When grandfather Judge Lair heard about this, he would repeat to John his stern admonition that, "no man could ever amount to anything If he played a fiddle or part- ed his hair In the middle." Af- ter the first six or seven grades at Red Bud School, Mr. Lair went Into Mt. Ver- non for his 'higher educa- tion," and found more oppor- tunities to pursue Tils "Show business" Interests. Accord- ing to Ben Fishback, a school- mate, John was not a natural musician but was always pa- tiently coaxing music out of any horn he could find. And he was always ready with an amusing parody on aiiy song of the day, or his own made- up comedy acts, for Instance, when Mr. Lair was 12 years , old be went to the Livingston School and contracted the | Our Annual Gigantic SHOE Jamboree | STARTS TODAY -AIL SALES FINAi | OUR ENTIRE STOCK LADIES' Including Flats & Loafers < *Yw, you buy one pair of ladies' Dreee ShoM at our reaular price-then ygu Mi Mcond pair of Ladlaj'Dfwe Shoee of equal value for only a Nickel. FAMOUS Name Brandt STOCK UP FOR SUMMER NOW. BRING A FRIEND NFOrass Shoes Held Back-Every Pair Displayed ••THIS GIGANTIC SALE HOURS: M01N. - Thurs. 9 lo 5:30 Fri. & Sal. 9 lo 6 SAMPLE SHOE CENTER Main Slreel Richmond, Ky . NrXl To Krogers school auditorium. We .felt sure that the "gentle art of deception" was not used here but somehow everyone was led to believe that the Mt. Vernon School was going to present a major play. Mr. Lair had made elabroate dec- orating plaps even getting the loan of. the big red velvet curtains from the Mt. Ver- non Theatre which he u|edas back drops. Business was . great, the bouse was full am the crowd soon discovered that' the entire show consisted of. John Lair and Fred Baker who was also 12' years oM at the time. Most of the stu,. was comedy skits and Mr. Lair said that the laughs were about as good as he could expect by the thing that stole the show was when the cur- tain fell down and hit him In the head." But by high school days, he was a mature showman and t ook over the management of the student entertainments. He coached all the acts, was head- property-man, painted back- drops, rigged the lines and pulleys, designed the cos- tumes and etc. Appearing with him in these endeavors were schoolmates Bill Davis, T.R. Richards, John D. Henderson and Ruth Mulling M»Ferron, to name a few. In 1914, Mr. Lair was one of the three members of the first graduat- ing class of Mt. Vernon High School, the other two being Robert McKenxle and James Thompson. After graduation, be enrolled In a Cartoonist School In Battle Creek, Mich- igan for awhile, but returned home to teach school at Liv- ingston for a couple of years. He also did some substitute teaching at Mt. Vernon during this time, and one of his pupils Is Geometry class was V|r- glnla Crawford. She says be didn't know much about the subject, but used every means to hide this fact from his stu- dents. He was drafted into the Army in 1816, reporting to Camp Taylor In Louisvtlie where he was assigned to Spe- cial Services, and sent to Camp Meigs In Washington, D.C. Along with Army routine, he still found time to pursue his own Interests. This Included a published book of poems, entitled "Lest We Forget," and another poem "Before *1 Crossed" which would have **paeUl significance tor him. He was also In an ArAy dra- matics group which teamed with ' Ztegfleld to do "AtU Boy," for which be wrote sev- eral comedy sketches, one of which was the "Awkward Squad Drill" which has been rework- ed . many times for various •shows. In the Spring of 1918, Helen Waro (a famous actress of the day) was appearing at the National Theatre In Wash- ington. John was Invited to at- tend the performance but was CARD OF THANKS The family of Earl Hayes wishes to thank everyone for the kindness shown to them during the passing of our dear son and brother. • • We especially wish to to*** Cox Funeral Home for their kind and efficient service, Bro. Cecil Dalley and Bro. Olen McQulre for their comforting words and songs and those who sent food and flowers. The Hayes Family CARD OF THANKS We, the family of Aster McQulre, wish to thank every- one who was so kind to us during our recent sorrow. We especially thank Cox Funeral Home, Rev. Harvey Pensol tor his comforting words and those who sent food and flowers. wife i I Children probably a little baffled when the Commanding General cal- led for him In his car and seated htm in his box at the theatre. When Miss Ware ap- peared on state she recited his poem "Before I Crossed" and then announced that 'the author was In the audience. Walking to the wings, she extended her hand to Mr. Lair and led him onstage. This Incident also prompted an article In the Literary Digest proclaiming him a second James Whltcomb Riley. It slso earned him a Mm0L While home, his fa- ftr* aad Mr. Lair was Jfrehsrgefrom the Art as Its was his mother's sole support. During the next six years, Mr. Lair -tried his hand at politics, farming, newspaper editing in Crfrbln, and a Job with Kentucky Printing In Louisville. While in Louis- ville, he met a man hiring for Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and so went to Boston as a Claims Adjuster. Within a few months he was traiwfer- red to the Chicago office. On June 18, 1924, he and Vir- ginia Frances Crawford were married at her home In Mt. Vernon, and returned to Chi- cago to. begin their life to- gether. For the next 10 years, Mr. Lair continued to work for Liberty Mutual, but a new show-business venture began to fascinate him, this new thing called "radio." He be- came a frequent visitor at the WLS Radio Station and soon reallsed,the great appeal that country music and sentiment would have through this med- ium. Before long he had en- ticed Carl Davis and Hartford Taylor to the big city with promises of s Job in radio. He then added Dock Hopkins, 811m Miller, Gene Rupee and Red Foley to form the ori- ginal Cumberland Ridge Run- ners group. By 1934 Mr. Lair could see his future In de- veloping md- promoting talent for radio. He severed tkls with Liberty Mutual and went to work full-time with WLS. Ac- tually, he was now beginning what would seem to be the hardest work of hts life, but for him It has never been work..ln the sense of drud- gery. From 1934 to (he pre- sent day, John Lair has been doing what he loves best., and getting paid tor It, an en- viable position that few men achlsvs. w*. Nprc the discovery and promdtion of s'UQi . s t a r s as.Lulubells and Scotty. Llnc*.a Parker, Red Foley, Hugh Cross and Lily Mae, Homer & Jethro, Jerry Byrd, Little Jimmy Dickens, Merle Travis, Pat Butram, Earnle Lee, Shorty b Eller, Aunt Tdy & Little Clifford. One of the out- standing acts ever to appear on the Barn Dance, Harry Mul- 11ns was little Clifford. Some of the "firsts" he Inaugurated were: first tohave bam dance performers dres- sed In costume, first to have square dancers perform on stage, flrsf to Include the bass fiddle andsteelguitar as "hill- billy" Instruments, first to have a live audience for a radio broadcast, and he was the first to have the vision and confidence that the public would rather hear country mu- sic as It was meant to be sung rather than changing the songs to fit the popular style. An- other Important first was the song book, "100 WLS Barn- dance Favorites" which be compiled and edited. (Ed's. Note: Due to the length of the article on Mr. Ledr, the ' remainder will appear In next week's Signal, ptna) j t —— ' •" til LOGS W* need Poplar and other hard- wood logs. Ca»h ,evyx Ipaq. ? Donald BfpAr Lumber Co. London, Ky D i d y o u ever a oow write a check? (Wsy^ WITHE EMURY FARMERS Cfceefctaf Acceeets a symbol of our thriving Dairy Industry, the dairy cow pays our community well . . . with every- thing from flavorful, enjoyable dairy foods that boost health and energy to more business for mer- chants, farm suppliers and others. The dairy industry boosts our local economy. WE SALVTEyou, Dairy Farmer!. May tea i«rva you? ^ The Bank of Hit. Vernon | NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Robert Cromer, Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, has been appointed administrator of the estate of Frank Edward Helmer, de- ceased. All persons having claims against said estate shall pre- sent them, verified according to law to the said Robert Cro- mer or to Jamfcs W. Lambert, Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, at- torney for said estate on or before October 8,1971. NOTICE Notice Is hereby given that Robert Cromer, Mt. Vernon Kentucky has been appointed administrator of the estate of Amy Grace Helmer, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate shall pre- sent them, verified according to law to the said Robert Cro- mer or to James W. Lam- bert, Mt Vernon, Kentucky, attorney for said estate on or before October 8,1971. KENTUCKY BLUE CROSS 9 and BLUE SHIELD MOBILE INFORMATION CENTER BLUE CROSS & BlUE SHIEU) MOB I LE INFORMATION CENTER IS COMING TO MT. YERN0N, KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30,1971 FARM BUREAU PARKING LOT A VALUABLE COMMUNITY SERVICE The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Mobile Information Center Manager will be available to serve you. Everyone (Blue Cross and Blue Shield members and non-members) is invited to visit the Information Center, with questions regarding health care protection. Farm Bureau Memberftfiay also obtain information about benefits available through the Farm Bureau Group. KENTUCKY BLUE CROSS ' and BLUE oHIELD BLUE CROSS HOSPITAL PUN, INC. 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THE MTVVERNON SIGNAL, THUKSDAY, jtlNE 24, 1971, PAGE TWELVE
COMBS GRAND THEATRE
MT. VERNON
Fri. Sat. Sun.
ADULT TICKETS ONLY •F i rs t Area Showing*
B A N N E D T W I C E I N E U R O P E
A WORLD WHERE LOVE HAS NO . INHIBITIONS
COLORSCOPE .r MOVIELAB-i [S] - ! ! . . AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL -t.iai W
'Due to the showing of Boro Boro we will have a special kid show Sat-urday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Only
•ELVIS PRESLEY*
•later, Clyde, would lay, "John knew that If he were reading a book or drawing a picture,,Mother would never call on him for any chores." And whenever possible, John
-,llked to gather his "musician" friends..Carl Davis, Har t forJ -
Taylor, and Dock Hopkins, and they would all crawl under the high front porch of his home to play the guitar and sing. (In later years he brought these three boys to Chicago and made them featured per-formers on the WLS Barn Dance.) When grandfather Judge Lair heard about this, he would repeat to John his stern admonition that, "no man could ever amount to anything If he played a fiddle or part-
ed his hair In the middle." Af-ter the first six or seven grades at Red Bud School, Mr. Lair went Into Mt. Ver-non for his 'higher educa-tion," and found more oppor-tunities to pursue Tils "Show business" Interests. Accord-ing to Ben Fish back, a school-mate, John was not a natural musician but was always pa-tiently coaxing music out of any horn he could find. And he was always ready with an amusing parody on aiiy song of the day, or his own made-up comedy acts, f o r Instance, when Mr. Lair was 12 years
, old be went to the Livingston School and contracted the
| Our Annual Gigantic
SHOE Jamboree | STARTS TODAY -AIL SALES FINAi |
OUR ENTIRE STOCK
LADIES'
Including Flats & Loafers < *Yw, you buy one pair of ladies' Dreee ShoM at our reaular price-then ygu M i Mcond pair of Ladlaj'Dfwe Shoee of equal value for only a Nickel.
FAMOUS Name Brandt
STOCK UP FOR SUMMER NOW. BRING A FRIEND
NFOrass Shoes Held Back-Every Pair Displayed • • T H I S GIGANTIC SALE
HOURS: M01N. - Thurs. 9 lo 5:30 Fri. & Sal. 9 lo 6
SAMPLE SHOE CENTER Main Slreel Richmond, Ky . NrXl To Krogers
school auditorium. We .felt sure that the "gentle ar t of deception" was not used here but somehow everyone was led to believe that the Mt. Vernon School was going to present a major play. Mr. Lair had made elabroate dec-orating plaps even getting the loan of. the big red velvet curtains from the Mt. Ver-non Theatre which he u|edas
back drops. Business was . great, the bouse was full am the crowd soon discovered that' the entire show consisted of. John Lair and Fred Baker who was also 12' years oM at the time. Most of the stu,. was comedy skits and Mr. Lair said that the laughs were about as good as he could expect by the thing that stole the show was when the cur-tain fell down and hit him In the head."
But by high school days, he was a mature showman and t ook over the management of the student entertainments. He coached all the acts, was head-property-man, painted back-drops, rigged the lines and pulleys, designed the cos-tumes and etc. Appearing with him in these endeavors were schoolmates Bill Davis, T.R. Richards, John D. Henderson and Ruth Mulling M»Ferron, to name a few. In 1914, Mr. Lair was one of the three members of the first graduat-ing class of Mt. Vernon High School, the other two being Robert McKenxle and James Thompson. After graduation, be enrolled In a Cartoonist School In Battle Creek, Mich-igan for awhile, but returned home to teach school at Liv-ingston for a couple of years. He also did some substitute teaching at Mt. Vernon during this time, and one of his pupils Is Geometry class was V|r-glnla Crawford. She says be didn't know much about the subject, but used every means to hide this fact from his stu-dents.
He was drafted into the Army in 1816, reporting to Camp Taylor In Louisvtlie where he was assigned to Spe-cial Services, and sent to Camp Meigs In Washington, D.C. Along with Army routine, he still found time to pursue his own Interests. This Included a published book of poems, entitled "Lest We Forget," and another poem "Before *1 Crossed" which would have
**paeUl significance tor him. He was also In an ArAy dra-matics group which teamed with ' Ztegfleld to do "AtU Boy," for which be wrote sev-eral comedy sketches, one of which was the "Awkward Squad Dri l l" which has been rework-ed . many times for various •shows. In the Spring of 1918, Helen Waro (a famous actress of the day) was appearing at the National Theatre In Wash-ington. John was Invited to at-tend the performance but was
CARD OF THANKS The family of Earl Hayes
wishes to thank everyone for the kindness shown to them during the passing of our dear son and brother. • •
We especially wish to to*** Cox Funeral Home for their kind and efficient service, Bro. Cecil Dalley and Bro. Olen McQulre for their comforting words and songs and those who sent food and flowers.
The Hayes Family
CARD OF THANKS We, the family of Aster
McQulre, wish to thank every-one who was so kind to us during our recent sorrow.
We especially thank Cox Funeral Home, Rev. Harvey Pensol tor his comforting words and those who sent food and flowers.
wife i I Children
probably a little baffled when the Commanding General cal-led for him In his car and seated htm in his box at the theatre. When Miss Ware ap-peared on state she recited his poem "Before I Crossed" and then announced that 'the author was In the audience. Walking to the wings, she extended her hand to Mr. Lair and led him onstage. This Incident also prompted an article In the Literary Digest proclaiming him a second James Whltcomb Riley. It slso earned him a Mm0L While home, his fa-ftr* aad Mr. Lair was
Jfrehsrgefrom the Art as Its was his mother's sole support.
During the next six years, Mr. Lair -tried his hand at politics, farming, newspaper editing in Crfrbln, and a Job with Kentucky Printing In Louisville. While in Louis-ville, he met a man hiring for Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and so went to Boston as a Claims Adjuster. Within a few months he was traiwfer-red to the Chicago office. On June 18, 1924, he and Vir-ginia Frances Crawford were married at her home In Mt. Vernon, and returned to Chi-cago to. begin their life to-gether. For the next 10 years, Mr. Lair continued to work for Liberty Mutual, but a new show-business venture began to fascinate him, this new thing called "radio." He be-came a frequent visitor at the WLS Radio Station and soon reallsed,the great appeal that country music and sentiment would have through this med-ium. Before long he had en-ticed Carl Davis and Hartford Taylor to the big city with promises of s Job in radio. He then added Dock Hopkins, 811m Miller, Gene Rupee and Red Foley to form the ori-ginal Cumberland Ridge Run-ners group. By 1934 Mr. Lair could see his future In de-veloping md- promoting talent for radio. He severed tkls with Liberty Mutual and went to work full-time with WLS. Ac-tually, he was now beginning what would seem to be the hardest work of hts life, but for him It has never been work..ln the sense of drud-gery. From 1934 to (he pre-
sent day, John Lair has been doing what he loves bes t . , and getting paid tor It, an en-viable position that few men achlsvs. w * .
Nprc the discovery and promdtion of s'UQi .stars as.Lulubells and Scotty. Llnc*.a Parker, Red Foley, Hugh Cross and Lily Mae, Homer & Jethro, Jerry Byrd, Little Jimmy Dickens, Merle Travis,
Pat Butram, Earnle Lee, Shorty b Eller, Aunt Tdy & Little Clifford. One of the out-standing acts ever to appear on the Barn Dance, Harry Mul-11ns was little Clifford.
Some of the " f i r s t s " he Inaugurated were: first tohave bam dance performers dres-sed In costume, first to have square dancers perform on stage, flrsf to Include the bass fiddle andsteelguitar as "hill-billy" Instruments, first to have a live audience for a radio broadcast, and he was
the first to have the vision and confidence that the public would rather hear country mu-sic as It was meant to be sung rather than changing the songs to fit the popular style. An-other Important first was the song book, "100 WLS Barn-dance Favorites" which be compiled and edited.
(Ed's. Note: Due to the length of the article on Mr. Ledr, the ' remainder will appear In next week's Signal, ptna) j t
— — ' •" t i l
LOGS W * need Poplar and other hard-wood logs. Ca»h , e v y x Ipaq. ?
Donald BfpAr Lumber Co. London, Ky
D i d y o u e v e r a o o w w r i t e a c h e c k ?
( W s y ^
WITHE
EMURY FARMERS
Cfceefctaf Acceeets
a symbol of our thriving Dairy Industry, the dairy cow pays our community well . . . with every-thing from flavorful, enjoyable dairy foods that boost health and energy to more business for mer-chants, farm suppliers and others. The dairy industry boosts our local economy.
WE SALVTEyou, Dairy Farmer!. May tea i«rva you?
^ The Bank of Hit. Vernon |
N O T I C E Notice is hereby given that
Robert Cromer, Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, has been appointed administrator of the estate of Frank Edward Helmer, de-ceased.
All persons having claims against said estate shall pre-sent them, verified according to law to the said Robert Cro-mer or to Jamfcs W. Lambert, Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, at-torney for said estate on or before October 8,1971.
N O T I C E Notice Is hereby given that
Robert Cromer, Mt. Vernon Kentucky has been appointed administrator of the estate of Amy Grace Helmer, deceased.
All persons having claims against said estate shall pre-sent them, verified according to law to the said Robert Cro-mer or to James W. Lam-bert, Mt Vernon, Kentucky, attorney for said estate on or before October 8,1971.
KENTUCKY
BLUE CROSS9 and BLUE SHIELD MOBILE INFORMATION CENTER
BLUE CROSS & BlUE SHIEU) MOBILE INFORMATION CENTER
IS COMING TO MT. YERN0N, KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30,1971
FARM BUREAU PARKING LOT A VALUABLE COMMUNITY SERVICE
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Mobile Information Center Manager
will be available to serve you. Everyone (Blue Cross and Blue Shield
members and non-members) is invited to visit the Information Center, with questions regarding
health care protection. Farm Bureau Memberftfiay also obtain
information about benefits available through the Farm Bureau Group.
KENTUCKY
BLUE CROSS'and BLUE oHIELD BLUE CROSS HOSPITAL PUN, INC. KENTUCKY PHYSICIANS MUTUAL, INC.
3101 BARDSTOWN ROAD • LOUISVILLE, KY. 40209 • PHONE (502) 452-1511
Don C has teen
' Blue Shield Plan*
