UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. )*
BOWLIN Outdoor Advertising & Travel Centers Incorporated
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.001 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
102595 10 5
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(CUSIP Number)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 102595 10 5 PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
C. Christopher Bess
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / /
N/A (b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
440,452
NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 19,623
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 440,452
PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
19,623
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
533,081
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* / /
N/A
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
12.2%, based upon 4,384,848 shares outstanding at 12/31/96.
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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ITEM 1(A) NAME OF ISSUER:
BOWLIN Outdoor Advertising & Travel Centers Incorporated
ITEM 1(B) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
150 Louisiana NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108
ITEM 2(A) NAME OF PERSON FILING:
C. Christopher Bess
ITEM 2(B) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
150 Louisiana NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108
ITEM 2(C) CITIZENSHIP:
United States
ITEM 2(D) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock, $.001 par value
ITEM 2(E) CUSIP NUMBER:
102595 10 5
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B) OR 13D-2(B),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) / / Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) / / Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) / / Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) / / Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act
(e) / / Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(f) / / Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) / / Parent Holding Company, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)
(1)(ii)(G)(NOTE: See Item 7)
(h) / / Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Not applicable.
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ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP.
(A) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED:
C. Christopher Bess is the beneficial owner of 533,081 shares of
Common Stock of the Company, which includes 73,006 shares held by
Mr. Bess' wife and 19,623 shares held by Mr. Bess' minor daughter.
Mr. Bess disclaims beneficial ownership of the 73,006 shares held by
his wife.
(B) PERCENT OF CLASS:
12.2%
(C) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: 440,452
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote: 19,623
(iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 440,452
(iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 19,623
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check
the following / /.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
Not applicable.
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
hereby certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: February 13, 1997 /s/ C. Christopher Bess
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C. CHRISTOPHER BESS
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