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Photographs Tell Mon., Aug. 1, 1955 The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. 3 Story Of tate's . AAost Publicized ace -.y I S t .? ' Y-X" I Si.." ( p RO 1 '"'i-b$ ' '5 j. I u ' ' Ui v I I .S-''-V K 'k' 5"on'0"" 'p ' 1 ' I i-r - J i s '' V- J?- -f i "1 "Pony Express" Sunday morn- I V V r1. Vl"' Sv V ! V '".-rt-'J near Anlauf. Smith rides ; r , - '. j V WvW:' '"v;'!,. -A I - rA with ,h9 Sutherlin Timber- 1 ' ' . 11 1 TV t ' ' .l 1 1 1 line Trail Riders. Riders were j ' lj -'"W' f., . U"'A! head at this point. (Paul 1 v.' JL.J. tk.i j - - f' - -i i nfiiii ruin I iitii iThiiiiiiii AiindiiBiiYl Jenkins photo) J J&i MEANWHILE, a crowd which reached an estimated 2,000 gathered in the wee hours of p niw i nu m ii'"twiL " ''J iw. the morning ate watermelon, danced and generally had a good time. (Staff picture) I .. ' . . ' v ! mmm3vm. wrH ; "Niahtcrawler." Proof: Leith V V 4J Vl1 RIDE IN THE NIGHT Don Lyons, Sutherlin Timberline Trail Riders member, spurred his horse on one lap through Scotts Valley early Sunday morning. He is shown ap proaching a relay point along the new section of highway. (Paul Jenkins photo) v , ' A i t" . niiru .i. " --iir. - ij . , , ' 5TJT s Mr- ft: r )U V 3' V 'A:U-; f rv, -.f-T-n-r'ni iTW'"'-i i1 'ill mil m SOUTHERN PACIFIC OFFICIALS do ride the Abbott, public relations man, is explaining something at right. In checked shirt is Don Howell, Koseourg, while ihentf Ira U Byrd sits next ta Abbott, (btatt ephoto A VIEW from the window of th "Nightcrawler" Sunday morning shows the scenic vistas which can be enjoyed by any traveler on the train when he wishes to take the railroad instead of some other form of transportation. (Staff photo) PAUL BUNYANS hopped aboard the train at Sutherlin, providing amusement for pas- "., sengers for a time. Bunyan Bill Miles is the tall man and Eugene Register-Guard reporter ' Jim Welch, center, appears astonished. Bunyan Jerry Coen is at rightj Others unidenti- fied. (Staff photo) . Big Crowd Cheers Pony Express era Oregon. But he chided the railroad tor "forgetting" the area. "They (the railroad) should help us develop Roseburg." he concluded. Another speaker was Mayor Ernest M. Barker Jr. Blast And Boot Then, to a huge chorus of boos, the "Nightcrawler" hove into the station with happy blasts from its huge, iron throat. Engineer Claude A. Bridpnsline, who had called the race "foolishness." had brought By GEORGE CASTILLO City Editor, Nw-Rtviv Crowds started to gather on Sharidan Street near the Southern Pacific depot in Roseburg by 1:30 Sunday morning to await the end of the most publicized race ever staged in Douglas Couniy. Chugging through the darkness to the north was the "nightcrawi ing" iron horse fighting against time and its many stops to out speed a string of some 50 flashy horses in the improvised "pony express." While at Roseburg the crowd ate watermelon and drank coffee, danced and grew tenser as sketchy reports of the race were announc ed 'rom a nlatform in the middle of the street. A groan went up after 2:30 when the word was received that the "Nightcrawler" was almost a cer tain winner. It was ahead of the pony express and had a straight non-stop run into Roseburg from i inchester. Just before the arrival of the tain. Slate Sen. Paul Gcddes, one j Winchester. This wookt have al es lor the "old West" costumes. Winner of the SIS first prize was Mrs. S. L. Kidder, who was cele brating her 76th birthday. She wore a costume over 100 year old. The $10 second prize went to Beu lah Woods. The $5 third prize went to Miss Merry Fox of Glen-dale. Columbia Marin Life the most famous train in Oregon' Unhurt By Radioactivity to victory. The victory was a dou- ' 7 Uc one for the train. It beat the ponv express bv seven minutes and It was one of the rare times it had arrived on schedule.- The time was 2:55. At 3:02. the big crowd rushed cheering to the street as John Spencer spurred the last horse to the finish of the race. Moments later. Master of Ceremoniei O. L. Kennerly charged skulduggery nn the part of the train engineer. He said the train had not stopped for 10 minutes as il usually does at of the three senators who succeed ed in getting the Oregon Public Hilities Commission to order con tinuation of the passenger run, gave the keynote speech WASHINGTON !i A 14-month survey shows that crayfish and other small marine life have not been harmed by radioactivity in the Columbia River below the Han ford Atomic Works, the Atomic Energy Commission said here. "None of the levels of radio activity reported in the areas downstream from the Ilanford re actors indicated any injurious ef fecU or changes on growth or pro ductivity of the.se aquatic lite forms," AEC said in its 18th semi annual report. The commission said river ir.'an In the vicinity of Ilanford "are continually monitored for radioac- He said the community should! scatter as the final event was be be happy for the development the ling judged. Southern Pacific had given south-1 Four women vied for cash prii' lowed the express to win bv three minutes. No official protest, how ever, was entered. With the excitement over, the earlv morning throng beaan to;tivity to determine if any radia tion effects from plant operations produce changes in Ufa forms or the environment.' ;t'M'''r i LADIES' DRESS SHOES rr r'" ;,:'V Yv " naturalizers 1 lr i;v... , v ; It . l4 troylings $L I Iff 1 ' Z V j i LIFE STRIDE ' WoV&JJ f;V LAD,ES' $M HH . ' :f Vt rl casuals owW I' , f' J 'l 1 . j S00 More Poin Have Just Been Added! Lots of Lorge Sim. , V'. ; H ; MEM'S SHOES ; 7l f 1 DRESS AND $C $7 m $Q I '. j CASUAL M L -'tr;.:. 1 At i D Your BUSTER BROWN SHOE STORI L T THE JIGGLY RIDE from Eugene to Roseburg had this affect on News-Review reporter Chuck Grell. The record of his condition will be saved for future reference to count er any contentions by the Southern Pacific Co. that it's "Nightcrawler" offers a nice, smooth ride. (Picture by Poul Jenkins) I i i I
