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1 . Millions Of Vacationers Visit Oregon's Parks Over 11 million visitors 'were, basis. Jessie M. Honevman Stale drawn tp Oregon's 175 slate parks. Park south of Florence, . Harris during I960,, an increase o 6 per j Beach Stale Park north of Brook cent over 1959, and an even great- i ings, Cape Lookout Slate Park er total is expected during 1961,soulh of Tillamook and Beverly according to the State Highway Beach State Park north "of New Departmont's Parks Division. (port. offer winter campers a wide To accomodate this steadily in-' range of coast locations, creasing park usage; an additional ! To meet future demands, the de 614 acres were taken into the park i parlment plans construction of system in, the creation of one new j some 300 new camp sites during park and the addition to the areas - the coming year. Picnicking facU of four others during 19tiu. ' lilies will be expanded by consuuc- The new Smith Rock' Slate Park tion of 340 new tables, three new is located northeast of Redmond ''rest buildings and numerous other on the Crooked River. In addition i support facilities to handle the an lo the geologically-important for-i ticipated lH-i million visitqrs ex mations, the area features a view pected during 1961.' . of the winding Crooked River can-1 Recreation Section Starts yon with a backdrop of snowcap- ped Cascade peaks.- New acreage was added to Umpqua Lighthouse in Douglas County, Harris Beach, Wallowa Lake and. Detroit Lake parks. Camping Popular Overnight camping proved in creasingly popular with park visit ors in 1960 as in 1959. Vacationists and weekend nature lovers spent over 595,000 camper-nights in state parks for. an increase of 13 per cent over 1959, Parks Division rec ords show. - . In continued improvements of 41 camping areas, the, Parks Di vision added 137 new campsites and numerous bathhouses, utility buildings, and other support facil ities. With the increased interest in winter camping, four parks are now kept open on a year around Whistler's Is Fish Experiment An interesting experiment in ar tificial fish propagation has been instituted in Oregon with the con struction of holding ponds. The first two ponds to be built by the Oregon Game Commission will be tributary to the Umpqua River sys tem An artificial pond has been built j at Whistlers Bend, about 12 miles northeast of Roseburg, and now is being filled with water. It will be put to use as a fish nursery next year. Plans have been prepared for a big pond to be located at Hemlock Meadows on a tributary of Little River, east fork of the North Ump qua River. The. latter project will be undertaken during the coming summer. Experiments Planned ' The Game Commission is pre paring to conduct experiments with the use of holding ponds. Eggs will be hatched as usual in hatcheries, except that hatching will be greatly increased. Present hatcheries are limited because they have a fixed pond capacity where fish are held and fed until they reach legal size. A major cost in artificial propa gation of fish is that of feeding. But fish in the'new holding ponds, which will be identical with normal habitat, will he released as soon i they are free from the egg sac Umpqua River Was Favorite Spot Of Famed West Writer "I mined the Rogue River. I'll His vivid tales' brought -anglers never say a word about me ump qua." That was a statement made many years ago by Ihe late Zane Grey, the famous author, who was one of the few persons ever to get permission from the Umpqua National Forest for a permanent campsite. Grey fished the Umpqua River year after year. He arrived in the lale spring) set up camp on the river bank at Williams Creek and spent the summer months fishing for sleelhead trout. In earlier years Grey had pro moted the rccrealional resources of the Rogue River. An active campaign had been organized in the Rogue River val ley to produce local economy by advertising the famed sports fish ery of the river. A professional promoter was employed to head up the activity. interest was aroused in tne rum loiony anu with many famed people. Grey Contacted Among those contacted was Zane Grey, then at the height of his popularity. He was writing many Westerns and contributing liberally to outdoor magazines. He was persuaded to settle on the Rogue. From his river cabin he wrote prodigiously about the fine fishing. A FISHERMAN'S DREAM is fishermen's eyes glow after Z-T t mi4' v.' " i i , "t ' ,.( A . LlU . . - During its first year of opera tion under the Parks Division, the newly-created Recreation Section, with the aid.of the Parks and Rec reation Advisory Committee was instrumental in the organization of county park systems by eight coun ties and in the further development of park and recreation programs of the 16 other counties with exist ing systems. Douglas County has the first county park department in the state. It was established in 1950. . In Parrying out the section's pro gram, the state recreation director worked in 38 communities and in all counties of the stale. The sec tion also sponsored conferences on county parks, participated in rec reation' meetings, and published and distributed literature pertain ing to recreation facilities and pro gram. Bend Pond and will be left to shift for them selves. Because impounded' water has a much higher rate of food produc tion than does moving water, the commission believes that it will be possible to rear great numbers of fish and eliminate the expense of feeding Pond Beina Converted A tog pond is being converted into a holding pond in the Medford area. The two ponds in Douglas County actually artificial lakes will be the first to be constructed. At least two more in the Umpqua area are planned eventually. The Game Commission reports it al ready has checked out more than 50 sites in Oregon and has that many more under investigation." If the experiment is successful, it is expected to be one important step in increasing fish populations in all of the slate's major sports streams. MEMBERSHIP DIPS DAYTON, Ohio (AP) The Evan gelical United Brethren church re ports its membership dropped by 1,522 in the last year to 761,858 members in 4.418- organized con gregations, mostly because of a shift of population to the cities. The denomination historically has stressed a ministry to rural areas and. small towns. from all parts of the country. Grey, however, didn't like to be crowded. He enjoyed having a bit of river to himself. In fact, he aroused considerable resent ment on the lrnpqua because he would post guides and camp help ers at favorite fishing holes to keep them for himself until he could get around to tb'm, and be cause, as a fly fisherman, he had a running battle with anglers us ing spinners. He left the Rogue River because of overcrowding and was an an nual visitor to the Umpqua, where he alternated between fishing and writing. Approached by local boosters to do some promotional writing on behalf 6f the Umpqua River, Grey made the assertion that ''The Umpqua's too good to be ruined." Consequently he maintained his camp until the time of his deatht without competition - promoting publicity. One of his sons, active in film production, made a sensational boat trip from Toketee Falls to Steamboat, taking pictures of the trip as a movie feature. Joe DeBernardi, Glide, one of Grey's guides, was one of the I "actors" in the film specialty, j and nearly lost his life when the specially constructed boat overturned in fast water. this mess of trout. It's the kind they hove tried the streams of 1 1 I t ill J m XhrnJl mm SSB mart SYLVAN BEAUTY of Douglos County's forests is reflected in this scene in the Umpqua Notional Forest. The restful beauty of the scene is available to any visitor who wants Diamond Entertains Providing for people who are in terested in outdoor recreation is a major activity of the Diamond Lake Ranger District.. During recent years these peo ple seeking an outdoor vacation have been increasing 10 to 20 per cent annually until during the sum mer of 1960 an estimated 131.823 people visited this area and stay ed an average of 2','j days. The majority came from1 Wash ington, Oregon and California but all of the western stales were rep resented. 6ne hundred fourteen thousand came to fish in Diamond Lake and I the other waters of the district; 2,500 came to picnic, 1,000 to swim, 2,500 for general enjoyment and! siahlseeine. and the remainder for! hunting, wilderness travel, etc. These people either camped at one of the 20 campgrounds on the dis trict, staved at the Diamond Lake Lodge or parked their trailers at the Diamond Lake Trailer Court. Because Diamond Lake is the cen ter of attraction, the U.S. forest, Service has provided camping ia-i cilities at the lake for public use. : Diamond Lake Camps, operated i under permit, has 269 camps avail-1 able. This campground is operated on a charge basis. This money is used partly to keep the camp-: ground clean as well as to pro vide wood for the campers. It is located 84 miles east of Roseburg: up the North Umpqua Highway, i Olher facilities that are avail able are the picnic area with 40 tables, the Diamond Lake Lodge and the Diamond Lake Trailer Court with spaces for approximate ly 60 trailers. This court is able to provide electricity, water and sanitary facilities. It is operated under permit and a charge is made to slay there. Fishing was good in Diamond Lake for most of the season. Only during the last month of the sea son did the catches start to drop off. According to their practice the Oregon Game Commission stocked the lake abundantly again last sum mer with fingerlings from their hatchery at Diamond Lake. These fish should help to make this sea son as good or better than last for the trout hungry fishermen. . Other, campgrounds available to the public on the Diamond Lake District are: Wation Creek 60 miles from Roseburg via the North Lmpqua Highway and the Big Camas Road. A short walk enables the visitor to view Watson Falls. White Horse Falls 78 miles from Roseburg via the North lmpqua Highway and the Big Camas Road. A fine secluded spot with a small stream and a water- of cotch which mokes mon the Umpqua Basin. A f ";? ;- Lake fall. Ihe heat of summer will never: bother a camper here. Lake Creek and Thielsen Creek 86 miles from Roscbuig via the Nerth Umpqua Highway. These two small campgrounds provide the public with camping facilities ad jacent to the road. Lake Creek which flows through the Lake Creek Campground enables the fishermen to try his luck. The stream is fair to good fishing. Clearwater Falls 86 miles from Roseburg via the North Ump qua Highway. This campground borders the Clearwater River, a stream that is crystal clear and cold as ice in the heat of summer. A short walk under the shade of large timber provides the camper a view ot Clearwater falls. Lemolo Lake 89 miles from Roseburg. Here is a large lake formed by a California Oregon Power Co. dam. This lake pro vides the camper with opportunity to pitch his tent or park his trail- rismng m tins laka is good in the early season. During the sum Our May V.U: 1367 N. E. STEPHENS i 4, : MMeHHiwtf lire iButa to get away from it all a little Glide High School Atoka). Ranger District Vacationers mer it is used by water skiers. The Forest Service is currently developing a new campground along the lake shore at Poole Creek. Plans are to surface the road into this area this summer and to have tables available. The water system will not be com pleted this year. In addition to the camps men tioned above there are ten addi tional camps scattered , over the Diamond Lake District for the pub lic's use. Most of these camps lie between 3,000 and 5.000 feet in alti tude and provide an opportunity to escape the heat of summer. . BIBLICAL FIGURE DIES PLUMSTEADVILLE, Pa. (APV The Rev. Dr. Frederick Keller Slamm, 77, author and pioneer in the use of radio tor religion, died Thursday, apparently of a heart attack. Dr. Stamm began a week ly radio program "Highlights of the Bible" in 1930 and continued his national broadcasts until 1949. He was a native of Millheim, Pa. DOUGLAS LARGEST FLOOR Thanks For your continued choice of Modern Floor Covering os your No. 1 floor covering store. i For eight years we hove endeavored to give you the best of values, workmanship and honest merchandising. We toke pride in the progress this growing business has shown and we look forward to serving you in the future. We Pledge To Continue To Give The Finest of Serv ice And Merchandise, Rightly Represented. Harold Glover U Roscburg's No. 1 Floor Covering (Picture courtesy of House Group Approves Moonlighting Measure SALEM (AP) The House Lo cal Government committee has approved a bill to permit Mult nomah County employes to hold , outside jobs. - Civil nervicn amnlnvM nf iim county -now are prohibited from holding two jobs.- Lt. Edear Mill. Drcsident r the Multnomah County Police Union, said the present regulation against so - called moonlighting makes it hard for police officers to earn enough to support their families. Multnomah County policemen average $5,400 a year, while the federal Department of Labor says Sb,die is a minimum adequate budget, while. HOME of the "um icr of CARPETS 1367 N. E. Stephens COUNTY'S COVERING B)fM: FLOOR "The House of Carpets" Mon., Feb., 27, 1961 Tht Nawi-Ravlew, Roieburj, Or. 1 Roseburg Sororities Promote Education Roseburg women, in search of educational, philanthropic, cultur al and social activities, have found outlets in two local sororities, Kp- silon Sigma Alpha and Beta Sig ma Phi, both international organ izations. ' ESA was founded in 1929. with!?.nd members of the Beta headauartei-s in lvelanrL Coin. Alpha Chi, charter Roseburg Chap- ter, was chartered in 1946, with 10 members. The chapter now has 20!"urg m May of I960, with Mrs. nf-tivf members l.lenna (.nnwAV the only one of the original 10 to! remain active. ESA now has seven chapters: Alpha Chi, Beia Gam ma, Beta lota and Gamma lota in Roseburg; Beta I'i, Oakland: Beta Eta, Sutherlin; and Beta Up silon. Myrtle Creek. Approximate membership is 100. All Participate All chapters take part in com munity affairs. The state project is the Crippled Children's Hospital School in Eugene. Other state and national philanthropic projects are supported by ESA. The annual social affair is the Christmas Sno Ball dance for all chapters.. Each chapter names it outstanding member to honor at Ihis time. ' One of the first state presidents was Joyce Wampler Corley, chart er member of Alpha Chi and later a member of Beta Gamma. Mrs. I. J. Bean, member of Alpha Chi, then Beta Gamma, has been past state president, vice president, re cording secretary, parliamentarian and Grapevine editor. She was convention chairman in 1956 and Slate Outstanding Girl and Inter nation::! Outstanding Girl, both in 1957. Other state offices were held by Mrs. Dale Roles, Beta Gamma, corresponding secretary and edu cational director; Mrs. Bill Schultz, Beta Gamma, correspond ing secretary; and Mrs. James Watson, Beta Pi, recording secre tary and chaplain. fhe year 1956 saw the State ESA Convention in Roseburg. Plans are now under way for bidding for the 1963 convention. Mu Chapter First ' For Beta Sigma Phi, Mu Chapter was the first in Roseburg, starting in 1938 with 10 charter members. It was the 500lh chapter to be formed in the U. S. - In 1947, two new Ritual of Jewels chapters were formed. Alpha The- ta and Alpha lota, in l4H exem plar Chapter Xi Epsilon was chart ered. Membership requires com nlction of four years in a Ritual of B(1'1' ?,.."' ir.Ti; chapters and four Ritual of Jew- els chapters. Membership num. hers 155. In 1948, representatives from each chanter formed a city coun cil, the purpose ot wnicn is to co ordinate the urouns. Mrs. David A. Grubhe is the current council nrnsident. In 1958. Mrs. Florence Powell, then city council president, was chosen "State Girl of the Year." Mrs. Allen First Sponsor i Mrs.' Clair K. Allen, in 1960, be- N. E. S T Garden E P H E N STORE COVERING ORchard 2-1656 Store came the first City Council spon sor for Roseburg and Myrtle Creek. Three more Exemplar chapters were formed: Xi Omicron in 1951, XI Tau in 1953, and Xi Alpha Omega in 1959, the latter two very active in the Myrtle Creek area Sigma City Council of Roseburg; The most recent activity was the fle convention held in Rose- Bert Griffin as its chairman. Future plans call for continuance of support of local and national pro jects. Timber Is Main Canyonville Crop Largest crop to be harvested by Canyonville area farmers in the past few years, is, of course, tim ber, although diversified farming is still the mainstay of many fam ily ranches. So says Miss Bess Clough, who with her brother, Huron, has lived all their lile on their ranch east of Canyonville. In Miss Clough's words, timber paid farmers handsomely, but real money was made in fruit and di versified farming before taxes and government "red tape" whittled the margin of profit. Miss Clough went on to say most of her neighbors raised feed for their stock as she did: Alfalfa, corn and barley for hogs, sheep and cattle, and most had prune orchards. Some make extra divi dends from their registered stock. Typical Farmers Noted Typical of young and vigorous farmers in the area are the Hay den Laurances. Laurance was raised at Winston and his father had just completed his 46th year as a truck gardener when he retired last year.. With this experience ben in d him, Laur ance purchased the Knight ranch in 1957, moving in just before Christmas and, with his wife and three children, performed a trans formation which makes conversa tion up and down the valley. Besides restoring the gracious home and yard, the Laurances made money from their truck gar dencantaloupes, cauliflower and watermelons right from the start and cleaned up and worked over the prune orchard so it would once again pay off. chapters: Alpha Chi. Betta Gam- ued truck gardening and plans to build a registered Suffolk sheep flock. Hoverson New Executivt Of South Umpqua's Bank New executive vice president of the South Umpqua State Bank at Canyonville is Oscar Hoverson, who had been cashier since the bank's inception. New cashier is Harvey Ringen, who comes to Canyonville front John Day. -, . Valley Blvd.
