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2 The News-Review, Roseburg, oat Enthusiasts Ampi e By Nl EL CELLERS News-Review Sports Writer The growth of boating as a rec reational sport has enjoyed an ever-increasing popularity in the past few years throughout the na tion, and Douglas County has been no exception. On the local scene the natural resources have been ideal for the growth of boating with many riv ers and lakes suited for the "King" Community Swim Pools Becoming County Fashion Things have changed since the days of the "old swimming holes." With the modernization of . most everything, swimming has been no exception in Douglas County with four swimming pools now in use and two more set for construction. Koscburg now boasts two pools, one municipal and one YMCA. Drain and Kcedsport have the oth er finished pool, while Myrtle Creek and Sutherlin will have pools in the near future. Other Facilities Available Just outside the wire enclosure of the pool are playground facili ties for younger children, including a wading pool. At pool-side are two diving boards and adequate ramp space for sun-bathing. The pool is open to all swimmers during the- summer, except at the hours the swimming team prac tices. The major competitive swim ming event held at the Roseburg Municipal pool is the Southern Ore gon Invitational Swimming Meet sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. ' With the completion of the new indoor pool at the YMCA building swimming is no longer a seasonal recreation in the Roseburg area. The pool is already in use for recreational swimming and the swimming team began practices earlier this month. A skin diving class is also using the pool with members of the Pelican Scuba Diving Club teaching the classes safe skin diving practices. Other Pools Used Drain's pool is 'located outdoors in the North Douglas Park area. The pool resembles the Roseburg municipal pool in most respects with the same facilities being avail able. Reedsport's pool was built as the result of donations made by -Umpqua State Bank and industrial ist Howard Hinsdale of Reedsport. I Surrounding the Drain municipal , pool is the picnic areas with fa . cilities for tennis, basketball and horseshoes. YounRsters from Drain, Yoncalla and- Elkton use the pool and the surrounding rec reational facilities to the fullest advantage during the summer. I Myrtle Creek and Sutherlin have Scuba Diving Has Many Enthusiasts ' The Douglas Pelican Scuba Div ing Club was formed in February of 1960 and has remained active throughout its first year in exist ence. In just one short year the Peli cans have gained the reputation of being one of the more active clubs tin the stale scene. The Pelicans promote conservation as well as working towards greater safety in the water. Each club member is required to go through a training period which teaches the funda mental skills of skin diving before he goes on outings with the club. The Pelican Scuba Diving Club is a county-wide organization with a continually growing membership. Scuba stands for self contained breathing apparatus. Cruiser Available The local club keeps a cabin cruiser at Charleston for diving expeditions in tho ocean, and has had several " successful outings with other clubs. The club meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Fridays of every month. The meetings are held at the Win ston Fire Hall and anyone Interest ed in skin diving is invited to at tend. Classes in skin diving are now being sponsored by the Pelicans in cooperation with the YMCA. . These classes " are held in the YMCA pool, with members of the Scuba Diving Club acting as teach ers. The teaching of the basic skills of skin diving is the major objective of these classes. More advanced courses in skin diving are planned for Inter with the classes being open to adults and young people. Ore. Mon., Feb., 27, 1961 Water For Sport of outdoor sports. As boating has grown, boat clubs have developed to represent the boating public in improving conditions and facili ties. The Umpqua Boat Club was formed five years ago, and its main purpose is to "encourage safe boating practices and to pro mote the enjoyment of boating." Among the 50 members active-in the Umpqua Boat Club the entire plans for pools which will pro vide safer swimming for the chil dren in their areas. The Myrtle Creek pool will be located near the High School and construction is scheduled to start as soon as possible. Civic organizations have been instrumental in raising the money for the Myrtle Creek pool as they have been working towards the goal for a number of years. Sutherlin's pool will also bring to realization many years of work by the townspeople and civic or ganizations. The pool will be cen trally located providing easy ac cess from all parts of Sutherlin and surrounding areas. Susan Creek Park Attracts Tourists One of Hie showplaces of Oregon, is Susan Creek State Park which opened on a full scale for tourists, campers and picnickers May 1956. It is located 11 miles east of Glide on the North Umpqua High way and covers' about 300 acres, 79 acres of which is used for park purposes. The overnight camp has 22 camp sites. Each has a table, benches and a portable stove on a con crete base and grate over the top. The 20-inch wood for cooking is furnished by the park. There are suitable restrooms for men and women. A complete water system has been installed. Tourists are permitted to remain camping one week. Tables, Stoves Available The picnic area has 27 tables and stoves. Park foreman at Susan Creek is Lloyd C. Lansing. He also has jur isdiction over two smaller Slat? Parks, in Douglas, -one, the Camas Mountain Wayside Park and Hut chinson Wayside on Highway 225 between Sutherlin and Elkton. The latter has no camping facilities. . Lansing reported that 4,414 over night campers used the park from the opening date of May 15 to closing Oct. 31. There were approx imately 2,000 tourists who only drove through the park sightsee ing. Picknickers Many In the picnic area 17,700 per sons passed through the traffic counters from May 1 to Oct. 31. Lansing said many picnickers were turned away weekends be cause the area was filled to capa city. The fourth State Park in Doug las County, is Lighthouse State Park near Winchester Bay, a mec ca for tourists. It has about 100 camp sites and scenic picnic grounds. BILL JONES GUNSMITHING Get the Proper Equipment from 3vMi's Find area of Douglas County is repre sented. Membership Not Selective ' Members come from Tiller, Oak land, Sutherlin, Myrtle Creek and Drain as well as from the Rose burg area. The membership of the club is non-selective with owners of commercial fishing boats and non-boat owners being among the active members. Even a few char ter boat captains are listed on the roster of members for the Ump qua Boat Club. The club meets the last Thurs day of the month at the VFW Hall in Roseburg. The entertainment varies from movies showing safe boating practices to guest speak ers who talk on various phases of boating. All meetings are open to the pub lic. The club concerns itself with problems of boating dealing with water skiing, fishing, pleasure boating and improving facilities for boating throughout the county. The Umpqua Boat Club has been active in the building of parks around the county and has backed many civic projects on the county scene. In most of the proj ects the club has the interests of the boating public in mind, but it also works for the betterment of recreational facilities in gen eral. Fair Big Project One of the major projects of the club is the annual boat show and sports fair. Plans are now pro gressing for the 1961 show which is to be bigger than any of the previous shows. This year will be the fourth annual show and fair and will be held at the fairgrounds April 14, 15 and 16. There will be displays outside and inside, with the main activi ties and displays being housed in the new exhibit building at the fairgrounds. On display will be all or ine latest marine aim spun equipment. Highlighting the enter tainment will be the Miss Doug las County contest. The winner will go to Seaside to compete in the Miss Oregon competition. Dr. B. A. Smith is the 1961 com modore of the Umpqua Boat Club, Bud Brejcha is the Boat Show chairman this year. Flans for the future for the Club are for increased representation of the boating public, both on the local and state scene. Any legis lative bills which concern boating interests are closely measured by the club to see if they are really to the best interests of boaters. The members then work to help either pass or defeat these bills. County May Soon Have Dunes National Park Douglas County may soon have part of a 30,000-acre national park within its borders. It is the Dunes National Sea shore which was proposed by the late Sen,. Richard Neubergerr It would stretch from Florence south to Reedsport along the ocean shore. The project has been given the blessing of the National Park Ser vice and the Department of In terior. Considerable opposition has been voiced by people of the Florence area because it would take in con siderable private property, but the Reedsport Chamber of Commerce is on record in favor of the park. NEW and USED GUMS Handloading supplies Target Shooting Equipment mmm '1 GUN STORE Semi-Pro Baseball Teams Rank High In State Circles Douglas County boasts of two of the top semi-pro. baseball teams in the state with the Roseburg White Sox and the Drain Black Sox set to enter the newly-formed Oregon Semi-Pro League for the coming season. Drain's Black Sox have been among the top teams on the na tional scene for the past three years. They have dominated the NBC state tournaments. The Black Sox won the national crown in 1958, placed seventh in 1959 and then traveled to Wichita, Kan., to place fourth in the NBC nationals last year. Drain Top Town The Black Sox have caused Drain to be recognized nationally as the top semi-pro town. Ray Dumont, president of the National Baseball Congress, announced the award last fall, and the plaque will be presented at the opening of the 1961 state NBC tournament at Drain. Ray Stratton serves as player manager for the Black Sox, and the team is sponsored by the Drain Plywood Co. The Black Sox and the White Sox both concen trate on developing young players with many of the diamond stars on both teams being college stu " The '''T- Fastest . i , 53 Growing r&$ Sport In , fc&S Douglas r County h !, ( AND 7 WEEKENDS I ? rf'V COMING l;vj S&5S ENTRIES OPEN IN OUR yl &Jt 1st ANNUAL i j MIXED DOUBLES ' V j 2L AND SINGLES V j f TOURNAMENT CASH PAID of0 - I EACH S&h SAT. SUN. MENS HI SCRATCH SERIES " WOMEN HI HANDICAP SERIES j ' ENTRIES CLOSE MARCH lit k The Nickel Bowl j fl At The Tri-City - Riddle Jet. ZC-l f . Myrtle Creek l ""vf g ' BiN Donnelly - Manager ' YS j t: YOUR FRIENDLY .OR FAMILY KJL FUN CENTER X lf dents from northwestern schools. Roseburg's White Sox had a good season as semi-pro ball re turned to Roseburg after an ab sence of six years in 1960. The White Sox competed in the Rogue Valley League, winning the title, and then went on to place fourth in the NBC state tournaments. Chiefs Fold Prior to the White Sox, there had been semi-pro teams in Rose burg off-and-on since the turn of the century. The last team disap peared in 1954 when the Umpqua Chiefs folded. Mike Coen served as manager for the White Sox and was in strumental in bringing about the return of semi-pro baseball on the local scene. The Roseburg team is sponsored by the Umpqua Lions Club. Both the White Sox and the Black Sox will be in the Oregon Semi-Pro League during the com ing season. The league was form ed last fall with nine teams from all over the state. - THEATERS NUMBER 11 Douglas County has five drive-in theaters, two of them in the Rose burg area. It has six indoor theaters.
