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On Famous Pelican Bay BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS, OREGON THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1950 Page Three y mu Autumn Travel Enjoyment Is Theme of Greyhound’s Fall “Round-Up” ing Bill’s aunt, who lives in New’ York, to show’ them about and take them to dinner at the Statler Hotel. He felt that they may’ve seen more than most of the boys Continued from Page One I scouts at the jamboree w alked at for this reason. ‘‘The afternoone were when we a certain time in orderly file from From Niagara Falls, Richard ^liad the most fun,” Richard re their camps to the large arena brought out a small gray rock. called. “We went trading.” When for night programs. The most out “ I was soaking wet after getting asked more about the trading he standing one of these, according this rock from the bottom of the brought out all his souvenirs, to Richard, was of course, the falls, ” he said, “ but I had to fdling more than a large shoe Fourth of July celebration. have a souvenir. ” box. “Here’s a piece of raw car Over $3000 worth of fireworks borundum from New York, which dazzled the boys. There were col- When going through Greenfield I traded a sand-dollar tor. Ikj r”d pictures lighted in the fire Village in Detroit, they were all took several ol these' s™™ given box lunches. In each lunch as well as myrtlewood necKei- such battles between boats, W ash was a six-in-long scale model of chief slides, myrtlewood and ce ington’s Crossing af the Dele- a Ford car. dar leaves. Oregon grape and a ware, and w alking horses He said “The part of the trip I liked lot of agates for trading to boys the rockets and aerial bombs were best of all was stopping at Chi who brought things from their spectacular he had ever cago. We saw the Adler Plane native states or lands. I tarium w here they put on a spe Greyhound “Silversides Super-Coach Among other interesting things .seen. cial show for us; the Heiden Aqua he displaced a bottle of Mississip-| One of the most impressive cere, pi river water, a bottling of the monies, in Richard sopimon was rium and Chicago Field Museum. The sun’s bright, the weather other fall events. Many Grey Next he drew out his box of right, and fall is the time to enjoy hound ex|>ense-paid vacation tour» Surging Sands on Lake Michigan when each of the 47,000 boys light- in Indiana, a tiny totem pole from cd a candle he was given and all copper ore from the large copper; the great outdoors and autumn are being extended through the tall season." Indiana, a sleeve patch like a lib-, stood at attention and sang Am- mine near Salt Lake City, and events. Mr. Magnuson pointed out that Greyhound is expressing thought s ertv bell from a patrol in Phila-, erica.” He said that they were t described the thrill of seeing the there are many extra advantages to miners blast all through the mine delphia. a Thirestore and some ¡such unison that the words weie like this in its latest nationwide ad fall travel. “The highways are es with the many trains hooting and j vert ising campaign, featuring strange lovely leaves that never ¡easily understood. pecially beautiful in their autumn wilt, from Virginia. “Oh, and here i During a ceremony on the field tooting a warning before leaving a “Fall Round-Up of Travel Bar colors," he reminds travelers, "and gains." So says (ilen G. Magnuson, is the funniest thing I got,” he! a boy from each section of the through the tunnels. the weather is cool and bracing. Next was San Francisco, its zoo, general traffic manager of Pacific said as he brought out a tiny live' camp w as chosen as torchbearer Yet you travel comfortably becaua© Greyhound Lines, western unit of turtle. When asked how he was j and one as flagbearer. Richaid and a swim in the large pool there Greyhound buses are equipped the nationwide Greyhound system. able to bring it home, he said I was torchbearer from his group - then home. with year-around air conditioning “To tie in with the fall season, he kept it in a pint paper milk I and James Royal Cook of Spring- Richard has been in scouting Greyhound has ‘rounded up’ all its that gives ‘just-right’ temperature it .......... in the .......... bath field was flagbearer. Their torch- *orih- since his dad started a Cub den travel bargains that are especially in any weather. . carton. ‘ “But 1 kept *. “Another important feature of 4 tub during the two days we were cs were flashlights with red trans- when Richard was nine. He is a suitable to autumn enjoyment.” fall travel,” Mr. Magnuson em at the hotel in New York. Once parent covering over the light to first class scout, having passed the Greyhound executive said. it was lost for two days on the symbolize the scout aim of the this rank at St. Louis on the “These include1 trips to western phasized, “is that accommodations train and I had about given up year to “strengthen the arm of trip. He said swimming was the cities and western wonderlands, are more easily obtained. Hotel» only thing holding him up and he visits to the East, expense-paid and resorts practically everywhere finding it when here 1 saw it go Hedy.” have more space at this time of From Valley Forge the boys waited until he was in a warmer tours to all parts of America and ing down the aisle on the way to the dining car. It must have been went to New’ York where they vis climate. "This is the most import to Canada and Old Mexico, group year. In all ways, fall is a wonder ful time to travel!” hungry.” All of the scouts were ited the Statue of Liberty and ant event in my life so far,” is trips to football games, fairs and given dogwood seeds from Valley climbed to the top. During their the wav * Richard sums it all up. two days there Richard, his dad Forge. (Editor’s note: This article was Richard also saw television for (Wayne Thomas who was the held in type for some time await - the first time when the boys went » scoutmaster for the group from 1 I ing a picture. The author, Mrs. u Asdel received one of to trading posts every other eve Reedsport. Coos Bay and Coquille) ( and Bill Newman and Phil Har-| M ’ ning in camp to watch wrestling her greatest thrills getting this vey of Coquille, went in a group| TEACHER OE matches. story for the Pilot). 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