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ing nothing, as might be inferred by
the language, but will be held to strict
conformance with the Civil Service
Rule XI, Section 5 which states that
the dismissing action or demoting must
be initiated by the appointing author
ity in the department.
It seems that the procedure contem
plated by the State Highway Depart
ment is commendatory and, when
wisely used, should help in preventing
the hiring of unqualified people, thus
improving the morale and efficiency of
its regular status employees.
Oregon Winter Sports
Places to Go; Things to Do
We are indebted to the Travel In
formation Department of the Oregon
State Highway Commission for the
following account of the what and
where of Oregon’s winter sports activ
ities. We hope this article will be of
interest to our readers and will serve
them well in planning participation in
healthful outdoor exercise and recre
ation.
Oregon w inter sports activities fo r th e
1949-50 w inter and spring season are off to
an early, fast moving sta rt as a resu lt of
substantial pre-season snows, the Oregon
state highway commission travel inform a
tion departm ent reported this week.
Abundant, w inter-long snow depths are
expected for all of the m ore than 20 snow
sports areas to be in operation. Of these, 17
are in Oregon’s 13 national forests, w ith
others at C rater Lake national park, on
non-federal lands at the sum m it of th e Sis
kiyou m ountains and at local points near
towns and cities.
Of innovations and im provem ents, the
m ajor projects are centered in Mt. Hood
national forest, approxim ately 60 miles east
of Oregon’s metropolis of Portland. Here
the first aerial tram w ay in the F ar West
is scheduled for operation this w inter
carrying skiers and visitors from G overn
m ent Camp 3.5 miles, w ith a lift of 2500
feet, up the slopes of Mt. Hood to Tim ber-
line Lodge.
I The Timberline ski area, above th e 60
foot elevation, reports the installation of
platter-pull lift, 2000 feet long w ith an
per cent average slope. Its location in
sheltered glade assures enioyable skiir
even when unfavorable w eather causes cu
lodg£6nt °f ° perations on slopes afeove tl
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NISSEN MOTOR CO.
The m ile-long c h a ir-lift covers a vertical
rise of 1000 feet and is in operation through
out th e year, being po p u lar w ith sightseers
in sum m er. A 600-foot p ractice tow is in
operation daily fo r “lim bering u p ” and for
th e p ractice of ski fundam entals.
Slopes above T im berline connect with
th ree m iles of sh eltered tra ils to G overn
m ent Camp to offer excellent skiing in all
types of w eather. S pring an d sum m er s l ^ |^
ing is accelerated by a new tow on t ^ H
P alm er snow field, ab o u t one-half m n ^ F
above th e ch air lift. A new th re e -la n e high
w ay from G overnm ent Camp to Tim berline
is scheduled to be read y fo r w in te r travel
this year.
T im berline Lodge, itself, accom m odates
100 guests, supplem ented by dorm itory ac
com m odations. Ski rentals, ski instructions
and a com plete sports shop are available
during th e season. M id-w inter tim berline
snow is from eight to tw en ty feet deep,
w ith an average te m p e ra tu re of 24 degrees
above zero. Space is available at Tim ber-
line for th e p ark in g of 700 autom obiles.
M ultorpor ski area south of G overnm ent
Camp on state highw ay 50 offers rope tows
of 1,200 feet w ith a lift of 500 feet, one of
300 feet w ith a lift of 50 feet. A, B and C
jum ping hills are available as well as
sporty dow nhill and slalom terrain .
West of G overnm ent Camp, th e Tom-Dick
ski bow l provides a public ski shelter, chair
life of 3500 feet w ith a rise of 800 feet, sup
plem ented by tw o rope tow s of 700 and 500
feet in length. The fo rm e r has a rise of 250
feet, th e la tte r of 100 fe et each.
N orth of G overnm ent Camp, W indy Hill
has tw o rope tows, each 400 fe et in length
and a rise of 75 feet.
The S um m it area east of G overnm ent
Camp operates th re e ski tow s of 1000, 40 ^b
and 600 feet lengths w ith lifts from 100
150 feet. Isham W est of G overnm ent C am jW
operates a 500-foot tow on p riv ate land in
this area.
Eugene
Hotel
Eugene, Oregon
Headquarters
For All Occasions
Ford
Authorized Dealer
ALBANY, OREGON
C. E. McLean, Mgr.