The Oregon state employee., January 01, 1950, Page 11, Image 11

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Let’s Go Camping -
This Summer
By MARCIA HILL
State Library
It’s fun to plan a vacation, especial^
ly when' the landscape is soggy with
rain and the days are dark. The whole
family > can join in spreading out the
maps, reading the brightly I colored
folders and checking equipment. If it
is to be a cTOgW trip to a & S t -area
Mother wants a quiet s pot where
housekeeping in a tent will be possible.
Dad and the boys need S fishing
stream or lake. Sister asks for trees,
flowers, hiking trails and picture tak­
ing possibilities. She intends to catch
up on some of her Girl Scout projects.
Recreational facilities to meet a var­
iety of requirements can b^founcffin
almost any one of the improved forest
camps of Oregon. The only .expense
involved is®|ransportation and simple
camping equipment. Food is Considered
a routine part of the budget siSce the
family g w a y s has to eat. Dad boasts
he w ill keep the camp supplied with
fresrSi^ M but with the memory of
other outings; ini mind Mother plans an
ample supply of ‘ '"groceries— just in
ca||| the fish aren’t biting.
near the ocean, in the Cascades, or
Eastern and Southern Oregon? Sister
w ill write to the Chamber of Com­
merce of the nearest large town for a
booklet about what to do and see in
the chosen area.
There are other sources for pamph­
lets helpful in planning a vacation as
Big Brother found when he wrote to
thq Travel Division of the Oregon
State Highway Department, Salem,
Oregon. Besides a map of Oregon the
travel divison cah furnish a bright
folder on vacation spots and soon there
will be a new pamphlet about the
Oregon State Parks. Overnight camp­
ing is not now permitted in the State
Parks, but they furnish fine picnic
spots as one travels. The Oregon State
Game Commission (P.O. Box 4136,
Portland, Oregon) has a monthly pub­
lication available free of charge upon
written request which keeps the
sportsmen informed as to the opera­
tions and activities of the commission;
This is also a source for the latest in
game and angling laws.
Public Library Information Source
Little Brother, who visits the Public
From the U. S. Department of Agri­ Library often, wants to make a contri­
culture Forest Service (P.O. Box 4 l i f e ' bution to the family plans so he ask­
Portland, Oregon) Dad secures a free ed the librarian, for a book “ all about
copy of ajO -page pamphlet “ Improved camping.” He brings home “ Camping
Forest* C'amps o f the National Forests Can Be Fun” by R. W. Weaver and
of Oregon, 1949,” and from the neigh­ A. E. Merrill; (Harper 1948, $3.00). It
borhood gas station a recent map of proves; to be both humorous and help­
Oregon. As the fam ily study the pam­ ful. There are instructions for every
phlet theylfind that camn^siB in each situation and emergency— even the
national forest are named and describ­ possibility that one can get lost and
ed in detail.: Included is information may need to remember the contents of
about the number of camp sites I or the chapter, “Advice for Stray Lambs.”
trailer Mpa£es, fireplaces, stoves, ta- The librarian also suggested “Jack­
bles, water supplies and the recrea­ knife Cookery” by J. A. Wilder (Dutton
tional opportunities such as hunting,
1929, $2.00), with its tested recipes,
fishing, hiking, boating, swimming ;4 i^ c e on fire building, camp equip­
and sometimes horsibcick riding. The ment and first aid. Little Brother was
editor of “ Improved Forest Camps”
by Duncan Hines “Vacation
wrote with imagination for he adds Guide” (Duncan Hines 1949, $1.75)
tempting asides like “ $erries';V “ sma­ Q H its terse paragraphs about many
s h in g “view” and “picknicking.” The resorts in the U.S., Canada and Mex-
big qu|||ion is which camp w ill it be, ic@IH
Pamphlets Are Helpful