Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, May 26, 1953, Page 32, Image 32

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    Page 20 VACATION TIME
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. Salem. Orecoa
Tuesday. May 26, 1953
360 Acres Added to
Silver Falls Park Area
Enlargement of beautiful
Silver Falls park was made
possible by the acquisition of
an additional 360 acres of land
purchased by the park division
of the state highway depart
ment from private owners.
Funds to purchase this prop
erty are being obtained from
the sale of timber on isolated
park lands to which the fed
eral government hold rever
sionary title.
For That HANDSOME Vacation
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IN NECK SIZES-AND SLEEVE LENGTHS
STRAD-O-CRUISE $8.95
STRAD-O-GAB $10.00
STRAD-0-CLOUD $10.95
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State Parks .
Oregon's state parks divis
ion, too. is making improve
ments that vacationists will
enjoy. On the coast. Improve
ments are being made at Cape
Lookout state park near Tilla
mook, Spencer creek, south of
Otter Rock, Humbug mountain
state park, Harris beach state
park. Big Creek, south of New
port, Lost Creek north -. of
Waldport, and at Tillamook
Head near Cannon Beach.
Improved camping facilities
are expected to be ready at
Emigrant springs state park on
U. S. 30 between Pendleton
and La Grande and picnic fa
cilities at Hat Rock stale park
near HcNary, east of the Mc
Nary dam on the Columbia
river.
; In all, over 200 state parks
will be maintained for the en
! joyment of all v
I Improvements and new ac
commodations are on the in
crease in the Beaver state. Over
100 more facilities, including
hotels, motels and resorts, were
licensed during last year than
during 1951.
A new eastern Oregon re
sort is called Boulder Park Re
sort, located on Eagle creek
I at the edge of Eagle Cap Wil-
derness area in the Wallowa
i mountains.
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You Can See Oregon
By Bus, Train, Plane
Vacationers who do not wish
to use their own automobiles
have a choice of fast, frequent,
comfortable railway, airline
and bus service throughout
Oregon.
Four transcontinental rail
way systems have their termin
als at Portland. Each operates
fast, modern trains. There is
also service south to California ,
and north to Seattle from Ore
gon's metropolis. .
Transcontinental airways
north, south and east, serve ,
Oregon. Los Angeles, 1000 '
miles away, is only three and a
half hours by air, 27 hours by .
train and 28 hours by buses. -Plane
passengers reach Port
land from Chicago in eight and
a half hours and from New.
York in 10 and a half hours.
There is a network of bus
lines, trains and local airlines .
over the state. .
it's a
TABLE RADIO I
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Outdoor if a
PORTABLE
Plays AC DC or Botttrlts
Play it upright or on its side ...
this trim, lightweight portable con
verts to a striking table radio for
any room. Precision-engineered with
G-E Dyna power speaker and pow
erful G-E antenna. New finger tip
tuning for faster station selection.
Weighs only five pounds
with batteries. Ebony or
burgundy red. -
Less Batteries)
Tmiiiam Gilbert
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260 North Liberty
He did his own
vacation planning
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She took
a carefree
pre-planned vacation!
MRSONAUY YOURSI Unlike conducted tours, your
Greyhound Vacation is "tailored" to order for you alone!
Hotel rooms referred at stopover points... sightseeing
arranged . . . transportation included ... length snd cost of
your racacioa planned to fit your time snd budget.
AMAZING VARirTYl Choose from Greyhound Vacations
to Western Beauty Spots, historic East, the romantic South
great national parks, beautiful Canada, glamorous Mexico!
other fascinating places. .
SO LOW IN COSTI Because Greyhound travel is so eco
nomical, yon see more, go farther, have extra cash for txtrs
vacation fun. Get free folder on Greyhound Vacations...
and let's talk k overt
Sample Vacations from Salem - " '
WESTERN WOMDEWJINO, 13 days . UM
CANADIAN ROCKIES, 11 doy . . $114.10
CRATER LAKE, 4 days . '. .... $34.05
SAN FRANC fSCO, REDWOOD, day .$38.95
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