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SHERMAN COUWTY| JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1054
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ONE YEAR - ....................... 02.06
Friday, A n fu st 20, 1954
These Things We Note
(Continued from Page 1)
here, timber, power and minerals
together with slow, quiet deter
mination. They’ll not dive in so
fast as they might, but they will
not dive out so fast, either.
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bones of Mother Earth. The Ca
nadian pacific and the Canadian
National railways have carved
(and carved is the word) rights of
way along either side. At one
place they cross the river almost
at the same place. The highway
must sometimes climb afar up the
steep sides and it is narrow al
though paved all the way. The do
minion government is building
roads as fast as it can.
At Lyttel the Thompson comes
into the Fraser and it is a big riv
er, twice as large as the Deschutes
and twice as swift. By Ashcroft
R has widened out and slowed
down and produce patches brigh
ten its • little bottoms, Chinamen
owned and operated.
At Kamloops there is also a
good tourist trade, the business of
two railroads, the OPR going on
east and the CNR turning up the
north Thompson to Jasper and
across to Edmonton, and a lot of
very good cattle. There is also an
Indian school and building, build
ing, building.
Cold in the winter? Maybe 20
below. Snow? Not much. Yet the
mountains tower 2000 feet and
some are snow capped here in
August. The fertile valleys are
narrow.
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Hope B. C.: City people write
Revelstoke, B. C.: For two days
the travel brochures and dilate on we have driven through the Cas
the beauties of the scenery when cade and Rocky mountains in Ca
half those who oome would find nada and have found no elevation
city sights more interesting. At over 1600 feet, in fact 1503 was
the written behest of these writ the reported tops. The engineers
ers we have seen canyons for the Canadian Pacific found
and rivers and bays and hills gaps through the mountains ex
when people and stores are prob cept the Selkirks which lie within
ably more different from the the great bend of the Columbia. It
norm. Victoria tries to be English comes from Montana, flows north
and Vancouver tries to be like the to 100 miles north of here and
states.
turns back toward Washington
Oddly even the nations B. C. and it is already a majestic river,
provincial refers to visitors from even here. To get through the Sel
the states as "Am ericans” which kirks the railroad goes through
is true but not distinctive because a five mile tunnel, drilled since a
Canadians are as American as slide ruined the road and killed
anyone. There should l>e a name many workers.
for residents of the United States
From Kamloops the road stays
and it may be remembered that almost level around numerous
a few years ago an effort was lakes until it drops down into the
made to find one with the result upper Okanagon valley, a wide
that Unlstatian was the lx»xt of and fertile basin filled with dairy
fered. That, being plainly impos cows, hay shocks and again to
sible, the project failed.
matoes and corn. The summit of
Vancouver is about the size of the pass between the Okanagon
Portland and is the principal city and the Columbia rivers is the
of a province of 306,000 square 1503 foot high Summit lake, from
miles, almost four times that of which water might easily run
Oregon. There is almost every both ways. The distance is 40
natural resource and now in the miles between valleys.
At Revelsoke the industry is
far north, close to Prince Rupert,
the big Kltlmat aluminum pro mining, once zinc, now stopped
ject is starting. Rivers have been because of price, and silver and
dammed to flow backward and1 lead, now starting, lumbering,
and waters rushing through a tourists and railroading. Tourists,
kang tunnel will make the elec of course. A town of 3500 and mo
dern except that it still puts up
tricity.
Shops in Vancouver are said to with mosquitos. They are ihe
be closed all day Wednesday but civic curse, this year anyway.
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they are not. The huge Hudson
Canmore, Alta.: Around the big
Bay company store doesn’t close
and the chain stores are open and bend of the Columbia is an inter
many of the smaller stores indl- esting and unexpected trip. We,
ctaing that perhaps the urge for who are used to seeing the banks
leisure is succomblng to the urge of the Columbia barren and rocky
found It fully wooded, so much so
for dollars.
There is a sales tax of five per that the river is seldom seen. Dis
cent here, three for general pur tances in Canada are indefinite,
poses a part of which goes to mu probably because so much road
nicipalities, and two for hospital building is going on. From Revel
isation. Any one can go to a hos stoke to Golden, the big bend
pital for one dollar a day. Then drive, is quoted at from 177 to 202
United States money is discount miles and it is about 190 or a little
ed three or four cents which farther, all through rather small
makes buying in Canada an ex fir and cedar timber, all gravel
road although treated with some
pensive matter.
A sales tax is based on what thing that eliminates dust over
you spend and an Income tax on most of it.
what you earn. Oddly, the way
At the fartheretrt point north is
the tax is figured, people spend boat encampment and a bridge
more than they earn.
taking one across to the east side
Hope is 88 miles east of Van again. David Thompson, that act
couver, right up the Fraser river ive agent of the Hudson Bay com
through some fine level bottom pany found the spot in 1811. Ixiter
land. Here it is narrow and here Dig canoes from Fort Vancouver
the river comes down from the slowly made their way up the Co
north. This town is new, new lumbia to Boat Encampment to
streets, new business buildings, meet fur traders with furs from
new motels. The valley Is nar what is now Prince George and
row here and the mountains rise Dawson creek, and with them, pad-
3000 feet right off the v ill« v died back down the long river to
floor with snow still atop them. what Is now Vancouver, Washing
If there is anything in Switzer ton where I)r. John Mcl^ughlin
land like this it should tie photo counted their stores.
graphed.
On the eastern side there are
several small streams coming
Kamloops, B. C.: Non-travelers from glaciers with a heavy load of
who learned their facts about Ca big grave, that is filling the can
nada from their old geography yon until it is wide and needs
books are in for a shock. Temp longer bridges. Geologically, it is
erature figures from the latest pa new with steep hills, sw ift
per give Ix»s Angeles a 74 and streams and rapid erosion. These
Kamloops 79. Kamloops, although streams add to the volume of the
once a Hudson Bay post is now Columbia which Is already a size
a city of 11-13,000 depending on able river, even as it flows around
the teller. It has more new’ hous the Selkirks in Its big bend.
es abuilding than any town If its
At Golden traffic is held up lie-
size so far seen. There are hun cause so much road work is being
dreds of them, whole blocks alike done in the 30 mile krng Kicking
except for the color of the front Horse canyon. When the men quit
door, new business blocks.
at five (daylight saving time) traf
Instead of eating caribou meat fic can resume. It is a dusty trip
and beans with a few Shuswap but the road will be worth it
squaws, one may dine in five when done. Golden, Itself is a fron
courses serve*I by as pretty a tier spot, filled with young con
waitress as any Broadway may struction workers, miners and
boast.
loggers.
Kamloops has five lumber mills
Scenery through the pass can be
and three pnxiuce processing described as wonderful so steep
plants—-and what is the principal are the sides and ao sw ift the riv
vegetable: tomatoes They are er. It will always bring more
ripe now and there are hundreds "Ohs and Ahs” from easterners
• o f acres of them together with than those who have driven to the
many of leans, com, cucumber^ Deschutes.
All that In the ’ frozen” north. *
I-»ke Louise is pretty, flanked
From Hope the Fraser river on either side by high hills and
comes down from the far north with a pretty snow covered hill
to make a right angle turn to for a back ground. It might have
ward ttj> coast. For 100 miles it become^ beauty spot without the
is a turbulent river, running be caref« attaentlon of the Canadian
tween steep banks of hard rock, Pacifrc railroad which promoted
hard enough to resemble marble It. The hotel (or chateau) Is as
or granite in places, the very magnificent an ego sharpener as
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has recently been seen.
At Banff the whole northwest
was clamoring for rooms, the
streets were literally packed with
cars, driven and parked. Even pos
session of a Cadillac didn’t as
sume parking space for the deca
dent body. At Canmore, 15 miles
toward Calgary some space was
available and others slept in their
cars.
Canmore is a coal mining town
with naturally, a coal mining pop
ulation.
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Shelby, Montana: Here in the
long ago Tommy Gibbons and
Jack Dempsey fought for the
championship of the world in a
makeshift arena on some of the
many hills around the town. That
was Shelby’s claim to fame until
oil was discovered between here
and the 35 mile away Canadian
line. While the oil flows somewhat
reluctantly it keeps up an indus
try and brings in money.
This morning, west of Calgary
a I »and of mountain sheep strolled
across the highway while cars
stopped to watch. They were all
ewes and lambs although the cor
rect term may 1« does and fawns.
Calgary,
150,000 population,
laid out on the square on the
edge of the great western prairie,
is the business center of the aria.
Like other Canadian cities it has
a block of Hudson Bay company
store. Like cities in the states Ca
nadian cities are filled with
chains.
The road south leads along the
foothills for miles until it gets out
into the prairie, Farther into the
flat land at Lethbridge where
wheat looks fine. There is some
Irrigation there and sugar beets
«and cattle feeding.
Across the line into Montana
the country gets rough find the
crops look less promising. It
needs the bountiful lakes of Can
ada. Here the lightning is crack
ing and the rain pouring as the
grain is ready to thresh.
your refrigerator and ripe Juicy
WANT
ADS
peaches in the fruit bowl. You will
have the makings for many deli
cious desserts at your fingertips.
And don’t forget that bottle of YOUR FIN A N CIA L planning for
the future SHOULD NOT as
thick, fresh cream so the family
sume entirely that the value of
can enjoy fresh peaches and
the paper currency dollar will
cream anytime.
always remain constant.
Your family will really enjoy
Why not let us show you, with
these delicious peach desserts.
out cost, how sound investment
securities can give you a strong •
measure of dollar erosion pro
Bethlehem Chapter No. .8» O.E.8
tection for your savings. And
Meets every second and
also provide tax advantages.
fourth Thursday in each
month: visiting membe.** J. W. DODD, TYGH VALLEY,
invited. Moro, Oregon
Mrs. W. E. Harms of Portland
Betty Christianson, W.M.
was here last week-end visiting
Elsie Jones, Secretary
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Glllmor.
Eureka Ixtdge Nu. 121 AJK. A A.M
ORE. Eastern Oregon Mgr.,
Meets on the 1st and
Wm. J. Collins & Co. Stocks,
3rd Thursdav evening»
investment funds, Corporate
each month. Visiting
and tax exempt bonds. Local
members cordially in
vlted to meet with m
and national.
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WANTED: Steady year around
B. Pinkerton, Secretary
work, ranch or otherwise. Ex
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Meets 2nd and 4th
Tuesdays of each
WOMEN M AKE EXTRA MON
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Visiting
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ball. Transient and
lot and three-quarters, two
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Write to ARTLIN E INDUS
PEACHES AND CREAM—
A PERFECT PAIR
Fresh peaches and cream are a
natural combination for good eat
ing. The old-fashioned peach
shortcake that Grandmother used
to make was simply the ’right
combination” of fresh sliced
peaches, whipping cream and
shortcake. Other delicious combi
nations of peaches and cream in
clude fresh peach sundaes— extra
good if you buy fresh peach ice
cream and combine generously
with sliced fresh peaches; anoth
er is that old family favorite,
peach cobbler served with thick
cream, or a big scoop of vanilla
ice cream. But the simplest and
for many the best twosome of all
is simply fresh sliced peaches and
cream.
Remember ’peaches and cream’
combination when you are plan
ning desserts for late summer
meals. Keep a quart of ice cream
in the freezing compartment of
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