V A C A T IO N
IS S U E
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NEWS REVIEW
MAY, 1949
ASHLAND, OREGON
Your Vacation.,.f’
1 hia y e a r 1949 when you plan y o u r vacation y o u ’ll be
.sure of fun and pleanure if you plan to v isit S o u th ern
Oregon.
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This issue of th e S o u th ern Oregon N ew s Review, has
but one purpose, and th a t is to help you plan th a t v aca­
tion.
W ithin th e pages of th is publication y o u ’ll find infor
/nation on th e b eau ty spots, scenic g ra n d e u r, fish in g
and h u n tin g , th e h isto ric al places, and th e 1949celeb ra­
tions, festiv a ls and fa irs planned fo r th is p a rt of the
g re a t P acific N o rth w est.
S o u th ern Oregon is one of th e really g re a t vacation
a re a s left in th e U nited S ta te s, and y o u ’ll find m any
a d v an tag e s in sp en d in g y o u r vacation here, w here rec ­
reatio n al p ossib ilities a r e g re a t.
H ighw ay 99, th e P acific highw ay, which serves
S o u th ern O regon, is th e s h o rte s t and m ost d irec t ro u te
ro u te from m a jo r C alifo rn ia p o in ts to S e a ttle and P o r t­
land. I t is also one of th e m ost scenic ro u tes in t '
U nited S ta te s, ta k in g th e tra v e le r p a st map, r i - r q
Mt. S h a sta , a cro ss th e S isk iy o u ’s and in to th e P ogue
R iver valley, th en in to P o rtla n d bv way o: S ’ > —J
E ugene, tw o of O reg o n ’s m a jo r cities.
In S o u th ern O regon the highw ay tra v e ls th ro u g h
A shland, T alent, Phoenix, M edford, C entra! P ,j
Hill, R ogue R iv er and G ra n ts Pass. H isto ric Ja c k
ville is b u t a few m iles o ff th e highw ay and a m u st on
N m iy i.jj entertainment ev- July 30-31; Southern Oregon Art
ev ery tr a v e le r ’s itin e ra ry .
1 ¡is ranging from festivals and Exhibition, Grants Pass; the tlli- planned during the year, climax
A shland is noted fo r its clim ate and L ith ia w ater. Leauty pageants to round-ups and nois Valley Miner's Jubilee, Cave ed by a September pageant
Long famous for its colorfu.
Talent is a p le a sa n t fa rm in g com m unity w here p ears fishing derbies are scheduled d u r-' Junction, Sept. 3-5; The Harvest
ing Oregon’s tourist season, the Festival, Ashland, in September; pageantry, the Portland Rose fes­
and to m ato es a re grow n. Phoenix is th e site of a h is­ O regon state highw ay com m ission Jo sep h in e C ounty F air, G ran ts
be held for the 4ls1
to ric sta g e coach inn w hich still sta n d s and is in use. travel taforpwtiondepartment has Pass. .'September; a n d as a g ran o tival u will
u m ____ _ m ... nr(
year from
June 8 to 12, present-
Visitors to Southern Únale, tne Pear Howl Football mg Melodies in Flowers”
M edford is th e county se a t of Jack so n county. C entra! reported.
Un-gun .can ace several of these, classic, A sh lan u , m N ovem ber.
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lowers. The
P o in t is a boom ing saw mill tow n. Gold Hill is th e home
Pendleton
Round-up,
regarded ai
Among them are the Oregon
Oregon, too, will pay honor to
of one o f th e P o rtla n d C em ent com pany’s plants. Rogue Shakespearean Festival, listed for! iier strawberries, cherries, pears, a national institution, this yeai
A
A 24 A at . Ash­
. . I flax,
•' 1 « O M
l . MM .. 1 beets,
A_ potatoes,
A A
I beans, will present its thrilling program
R iver is fam ous a s being a fish e rm e n ’s h e a d q u a rte rs August 2 O A
sugar
to August
from August 24 to 27, a departure
fo r fish in g in th e w orld fam ous riv e r of th e sam e name. land. The Jacksonville Gold Rush cranberries, fish, gold, wildflow­ from its former dates during Sep­
Jubilee which will be held Aug­ ers, and timber by holding festi­
G ra n ts P a ss is a b u stlin g com m unity and county seat of ust 5 and 6 in Jacksonville; the vals and carnivals throughout tember. Other roundups and ro­
deos, especially over the 4th of
Jo sep h in e county.
May 14 FesUval at Phoenix; The the summer and fall
July holidays, are on the list
T here is so m eth in g special in th e w ay of recreatio n Ashland Fourth of July celebra­ There will be gold mining on throughout the summer and fall.
tion, rodeo and horse show, and the streets of old Jacksonville
The Beaver State will play tri­
foi every m em ber of th e fam ily in th e Rogue R iver the All Breed Dog Show which during tne Gold Rush Jubilee. At
bute
of its young
< alley. F ish in g in th e Rogue R iver is w orld fam ous. will be held May 29 in Ashland. other celebrations, free for the women to at the the beauty
Miss
Oregon pag­
Other events in the Southern asking, will be crabs at Newport, eant at Seaside July 22-24. The
Sw im m ing in th e Rogue o r in several hot o r cold w a te r
Oregon locality include; Douglas strawberry shortcake at Lebanon, winner will represent Oregon at
p riv a te o r m unicipal pools is a rec rea tio n indulged in County
Sheriffs Posse rodeo in clam chowder at Florence and the Miss America pageant in At­
by m any valley v isito rs. T he c o u n try club’s golf course Roseburg, June 17 and 18; 13th I other eatables and samples as yet lantic
City.
Annual Catfish Derby, Medford unannounced. La Grande has set
in M edford is a p lea sa n t, sp o rty course.
Several
other presently un­
June 19; Upper Klamath Lake asiafe a week in June for hospital­ scheduled events in addition to
In th e fo re s ts a re deer, elk, bear, and o th e r anim als. Regatta Klamath Falls, June 26 ity celebrations.
those listed
A ^ l - d will again present the during
the j here
^ s e w will
o m take place
T ro u t and salm on fill th e stre a m s.
Jackson County Sheriffs Posse
Summer Season of 1949 Promises
beiights to Residents and Tourists
A . .
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Photographers are urged tc
rodeo, Medford, mid July; Mir­ Shakespearean plays in the na-
tions only Elizabethan theatre in their cameras for the pageants
August, including such classics as and festivals planned for this
Othello, Richard 11, Romeo and year will be colorful, ranging, as
Gladioulus Show, Grants Pass, Juliet and others.
Products of the state will be they do, from Wild West rodeos
and Miner's Jubliees to flower
featured at the Oregon state fair shows
and art exhibits.
beginning on Labor Day and cat­
Further
information concerning
tle will come into their own dur­ the 1949 Festival
and Fair Events
ing the Pacific International in Oregon may be obtained by
Livestock Show at Portland in writing to the Highway Depart­
October.
ment, State of Oregon, Salem
Oregonians and out of state vis­ Oregon.
itors have a wide choice of at­
Hospitality will be the keynote
tractions from which to supple­ during
as Governor Dongles
ment sight seeing in Oregons cool McKay 1949
has
asked that all Ore
green playlands from the sea­
-gonlans
make
a point of greeting
shore to eastern Oregon and from visitors and helping
them enjoy
the Columbia river to the Cali­
Oregon.
Oregonians
this
year are
fornia state line.
planning
to
adopt
the
slogan,
“A
A major centennial, to be ob­ Tourist is A Guest,” so, this v;ar
served durnig the year, celebrates and
in years to come, the people
100 years of progress at Forest of the
state of Oregon plan to
Grove for the Pacific University. make every
visitor’s stay as de­
A number of special events are lightful as possible.
C ia te r L ake, one of th e w o rld ’s g re a te s t w onders, is ror Pond Pageant Bend, July 2-3
located a s h o rt driv e from a n y com m unity in th e valley. Klamath Basin Round-Up, Klam
ath Falls, July 2-4; Grants Pass
You’re invited . . . We know y o u ’ll enjoy yourself.