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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 14, 1955 Page 3 Majestic Vistas of Mid-Columbia Seen on Wallula Cutoff Motorlog .: " I V Rat rock, prominent landmark a few miles east of McNary dam, overlooks state park with green lawns, picnic tables. Road Built Twice In 20-Year Period The following ! a condensation of a motorlof appearing In the June 12 Issue of Northwest roto magazine. The Sunday Orego. nlan. It Is one of an annual se ries sponsored Jointly by the Oregon State Motor association and The Oregonlan. BY MERVIN SHOEMAKER Stall Writer. The Oreionlu Some day the "Wallula cut off" may be renamed "the Mc Nary Lakeshore drive." It Is that kind of a highway, this 27 mile stretch between Umatilla, Or., and Wallula, Wash. On one side of the smoothly flowing roadway Is the broad expanse of water in the lake eral hours. Today, 25 minutes taking highway 30 east from behind McNary dam. On the would be nothing to brag about Portland and the new water other, the wildly convoluted The route had been driven level route is built for speed hills give a constantly changing three years earlier in 1928-by and comfort. rrilSL811! MerriU N- Jenkins' a Unlon Pa A not-to-be-mlssed feature of beauty and awe-inspiring vast- cific ranroad car lnspector now McNary dam Is a public view- n j, . , tir u retlred an;l still living in Uma- ing room where salmon ascend- taSnKS ttyL " tllla' The route he followed wa " the ladders y seen issrssz. rtr&mSes of ,ow water giass as the symmetrical reflectior i of Residents 0? Umatilla and narft oddly formed rocks and exhila- other points In this area wanted J "m. If rth.r P ratina vistas ehrins nn illns nn . .1 ,.. a w miles farther on. This a a a aiiuiier rtiuie 10 wana wana. - D , . . : pars gets 11s name irom a rocs Pasco and Spokane. At that formation that looks startlingly u was,nfecessrv t0, EO a huge hat tossed careieSsy hrough Pendleton from Uma- on a desert knoll and left there OhAlim V,f ( in alvirnM.Mr - map. The state highway commis- )n built the road, in about 1932, but only after Jenkins and w I there is Wallula, the town that UUUU mrwraA hfrrhai rrsMii-.s1 eU4i.. v uigui 51UUUU OilVllijr before rising water rolled over Distance Cut 21 Miles the old site. The Drevious 80-mile distan From here the motorist can ergy installation, which played from Umatilla to Walla Walla take his choice of numerous In- such an important Dart In the thus was reduced to 56 miles. ""'""K ruuua. ending of World War n. There will be few Oregon Only 24 years ago, driving the cases of two fine highways be- rocky trail along the river be- ing built along a previously roadless route in less than 20 VPflrs. That hnnnpnoH horo The second building of the a& which the atomic age has hlehwav was occasioned bv a brought to a present popula- lSdl Dy a party which Included mark of Northwest progress uon 01 "i the late Governor Earl Snell and building of McNary dam, which Now west out of Kennewick the Oregon State Motor asso- flooded most of the old roadbed, to Toppenish (travel faster by ciation's Ray Conway. Snell was Completed in 1951, it consist- taking highway 3A out of Pros then a member of the house of ed of a general relocation of the ser), and back to Oregon on representatives. highway, with a raise in grade highway 97. Washington has .The party also included Ed- of 13 to 28 feet in places where done a good Job with this part ward M. Miller, now assistant the old route was followed. of The Dalles-California high managing editor of The Ore- This stretch of road with par- way, and it's effortless sailing gonian, who did a motorlog ticularly interesting modern his- "P to the 3149-foot elevation of story of the trip. It took sev- tory Is reached by the motorist Satus pass. South of Goldendale comes the most striking scenery of the Toppenish-Columbia river part of the trip. And among the best of this Is Oregon's own, seen with startling abruptness as the hills spread apart on the ap proach to the Columbia. , That Is the vast carpet of green or golden Sherman county wheat land stretching south, east and west from the high Co lumbia river bluffs near Rufus. Come back to, Oregon via The Dalles bridge for a better high way and a view of The Dalles dam a-building. The toll is 50 cents a car. of even greater spaciousness. The road has a geographical location between points of im portance to Northwest and even world history. It travels upstream from a point near the recently com pleted dam, which is making an sion buit the road' iiiiyunuiii auuiuun 10 iiorxn1 west power resources. From Wallula, where the origl nal cutoff connected with an ex isting road, It Is only a few miles to Richland, Wash., and the nearby Hanford atomic en- tween Umatilla and Wallula was considered quite an achieve' ment One such trip was made In Just north of the Oregon- Washington line the road enters "Wallula gap," where the hills seem to draw back to let the Columbia through, and then that they be allowed to it as a toll road. One of them which we ear marked for another day should be through Pasco and Kenne wick to Richland, the 250-pop- ulation village of some 15 years Toppenish rlanford A ',PaSC0 Walla W A S H Hat Rock r?! m state Pa5te I? Goldendale 3 UmatiiT ,? The Dalles OREGON Pendleton Wallula cutoff replaced roundabout road via Pendleton Boardman News Continued from Page 2 Mr. and Mrs. Leo Potts and daughters, Marie and Irene, went to The Dalles Sunday, to visit at the home of Potts' cousin, Mr. and Mrs. George Ramsey. Weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ely were their daughter, Ora Ely, who is employed at Pasco, Wash., and well Vaught, Richland, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. . Russell Miller wont to Corbett Tuesday to take their daughter Patty, Eileen Ely and Brenda Billings to Trout Creek Bible camp.. Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marlow were Marlow's brother-in-law and sis ter, Mr. and Mrs. William Thur man, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thurman and son Rodney, Pendleton, and Mr. and Mrs. Danny Ransier and daughters, Stanfield. Mrs. Truman Messenger, Sr., of The Standard Man showed me how to reduce engine wear 1 When you keep the crankcase in your car or other gasoline engine filled with Heavy Duty RPM Motor Oil, you get extra protection against the main causes of engine wear and repair. Here's why: A detergent in "Heavy Duty RPM" prevents deposits of carbon, gum, and lacquer on cylinders, rings, and other parts. Other compounds resist oxidation and sludg ing, prevent corrosion and stop foaming. So to get more miles and more years of service, remember to always use Heavy Duty RPM Motor Oil. For information on any Standard Oil Compony of California product, (all L. E. "ED" DICK 1- F. "PECK" LEATHERS Hcnnnpr Ore. lne. " r r - Mitchell and Mrs. Carl Marquardt of Lexington, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claud Coats, and Mr. and Mrs. Zearl Gillespie, on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Thorpe went to Heppner on business Tuesday. The temperature reached 88 here Monday, making it the warmest day here so far this month. Tuesday promised to be even warmer, with the thermo meter up to 86 at 11 a. m. Children attending 4-H sum mer camp on Willow creek about twenty miles from Heppner are Kirk Gantenboin, Jimmy Hoff man, Gwendolyn Fussell, Rich ard Watts, Dorothy Rash, Toni Taylor, and Eddie Hoffman. Mrs. Arnold Hoffman accompanied them. Visitors last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Sicard were Sicard's sister, Beatrice Si card, Portland; Mrs. Sicard's brother-in-law and sisters, Mr. and Mrs. Al Dodge, Burnt Woods, and Mrs. Alma Russ, Albany; and Ralph Watts, Elgin, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ball, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Ball, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Baker went to a fam ily reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Berl Akers in lone last Saturday. It was held in honor of Roy Ball's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. George Uloc ker .Tacoma, Wash. Phone 6-9633 Phone 8-7125 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Luhrs and children, Langlois, were week end visitors at the home of Luhrs' brother-in-law and sister,- Mr. adn Mrs. Ed Skoubo. Mrs. Dean Ekleberry and dau ghter Cora, The Dalles, visited at the home of her brother-in-la and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ely, Tuesday, after spending the 4th at Hermiston. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marlow spent the 4th at Pasco, Wash., at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Woolley. v Donna Rae Shouse, Hermiston, is visiting at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Thornhill. Many Visitors at Lonerock Homes Over July Fourth By Verna Hayes Visitors at the Mattlon Hicks' residenecs over the Fourth of July were Mr. and Mrs. JoeAndrews of Portland, cousins of Mrs. Hicks. Leaving here, Tuesday, the An drews were on their way to New York, where they will make their home for the next year. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rogers of Sweet Home and Mr. and Mrs. Cook and family of Lebanon were Fourth of July guests at the El len and Lloyd Rogers' home. Homer and Carol Davis made a business trip to Spokane, on Fri day. On their way back, they visited their brother, . Lee and family, who operates a wheat ranch at Mabton, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Huddleston of Hermiston are the parents of a 7 pound 15 ounce son, born at the Good Shepherd hospital on June 26. Sid Seale of Condon, was a caller at the Lonerock store, on Sunday. j Mr. and Mrs. John Freund of The Dalles spent the third and fourth of July visiting at the home of their aunt and uncle, the Glenn Hayes. Other visitors were Homer, of Portland, Clarence of Corvallis, their grandson, Bill, of Kinzua, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hayes and Christine of Condon, Mrs. Grace Nickerson and grand daughter of Heppner. Relatives visiting at the Em- mett Davis ranch, during the past two weeks were Mrs. Esther Jordon and daughter, Patsy and Mrs. Bob Mead and three sons of Fortuna, California, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Swan and son of Inglewood, California and Mrs. Jean Swan of Roseburg, who is a sister of Mrs. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bennett of Centralia, accompanied by their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Mor ris Bennett, of Seattle, Wash., spent the weekend of the Fourth of July, at the Tom Perry home. Mrs. M. F. Lynch, Peter and Patsy of Portland, spent the third and fourth of July at the Morley ranch. They returned to their home Monday evening. Br Riu Paulson 'ft? "This is known as 'peaceful co-existence.' Notice the 'peace ful' look on the face of the bear!" Mrs. Bob Blue (nee Dora Case) was honored with a bridal sTTower on Wednesday, June 29th, receiv ing an electric clock and an elec tric deep fryer from the commun ity and many individual gifts. Many from Condon and Fossil, along with Lonerock friends, at tended the s hower. A- lovely three-tiered cake made by Mrs Pete Haynes. jello and coffee were served as refreshments, af ter the opening of the packages. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wick, Jerry and Steve went to Jauquin Miller Hot Springs, over the Fourth of July, returning home Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Joal Jacobson made a business trip to Arling ton on Thursday. Mrs. Guy Huddleston returned home Thursday from Condon, where she has been taking care of the Garland Potter children. Mr. and Mrs. Garland Potter are the parents of a son Kevin Earl, born at the Pioneer - Memorial hospital at Heppner on June 28 and is a great-grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Huddleston. Sharon Rogers was honored with a birthday party on her fourth birthday, Friday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Rogers. She received many nice gifts from her playmates and parents. After opening her presents, lovely refreshments, in cluding a decorated birthday cake, were served by her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stephens of Kinzua, are visiting at the Ralph Moore home over the weekend. Mrs. Audra Randies returned to Lonerock Saturday from Monu ment, where she has been visiting her son-in-law and daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Norris Stub blefield, for the last two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Haynes made a business trip to Heppner on Friday. Mr. Bill Con boy of Condon was caller in Lonerock Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Haynes, and Marilyn, Mr. and Mrs. Mattlon Hicks, Joe Boyer, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Huddleston were business callers in Heppner during the past week. USE GAZETTE TIMES CLASSIFIED ADS KEEP OREGON GREEN F armers- ON YOUR GRAIN FIRE INSURANCE Insure your grain crops now with us and SAVE 15 on your premium for at the termination of the policy you will receive a check for 15 of the amount of your premium. 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