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Motorloggers Find Highway 18 Swift, Scenic Route to Coast Four Great Loops Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 21, 1955 Page 3 Of Oregon Highway Offer Variation The following U condensa tion motorloc appearing July 17 In The Sunday Orego nlan Northwest roto magazine. It It one of an annual aerlea poniored Jointly by The Ore gonlan and the Oregon State Motor association. BY ANN SULLIVAN guff Writer, The Orei oolu It'i a "swift and attractive route to the sea." So waa the Salmon river cutoff termed in July, 1930, when The Oregonian's assistant managing editor, Ed ward M. Miller, then automobile editor, drove a brand new Olds mobile the 22 dust-covered miles of the newly dedicated highway. Today Oregon 18 is no longer dust-covered. Awe found on a motorlog for the Oregon State Motor association and The Ore gonian, lt' a swift black ribbon nt nnvement through some of the loveliest variety of Oregon scenery to a segment 01 one 01 the state's most attractive strips oinnp the sea. the miles and miles of the Lincoln county beaches. Add to that segment the stnl atrin of Lane county south of Cape Perpetua, another small segment of Douglas county which also touches the coast, and you Include four great circles of highway from Port land of Increasingly greater lonatVia Your time and driving speed determine which might be to your inclination n you are one of those persons who would rather take a auierem route home. Road Leads to Otis The first half of the first loop, of course, is Oregon 18, which we followed in the motor association's white motorlog Ford from Portland to Mc- Minnville, Shendan ana utis where it joins the coast high m IT S. 101. Ymi can Iood back across the Coast range from Newport to rnrvniiis and thence back up the Willamette valley. This js U. S. 20, a rawer curvy uui Koontifni R7-mile trio (between Newport and Corvallis) through timber operations and some rather fine farmland area. & four milps bevond Newport is Waldport, from which Oregon 34 stretches ba mues to v-ui-vallls over the hump of the Coast range and along tne ex nnipitsiv hoantiful Alsea river tjvin No. 3 includes Oregon ic fid miles from Florence to Junction City, following another beautiful Oregon river, tne Siuslaw. Na a and the last consid includes Oregon 38, 50 miles from Reedsport across nrain smith of Eueene. It also follows a beautiful river, thp Umnaua. Most important link to these circle routes is the quickest and straightest of all the routes, nrptrnn IS. Its nass throueh the Coast range from valley to sea It- v White Oregon State Motor association car halted at Otter crest, where pleasant trail winds to scenic beach below. I rillamook Piji SJem Newport j 3 Cpfvallis I Vfllrtpotl 0 I Cap PerpWua ( uncl0n , Ploranot .X ndsporl f Motorlog map shows four routes which vacationists can travel to the Oregon coast. is the lowest of all the routes between the Columbia river and California. Altitude ate the top is only 500 feet The trees are huge. Off the road among them, one can find deep swales of cool green creeks where the skunk cabbage leaves in spring grow four feet long. There are always wiicmowers and sometimes wild game to be seen. The back bay roads at New port, Waldport, Florence and Reedsport afford extraordinar ily intorostinf thines to look at. If one is a camera fan, he'll run nut nf film everv half hour Not counting the resorts and tmuiK Innk over this list Of coastal attractions one can find hnrwppn Otis and. sav. Reeds nnrt chnuld one choose that as the turning point for a circle route: Devil's lake; the D river, shortest river in the world; Boiler Bay state park, usually an entertaining, frothy mass of breakers and foam; the Spout ing Horn at Depoe Bay; Rocky Creek state park; Cape Foul- weather; Otter Crest state park, with the Devil s punch bowl and a handy, wind-protected curve of lovely beach for pic nics; Spencer creek wayside; Yaquina head; Yaquina Bay state park; Lincoln county ocean wayside; Seal Rock state park; Governor Patterson me morial state park; Yachats state park; Cape Perpetua; Neptune state park; M. O. Ponsler me morial wayside; Heceta head lighthouse. Caves House Sea Lions Devil's Elbow state park; Sea Lion caves, a fantastic under-the-clif ocean cavern where the roaring water beasts assemble their harems; Darltngtonla state park; Joaquin Miller forest wayside; Jessie M. Honeyman state nark: Woahink lake; Clea- wox lake; Slltcoos lake, and Tideways state park. One can have tew tavontes, for each nf these and the list ing leaves out the beaches themselves has attraction au its own. Perhaps Cape Perpetua has the most breathtaking view of the coastline anywhere obtain ohlp however, and the Jessie M. Honeyman park and Clea- wox lake area (witn line ioresi campgrounds) are the most interesting. In spring the Honeyman park is a veritable jungle of 30-foot rhododendrons, each with hun dreds of clumps of pink blooms. The Cleawox lake has fish, water lilies and a picnic area, huge white sand dunes and a fine campground for overnight visitors. There are numerous forest camp areas the state bureau of parks has made avauame, if one has his own tent and sleeping bag, but if not, there is no lack of tine moteis More Washington Farm Lands to be Opened to Veterans War veterans are offered pri ority in a current drawing for 81 full-time farm units in the South Columbia basin irrigalion dis trict near Pasco, Washington, it was reported today by the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs. Veterans' applications must be submitted by August 1 to the office of the bureau of reclama tion, Ephrata, Washington, to be included In the public drawing for the farms. The farms, which lie about 25 miles north of Pasco, range in size from 65 to 135 irrigable acres and in price from $1338 to $8062. Most of the land is suited to the production of row crops such as potatoes, sugar beets and truck crops, as well as hay and pasture. The land will be irrigated by water from the Grand Coulee dam. To qualify, applicants must have assets worth at least $4500 in excess of liabilities, must have had at least two years of farming experience, and must intend to engage in farming. Application blanks may be ob tained in Oregon from county veterans' service officers or from the department of veterans' af fairs, state finance building, in Salem, or state office building, Portland. They may also be ob tained by writing the reclamation bureau at Ephrata. a Morrow Picnic Slated at Portland The annual Morrow county pic nic will be held in Laurelhurst nark. Portland, on Sunday July 31. The nienie will be held in the usual location, entering the park on Ankeny street and signs win show the way to tne location. The Grant county picnic will be held the same day at the same park. Frozen Bread Makes Tasty Sandwiches, Specialist Reports Ever try making sandwiches with frozen slices of bread? j Agnes Kolshorn, extension nu-; trition specialist at Oregon State folleee. savs the latest suggestion to keep the fresh quality of bread. help "refrigerate" the uincn dox. and save time in making sand wiches is to do just that. Bread is easier to spread when frozen than when soft and crumb ly, the specialist explains. The chill from frozen slices put to gether in closely wrapped sand wiches keeps the filling in be tween fresh and even keeps let tuce crisp for several hours. That chill also helps keep other foods in the lunchbox cold. When the slices thaw, they have the characteristics of fresh CAPITAL PARADE Pnntinued from Page 2 Siskiyou National Forest. NEW LIQUOR AD RULES Amendments made this week kv tht nrppon liquor control com mission now allow advertising of wine for use in recipes, permit r-rpetpd Glassware as product iden tification in premises where only one brand of drait Deer is sum, and provide that reference to price and use of liquor as a gift must be secondary to tne princi pal theme of an advertisement. Amnndments also allow a li censee to publicize his name on match books, napKins ana coast-pt-s hut nrohibit reference to al coholic liquor on such items. Ad vertisements containing recipes fvr iisp of winp are now permit ted but those with distilled spirits such as whiskey are banned. McKAYS COMING HOME Socretarv of the Interior and Mrs. Douglas McKay with Miss Alene Phillips recently returned from a Eurooean trip. The Mc Kays have sent balem inenas their intention of spending the month of August at their Salem and beach homes. nilBERNATORIAL WITNESS r.nv. Paul Patterson walked out on his executive shoe Friday to act as witness for his daugnter, Virginia, and Jimmie Fred Dol- lard, as thev applied tor a mar riage license at Marion Loumy Courthouse. Thp couDle were married bun day. Mrs. Patterson, who has been in ill health in recent weeks tnr'n nrdprs. Her condition, how was unable to attend due to doc- ever, is reported "much im proved." bread. All In all, it may be con sidered a "cool" Idea, especially for July "Sandwich Month" when lunches often suffer from hot weather, the specialist reports. Miss Kolshorn says the best way to keep bread fresh and avoid staling is to keep it frozen in the freezer the frozen food compartment, or even the ice cube compartment of the refrigerator. Many families purchase a sup ply of bread for a week or two and keep it In their freezers, says the spe. alist. Frozen sliced loaves are especially convenient because the slices separate read ily without thawing and may be used frozen not only for sand wiches but also for toasting. A frozen loaf thaws in 3 or 4 hours at room temperature. Frozen slices thaw more quickly. If ggxp( need money.. a low-cost First National is as easy as this... 1 Go lo ywur nearby FirK Nitioiul Branch, and ask (o sw I loan oftkir. (You'll find him friendly, helpful.) NEW GHOUP TO START d erade eirl interest ed in a new Blue Bird group which will be organized this lau ia neWpH to call or see Mrs. M. C. Huggett, phone 6-9617, after July 25. Arrange your own repayment plan. (Small monihly paymen($ will be wired to your particular situation.) 2 Explain your need. (You might with lo consolidate debts, pay doctor bills or una, or have on of many odser Naeont so nnd ready cash.) 4 You will reicive tah, or hae the loan credited to yout account HtTPNIt MtAfKN HAITOHALDAIIK. 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