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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, June 28, 1956 4 it ill -.Trr riii i i im I 1 ; I I I i i Dunes. History Intrique Motorloggers on North Beaches Wusmngion vuuai Peninsula Found Ideal for Repose Tb foUowlof It condeiua tlon of a motorloi ppearln June U in Northwt iotirra vure muKBiin of The Sunday Oregonian. It It one of an nual eerlee .pon.ored JoliitJy by The Oreionlan and the Orfjon State Motor eiioclatlon. BY JOHN A. ARMSTRONG a.,.w Mitor. Thi Ortfonlu The trouble with people down on Washington'! Norm iseacn peninsula is that they spend too much time talking about their razor clams. Anyone who visits the place gets to feeling hes obligated to dig some. Digging clams, particularly those speedy razors, can be work. And my Idea of a perfect vacation or week end at the beach Is to avoid as much work as possible. Not that razor clams arent about the most delicious things you can eat, properly chow dered or fried . . . almost any one can get his daily limit of 24, given a minus tide and a mti fnst sand shoveling . . . and to top it all they never o,m in run out of razors on the peninsula, no matter how many thousands of clam dig gers get their quotas. But all this preoccupation with the razor clams tends to obscure all of the other aurao ;, nt thn Nnrth Eeach peniiv sula, that recreation-rich arm extending north from the m.th nt the Columbia river to the entrance of Wlllapa bay. An Oregon State Motor asso-clation-Orcgonlan motorlog to the peninsula unearthed limit less other opportunities for the lazy vacationer. For example, driving on the beuch. It'i a simple enough vacation pleasure, but one that's guaranteed to give you onH tlio fnmllv thrill. To a traffic-haunted driver such as tills writer, wheeling the white mntnrW FnH down the lone, straight stretch of flat sand edging the sea side of the pen insula brought a feeling of abandoned freedom. If you stay under 35 miles ivr hour nnd off the clam beds, you can drive the 28 miles of lmnlwtnipted beach from Sea- tha nnrth end Of the peninsula as many times as you want. Some words of warning for the tourist: Drive It at low tide, and don't attempt to go nmiinri the nenlnsula'i end to the bay side. Don't stop on the Lewis and Clark saw 1'aclfic for first time near this weather beaten church at McGowan, Wash., not far from ferry. watery sand or your car will sink in. If you get stuck In loose, dry sand, let some air oui of your tires to get more trac tion. Picnicking on the beach de mands very little physical exertion, and the North ueacn peninsula offers hundreds of perfect picnic spots. From Long T)oo.V. nnrthwnrrt a stl'iD of low sand dunes, partially covered with beach grass, separates beach proper from tne summei homes that line It. Hri In the dune area, nrntented from the bite of the Northwest wind that niouiip our beaches during many summer days. The sun gives golden warmtn nere, anu surrounding dunes a sqreen of nrlvnpv. Over on tne Day siue m ui nnrth end of the peninsula, the Bre more cnances ior vacation enjoyment with minimum of exertion. watrh for W sons oyster cannery, a white ounuing ex tending over the water Just south of the Nahcotta dock. Any time during the day you can walk In and rino ex-ron-lnnder Rill Stacev. who owns the place, happy to take a few minutes off and show you now hi nvstors are harvested, owned and nrepared for . maruM If you're history-minded, and most Northwesterncrs are, the North Reach Deninsula is a ripe snot for exploration. Sleepy littlfl Ovsterville. population now 140 but at one time not so sleepy, is a photographer's dream. Any camera bugs eye will light up at the venerable OjrstwnHt J S t land Monday. They plan to see the stage play "DamYankees". Word was received by Verner Troedson that Arthur Johnson, re cently of lone, has arrived in Malmo, Sweden where he expects to make his home. He reports a very enjoyable trip by air. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rietmann and Mr. and Mrs. Verner Troed son attended the General Motors "Parade of Progress" in Yakima Sunday. Dolores and Connie Emert spent a few days at the Herman Blet- tell home. i Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Thome of Newberg spent he weekend with his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Thome. Weekend guests at the W. E. Melena home were his son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Me lena and daughters, Betty and Lois of Scobey, Mont. Last week quests at the Melena home were his son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Melena and children, Billy Jean and Donald, of Pull man, Wash. Gene Heliker of Lexington visited at the Donald Heliker and the Ernest Heliker homes last week. Those from here who attended the Warren family reunion In the mountains Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Art Dalzell, Mrs. Wal lace Gaarsland and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Crawford ond son Neil. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Juday, and Mr. and Mrs. John Kaiser of The Dalles, and Mr. and Mrs. George Karometis and two children of Vancouver. Wash., visited the Ray Barnett. Mr. Juday Is an uncle of Mr. Barnett. MONUMENT NEWS Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Kingman re turned Sunday from a visit at Chelan, Wenatchee and other Washington towns. Lexington News Interest points on North Beach peninsula are located on map. old homes of the last century, roitnrPd in 1954 to commemo rate the town's 100th anniver- sarv: the w e a t h e rbeaten church; the old dock. There are history and ample ohoto subjects up and down the peninsula ... the Fort Colum bia museum, just a iew nm from the Megler ferry landing . . . the old Cape Disappoint ment lighthouse ... the North Head light and near-by rem nants of Fort Canby, a short, scenic drive out of Ilwaco. At Ilwaco, a fishing port, you can watch the fleet of little ocean trailers come and go, and dangle your legs over the edge of the dock. By Delpha Jones A group of women of the Wo men's fellowship group of the Lexington Christian church met at the C.C. Jones home on Tues day afternoon and spent the time sewing on clothing which had been donated to the Mc Kinley Indian Mission at Top penish, Washington. Those pre sent for the afternoon were Mrs. O. G. Breeding, Mrs. Floyd Smith, berg Mrs. Vernon MunKers, Mrs. w. McMillan, Mrs. Bill Nichols, Mrs. George Steagall, and Mrs. C. C. Jones. Misses Charlene Jones and Van essa Hemerey entertained a few of their friends at the airport on Saturday night with a hangar party. ' At 10:30 Cecil Jones showed slides of the trip that the 7th and 8th grades took to Camp Sherman on the Metolius river. Some of the mothers present were Gloria Dolven, June Cooper, Jerry Doherty, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Mc Millan, Mr. and Mrs. Gar Leyva, and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jones. Refreshments were served to 32 guests. Monday Gar Leyva attended a cloud seeding meeting at Moro, where the weather modification bureau was given a renewed con tract for this district with Gar Leyva the local attendent in charge. On Wednesday Leyva flew to San Jose, California where his seeding plane was fit ted with the necessary radio equipment. Mr. and Mrs. Luhr and daugh ter Susanne visited the weekend with her parents, Mr and Mrs, Ray Johnson from their home In Colville, Washington. Susanne remained for a visit with her grandparents. Mrs. Johnnie Edwards and Mrs Rav PaDineau visited over 4 weekend in Ephrata, Washing ton at the home of a friend, Bon nie Graves. Rev. and Mrs. Norman North rup and infant daughter Peggy the an aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cornilson from Walla Walla. Ray Papineau and Archie Nichols motored to Wilhemlna, on Wednesday after Mrs. Nichols who is visiting there. Ann are spending the week in Turner, Oregon where they are attending the Turner church con vention. While their they will visit with her mother in Dallas. Mrs. Amy Sperry of Portland is visiting with her daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Pad- Miss Roseanne Schenck and brother Johnnie are visiting at the Gar Leyva home from their home in Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. D. Ausmin and children from Wallowa, spent the weekend with her sister and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Padberg. Their daughters Christine and Deanne remained here for a visti. Mrs. Maxine Brown and two children visited with her sister and family Mrs. June Cooper and NO VACANCY Remember being hot, tired and your back aching from driving fatigue . . . and then pass a million "No vacancy" signs? Next time you go East, go UNION PACIFIC either economical Coach or spaci ous Pullman you'll rest, relax and sleep all the way in cool, clean comfort! UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, Dobyns Pest Control -Residence & Commercial Fogging -Rodent & Insect Control -Spraying-Lawns, Trees, Livestock Now is the time to hare your property debugged. HAROLD DOBYNS OWNEB AND OPERATOR Phone 8-7180 lone. Oregon lone News (Continued from Page 1) and children, Judy and David, of Coos Bay, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jepsen nnd children, Susan Jane and Billy, Mrs. Walter Jepsen and children, Anna, John, Frank and Evelyn, Shirley Bales, Har old Holtz, anil Kathy Holtz. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gaarsland and son and Mrs. Ronald Tye and children spent Sunday at the W. G. Soehafer home in Blckleton, Wash. They brought John and Elaine Gaarsland back home with them who spent two weeks at the Soehafer home. II. O. Ely and Sadie Olson were visitors last week at the Elvin Ely home in Boardman. Mr. nnd Mrs. Jack Nelson of San Jose, Calif., were Wednesday night guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Verner Troedson. They returned to their home by plane Thursday of last week. Mrs. Jay Tlgard and daughter, Nancy of Portland were guests at the Franklin Lindstrom home last week. Mr. and Mrs. Verner Troedson were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Krens in Arling ton Tuesday evening of last week. 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(Sm Officio! fn7 font for oWli) YOU CAN ENTER EVERY WEEK . . . here's all you dol 1 Go to your Mercury dealer today. 3 Complete last line of Mercury Fhaeton rhyme. 2 Pick up Official Rules and Entry Blank. 4 MaUOfficuil Entry Blank to "Mercury Contest . N IU1 Motorcycle Races 12:30 TO 4:30 P. M. AT THE FAIR GROUNDS Adults $1.25 Children Over 10, 5GY GIANT $1,000 Fireworks Display STARTS AT 9:00 P.M. AT Hcrmiston High School Athletic Field A BIG P2 HOUR SHOW Here Are Some of the Displays Watermelon slice changing color Electric storm curtains Jumbo Shower McNary Dam Cop and Speeder Skating Monkey Niagara Falls Firetruck and House American Flag And Dozens More Street Dance Sponsored By Hermiston Chamber of Commerce PROGRAM ' 10 a. m.-Children's Parade 1 1 a. m.-Fire Department Water Fight 12 noon-Picnic. in Park 1 :30 p. m.-Motorcycle Races. 4:30 to 6:00 p. m.-Picnic in Park 6:00 p m.-Palmetto Polo Game, Sage Riders vs Benton County Posse 9:00 p. m.-Gigantic Fireworks Display 10:30 p. m.-Street Dance - f.1 'F""
