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Girls Sleep Under Stars, A verage 20 Miles Daily On Weeks Skyline Hike By Maud Pool (Mall Tribune Feature Writer) With hair straggling In red ribboned pigtails and their shoes worn to the last liber, but nevertheless courageous and able to smile for a movie camera. Miss Trances Port and Miss Marian Kudrna appeared at Crater lake late Monday aft ernoon after hiking down 150 miles of the Oregon Skyline trail which tops the Cascade range through Oregon. ai iu o ciock ine mgnt before I the girls groped their way over the rocky base of Mt. Theilson, snatched a bite of food at the Diamond lake store and slept under the stars. Did they see the country? Well, that was the purpose of their trip but they admitted that they went so fast they couldn't enjoy the lakes. "We mean we couldn't stay all night at every lake." they explained, "because we were on a sched ule." A few blisters and irrita tions, which they described as "saddle sores," were the only physical injuries resulting from the adventure. They drank beet Juice for water and liked It and were without protection of flash-light, gun or dog. Miss Port, daughter of Forest Banger and Mrs. Lee C. Port, Applegate, and Miss Kudrna, who resides at Dayton, Ore., were counsellors for six weeks at Camp Tamarack, girls' camp near Three Sisters northwest of Bend. They chose the return by Skyline trail as the climax to their summer's Job. Miss Ku drna is returning to Sweet Home near Lebanon this week, where she is physical educa tion instructor In the high school, and Miss Port will enter her senior year at Oregon State college next month. 35-pound Packs The girls were on the trail exactiy one week and four hours, averaging 20 miles per day, with 24 miles their maxi mum day's mileage. Monday afternoon, August 19, they were taken on horseback by a wrang ler from Camp Tamarack and started on their official Journey at Big lake In the Santiam pass. They wore shorts and tennis shoes and carried 35-pound packs on their backs (hence the saddle sores). Their pack frames were Trapper Nelson pack boards, made by Ranger Port, the pack-boards being a posses sion desired by Miss Port since her early days of riding the ranges with her father. They figured their camp equipment down to the nth degree a fork and spoon and Jacknife between them. A ket tle to cook in, a frying pan for biscuits and hotcakes, and the last tin can they emptied in which to mix their prepared chocolate. They ate their break fasts in relays, and learned to flip pancakes beautifully, Miss Kudrna says. Table cloth? They used the towels underneath their pack straps. They obtain ed food at Odell lake and Irish lake, resorts along the way. They also carried a few toilet articles and clothing and a six quart water bag. Most of the time they camped near water but one night they were entire ly without water. The choking sensation in the night (Miss Port calls this "feeling dehy drated") was frightening, she discovered. Feet Ar Frosted Managing to hike as far as possible each day, they often made their bed after dark and once ate their supper from be neath the covers. Their bed con sisted of a double blanket on the ground, with a sleeping bag to suffice as a quilt. Bedding places? They had a variety, in cluding swamp grass, sand, lava, hay and pine needles. Nights were of moderate tem perature but one morning they had frost on their feet. They took time out to swim, and shampoo, and they even boiled their anklets in a bucket they found In a tree. The rest of their washing they dried as they went along, having It pin ned on their pack. The Skyline trail is strictly a trail, the girls say, with ex ceptions of short Jogs following the McKenzie pass, the Willam ette highway and the road sec tion from Diamond lake to Crater lake. In the Three Sis ters vicinity the trail is graded to a good width, while in the Umpqua national forest, only tree blazes mark the way. The main part of the route is mark ed by signs bearing either the trail name or "Pacific Crest Trail System." The soil is prin cipally lava or sand. The trail follows the Cascade summit closely with exception of a cou pie of drops to lower altitude to afford camping spots. The area near Three Sisters . Kaiitifnl fhpV . sirl affording: a view of the nrominent peaks of the Cas- abundance, and brought some born for future fcr.gcr ring ieU. I cades, including Hood, jener- w f I I IJ V" son. and Washington. The most! lCI I scenic section is the primitive Wm jl.T lJ-"atlVI wilderness area near Three Sis- i 0 faCli 111 tcrs. they said. At Obsidian! f-. FT a dA" Falls they obtained a generous i lH famrle of the obsidian ore. I I which covers the ground in i They saw a number of large deer and one elk. See Many Lakes From Horse lake to Irish lake, a distance of 20 miles the girls saw 14 named lakes, not to mention pools without identity. The girls met only one gen uine hiker, who was making the trip north from California. Other persons they saw away from established resorts were chiefly fishermen. "Everyone was nice to us and wanted to do things for us." the girls said. "We refused all rides offered us on the intersect ing highways." Even on the last lap of the highway from Dia mond lake to Crater lake the girls remained steadfast in their hiking intention. At Crater lake they posed for a motion picture taken by an eastern tourist. "But it's a funny feeling to start out, knowing there are ISO miles ahead of you," Miss Port concluded. Big Applegate Big Applegate, Aug. 30. (Spl) Mr. and Mrs. Scottic Matheny motored to Portland recently, accompanied by her daughter Lois, and Miss Vir ginia Shide of Lewiston, Idaho, who had spent the summer here. Miss Matheny will return to Lewiston with Miss Shide, where will attend normal school this winter. The girls were met in Portland by Mrs. Gertrude Shide, mother of Vir ginia. Mr. and Mrs. Lanc Offenbacher and family and Mr. and Mra. Leon Offenbacher and family went to Med ford Monday evening, where they were guests at a lawn picnic at the home of Mr. and Mra, Hale Wheeler. A number of Medford friend were 1 Invited for the event, which was In : honor of Mra. Wheeler'a birthday. Mrs. Alice Siple of Huntington Beach, Calif., former resident of Steamboat, it spending a short time there as a fruest of Mr. and Mrs, Bn Dawson of Bellvlew, who are remain ing at their Steamboat ranch for a 1 few weeks. A good season for visitors at Clnnl bar resort Is reported by Christ Ken ney of Jacksonville, mho Is In charge there, according to Applegate re si- ; dents who visited the place Sunday. Mr. Kenny reports 600 visitors ao i far this year, compared to 700 during the season last year. He opens the resort In May, closing In October, I having been In charge for several years. Wallace Crenshaw of Portland, who Is visiting his father, Walter Cren- 1 shaw, at Phoenix, Is a guest of Mrs. W. S. Davis at Applegate. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bonney left Saturday for Oakland, Calif., where they will remain for a short time while Mr. Bonney receive treatment for electrical burns sustained some time ago. They also will attend the Treasure Island exposition. Carl Layton of Compton. Calif., and The - j Aristocrat- 55& Glenmcre Distiller! Co., Jne. . LeuliTUle-Oweniboro. XenJucky .rvift S1.40 i ri Qur,, Ml MEDFORD MAIL mother, Mrs. Lester Layton of Granta Pass, are apendlrsj th werk u fuesta of Mr. Layton s sister, Mrs. Um Offenbacher. , Hev. end Mr. A. C. Bod of Ortnj. Calif, hava returned to their horns, having bten guesta of Mr. and Mrs. K. O. stuemke on Mlddla Port. Miss Alyma Bode, also of Oranse. ho haa Just returned from Europe, u a (tint of tha Sturmke'a at present. Among Applagata people chopping tn Medford Monday vera J. T. Buck ler. Mlaa Beverly Me. Miles CantraU. and Mrs. Harlan Can Irs 11. The Beaver Creek 4-H Fnrestrjr elub made a food showing at the 4-H home economics fslr held In Medford laat week, according to tha prise rlb bona brought home by the youngsters. Each youngster participating rated tha following prises: Evelyn Bvme. second: Roeella Offenbacher. third; Ella Hard, fourth: Lucille Culy. fifth. Their exhibits were tree shsped pieces of plyboard on which were mounted tha various parta of several species of trees. Including bark, leavea. and aeeda. Tha young workers, with Mrs L. C. Port aa their leader, also dis played carefully mad notebooks. A group of locsl csttle men making buslneaa trips to Bly and vicinity laat week Included Ray. Lance, and Leon Offenbacher. and Edward Kubll. Mrs. Oraca Cook of Pasadena la a guest at tha home of her nleoa. Mrs. W. 8. Davis. Mrs. Cook, who recently returned from Alaska, will give a talk on her Journey to the north at the Applegate school in the near future. Mlsa Marilyn Wlnetrout of Grants Pass la a guest of her cousins. Mlssea Oeorela and Carolyn Benedict. Applesata extension unit will open Ita winter season of club work with a rally meeting at the Applegate school building Wednesday. Sept. 4th. when offlcera will be Installed by Mrs. Ethel Lathrop of Corvallls, mem I Wh Ui:MAWt M il H I Mlil 4 h 4 . i ! I J W J, -1 vA-wi.. a liStTE PRICES DEDUCED fffeV FROM '2.70 TO $7.35 . . . VWVtf Wards .tegular. 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Our school house looks quite nice with a new coat of paint both inside and outside, also other needed improvements. Mrs. A Bowmsn hr'd the pleasure of a visit from her a.-n. V. L. Bow man of Sallna. Kacsaa. and her granddaughter and great grand daughter, Mrs. rem K. Johnson and daughter. Joan of Ames. Iowa. After spending about a week with Mrs. Bowman and son. Brysn, they Journeyed to Seattle before returning home. A party In honor of the newly wed. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Palmer waa given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivsn Ilsen Saturday evening. Aug. 34. It was In the form of an unlabled can shower. Dae MsU Tribune want ads. f Motor Oil 15? Yes sir I The SAME top grade sold throughout ths country for 35c a quart I It's Wards "Suprems Quality" . . . every drop refined from the world's best Pennsyl vania crude! Double de-waxed and triple filtered to remove carbon-forming impurities Stock up today at this SALE PRICE! S-quart staled can 91 r ( quart tailed ein 1.37 bay N at 4Waa(arkas1 OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 30. 1940. AGE ASSISTANCE PEFICIT MOUNTS Salem. Aug. 30 f.4l Oregon paid off $400,000 In public aid debt yesterday with money from the liquor control commission, but State Treasurer Walter Pearson predicted a deficit in the old-ase assistance fund be tween S7S0.0O0 and $1,000,000 by the end of the year. Yesterday's payment reduced the amount outstanding In cer tificates to $100,000. Prospect Prospect. Aug. 28. (Spl.) Mary Lou Neville spent several i days at Diamond lake recently with a group of Girl Scouts. They were rhanerrtnpd hv Mr, Rill Herman and stayed in the Horn cabin. Mr. and Mrs Nelson Nye spent a j eek this month at Buckhorn Soda Sprints. Mr. and Mra. Ivan Nye and Mra. Nelson Nye returned last week from San Francisco where they visited the Oolden Gate Fair. The road crew, which annually re paint the strip through the center of the highway, have about completed tha Job for this yesr. They sra staying at Wlldwood camp. David Neville has completed the In- Yesl During this Pre-Labor Day Sale, "Wards allow you from $2.70 to $7.35 (depending on size) from the regular low list prices of Deluxe fires and Tubes 1 This liberal allowance includes a trade in on your old tirel Every new tire deserves a new tube . . . that's why we've priced every tube at $1 in this combination offer 1 Compare Deluxe only with original equipment and premium price tires! Riverside Tires and Tubes are warranted to give satisfactory service without limit as to months, years or miles! fLU-USaj uuaiajaaaa.! tm.lJ,). J ..... "i spallation of a bath room in his I home and is now starting the ejection of a cement floor dairy bam. Prospect shoals will reopen Sept. th. Mrs. William Orleve spent Monday and Tueeday In Medford. Tha Prospect Boy Seoul executive committee met Mondsy night at the Everett Prsedertcks home. The floor of the Prospect Townsend I club hsli hss recently been reflnlsh- ed ao aa to be suitable for a skating rink. 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