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Motorlog Trip to Bend Country
Enhanced by Study of Geology
ThU is a condmutloa of m motoric i
article tprwartnt In The Sunday OrcEonlan .
June 4. It U one of a strict iporuored by I
The Oreconlan and tbe Oregon ut Uotoi",
mocUUoo.
BY JOHN A. ARMSTRONG
Sutt Writer. Ttit Orccoaua
Unless you're in the know,
you can be fooled by tbe Bend
country.
You cross the Cascades going
east, and the country changes '
from fir forests to a rolling,
rugged, raw-looking landscape
piles and mountains of rocks,
rising in jumbled masses from
the sagebrush, scrub pine and
juniper.
After 50 miles or so, the nov
elty of this different sort of
countryside wears off. After
all, rocks are just rocks, and one
pile looks pretty much like an
other. The motorist may become
slightly bored by what appears
to be the sameness of the area.
Don't make the mistake of
adopting this attitude. The cen
tral Oregon country around
Bend is a fascinating place, full
of a variety of sights to see that
could keep you busy and inter
ested for weeks.
You can drive as far as Bend, ,
see some of the sights and re
turn to Portland in one day if
you desire. It'9 only 3V& hours
via the new Warm Springs cut
off. However, a two-day trip
would be advisable.
A good time to take the trip
this year would be July 3-4,
when the annual Bend water
festival on Mirror pond is sched
uled. To appreciate the Bend coun
try you need to know the story
of how this area was formed,
for it's the offspring of eras
when the earth shook and trem
bled, thrust whole sections up
wards to form mountains and
plateaus, cracked and fissured
and sped forth molten torrents
of rocks and cinders. It's a vol
cano country.
No one knows the Bend area
better than Phil Broean of the
Bend Bulletin, newspaperman
and amateur geologist. He trans
lates the geological country into
.colorful stories that the layman
lean understand.
If you can corner Phil for 15
minutes he can start you out on
a tour of the area that you'll
never forget. We were fortunate
in enlisting him as a guide on a
recent one-day motoring around
his home town.
First stop is almost m the city
itself. It's just a short circling
drive to the top of Pilot butte,
50,000-year-old cinder cone that
rises on the eastern outskirts of
Bend.
To the west are the eternally
white Cascades, huge volcanoes
that are not dead, but just rest
ing the Three Sisters, Broken
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Cove palisades on Crooked river surpait those of the Hudson.
Top, and others. Look east and
north to see the largest juniper
forest in the world. The junipers
are not giants, but they are old,
some of them 1500 years old.
Now south of The Dalles-California
highway ten miles to
Lava butte, which has a road to
its top (a road which is to be
black-topped this summer). The
forest service says Lava butte
is the best viewpoint in the
north Pacific district. Geologists
say that from it you enjoy the
most spectacular view of vol
canism in the Northwest.
Ordinarily we think of vol
canic action as something that
occurred hundreds of thousands
or millions of years ago. Yet it
was less than 2000 years ago
that Lava butte formed.
Lava butte is only one of
many Bend landmarks that were
erupted from a fissure in the
earth's surface which is nearly
21 miles long. At least five vol
canoes and lava flows erupted
from this fissure, four of them
pouring liquid rock into dense
forests.
As the lava flowed around the
trunks of the tall pine trees, it
chilled and formed casts with
hollow interiors. These are the
strange lava cast forests of to
day. Fiery sprays from the fissure
built up many spatter cones
rocky mounds dotting the ter
rain, bhowers of lava bombs
were hurled from the crack.
Dozens of lava tunnels formed
underground southwest of Bend,
two of these, Lava River tunnel
and Skeleton cave, more than a
mile long.
Lava River tunnel is just two
miles south of Lava butte, on
the highway, and can be visited.
On the southern end of the
long fissure is Newberry crater,
a mountain that lost its top.
Newberry was once a mountain
at least 12,000 feet high, today
its highest promontory is only
7985 feet.
As lava leaked out of Mt.
Newberry, faults developed and
its summit was enveloped. Sub
sequently, other volcanic action
divided the giant crater into
two parts, within which now he
Paulina and East lakes. If this
secondary volcanism had not
occurred, Oregon today would
have two Crater lakes.
One side trip is an important
part of a Bend motorlog, even
a one-day trip. Turn west off
U. S. 97 at Culver, between
Madras and Redmond. Only a
few miles over a navigable dirt
road (best take it during dry
weather) is the magnificent
Cove Palisades state park.
The Cove Palisades surpass
the famed palisades of the Hud
son river in New York state,
and rival the sheer cliffs of our
own Columbia.
Here the Deschutes and
Crooked river come together
deep in the shadow of these
palisades, 1000 feet below the
towering plateau of basalt.
HST AND JOHN L.
Alexandria, Va. (U.R) A pair
of regular contributors came
through again this year in sup
port of the police boys' camp.
They are Harry S. Truman and
John L. Lewis, the president
having contributed for the past
two years and Lewis for the past
three years, x
BEANED BY ZITHER
Boston (U.R) William Hart,
71, likes music but not in the
form of a zither dropped two
stories onto his head. Hart suf
fered cuts and bruises. Police
found the zither had fallen from
the window of the second foor
apartment where a four-year-old
girl was playing.
Yipe-e-e!
THRILLS!
SPILLS!
Ride
'Em
Cowboy!
One of the West's Biggest Shows!
ROGUE RIVER
AT THE
FAIRGROUNDS
MEDFORD
BIG DAYS-SAT-SUN
JUNE-10-11
Big Parade in Medford 6:30 p.m. Saturday. 10 Big Round
up Events 5 Special Events Giant Square Dance Jam
boree Medford Armory Saturday Night. Sunday Round-Up
Thriller PLUS largest showing of Mounted Sheriff Posset
with special show for 4-H Boys and Girls!
AT BARKER'S MEN'S STORE Main and Central Streets
... Get Them EARLY for BEST SEATS!
TICKETS NOW ON SALE
(Acmn Telrphoto)
NEW CAGE POST - William
(.Tippy) Dye (above), head bas
ketball coach at Ohio State Uni
versity, has accepted the head
basketball coach in job at the
University of Washington, Seattle,
school officials announced. He
reportedly traded a job paying
$6000 annually for one paying
$9000,
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'Acm tetpptiotof
HELD BY REDS - Lawrence R.
Buol (above), llyer from Stock
ton, Calif, Is being held prisoner
by Chinese Communist and re
ceiving daily "four-hour Instruc
tion In Communist principles," ac
cording to information received
from British authorities at Kun
ming, China. He van taken pris
oner when an aircraft belonging
to MaJ. Oen. Clnre Chrnnault's
air line made a forced landing.
fgpj
Navy Chief To Slay
On Recruit Duty Here
Navy Chief T. L. Bartholo
mew, who last week was noti
fied that he was to be re-assigned
from command of the navy re
cruiting station here, and who
was relieved by Chief Lester L.
Maurer, today received his new
orders. He is to remain in Med
ford indefinitely, he said.
He and Maurer will share re
cruiting duties between them,
Bartholomew reported, and as a
result the office in the Postof
fice building will be open each
day of the week.
Quotas for navy enlistment,
after many months of being re
stricted, have been increased to
the point where they are now
"unlimited," Bartholomew said.
In addition, medical require
ments have been lowered, he re
ported, particularly for dental
conditions. Many good assign
ments with the navy are now
available as a result, he said.
TRIPLE PLAY ON LAND
Westbrook, Me. (U.Rl A two-
acre pot of land in Westbrook is
owned by the city of Portland,
which pays Westbrook $7 35 a
year in taxes and collects $1 a
year from the federal govern
ment for rent. Portland bought
the land 10 years ago as a site
tor a civil aeronautics radio
range station.
Woonsocket, R. I. (U.R) It
didn't do Roland F. Eaton. 21,
much good to steal six pigeons.
Four got away and flew back to
their own coop. Eaton was
caught and sentenced to 60 days
in jail.
This jiffy thousand island
dressing tastes wonderful on
head lettuce. Just combine
equal parts chopped ripe olives,
mayonnaise and tomato hot
CONSTIPATED? READ
THIS HAPPY LETTER
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relieve constipation, until I lout faith.
Then I saw an ad about ALL-BRAN.
I started to eat this
Kellocg cereal daily
and was amazed at
the fine results!" Mrs.
Aspera,311!BaileySt.,
Camden, N. J. JuM
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ilrd Ulltrtfron ALL
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constipation due to lack of bulk in
the diet. Simply eat an ounce of
crispy Kellofrg'i ALL-BRAN daily,
drin k plenty ol water I If not com pleltlf
satisfied after IV days, send empty
carton to Kellogg's, Battle Creek,
Mich. Get double your money back I
Eastern Census Taker
lakes' Overdue Debt
Logan, W. V. U.R) Amy Car
per not only took the census of a
Logan County family but collect
ed $5 owed her 12 years by what
once were her neighbors.
As she finished asking the
usual questions and was ready to
leave, the mother asked the cen
sus taker to wait until she hand
ed her $5.
Mrs. Carper said:
'Oh, I can't accept that. The
government pays us."
The woman replied:
"You don't remember me. do
you? I used to live next to you
12 years ago at Omar. I borrow
ed $5 to buy some milk and but
ter one day and forgot to pay
you. Here's the $5."
Regutar meeting Med
ford lodge No. 83.
I O.O.F., Tueiday.
June 6th. Refresh
ments. Visitors welcome.
H. Cram. N.G.
Monday, June 5. 1950
MEDFORD (OHEGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
AUCTION SALE TONIGHT 7:30 pm
JAB AUCTION
Located Airport Junction
Crater Lake Hwy.
White enamel wood range in nice
condition. Table top electric range,
refrigerator, daveno set, bedroom
furniture, new desk, new rugs, boat
with oars, new box sprinRH. inner
spring mattress. Lots of good tools.
Dishes, misc. For information phone
2-2114.
Auctioneer, Vern Hays
and Virgil Budclen
WE NOW HAVE new natural rubber
inner tubes. All sizes, passenger and
truck. Older Tire & Wheel Ex
change, Bth & Riverside.
WANTE D Boy for Mail Trihune
route In Gold Hill. Please phone
circulation department collect 2-6141
or see Tommy West. Gold Hill.
FOR SALE
Nice Httle dairy. 28 acres. Irrigated
clover. 14 good Jersey and Guernsey
cows. 3 nice heifers. 2-unit Surge
milker; farm machinery. 2-bedroom
modern house completely furnished.
Large barn, good chicken house. On
paved highway. Milk pick up every
day. Present income about $360 per
month. A good buv at $18,500. Terms.
C. C. CHAPMAN. Real Estate
tj mile N Big Y. Hwy. !H1
EXPERIENCED logging truck driver
wants Job. Will take lumber or
gravel truck. Rt. 1, Box 270, Old
Stage road. Central Point.
FOR SALE Pinto saddle mare. Jack
sonville Hwy. Box 3455.
SPECIAL A bargain each day to
clean stock at McKinney Building
Supply. Rogue River Junction. Ph.
494. We are new, we want new
customers and new stock. Check our
prices. ,
NICE room for gentleman, close in.
Hot and cold water. 28 N. Orange.
Phone 2-220.1.
NOTICE If the aphis are bothering
you phone 2-537i. Withrow.
1 GAL. thermal jugs, $3.95 Up.
Par Store. Ph. 2-5550.
ALL-mctal lawn chairs.
Store. Ph. 2-5550.
5,30. Par
2-WHEEL luggage trailer, factory
built. 5x8 bed, $60.-3280 Biddle
road.
EARLY TOMATO PLANTS from 3"
pots, 5c ea. while they last. It pays
to see
PIERCE FOR PLANTS, Ph. 2-7682
5?n Lane 'ji mile W. of Hwy. 00
HONEY bee pollination for more and
hetter seed, clover or alfalfa.
Delmnr L. Smith. Ph. 2-7445.
COMMERCIAL SPRAYING of
kinds Phono 2-5370, Withrow.
LARGE Double Loads green tlr slabs
Call 2-4440 Faber's
USED RANGES. REFRIGERATORS
and WASHING MACHINES
TROWBRIDE & FLYNN ELEC CO
Phone 2-5211 214 W Main
Sec the new EXTRA WIDE aluminum
Garage Doors at Builder's Supply
Co.. 727 W. McAndrews Rd.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
FOR RENT 2 -room apt. and bath,
furn. Utilities furnished. 146 S. Ivy.
HOTPOINT refrigerator deluxe. 10
cu. ft. Cost $340.50. Will sacrifice
$225. White enamel wood range,
cost $110.50. will sell $50. Both like
n cw. Phone 3-1 4 63.
FOR SAL E 445 acres on Jenny
Creek. Good buildings, excellent
hunting and fishing, lots of water.
Ph. 7206. or call at 650 Ashland St.
WANTED Navy chief petty officer's
blue uniform size 40 or 41 short.
Phone 2-493R.
WANTED TO RENT 2 or 3-bedroom
unfurnished house. $5(1 or less
Would consider long term lease,
with option to buy. Call 3-1598 aft
cr 4 p.m.
PAINTING, paper ha nging. Ph. 3-2538.
FOR SALE Hay and pasture close in.
Cheap. Phone 2-4517.
FOR RENT 3-room apt. and bath,
furnished, clean, homelike. 108 N
Columbus. Ph. 2-7429 after 6 p.m.
FOR SALE! Used truck wheels, all
sizes. Older Tire & Wheel Exchange.
8th & Riverside.
Attention Betas
All Members of Beta Theta Pi please call
one of the following Brothers imme
diately . . .
Norton Smith 2-7166
Paul Skinner 2-6244
Ward Spatz 2-7129
VERY IMPORTANT!
COOK wanted. Fnona 8-9018.
TOR HENT OR SALE 3-bedroom
house a block, from court home.
Phone Ashland 5911 evening.
WANTED Unfurnished house clOM
tn Pay up $70, phone 2-8257.
PICNIC tunic with scata. redwood
top. 0 75, 109 S. Orange. Ph. 2-61144,
10 ACHES In Ashland, good B-room
home, near college. Good lots for
building, nice home. Phone 7206.
Br0 Ashland St.
WANTED House or downstairs apt.
for 3 adults, by June 15. Ph. 2-8776
after 5;30.
GRADUATION
CARDS and
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A delicious Ice
Milk Product
Only 10c at Dairy
Queen Stands at
W. Main and
S. Central
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