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Modem Facilities for Small Boats Lure ilnglers to Winchester Bay Harbor Provides Launching Ramps Tba foUewlnr m condf-n-aatlaa af motartoc appear In t ia the Sunday Gnconlaa. la one af an aaaoal aartra af matarior article. apoDoornl Jointly ay the Oreroa etata Motar aaaaciatloa and Tba Oreronlaa. BY ALICE VKRMXLTA Pa Witter. Tat Onroalaa Only a few years ago Winches ter Eay was just another quiet little hamlet on the central Ore gon coast. Today, It's as busy as Tunes Square for a good part of the year. The reason? Salmon. Actually the salmon have Al ways been offshore from Win chester. The real reason for the huge invasion of sports fisher men is two fold: first, the am bitious Salmon Harbor develop ment with its capacious small boat mooring and launching fa cilities and gigantic parking lot for autos and boat trailers; second, the modernization of V. S. highway 99 which puts Portland and the Willamette val ley within easy driving distance of Winchester Bay. South from Eugene, our white Oregon State Motor association motoriog car traveled pavement that was four lane; the by-pass near Cottage Grove Junction is lirnnrl npur Tf vmi in mirirais tn explore Winchester Bay, you will Turn on to state 48 at urain-Meo- ford junction. This is a two-lane roaa, intimately scenic. Storm Destructive When a storm devastated the village of Winchester Bay in 1951 the people of Douglas coun ty, determined to rebuild and improve, created a superb har bor which makes available the rich fishing grounds that lie out aide the bar. Advertising of this place Is mostly person to person. But the rumors of good fishing By fast, and the village is crowded with busy. Intent anglers. With all the activity there is little noise, except for the sounds of the 'wind and the waters. The small ! restaurants are simple and clean; there is do honky-tonk, no promenade. Five floats stretch far out into the bay; concrete ramps for boat launching run down to the water. Charter Boats Busy Barry Ludwig, soft - speaking manager of Salmon Harbor (as the whole harbor area within the community of Winchester Bay is named), pointed out the large charter boats. They do a thriving business, attract parties from all over the United States. Rates are reasonable, $7 a per son far a four-hour trip, with everything tn the way of tackle and bait furnished. Most numerous are the pri vately owned sports fishing boats, all sizes, all kinds. With so many craft going out each day, some for the first time, the personnel of Salmon Harbor an ticipate difficulties and achieve remarkable safety with sensible precautions. An eye-arresting sign warns: LIFE JACKETS m i.m nit i m ii. an ii.ui Mil amp laiaaaaawwwpaiwpwwawwiw r 4 : - ; il '' a I ' A ' t "I m ' i n - i j 1 1 ili ji i i j j A state park aarroanda the aid figbtbouae that guards the mouth of the Cmpqna. at Winchester bay. It's a popular spot for picture taking, and motoriog party paused for few shots. MUST BE WORN. Ludwig him self is on duty at four every morning, seven days a week. A branch of the U. S. coast guard stationed at Umpqua light hojte keeps three boats at ready on the bay. At the drop of a sailor's cap they can leap into a boat and go roaring across the bar. Colored Prisms Used The coastguardsmen are also custodians of the unique Ump qua lighthouse. This is a tiny building with a flat round tower which houses a beacon unlike any in the United States. In the turret a single 500-watt light globe is mounted surrounded by a great, yet singularly delicate, cylinder of glass prisms. Some are clear, some a rosy color. " These- prisms magnify and multiply the rays from that single globe and beam them out across 19.5 miles. The prism was constructed IK . ' "i PORTLAND i t riTin.-JSr ') SSALBM 1 " (ft IALM"V wwchcjttrS!-- TRm ,EUENt Good roads link Portland, Ea gene and southern Oregon to anglers' mecca at Salmon har bor. Coast route forms loop. in France; shipped to the light house in 1890. Daytimes, the prism is heav ily curtained, for the sun's rays so greatly magnified would shatter the glass. Forest Park Entices Convenient to Salmon Harbor are many motels. We chose Cur rier's Village in Lakeside, on Ten Mile lake, seven miles south of Winchester Bay. Accommo dations there were immaculate and spacious. Ten Mile lake has several white sand beaches; close by the motel is a good dock for fishing and swimming with aa area roped off for different depths. Summer mornings a Red Cross instructor gives swim lessons and is on duty most of the day. Fishing there is report edly good. National forests along the Ore gon coast are most beautiful. Siuslaw national forest had been beckoning us quietly for many miles as we drove homeward. We abandoned plans returning to Portland via the U. S. 99 super - speedway and continued north on 101 to Siltcoos park where we stopped to cook dinner. Tms park embraces sand dunes, lakes, easy trails and ut ter stillness. The an- is soft and balmy; the foliage dense, yet caimuy cleared by man for easy passage and spots of soft sun light. Sturdy outdoor stoves and rustic shelters are everywhere. but unobtrusive. Water from pumps is pure. People are everywhere m there too, but walking softly, like Indians. The roads that wind through the camp areas are good, easily passable It is a spot that cries out for a tent and two week's time. IN AMBULANCE Walkerton, Ind. (If) The high school bfketball team rode home in an ambulance with the siren wailing after win ning the St. Joseph County tournament. The team rode in to town on a fire truck last year after winning the tourney, but sub-normal temperatures vetoed the outdoor ride this year. And one player did break! his leg in the final game. RECIEVES LETTER West Newbury, Mass. (IP) Patrick Dixon, 16, said he re ceived a letter from Mary Jane Campbell, 12, resident of the Isle of Barra off the coast of Sco,tland,-v informing him she had picked up the corked bottle containing his address which he put into the Merrimac River last summer. ??jr i I fT haV&itr - if f rR ,1 I - - HOUSE THAT BILL BUILT Big Bill Russell, one of the fabulous five who helped make it possible? looks over the construction of the University of San Francisco's new gymnasium on the Dons' campus. Russell, now a pro with the Boston Celtics, was an All-American on USPs Nation al Basketball Championship teams of 1955-56 which en couraged financial support for the 6000-seat gym. Basket ball fans throughout the West contributed to tie building fund. " "'" " Police Seek Chance To Catch Nudisls Evansdale, Iowa (IB A Mid west police chief today sought a chance to catch some alleged nudists without the goods. "I wish we could catch them," Chief Clifford Schake said. "We have been patrolling by there quite a bit." "There" is the backyard of Chester Froit, 45, who fenced off the area so he and his family, and occasionally nudist friends, can sunbathe together. Schake has been investigating the case for about a month. A neighbor of Froit's, Ken neth Stedman, has complained both about the alleged nudism and the high board fence. "He's got a nice home there and he says the fence cuts off his view," Schake said of Stedman, leaving unanswered exactly what view had been cut off. " Froit struck the pose of the indignant taxpayer when ques tioned about his right to build the fence. "When a man owns a piece of ground and pays the high taxes we have to, it seems to me he should have a right to build a fence," he said. Schake said he has "heard" that the Froits have held nude gatherings in their yard, and ap parently believes he can make a case against them when the facts are brought into the open. Froit has neither confirmed nor denied the reports, but left no doubt he thinks discretion the better part of valor. "When we do get a chance to go to another nudist camp we have to sit around in the shade for fear of getting sunburned," he said. "This way we can have enough of a tan when we go to be able to enjoy the games." PENS STOLEN Portland, Me. (IP) After many new ballpoint pens were stolen from the Maine Automo bile Registration Bureau chains and all officials re placed them with the old-fash ioned variety. 'Hinky Pinky' Game Latest Craze of Teen-Age Groups Salt Lake City . Iff) The latest rage in the teen-age set and with many fun-minded adults in these parts is a word game .called Hinky Pinky. The name Itself doesn't make much sense. But playing it is contagious. It's done by forming two teams. In turn, one team chal lenges the other to guess what "hinky pinky" it is thinking of. The time taken to reply or to give up is scored to determine the winner. The replies have to rhyme. That's part of the game. As when one team asks its opponets to guess what's a "hinky pinky" for "cover for -a mental- hos pital." The answer is "goof roof. Or a winter carnival" turns out to "be show." Soma Samples Thme rules are simple. The "asking" team gives only the definition. And it must, when requested, say how many sylla bles there are in each of the two words of the answer. Be yond that, the challanged squad is oh its own. Hinky pipky has even re ceived "official" recognition in one of the Salt Lake City high school student newspapers. Editor Brent Silver of the East High Leopard, in a' recent column, cited these examples: Bar in a blimp balloon sa loon; crazy mixed-up boat daft craft; frost-bitten moron cool fool; mistaken Shakespear ean character erroneous Pol onious; uncolorful crustacean drab crab; small insect wee bee or scant ant;, speedy preach er faster pastor. Soma Longer Ones At other recent get-togethers, game players came up with such examples as: Tired vichysoisse pooped soup; unmannerly bare rude nude; comfortable insect snug bug; greasy pullet slick chick; immobile cargo carrier stuck truck; ineffective look weak peek; sad posie dour flower; big" excuse tall stall; raised finger rigid digit. Sometimes the definitions run a little longer . "What you can get the day after Christmas" is answered by "free tree." Or "boar door" is "a device to keep male pigs," "gob knob" is a "door opener on a mariner's house" and "dap pled apple" answers "results of a hailstrom in an orchard." The "hinky pinky" that broke up one party called for an ac cent. The guessers had to give up when asked about "a South erner reporting northern weath er." The answer: "mo" snow!" Youth Said Missing From California Patrick Little, 13-year-old Woodland, Calif, youth has been missing from his home since Aug. 10, his mother Mrs. J. V. Little, writes in a letter to Mail Tribune. The youth is described at five feet, two inches tall and when last seen was wearing a white T shirt and brown leather jacket. . He was last seen hitchhiking north on Highway 99W near Dunning, Calif, on' Aug. 11. ' Those having any information to the youth's whereabouts are asked to call coUect MO 2-5873 Woodland, Calif. Yolo, county sheriffs officers said the boy left home Aug. 10 after wrecking his father's pick up truck. 1 iPP I j i&Kt I FUTURE? Tuesday, August 20, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FITX It's up to you! You want your children to he a good start to wards success, whether you live or die. And it can be arranged! Call me today and let me tell you how. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA Charles E. Jones Local Agent phone a SP 2-9772 I 117 SOUTH CENTRAL SPring 2-6241 Medford, Oregon MONTGOMERY WARD . . . rfSMgcll Saturdaj A. fi? last day! Q k ; jg m aJraliW : TE7 $10 DOWN DELIVERS OK TERMS 5-pc. 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