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0 o MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7. 1963 Phcretif Cub Picnic Slated Phoenix - A picnic for members of the Phoenix Gar den club is planned for Fri day, August 9 at 1 p.m., at the home of Mrs. R. A. Klar in, Dodge road. A question and answer pe riod will be conducted and a discussion onplants also is planned. Those who attend should take foodi contributions for the picnic. To reach the Klarin home, officers suggested that mem bers travel by way of Table Rock road to Modoc road, on which they should continue until reaching Antioch road. From there they should go to Dodge road, and turn right from it to Mrs. Klarin's home. Woman's Relief Cerps Holds Picnic In Central Point Central Point - During a recent picnic meeting for the Central Point Woman's Re lief corps of the William Har rison post, Grand Army of Republic, members decided that no fund raising projects would be needed for the com ing year. t The event was held at the home of Mrs. Gertrude Greb. Mrs. Frank Smith conduct ed the meeting. During the month of Au gust corps members are to at tend funeral services for vet erans of the Veterans Domi ciliary at White City. The next corps meeting r'.so will be a picnic at the home of Mrs. Smith. Members are to take food contributions and table service. Travelers Overwhelm British Columbia City Revelstroke, B.C. - Thou sands of persons (689,838 so far this year) are heading for eastern British Columbia to drive across Rogers pass on Highway 1. So when these three travelers asked the way to the Big Bend highway we got only stares. For those not familiar with the area, new 91 mile long Rogers Pass highway between here and Golden replaces tne 179-mile highway of gravel which followed Columbia riv er's "big bend" between the two towns. The old gravel highway, closed in winter, made it nec essary for travelers to drive its rough, dusty surface be tween the two towns or ship their car via railroad. We wanted to travel paved The Misses Juli Heath and Peggy Saund ers, Grants Pass, and Mary Wolfe, Portland (left to right) were house guests of Dr. and Mrs. David C. Boals and family during the recent Southern Oregon Junior Golf cham pionship tournament held at Rogue Valley Country club. The three guests are shown here with David Boals, who with his sister, Susan, and their parents, entertained at a dance Tuesday night at the family home, Fairview drive. The Squires played for dancing. modern Rogers pass both di- rections-east and west-so we took the long way around from here coming over the pass from the east then leaving by it headed east. While Rog ers pass is comparable to Going-to the -Sun highway in Glacier park in Montana, the Big Bend route follows along scenic Columbia river. Today the travel is light on the old route and only near the end did we encounter loaded log ging trucks, also southbound, but who pulled out for us to pass when the highway wid ened and the dust settled enough for the driver to see. While British Columbians expected a rise in the num ber of travelers seeing their new highway with its numer ous snowsheds, Revelstroke was not prepared for the fan tastically high number who have arrived. Nightly the more than the dozen motels, three hotels, and numerous camping grounds are filled and the Chamber of Com merce mans a booth arranging accomodations in private homes. The latter number av erages more than 300 per night, the Chamber officials report. We three were among the late arrivals Thursday eve ning as we had entered the Revelstoke area from the south along Highway 8, a five-hour ferry ride on the Upper Arrow lake and a grav el road. Our landlady for the night was a Mrs. Duck who wel comed us, but later In the eve ning tried to discourage us from driving the Big Bend route. Prior to leaving Revel stoke at 7:30 a.m. we ar ranged for lodging for the night. "Back" Country The traveler who has a lit tle time to spend, doesn't like freeways and wants to see a little of the "back" country, should plan to take the south approach to Revelstoke. Highway 6 goes north from Highway 3 about 30 miles north of Trail. From there it winds through farming coun try and the unpainted houses of the Doukhobors (Russians) are quite evident. About 20 miles north of the junction the pavement ends and Sloan lake comes into view, This lake, some 30 miles long, is followed by the highway nearly its entire length. Sev eral viewpoints from the highway, more than 1,000 feet for those who think young M.- liiillmtlltllilll M ' Sunshine brings more people out today -and more people bring out Pepsi Light, bracing Pepsi matches modern activities with a sparkling-clean taste that's never too sweet. And nothing drenches your thirst like a cold, inviting Pepsi- Cola. Think young -say' 'Pepsi, plegs! ' ' Bottled by Pepsi-Co'a Bottling Company, Medtord, under Appointment from Pepsi-Cola CrjfPn, N.Y., N.Y. PEPSI-COLA above the lake, gives the trav eler an opportunity to view the entire valley and moun tain regions. The last 10 miles of high way are paved as one enters Nakusp. It is here that the ferry for Arrowhead, at the head of Upper Arrow lake, leaves daily at 1:30 p.m. ex cept on Tuesdays. Restaurants are available and since food is not available aboard the ferry, it is recommended that one eats here. This commun ity has about 1,700 population so tourists can browse in the shops until ferry time." Since the ferry only carries 12 cars, the cars begin to gather at the dock long be fore loading time. Once the ferry arrives we learn that all cars must be backed into the ferry since neither Arrow head or Nakusp have floating docks and the stationary dock would interfere with the fer ry's propellor if it were to back in. The ferry is finally loaded after driver after driver had inched their vehicles up the steep ramp and then along the sides of the ferry's superstructure-only inches wider than the cars. During the ferry ride na ture's unspoiled beauty can be appreciated. Upon ap proaching Arrowhead the fer ry docks and the caravan of cars heads for Revelstoke in a column of dust. Along this 28-mile road there are two ferry crossings of the Columbia river. We were eighth in line and groan ed when we saw the small fer ry, but with our car last-eight was its capacity-the ferry pulled out from the bank. The skipper couldn't have fitted us in tighter if he had had a shoe spoon. Big Bend Trip The story was quite differ ent in the Big Bend trip. The area is quiet again and our Old Faithful was about the only car on the road during the first 150 miles. At the point about 100 miles from Revelstoke where the Columbia river makes its swing from north to south there is an area called Boat Encampment. Some locked up buildings mark the place to day in addition to the bridge across the Columbia. On a bank is a stone marker telling of the area's history. "This was the point of trans-shipment in fur-trading days," the marker states. "Boals from Fort Vancouver on the Lower Columbia in Washington waited for pack trains coming over the moun tains from Jasper House. "First visited by David A 9 Thompson In 1811, this point was for almost half a century a meeting place for the fur brigades of the North West company and later of Hud son's Bay company. 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