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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1959)
Centennial Supplement to The Mill City Enterprise Thursday, April 23, 1959 Exposition, Local Shows Mark Centennial WelcomeMat Will Be Laid For Millions Gala Events Bear Oregon Life, Color In an effort to help readers who may wish to attend some of the many community events honoring this Centennial year we have list ltd below some of the activities scheduled during the next three months: May 1-2 "100 Years of Fashion in Oregon," Bend. 1-7 Centennial Music Festival. Ochoco Grade School. 2 Centennial supper. "Patio Fair," Portland Garden Club. 34 Spring Music Festival, Lew- is & Clark College, Port- land. 7-9 "Music in May," Pacific University, Forest Grove. 7-9 Pea Festival and Horse Show, Milton-Freewater. 10-17 Centennial Armed Forcèk celebration, Oregon City. 13 "Fashions of Long Ago." Oregon City. *15 Canoe Fete, University of of Oregon. Eugene. 15-16 Oregon High School Tennis tournament, Oregon State College. Corvallis. 16 Rhododendron Festival. Florence. 16 Yacht Parade, St. Helens. 22-23 Oregon Class A-l Track Meet, Oregon State College. Corvallis. 22-27 Art Festival, Reed College, Portland. 24 Mid-Columbia Saddle Clubs Riding Contest, Hood River 26 Fat Lamb Show, Junction City. 30 Boat Races on Rogue River. Grants Pass. 3(1-31 Azelia Festival, dance, par ade. Brookings. •lune 4- 6 Eastern Oregon Livestock Show, Union. 5- 7 Miss Oregon Pageant. Sea side. 6 World Cow Milking Contest. Swiss Festival-Yodeling Con test, Tillamook. 7 Teen-Age Road-e-o State Fin als. Stayton. 7 4-H Wagon Train leaves Jack sonville for Corvallis, returns 20th 10-Sept. 17 Oregon Centennial Ex position and International Trade Fair, Portland. 10-14 Portland Rose F estival. Grande Parade June 13; Ski Tournament. June 14. 13-14 Buckaroos’ ami Liggers' Fro lic, Philomath. 19-20 Lincoln County Pioneer Days, Toledo. 19- 21 Phil Sheridan Days, Sheri dan. 20 National Rooster Crowing Contest, Rogue River. 20 Strawberry Festival. Hills boro. 20 Round-Up. Lebanon. 20- 21 White Water Boat Parade, McKenzie River 20-21 Douglas County Rodeo. Rose burg 27-28 Boat Races, Devil’s Lake, near Deiake and Oceanlake 28 Shakespeare Festival at Ash land opens, runs through Sept 5 Oregon, representing the last frontier, is fittingly, conducting its 100th birthday party on a grand scale. Observing a century of statehood, residents from the sunny ocean beaches to the snow-capped mountains of the interior are giv ing a regional atmosphere Jo every type of celebration. In Portland, an attendance of six to eight million is forecast for the Centennial Exposition and Interna tional Trade Fair which will start June 10 and continue until Septem ber 17. The Exposition site covers 65 acres, with an 11-acre pavi lion as its heart. A 100-acre park ing lot is being prepared for 20,- tXM) cars, and 18 acres of the site is being turned into Adventureland, combining historical displays with glimpses into the future Atomic Energy Exhibit An exhibit of atomic energy nev er before seen in its entirety will share attention with a pioneer vil lage in operation and a re-creation of the village in which Lewis and Clark wintered on the Oregon coast. A logging train salvaged from pioneer equipment will carry visitors around the area while a stage coach rolls again and a saw mill cuts timber into lumber. Another 10 acres has been set a- »idc for the International Garden of tomorrow, with newly d e - veloped flowers from all over the world. A floral clock, 30 feet in diameter, will tick off the minutes, and a candle 25 feet tall will burn throughout the 100 days of the Ex position, symbolizing hope and prayer for international good will Displays in Great Variety Exhibits and features of the Ex position will provide variety of in terests. Among them will be a $250,000 Oregon Forest Products pavilion unlike any building in tile world. The structure will dem onstrate new uses for wood archi lecture. Attracting the homeown er will be the Cameo House of To morrow, projecting the viewer 10 years into the future with newly developed construction, gadgets and furnishings. Many national firms have ar ranged for exhibits, including Gen eral Motors, Westinghouse. Stand ard Oil, Carter Oil. Genera] Petro leum. The Texas Company, Rey nolds Metals, Coca Cola, New York Life Insurance, and Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Among Portland area manufact urers with displays will be the Hy- ster Company. White Stag. Pendle ton Woolen Mills. Jantzen, Inc.. Electric Steel Foundry Company, Gunderson Brothers. Tektronix. Mixermobile and Sawyers. In the non-commercia) field. 13 Oregon state agencies are co-operating in a $75,000 exhibit. The re will also be atomic energy, fine arts, educa tion, fish and wildlife displays. Spectacular professional enter tamment of every type is being billed for the Exposition as well as productions with an authentic Wes tern flavor Among attractions will tie the Ice Capades and the A r t Linklater show' Nattawi at Trade Fair More than 20 nations are plan ning to show and sell their products to Centennial visitors at the Inter national Trade Fair Many distinguished foreign visit <ira and members of the legation staffs from Washington. D.C will attend To enhance the foreign ex hibits, there will be an internation al theater for film showings rvlat ed to handicrafts on display. Significant as a ‘’first" in inter national trade fairs is the collect ive exhibit being arranged by West Germany, Great Britain Italy. France. The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg This will i n - ciude displays of everything from industrial products to winter ski equipment Also represented in the Fair will be India, Israel. Japan. Austria. China, I-iominican Republic, Fin land. Ghana. Hong Kong. Korea. Malaya. Mexico. Morocco. Nor July 2-4 World Championship Tim ber Carnival, Albany 2- 4 Happy Days Celebration. Hillsboro 3 Centennial Farmers Day, Clatskanie .'.-4 Tri Pass Dexter Boat Show, Dexter. .’1-4 Centennial 4th of July Cele bration. Pendleton 3 5 Rodeo. St. Paul 3- 5 National Intercollegiate Ro deo Finals. Klamath Falls 3-5 Buckerno. Molalla. "■5 All Rockhounds Pow Wow Prineville. 3-5 Water Pageant, Bend i Willamette River Days. Sa lem. 4 McNary Aqua Capers, reser voir near Umatilla I Four-Day Rodeo. Vale 1 Fireworks Display. Eugene ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF OREGON STATEHOOD is matched by more than 100 years of Oregon journalism—the state and the profession developing together from buckskin-shirted, bearded pioneer and slow hand press to today's modern scene of high-speed presses and comfortable editorial offices where if a muzzle-loading rifle (or any weapon) is seen, it is merely for decoration. The Washington hanq press above came west “around the horn” and was used to print the first issue of the first newspaper printed west of the Missouri—the Oregon Spectator, which began publication in 1846. This historic press is now housed in Allen Hall, home of the School of Journalism at the University of Oregon. One hundred Oregon weekly and semi-weekly newspapers are joining to present this Centennial supplement to their readers this week. Seaside, Taft. Grants Pass, and Medford. 1 AAU Track Meet, University of Oregon, Eugene. I 1859 Games. Car Parade. Hobby Show and Dance. Clatskanie. Marathon Boat Races, Gold Beach to Agness and r e - turn. 4-19 "20 Miracle Miles" Matched Play Golf Tournament II Rodeo, Cottage Grove. 17- 19 State Broiler Festival. Springfield. 18- 19 Caveman Lumber Days and Loggers contests, Grants Pass. 24-25 Variety Show , Log Rolling Championship, etc.. Rainier 24-26 Chief Joseph Days. Joseph 24-26 Smileroo Celebration. Dal las. 24- 26 Klamath Basin Roundup. Klamath Falls 25- 26 Agate Show, Delake 27-Aug. 2 Gladiolus Festival. Grants Pass 30- Aug 1 Santiam Bean Festival. Stayton. 31- Aug. 2 Emerald Empire Roundup, Eugene First of Its Kind This tupplement of 16 pages and 220,000 copies issued in hon or of Oregon's Centennial, goes out as a part of 100 Oregon weekly and semi-weekly news papers. It is the first pub lication of the kind ever issued in the state and th« second in the history of the country TO OU» VISITORS and FIIXOW OWGOMIAN»: It is a pleasure to greet visitor and Oregonian alike in extending a welcome to the Oregon Centennial activities. Each community throughout the state is doing Its share to pro vide a showcase of culture and entertainment. Indeed, Oregon's 100 years have been marked with significant growth and development coupled with fascinating, hl story-ma kt ng pageantry. Oregon, as host to the world In 1959, offers varied and colorful attractions tn all parts of the state, climaxed with the Exposition and Trade Fair in Fortland beginning June tenth and continuing for 100 days. Oregon's scenic wonders and recreational attrac tions are the source of much delight to an ever-Increasing number of tourists. Our potential for industrial development is Limited only by our inventiveness and our will to do. This year of 1959 can be the beginning of a great new era of development. We welcome friends from far and near. We hope you will stay a while or a lifetime I Sincerely, Governor < Continued on page 6i
