1951 September Buick Magazine

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View 1951 September Buick Magazine with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. It provides. pleted for Pendleton's 1951 roundup, to be held. the west are being stirred up for the 1951. September 12, 13, 14, and 15. This annual. RIGHT, 1931, BUICK MOTOR DIVISION, GENERAL MOTORS CORPOR. Excellent condition 16 Pages This magazine comes to you as a friendly messenger from your Buick dealer. It provides an additional means of saying that you are a welcome member of the Buick family ----------- 2 ----------- Indians in the grand entry parade which opens the big Pendleton show PENDLETON ROUNDUP Parade, rodeo, and pageant in Oregon attract thousands ----------- 3 ----------- Riding high BIG logging wheels rumbled down the pavement, and oxcarts rattled along behind, trailed by Indian travois and painted warriors. The governor, secretary of state, and the roundup queen rode sedately on shining horses, escorted by mounted prin- cesses and knights of the western range. About 35,000 persons lined Pendleton, Oregon, streets as the parade passed. One spectator looked at a friend and said, "They're so dignified, I wonder if there ever was much to that old wild west stuff?" Later, his question was answered. As one stagecoach creaked into the arena, the lead pair of horses suddenly bolted. The team hitched behind them cooperated, and before the astonished driver could haul them down, they were doing an unscheduled runaway. As the horses raced along, the lurching COPYRIGH ----------- 4 ----------- By GRACE ERNESTINE RAY stagecoach hit the inner rail of the arena, and the driver was thrown from his perch on top of the coach. The heedless horses took off, people on foot scattered for cover, and dignitaries on horseback spurred for their lives. Then bolder riders pursued the runaways, grasped the lines, and brought the ad libbing animals to a halt. The Pendleton Roundup was more than living up to its reputation for excitement. That was in 1950. Plans are now being com- pleted for Pendleton's 1951 roundup, to be held September 12, 13, 14, and 15. This annual event, started in 1910, is more than a mere rodeo. It is an "epic drama of the west," in which the pages of history come alive and go through their paces in a "Westward Ho! Pa- rade" and a night show called "Happy Canyon Pageant." However, the bucking, bulldogging, RIGHT, 1931, BUICK MOTOR DIVISION, GENERAL MOTORS CORPOR ----------- 5 ----------- and Brahma bull departments are never neglected. Some of the "orneriest" critters in the west are being stirred up for the 1951 program. Each afternoon of the four-day roundup, trained riders will try to stay atop the pitching broncos. Riders will launch out aboard wild Brahma bulls and ride till thrown. The clown will divert the bulls' attention while the spilled cowboys escape from horns ready to gore. Rodeo events will include bulldogging, bareback riding, calf roping, Texas Longhorn steer roping, an Indian squaw race, the cow- boys' pony express race, the stagecoach race, trick and fancy roping, riding club relays, and the cowboys' relay race for championship of the world. Champions will compete against champions. The glamorous horse, whether a bucker, roping horse, or racer, is one of the leading RATION ----------- 6 ----------- The Perry Memorial View of the bay from the promenade atop the monument ON PUT IN BAY Towering Perry monument beckons travelers to island resort PHOTOS BY ROBERT DODGE AND OHIO DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLICITY COMMISSION ----------- 7 ----------- By MABEL OTIS ROBISON AT PUT IN BAY, on South Bass Island, near the western end of Lake Erie, a towering battle monument stands like a finger, beckon- ing visitors to one of Ohio's most popular vacation regions. The soaring granite column commemo- rates the victory of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry over the British here in 1813. ("We have met the enemy and they are ours.") It is also an International Peace Memorial honoring the friendly relations which have endured between Britain and America for well over a century. Visitors are especially fond of this 352-foot spire because at the top is a spacious, open- air observation platform that affords an unobstructed view of miles of marine and island scenery. The platform, which accom- modates as many as 100 persons, is reached by stairs and elevator ascending from the ----------- 8 ----------- attractive marble and limestone rotunda at ground level. Looking out from the tower top at the peaceful surrounding scene, it is difficult to picture these waters as the site of an historic conflict. Sailboats, launches, and fishing craft by the hundreds dot the blue waters of the bay and lake. People on the green island below are all bent on pleasant pursuits. The battle scene has become a playground. The Perry column stands on a terraced plaza surrounded by fourteen acres of land- scaped park, with Lake Erie and its beaches on both sides. This park, which is open to the public for picnics, bathing, and sports, fans out to the east and west of the memorial with borders of trees and shrubbery, and a thou- sand-foot sea wall. The Bass Islands are all pleasant summer resorts. The region is a natural spawning ground for lake fish which teem in the reefs, channels, and sheltered bays. The Ohio State ----------- 9 ----------- Fish Hatchery has headquarters here. Other attractions are interesting caves, hiking, island tours, dancing, and bicycling. Sailing is naturally popular, and the Inter-Lake Regatta is held here annually in August. Good accommodations are available, and special inducements are offered to parties of twenty or more. The monument is open to the public from April 15 to October 1. South Bass Island and the village of Put in Bay have an atmosphere as distinctive as that of Cape Cod and the Kentucky moun- tains. Wine making is an important industry, and autumn finds residents busy with the grape harvest. Other attractive vacation spots in this area are Kelley's Island, Marblehead Penin- sula, Catawba Island Peninsula, and Lake- side-all of which have well-developed recreation facilities. Peninsular points are accessible by car; ferries and excursion boats make regularly scheduled trips to the islands. 5 ----------- 10 ----------- Fire fighters follow foot trails into the forest In minutes, a tree is turned to ashes ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST COMPOSITE SEEN AREA MAP FOR FIRE DISPATCHE ATCHING PEFERENCE LECEND AREA SEEN BY ONE UNEN AGEA BLIND AREA Fire dispatcher records lookouts' reports on wall map. Crossing lines locate the danger spot WHEN FIRE HITS THE FOREST Helicopter scouts a blaze in Californ Autumn brings critical period for timberland fire fighters ----------- 11 ----------- CAREFUL Ⓡ WITH FIRE SMOKE at fifty- seven degrees. Distance seven miles." In the forest ranger station, the fire dispatcher logged the terse message and noted the time, 3:32 p.m. Then, on the big wall map beside him, he pinned a line at fifty-seven degrees from fire tower No. 2. Before he had finished, the phone jangled again. "Looks like a tree burning at twenty- three degrees, four miles," reported the look- out at Moccasin Lake. Hope it's the same one, the dispatcher thought as he mapped the new report. Could be. The map strings crossed at just about the distances given. Then Porcupine Tower con- firmed it. All three lines converged on a single point, and the dispatcher went into action. Within a matter of minutes, three men in a pickup truck were off to the danger spot- smoke chasers ready for grim business. Others were alerted. Smoke meant trouble, real trouble after a ----------- 12 ----------- long dry spell. The fire danger rating was high, and time was precious if "smokes" were to be kept under control. Early detection and quick action to pre- vent little fires from becoming big ones- these are the rangers' best tools in the relent- less fight against fire in the forest. From the tall timber country of the great northwest to the lake-dotted woodlands of Maine, phones will be ringing in ranger stations this fall, and the foregoing situation will be duplicated over and over, with minor variations. For whenever the woods are dry -in autumn, spring, or after a long summer drought-the U. S. Forest Service and state foresters expect trouble in the woods. And they are prepared to cope with it. When a forest fire begins-and it starts silently and without warning-it may be a college boy from Iowa working a summer as a lookout who first notices it from his tower, or it may be reported by a ranch hand driving a herd of cattle through the valley. It may be a traveling salesman from North Dakota or a ----------- 13 ----------- View across Lake Placid from the summit of Whiteface Mountain Memorial Highway snakes up the mountainside Road and elevator take tourists to the summit of Whiteface Mountain Mountain-top PHOTOS BY D. TRANQUIL up t ----------- 14 ----------- By PHILIP FLORMAN TOURISTS who like to do their mountain climbing the easy way enjoy New York State's Whiteface Mountain, where the ascent is made by automobile and elevator. Approximately 100,000 persons took the eight-mile paved road to the top of White- face last year for superlative views of the Adirondacks. Constructed by the state of New York as a memorial to its World War I dead and dedi- cated in 1935, the highway required four years to build, costing $1,250,000. It ascends in easy grades, averaging eight per cent, with sweeping curves and wide, protective shoul- ders. Signs indicate progressive 1,000-foot levels. Off-road parking spots offer beautiful views en route. The highway ends at a parking lot, 273 feet from the summit. Near by stands White- face Castle, a gray stone building resembling a Norman castle and housing a pleasant ----------- 15 ----------- cafeteria, lounging rooms, and souvenir shops. The remaining short distance to the 4,872- foot summit can be covered on foot up a rocky path protected by hand railings, or can be reached by an elevator cut through solid rock. Near the parking lot is the entrance to a 424- foot-long tunnel connecting with the elevator, which emerges at a shelter house atop the mountain. The stone shelter is surrounded by a balcony which makes an ideal vantage point from which the less venturesome can enjoy the scenic spectacle. Bolder visitors walk on Whiteface's rocky crest for spectacular views on all sides encom- passing 300 square miles of the Adirondack Forest Preserve's virgin wilderness. On some days, Lake Champlain (thirty miles away), the St. Lawrence River (eighty miles north- west), and the spires of Montreal, Canada (over one hundred miles away), can be seen. Visible too are Placid, Mirror, Loon, Rain- bow, Saranac, Tupper, and Clear Lakes; Col- den, McIntyre, Wall Face, Marcy (5,344 feet, PHOTOS BY JOSEF MUENCH Tseh Na-ni-sh-go Afin' A view across the "tapestried walls" A pause at Sentinel Rock Novel boat carries travelers through Colorado River gorge ----------- 2 ----------- By JOYCE ROCKWOOD MUENCH THERE was a time when the only travelers who could hope to see the splendors of the Colorado River's Glen Canyon were plane passengers, wild ducks, or hardy adventurers coming downstream in cataract boats. That has all been changed by a new kind of boat, with an airplane engine that makes the 160 miles of water surging between ancient ram- parts of red sandstone a highway for the tourist. In perfect comfort and without danger, they can experience the grandeur of this remote canyon wilderness in northern Arizona and southern Utah. The canyon walls rise as much as 2,500 feet above the stream, providing vigorous scenery on a truly immense scale. On the canyon floor, transient sandbars make ideal camping spots for a snug bedroll, a cheery blaze of driftwood logs, dinner of fresh catfish and canned goods from the grub box. No 12 ----------- 3 ----------- matter that by another year the pleasant sandbar will be washed away, for a dozen more will have appeared, scattered enough to fit any schedule or taste. All along the way, time and weather have produced what are appropriately called the "tapestry walls of Glen Canyon." The geolo- gist reads them as pages in the history of the changing earth, but the less-disciplined mind finds in them much more amazing pictures. It is no accident that the unusual-looking boat plies the waters in this out-of-the-way canyon among the rainbow cliffs. Art Greene, whose own home port is Cliff Dwellers Lodge, on U. S. Highway 89, dreamed up its design and pioneered the project to show this desert wonder to anyone with a touch of his own enthusiasm for this unique and matchless country. A cowboy turned boatman, Greene knows the tricky channels of water from the start, at Lees Ferry, and more than a hundred miles Listing and template services provided by inkFrog Condition: Very Good. Category: Books & Magazines › Magazines.