Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
TRAIL RIDER
i Gets THRILL
Is Given Ride In New
Chevrolet Despite
i, Rough Country

AGNESS, Ore, Oct. 27.-Shades Of
fhe pony express, the air mail. and
I'll those other conveyances, fast and
raster. that from time to time have
upheld the efficiency of the United
states mails-the village postmaster
1ere has just experienced his first
eide in an automobile.
His name is George Rilea, he Is
t5 years old, and il has been 25 years
Since he has set foot in an urban
xommunity. There is nothing back
kFard about Mr.. Rilea, and no mere
4uperstition was responsible for his
Nature heretofore to ride IN a motor
vehicle. It's like this: There are no
automobiles in Agness, and on the
few occasions back 25 years ago when
De saw "horseless carriages" in Chi
kRgo and Portland, no one had asked
kim to take a ride.
When there is such phenomenon as
Mr.. Rilea in existence. chances are
that his identity and location will be
discovered by somebody's nose for
news" So. sure enough, il YVES Ed
ward NJ. Miller, automobile editor Of
the Portland Oregonian, who found
out all about Mr.. Rilea. and deter
mined that If an automobile could
be gotten to Agness Mr.. Rilea should
be induced TO take a ride.
III Now, this matter of getting 10 Ag-
Fess in itself had never before been
accomplished in company with a mod
ern automobile. So MIR. Miller went
into conference with a friend. Frank
Perkins, who knew something Of the
difficulties Of traversing Northern
Dragon, and who knew n lot of Port
land automobile men who would be
Interested in the venture.
Perkins jumped at q chance 20
traverse the rushing Rogue river, and
Immediately got in touch with zone
officials Of the Chevrolet Motor COM
pany. He was explicit in outlining
the dangers of getting UP the Rogue
10 Agness. There were rapids, he
xaid. and no really adequate ferry.
Hazards or no hazards, the Of
ficials decided, there never had been
4 road too precarious for a Chevrolet.
So II came about that on a morning
in late September. Miller and Per
tins set forth in a brand new Chew
roIet roadster for the Rogue and Ag-
ness.
The next morning after = ferry
ride across the northern slip of the
Rogue. followed by a n mile drive
"a Gold Beach, the travellers found
4 ,mselyes at the gateway 10 their
eSventure. They were introduced to
frank Lowery, the champion boatman
~ the Rogue, and with him studied
re chances of loading n Chevrolet
rcadster on a motor boat rs feet
lang and six feet wide. Both the
I,tv chaps were a~pprehensive; but
- a the bland Mr.. Lowery.
= Tben followed a task by no means
k-sv- With the aid of six men,
Elanks were laid out leading from the
ksnk 70 the boat. When the car was
E~;vsn oil, the front wheels dropped
Er,;l The hub caps rested on the boat
kJss. Next the hind wheels were
tsken off and brake bands permitted
n rest on the prov. Would the boat
- now? And. IL it did, would the
- keen its balance? Nothing wor-
- Mr.. Lowery. Soon the party
Is anut-put-putting' up one Of the
80 dangerous and beautiful streams
n the Northwest
y sunday morning at . a. M, the
~t.-~oiet. its rear wheels and bum
80 restored. had found the end of
y. nnest. II stood resplendant be-
re- the p~ostoffice at Rattlesnake
.vsnue and Cougar street N Agnes
the genial gray haired Mr.. Rilea
80 80 walking down his front steps to
eyeet his visitors.
ss we have said, there is nothing
award about Mr.. Rilea. First, he
K1ssred 70 Mr.. Perkins tell Of the
H. virtues Of the Chevrolet and
~. 10 asked 10 look under the hood.
r s minutes had not passed before
~ Pilea with Mr.. Perkins at the
20 was riding up the length Of
rn..lssnake avenue at the rate OF 10
3D. an hour. The venue is really
BIZ long lane. The speedomter
cnasuyed ID at 9 Of a mile. But u
ne ~ long enough TO get all OF Agness
We y see the sight of their post
~. riding over the road. his
inasii holding on tight to the sides
ns ~. roadster, while children ran
ms INTO their houses, screaming.
p'Sn n was that one of Americas
suasters. who had not ridden in
o.rtomobile, got his first ride: And
she modernization of Mr.. Rgea
NOV "a 90 a step further. I'm
down to Portland with mother
Eolhss these days" he said. address
fne ~ friends before their depar-
srg asrd see my first movie
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