The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-18


bia and two foreign countries, Mexico
and Canada In q year to the day he
been made by Mr.. and Mrs. Ray v.
Stair, who returned to Bismarck
Saturday.
Their home during the journey was
the -Valeer, q I by l3-foot house
car built by Mr.. Stair himself and
mounted on IN Oakland eight chassis.
With all the conveniences Of q small
apartment. the home on wheels has
a fielding bed, gasoline stove, ice box,
sink with running water. buut.in
cupboards, clothes closet ana
rodic.
The name 'van-valeer" was the
result Of the happy thought to COM
bine Van, the middle name Of Mr..
Stair. with Valeer, Mrs. Stairs mid
ole name. Inquiries about the origin
end meaning Of the name. were num-
erous until the house car was given
a new coat Of paint in California and
the name was omitted. .
With set of maps which was stud
led carefully beforehand and with
liberal time allowances between vari-
Gus stops. the Bismarck people had
a trip such as everyone dreams about
taking some day-and usually never
dcec.
Spend Month Fishing
Most Of the first month was spent
il, the northern Minnesota woods
where the fish we're biting good. A
visit with Mr.. Stairs nephew and his
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Bescher Stair. ct
Minneapolis and iaunt through
Iowa and Illinois brought them to
Chicago where the first big point Of
interest was the Century Of Pro.
gress exposition.
After leaving the Century Of Pro-
gress, Mr.. and Mrs. Stair passed
through Michigan. stopping at Detroit.
and travelled along the north shore
Of La',e Erie to Niagara, Falls. which
they viewed from all possible angles.
stopping'for few days to do SO. After
approaching from the Canadian side,
they decided to drive to Old Fort Nj
agara. On the drive the highway
commanded an imposing view of the
river gorge. Fort Niagara turned out
to be one of the most interesting stops
in the journey. Soldiers have occu-
pied the post every day since it was
built 208 years ago.
See President Roosevelt
Traversing New York state. the
couple stopped at Albany where they
caught a glimpse Of President Roosc-
welt, there to inspect a new bridge.
Touching every one of the New Eng
land states. Boston vas chosen as the
place for another extended stop to
view places of historic connection.
They then worked back through New
England. including another stop at
Albany and visit to west Point Mill
tary academy in the itinerary. Wit
Messing a 5 o'clock parade. for which
they waited two days. and q visit with
Emerson Liessman. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Liessman, were high
spots in the West Point visit, which
included a tour Of the campus.
Walking over Bear Mountain bridge
afforded grand view Of the Hudson,
according to Mrs. Stair. In New York
City two days were passed, mostly
with sightseeing bus trips. 1ndepend-
ence Hall and other important places
claimed attention at Philadelphia,
Pa. the next stop.
In Washington, D. c.. week was
spent visiting friends and seeing some
of the places Mr.. Stair had decided to
inspect during previous visit to the
nations capitol. Che Of the little
heard of attractions which the local
people found worthy of note was the
Great Falls Of the Potomac river.
Go Through Big Tunnel
As sisters and brothers Of -. Stair
live in southwestern Virginia. two
months were spent there. Side trips
were taken to the battle grounds and
to the Natural Bridge and natural
tunnel, which was found to be fully
as wonderful as the bridge, although
1t has been given much less atten-
ton. The tunnel, about two city
blocks in length. is large enough to
accommodate railroad train. Wide
at one end, 1t tapers toward the other
so that It was necessary to blast
some rock for trains to pass all the
way through.
Dividing their time between Virgin
IA and Tennessee until after Thanks
giving. they decided to include q swing
into Florida in their plans. A stop
was made at Atlanta, Ca. to view the
memorial carvings on Stone Noun
tain, which had been abandoned be-
fore being completed.
December was passed on ne east
Florida coast with visits to st. Angus
tins and Daytona Beach, where. the
National Air races were In progress.
Camps Are Like Clubs
Tourist camps In Florida were nore
like clubs and were. In fact, corl-
munity centers. People told tile
North Dakota visitors that they had
been coming to the camps each yea1
for several seasons. Swimming pools,
community halls, volleyball courts
and tennis courts were among the at
fractions to be found ut camps charg-
Ing very reasonable rates.
AT Miami the travellers had the
thrill of seeing q four-motor 40-pass-
enger seaplane arrive. from South
America while they spent an after
noon at the seaplane baee. From MI
ami. they drove over 100 miles Of per-
fectly straight paved road flanked by
a salt water canal which connects the
two oceans, on their course through
the Everglades. Fish and birds, most.
" blue and white heron, were plenti-
full In the region.
Hearing q concert at the Box sing
Ing tower, the carlton erected in
memory Of the publisher, Edward q,
Box, was Q pleasure afforded on the
trip up the west Florida coast. On
the highest point in Florida, 320
feet above sea level. the tower ID
surrounded by orange and grapefruit
groves and Is in an atmosphere OF
perfect quiet. Large crowds gather
for the concerts. played tri-weekly
and on holidays.
Attend Tourist Convention
From there the destination was
Sarasota, Fla, where the Tin Can
TrN,ricfe enavnnkinu v,ns In nrnvross