The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-10
Potters Enjoy @-
Day Trip To Coast
See Practically All Points Of
Interest In the West
Fair Included

Returning from 7,Z4O mile trip to
California with Ed. Alley, Enoch
Bourne has nothing but praise for the
beauty Of the American country and
recommends the trip highly to anyone
with enough time to make it.
Using camping outfit and spend
ing only five nights of their twenty
nine in bed, three nights in Richmond
and two in Los Angeles, the touring
potters saw practically all the sights
of the west, including, what Mr..
Bourne says is an excellent and much
under-rated Fair, on two hundred doll
ars.
Mr.. Bourne would advise anybody
making the trip to take what he calls
the northern route, because practically
every interesting point visited was on
this route. The trip was made from
July z to August a.
Lake Geneva, Devils Lake and the
Dells, all in Wisconsin, were the first
points visited. Going through Mime
sofa to South Dakota, the Bad Lands,
Custer Park and the Black Hills were
next in line to be seen.
Yellowstone National Park took an
other full day of sightseeing. From
Wyoming the potters travelled to Utah
where they bathed in the Great Salt
Lake and spent day in Salt Lake
City, which, with the exception Of the
Grand Canyon, Mr.. Bourne declared to
be the finest sight on the trip. He
still marvels at the way the Mormons
turned desert into a garden spot.
In Nevada, the smallest state cap
ital. Carson City, and Reno were ex-
amined and then to Richmond, Cali
fornia.
Billy Delaney proved to be a most
efficient guide as the travellers saw
San Francisco and the Fair, using
Richmond as their base. Jack Faulk-
ner and George Drukker took them
through the potteries and the pair
visited Jack Deasey at his home.
Mr.. Delaney couldn't be improved
upon as guide. He had already Wis
tied the Fair fourteen times, so knew
all the exhibits worth seeing. Mr.
Bourne states the San Francisco is q
night Fair. 1t must be seen after dark
to be appreciated.
The potters also went to Yosemite
Park and drove through the Big Tree
They were not allowed to go nte
Death Valley because the temperature
was 129. Their trip through the
desert was comparatively cool, how
ever, since it never went above 80.
In Los Angeles, Mr.. Alleys sister
Emma, was visited. She is an office
employe Of the Vernon Kilns. From
here they drove around Hollywood
but saw none of the stars. They alst
took in Catalina Island, the Honolulu
of the states.
Going down the coast they hit Long
Beach and Capa Strana Mission, which
were declared beautiful, especially tht
j ruins Of the mission.
On the return trip, Grand Canyor
was the outstanding sight, and thu
} most awe-inspiring of the entire trip
Boulder Dam was also seen as were
the Petrified Forest and Painted
Desert.
One of the off incidents of the tril
, were signs in Nevada warning drivers
of crickets. These were so thick OF
! the road in spots that they made tn,
driving hazardous; similar to driving
on a we'll creased road.
In South Dakota they were passet
by a cloud of grasshoppers and il
Mitchell saw the famous corn palace
an auditorium, the front of which car
ries a beautiful picture depicting tn,
} history of the west. The picture il
made of corn; the artist using every
thing from a grain to stock in vari
Gus colors.
Although he thought California ant
the entire west nice, Mr.. Bourne con
tinues to believe that there is no plac,
as good as the east coast of Florid:
to live. The California Chamber O.
,, Commerce will not be too friendl!
to1uo rdc Mr Ponroo