Park Record | 1937-09-30 | Page 1 | Dad's Column

t 1 I II t II I II H I H i i J. J I i Dads Dad's I j jj j I Column Ii f t tt t i t I ff 1411 J t I r f I I r I M II 11 I I 1 n im 11 I STILL STIL KNOCKING K AROUND ROU D Richmond Virginia September 23 23 1937 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER S mER we an are arstill still In New York City and becoming quite qui to expert In getting around to various vari ari arious ous places place of ot Interest without asking every e ry cop we meet where we are or how hov to get back from om where we started THE Tim GREATER part of ot the day was vaS put In at nt Rockefeller center center being being guided through the wonderful R. R C. C A A. building and being told and shown the many Intricacies of ot broadcasting seeing and hearing bearing several famed tamed artists or on orthe on the air airS etc etc THEN WE VE went to the very top tp of ot the beautiful R R. C. C A. A building 70 70 stories high or feet above the ground It being a 1 clear cl r day we spent an hour 01 or more viewing the city from all sides for foi fifty miles mUes or more Truly a wonderful sight t on a clear day I THE AREA of ot Rockefeller Center Is 12 acres Ten of ot the fourteen buildings planned have been completed This group I of ot buildings constructed by John D. D D Rockefeller Jr Is the worlds world's greatest office oce shop and amusement center under one ownership THE R. R R C. C A. A building contains the headquarters of ot the National Broadcast Broadcast- BroadcastIng tag Ing company with Its Ita twenty eight stu stu- studios studios studios dios and five lve audition rooms One of the outstanding features Is the garden of ot the nations on the floor level with thirteen outdoor gardens planted on the roof root terraces Beautiful does not describe It THE DAILY population of ot Rockefeller Center Is More than people work here and more come every everyday everyday everyday day either on business or pleasure BEFORE LEAVING the R. R C. C A. A build build- building I ing tag we spent two hours or more In the New Nev York Museum of Science and In In- In InI f Its purpose Is to acquaint the I public with the processes that provide our dally daily necessities Motion pictures operating models maps and scale exhibits Illustrate the methods procedures and equipment that move mo the wheels of ot Industry In In- InI industry I and commerce i BUT DUT SHUCKS why try to enumerate A person could spend twenty four hours hous every day for tor a year visiting and seeing the wonders and marvels of ot this great city city and and then not see sec halt half half of of them MERELY TO give gl our readers an nn Idea of ot the magnitude of ot Greater New York I we wo read It maintains parks 98 08 playgrounds 96 parkways and 13 bathing I beaches The total acreage of ot park system tem tern acres more than hotels I 2500 2600 buildings ten or more stories high of the 1800 lawyers GOO are women i there are more salesmen In New York I Ithan than there are arc soldiers In the regular I army of ot the United States It has more I Inhabitants of ot the African descent than New Orleans Houston and Atlanta the I south's three leading cities The small small- smallest smallest est st piece of ot private real estate In the world is In New York at the Intersection of avenue and Christopher street area arell 2 1 0 square feet I JUST lUST BY DY way of ot diversion The Record of September was published Thursday afternoon at and at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon e. e s. s s t. t we were reading same at the hotel hotd Twenty- Twenty Twentythree Twentythree three hundred and twenty six miles mUes In 48 hours h urs Is mighty rapid transit The big New York dailies dallies were as mere nothing compared to the small Summit county 1 weekly It was good to see ee and to read of ot town home-town happenings happenings and and demon demon- demonstrated demont demonstrated t very emphatically that The Record has Improved materially the past three weeks w k under the supervision su of ot the thene new ne and younger editor We are proud of ot you OU eon fon SUNDAY BUNDA Y TilE THE first thing on the program pro pro- program program gram was the departure of the and Mr r. r r. r Heal for Washington D. D D 0 C. where they will remain a n day or so be before be- be before fore tore proc their Journey west C WE STARTED to see Joe and andt t Mrs Irs at Monroe this morning I t but after atter crossing over to Jersey City t it rained and weather was so disagree 1 C able we turned back and remained at home homo until the afternoon when the tho rain ceased and the skies kles cleared and we decided d to join the thousands at Coney Island Aland one of ot the tho playgrounds of New York The most Impressive scene at this world resort Is the broad expanse of ot the Atlantic ocean The Tho beach was crowded with bathers In all aU shapes and sizes and I colors There i is plenty of ot beach bench but It Is by no means In my humble op op- opinion opInIon op-i op talon as fine tine a beach bench as the popular on the Pacific coast Long coast Long Beach BUT IT excels Immensely from the above e resort wh when n It comes to bathing houses hotels concerts halls carrousels pavilions electric lights catch penny i devices promenades freaks and fakes takes of every description Imaginable Luna Park Is s the brilliant and most wonderful amusement park In the world Here we weare weare e are told that hundreds of thousands of people from all aU part of the world visit Luna every ery year Here lIere In this twenty million dollar wonderland the most won won- wonderful wonderful wonderful spectacles the most daring feats teats of ot skill atm the most novel and unique rides are gathered together at lavish expense from every quarter r of the globe It is 18 certainly a gorgeous scene at night The I famous boardwalk of Coney Cone Con Island bland is la three miles long IT WAS quite a thrill returning to toA A the hotel from Irom this great resort at night I but but ue we didn't get lost lost just Just puzzled I occasionally f MONDAY WE spent several eral hours In Old Oid New York the great financial center of the world Walked up and down I Wall Street entered New Nev York Stock 1 Exchange passed p d the New York Curb j Exchange and other world-famed world fin fin- financial financial ancial institutions I THEN lEN WE rambled around for an hour 1 or to so in la Greenwich Or village Tillage the site elte of 01 j J the oldest eldest settlement In tn n Manhattan and r did COnSiderable rubbert g and making I ninny many Inquiries In this ramble we stop stopped ped at Trinity Church again walked around too the old burial ground surround surrounding surround surround-I ing It and entered the famed church church- where services were being held at nt the time Ume Defective hearing prevented me remaining for the service THIS WAS a quiet and very Cry enjoyable ramble ramble ramble-as as were many preceding ones I THEN WE wondered over to Erie Ferry boarded the Immense ferry terry boat cross cross- crossed cross I crossed ed over to New Jersey and took a Erie Eric train for Monroe the home village of Mr and Mrs Joseph T. T Ke I THE TUE RECORD Is a weekly w kly visitor at atthe atthe atthe the home of ot these good people and the visit was wu expected expected after after reading of ot the Jaunt now being Indulged in by Dad A most moat cordial and hearty welcome was wasI extended and a decidedly happy three I hour visit resulted Both lady and gen gen- gentleman gentleman keep in excellent health Their cozy home Mr Informed us us has stood on their four acre lot for perhaps I a hundred years The section they live e In li La called the old oid village because use the tho group of twenty houses or so 50 was built before the railroad penetrated that section of country It Is now about two miles from the railroad where railroad where the small smalltown smalltown smalltown town of Monroe has since Tho The home Is In a pretty section of The homo home has all aU modern modem conveniences coD conveniences and and nd our dear Joe notwithstanding his eighties eyes keeps PS busy around the home gardening cutting wood attending the orchard picking fruit In season and dally daily per per- performing performing performing forming a hundred and one duties that seems reems simply Impossible to do be be- because because cause of ot his hU sad ad misfortune He lIe keeps happy and cheerful and U La up to the minute in world events through the eyes eu of his charming and devoted o de d wire wife Mrs before her marriage m was a a prom prominent bent newspaper lady ladT in New York City and It was through her er work that she I met Mr Kucel who had master mastered ed cd the tho typewriter r and doing ahen story atory work work which which la Li continued now by Mr and Mrs when when magazine stories are In demand MR MIt sends lends his regards r and good wishes to his hosts of ot Park Parle City and western friends with whom he lives Os In pleasant memory and mingles mIngles' with them In fancy as u he did when a boy bO bOin in our midst and later when he was v.-as a 11 prominent mine and mill mUl man of ot Utah Nevada Arizona and Old Mexico M Happy memories are these for Dear Old Joe for he was active In his chosen protes- protes profession alan sion and popular and esteemed eat med until the frightful tragedy while in Mexico Mexico- I by a Mexican working under Mr 1 SUPERINTENDENT PAUL H. H Hunt of ot the Park Utah was superintendent of a Continued en Co Page Four MM M I I lilt r Dads Dad's Column l I tf I I f r I I 01 I 01 I r r I I I 1 I I I M- M I J t I 1 Continued from Irons Pace Face Pa e One property In Arizona at nt which Mr biro I held a prominent position position and and a n. plea plea- pleasant cant sant chat was had concerning Mr Hunt HuntI I during our visit with Joe Joe and and kindest regards were extended Mr r. r Hunt kindest I I I WHILE MRS has never been out west west west-ehe ehe Is familiar with many time old through reading The Record and hearing her ber husband speak of 01 them them and and many were the Inquiries made by the lady regarding these un unknown un- un unknown known friends un-I un RETURNING FROM Monroe the later evening was spent on top of ot a Fifth Avenue bus riding from one end to the theother theother theother other enjoying the many traffic Jams I watching premature parades by enthusiastic Legionnaires and watching the j work of 01 hundreds of 01 workmen boarding I up practically all the large show win win- dows down on that famous street to street to save I them thim from being crashed by the mass massof I I of or crowding fighting humanity during the parade i iI I I I WE WERE up early Tuesday morning with the thousands of 01 Legionnaires gathering from all sections of 01 the great grent I city the scores of 01 bands marching to the various places of formation It was a holiday for everybody and all traffic I was suspended on Fifth Avenue Avenue and and all allI I j business houses closed on that avenue as were several others In that vicinity I saw much of the parade and several of the special features features but but I could not notI stand the pressure of an estimated I crowd of 01 people on that one avenue avenue and and wriggled my way wa back to the hotel bote hotel and and I-and and decided It would be a aI wise move to get started on my journey I south before the hundreds of ot thousands of home goers that would make trans trans- transportation transportation transportation a n hard proposition at least It was certainly a great show show but but a along along along I long and rather tiring one for the spectators tors and tors-and and an extreme foot toot and bodily weariness for the marchers marchers but but they all both the men and women wom n of ot the auxiliaries auxiliaries aries and there were thousands of or these In line were enjoying It ft immensely and many of ot them having more fun tun than a bushel of 01 monkeys I II I I STRAINED my eyesight looking for Adjutant W. W J. J J Bardsley or Bardsley-or or some other prominent Utah Legionnaire but Legionnaire but If I there were any In they line line they escaped our notice 1 WE TOOK an afternoon bus for tor Wash Wash- Washington WashIngton Washington ington D D. C. C It Is a decidedly Interesting and pretty ride as will be vouched for tor forby forby by the millions who take It We went through the city of Brotherly Love Love Philadelphia and a great city It Is too There are no wrecking sky buildings no subways or elevated street cars but It Is a big city and a busy one with one with a beautiful tree-lined tree residential section 0 tine fine trees are as plentiful after leaving the New Jersey line as snowflakes are In Park City during the winter season I I I I WE RODE in sight of or the great Ohio river for tor several miles and crossed It I As we admired Its broad expanse expanse we we thought of the awful devastation and I death its now tranquil waters caused recently but could not but admire Its beauty Old Baltimore was passed thru j and plainly showed Its age In some sec sec- sections sec and and and then an hour later we were in Washington D. D C. C C CAND j I AND BEYOND doubt this is the crown I city of the nation for tor beauty and wonderful won- won wonderful I sight seeing Our night and day spent there were crowded with Interest- Interest InterestIng ling I lag Ing sights and most delightful rides The Arlington tour was the most In- In Interesting and Instructive It took us thru tiro the famed Pennsylvania Avenue seeing the U. U S. S S Treasury the White House the home of our President through the historic city of ot Georgetown crossed the great Memorial bridge over the Potomac Pot mac through Fort Myer M er to the Arlington Na Na- National cemetery which witch Is a scene ever ever to be remembered went through the theRo I Robert Ro rt E. E Lees Lee's home furnished as when I Ithe the famous general lived there viewed with wonder and admiration the tomb of the tho Unknown Soldier the beautiful which seats people the magnificent Lincoln Memorial and tho like life statue of the great Lincoln passing all the immense and Indescribable government buildings buildings and and andI Ito I I to top it off oil was elevated to top of of the Washington Monument where Washington City can be seen in all Its I j grandeur and beauty beauty and and the beauty of its landscapes Its parks Its boulevards I and Its marvelous vistas vistas defies defies And this was only one of 01 the tours i There Is no denying It Is Ls Wonderful Washington I j jAND I AND HERE we Voe are now In historic Richmond the city in which Is the Libby prison and scores of historic and beauty spots spots but but enough Is s enough enough and and we weare are sure our readers are more than tired I of ot this rambling and ranting ranting and so 50 Is the writer I WE WILL now continue going south passing through portions of the states of Virginia North Carolina South Caro Caro- Carolina Caroline linn line Georgia Alabama a and Mississippi I caro I BOY nOY SAM SUI JR KEEPING G I TAB T OK OF DAD D DADIN IN THE Issue of or Sunday September 4 of the th Portland Oregon Journal 1 Sam Jr writes I Just received an airmail letter from j Dad who Is In New York City J In his year Dad is on the first leg of what before he lands back in inthe inthe oJ the old home camp will be a mile trip We are proud of him I If It within sight of or score four-score years y ars a we e are arc as good a man we shall feel teel that we have not lived In vain I IEn En route Dad will visit with three three three sons eons of whom he Is very fond sari and and 3 OJ proud of of too located now all the way J from the Deep South to the West Coast and the Pacific Northwest Coast Incidentally lly he is welcoming in New NewYork NewYork York a n grandson who for for the thc past rast two hyo and one half hal years has has' has been on an an i L. L D. D S. S S mission In England and Scotland Scot Scot- Scotland land What a 0 reunion that will be i