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TI:s Gray 'EaZa.EstaMisiisd
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In January 1914 Qlaudo Belle
conceived the . tdea.-et tartlaj an
lcft'Creanv and Confectionery store
"fa? Salem." He 'entered ,1n partner
ship With. George W Gray -rented
a building .on'-Stateatreetand on
AprimsthV 19.14 opsned for
-basinegs." Tae'bunesj prospered
and after three years, on Decem
ber 6th, : ltT, Mr.Belle purchased
the tnjreat of Mr. Gray and bo
came sole proprietor of the place.
fr: Bella' has built up bis busi
ness oa two Important points,
namely, competent help and serv
ing the very best of foods. In
the fall of 111?. Mr. Eell obtain
ed the services of JlrV and" Mrs.
: JC-SL JSfiaith, two unusually good
assistants who hare acted as'man
ajrrsvfor Mr.; Bell .for. the past
Mtea years. - "All employes are
chosen with care and. in the buy
lag;" of foods,, price is forgone;-.
The management believed that It
pay--to buy only the best of ev
erything. . ' .
; iToday the Gray Belle is the
largest and -host confectionery in
Salem and ona of the best equip
ped da Oregon, oatside of Port
land. It- has a seating capacity
of J5 0 and includes besides the
Oriental room a private dining
, room; for smaller parties, a large
dining ; room with front windows
ca State street. The dining room
seating 100 opens out through the
main' store where . there ' is additional-
seating capacity. ;
The .Gray Belle pastries and
candies are all made- in : the shop
' kitchen and special - facilities are
available" for the manufacture of
taeMr products. The Gray Belle
candies have an excellent reputa
tion in Sxleta,and are" la great de
mand by all tltoso.wUaa sweet
tooth. .. . -.v;''-' ,
! A- most complete : - refrijjaratlng
plant is in use in tho restaurant
" whici" keeps til meats and : vege
tablejlla the very best of shape.
Modem machinery throughout en
ables the management to keep the
place in the - best sanitary condi
tion, even the dishoa1 are washed
Vaad sterilized by an electric dish
wisher. . ' .
In a recent isaue of the Pacific
Caterer the Gray Belle wa3 given
a fvery good; writer up.; Part of
the description given - in th?s publication-
is reprinted here. r- -
Prom the street "one first no
tices artist! 2 window displays or
box and bulk candied on the con
fectionary side and aa attractive
c'tnfac room on tba other. Enter
Ing. the! 20-foof fountain with its
UtH& ur-t-'or in; tfco wall buffet
t ird its-rr.rfnrparchmcnt shaded
) B-ts re t)ibai!y tfeo first thing
UnterikiiL t!j eyo. Here are prc
1 K'.cd a.l rorts of tempting foun
tain : t, orfaU, both for the meal
seirSfs-ard hiui v,ho drops in for
tcfittjilng coo!. '. " ... ;
Acrcs a wide aisle is the candy
i:f p3rtm03t. " WhcTe conrectlons, !
to'.t all made in the Gray Belle
Delivery Service Extended
ean Schoirmker, Proprietor of Good Service
eliyers for "Five of Salem's Largest Stores
As an example or tho man who
was born and raised in Salem and
proud of the fact", we wish to pro
ecnt to you Deaat Echomaker pro
prietor or the Schomaker delivery
service, which hat Iwoma to Je
a well knoU fcl-iLt to the SaLcni
rL'riileat- "' . ' ,
.Thirteen ! years , a to', Mr. Scho-r:kL'r.-eujbarked
i i the delivery
t rfiicrs for hizi-ri: nftsr havSap
T.cr! ; f - r ...rc:.ini5. At
of the Gray Bello Restaurant and
kitchens are arranged in aa at
tractive display. ! - '
; - Passing through a wide arch
Way one reaches the main parlor
the original Gray Belle. Here,
is seating capacity for aboui 15
persons' in Ivory tinted booths
along the sides and at ivory wick
er tables in the center. The booths
are ; upholstered inr gray tapestry ,
and on each table is a small lamp
with a hand-painted parchment
shade la rose color. , Thef entire
color scheme in this room I rose,
ivory and gray. On the walls
above the booths are hand-painted
panels. Rope-colored haegiags and
a deep rose-colored rug complete
the effect. . All. shades, are hand
painted parchment. :' ,
J-f From this room one enters the
j-.ewly-decorated Peacock room.
The most striking thing about this
.room .Is the beauty of the walls.
These are hand tainted in colorful
Chinese, scenee. There" are j pago
das, little carved bridges, spread-,
ing trees, worshiping temples and
deep blue lakes with mountains ia
the distance- It Is a .very fine bit
of workmanship and' designed to
carry ' the guest away from hh
work-a-day cares. ' - Black wicker
chairs and tables decorated in
Chinese . bine and .orange : blend
with the bright blue hangings and
the rag in the center of the room.
In the center . '- is : a iall Chinese
lamp la the. same colors and the
corner tables are so made,; .with
one corner cot off," that" they can
be put together, around the" lamp
for serving banquet Xarties "'and
afternoons i of Maa Jaogf and
bridge. Heavy blue, curtains may
be drawn to separate this I room
from the jest of the restauwn
during partle3 and luncheons. In
each corner of the room. are bright
blue curtains tied back with:-cords
and brilliant tassela, adding to the
harm of the room. About 45
persona may be served here at
one! time. . - ' ' "
f The new dining 'room is also
worthy of special mention. Seating
about 100 persoas, seldom; Is a
tabe. idle during the meal-time
hours. On tho wall opposite the
entrance is a large mirror ; with
leaded divisions and ornamental
rosettes at tVe Intersections. Be
low; this,"- supported by an iron
stand with decorafivo scroll" work",
is an ornamental meUl box, filled
with potted plants and, ferns. On
either side are torchleres with a
ciaster of candle lights shaded by
attractive parchment shades. The
bracket lights and tho chandeliers
are made of wrought iron and
equipped with bright red ckndles
that throw a eoft warm light from
under parchment shades. jAbove
the wainscoting, decorative: linen
panels, showing the golden pheas
rnt ia his native .surroundings,
add much to .tho. beauty and lead
Or color scheme to the rest of the
room. Tho woodwork is inf cadet
blue vitb an .over glaing of olive
green, affording a very effective
this tlm his equipment ;was all
horse drawn.. He continued to use
horses until; 1913 at which tirao
he substituted automobiles.'
I ,-t the' present time Mri Scho
aiaker has three trucks and ii
doinc the . entire 'delivering - for
fivo of -Salem's largest and most
progressive stores. Mr.-t'ehema-ler
claims the unitiue distinction
of probebly -bavins - handled more
grocerirj ti..i.i a:.y ctLr r.i-n la
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Confectionery
eloring. The. chairs and tables
are : mahogany, while ; benches
tvhich. extend around the walls are
ashioned ia deep red material.
Across tho front vindews are deep
ialancea caught up in scallops by
I Ilk ! tassels, an d heavy lace cur
tains cover the side windows,
J Of equal : Interest laf the highly
modern kitchen, equipped; with- the
iestj of labor-saving- devices.' The
walls are of bollow tile with com
position ' floors, Impervious to
moisture and' entirely fireproof.
Here is, a bakeTy where' all of; the
Gray Belle : pastries are . made,' a
f andy division where the confec
tions are prepared," two large elec
tric dish washers,' several carving
jind serving tables, the range? and
aa Armstrong "Ataskat ammonia
Compressor ice machine with three
large cold boxes and two refrig
erators. ;t : j ,ry: --:y f i :
Just oft the' kitchen are com
fortable rest rooms fori the .em
ployes that help Mr. Belle- consid
erably; in keeping and procuring
the best of "help" for the Gray
J3elle. , . .
fn "Quite often in. the winter we
take' out the center tabic i .ad
have sort of dinner dances," sild
Mrs.'. Smith. "We engage an
Orchestra and- clear the way bo
they can dance through, the arch
W ay Into the Peacock room, mak
ing a rather; large" space and a
very attractive place to dance: A
special . dance menu is prepared
and a 56c cover charge is made.
We find this much better than the
regular dinner dance for which a
fpecial meal is prepared aad serv
ed at a .fixed price." ; i .
I Another interesting thing Mrs.
j5mith has noted Is, that by using
a good jgrade oi White table cloths
In the dining room, they cater, to
a better claos of trade. "We bad
never ' realized the difference it
made until we tried it out," said
Mrs. Smith. . j Vlt :.fl:';; !J
Hf "Ia the Peacock room we serve
afternoon teas, ' bridge and Man
3cng parties ; to all of the best
class who entertain away from
their homes," said Mrs. Smith, in
mentioning their many different
branches ,ot service. "We have
JoundV It" good .advertising to' give
the name and telephone number
of tho hostess to the society re
porters and thus : aesure both the
bosteEs and ourselves a 'write-
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Belle- has found profitable is the
Sunday menus run on the society
-age3 of the daily papers. "We
always advertise - in school and
college - papers, ' because it brings
ue the good will of the students
and ! their paretts," said Mrs.
jlmith; "' ,
-' Highway ' signs iaviting tourists
and others to dine at the Gray
Belle are placed along all of the
main highways that lead into the
city, and it is greatly duo to this
that tho Gray Belle has an ex"-
cellent tourist trade. i ;
Some Very Pertinent
"Points From OAC
T (Following are timely excerpts
from a current bulletin of the de
partment of industrial journalism
of ; the Oregon Agricultural col
lege:) ?: : Chopped AIPAL.FA or CLOVEU
fiay soaked ia ,wa rra water may be
used as a substitute for the most
succulent green feeds for poultry.
Nothing else will throw the pullets
Off production quite as quickly as
the absence of green feed, say3 the
OAC experiment station.
Ited alJiko or wh!te clover seed
is the best ash crop on Oregon
irrigated and on western Oregon
farms,"7 advises tho OAC . experi
ment station. The acre yield is
200 to 600 -pounds of seed. As
annual Imports run to 16,000,000
pounds, there is no present danger
of over-production. Kotat clover
with wheat or barley and get more
grain per acre, but plant, no buck
horn, sorrel, or dodder.
Mangels and roots may be used
td good advantase as green feed
for:, the laying Cock, advises tho
Oregon Agricultural ' college ex
periment station.'---It -may be nec
essary to cdacatc the birds into
rati 113 t!:cm.,It is Important no:
1 run short of creea feed.
Sinitri;&:-WatMiis Mave-'A Larger i "Business
Space in Store Extended to Provide for Much Increased Patronage;
Courteous Treatment and Good Service Help To Build Up Fine Trade
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Duria the past year Smith & I trlets.-faciudiBg M63t all points In Vleter Mfg.'Co.CylIn6r nead
Watkins have enlarged their oper- Marion aad Polk counties. r gaskets.- ,? '
ations and .brairehed ; out from The lines carried ' are- aU4'of - American 1 Hammered- jfton
their: tire and. accessory businessTstandard brands and manufactur-Blng C- -7- Compression and oil
by the addition of 'a' replacement I ed ' by reputable factories who proof rings.
parts business. " : ; 7 V - guarantee their quality, aad-have ' Farranoilj Fan. Belt Co.ran
' The part of the room formerly 1 vested Smith & Watkins with au-belts. s ' -;
occupied by; the Newton' Chevro. jthority to back up their guarantee. Washburn, Valve . Co.-j-Motor
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Above is a snap-shot oZ the
is occupied by them. Smith &
let eompany - was added to - the
Smith & Watkins store, and a por
tion, of - this spacej 'Is; now - beingr
used for the service department.
Changing and repairing of tires,
etc., and the other part has been
made into a stock 'room for auto
mobile parts. ' : -, '- v
Not oaly is the firm catering
to the local trade, but they j are'
doing a large wholesale business
in this line, supplying garages and
machine ' shops in all Salem - dis-
Hfelley Ifetor : Gives Service
Authorized . Ford Distributors Ernploy About
Fifty Men ; Riepair Departments Are Modern
; :- The : Valley . Motoi company,
local Ford, Lincoln and Fordson
dealers, is one of Salem's largest
concerns, employing at the present
time about 50 men,-, with' a payroll
of $75,000 yearly,; .! ' . .
The plant now. occupied by this
eompany has entrances on three
Parts and Accessories Department
Section of Battery Department
Section cf
Etrcet3. on , High, Chcnieketa and
Church streets." ami j has a floor
space of something over 45,000
sfjuare feet. The buildings are
all owned by the company. ;, - j
' The Valley Motor j company was
incorporated Jan. 1; 1022. The
organization has beotl in existence
pftice 1917 and was formerly con
ducted by Vick Bros.the business
hatjng expanded ' from year - to
year to Us prctcut p'uc.
TI -; uumbvr 9? car-l ??M by tl-s
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Smith & Watkins 'corner, Court " and High: streets, which r
"Watkins and their crew is seen standing, in the foreground
Somo of the factories represented'
are: I yzft- ip 'i : : d-L -fft-
Warreh Gear (Products Co. -Differential
gears and pinions. ;
Lake Erie Metal Products Co.- (
Axel shafts, nuts and washers.
McQuay Nbrris Mfg." Ca. Tiaj
ton rings and pins and bearingst
Cleveland Pistoa and Mfg. Co.-U-Lynite
piston". . ;
King Machine Co.i-Steering
knuckle and! tie rod bolts and
bushings. "
local firm will compare favorably
with" any in the state. The busi
ness has grown, and developed
through service ' rendered to its
patrons. .'. ..' ;
There are probably over 6,0 0Q
Ford cars and . more than . &00
Itc-pair Dcrcrtmcat
Kordson tractors within tho Sa
lem -district.
The mechanics employed arc all
especially trained men and the
Eiachinery; used ia the shop is all
special Ford machin-sry,- which en
ables the company to tara out the
best of work at a minimum cost.
' A large stock " of Ford parts,
automabile accessories and tires U
carried by the firm 1 to accommo
date tho Ford owners of thta terri
tory, .....
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. Stromberg Motor Devices Co.
Stromberg carburetors; also many
jjther items pertaining to the re
placement parts business not men
tioned here.
. Smith & Watkins, better known
as Jim tc Bill have- had a wide
and capable training in the auto
mobile supply - business,' having
been connected with ; Chanslor &
Lyon Co., of Portland, Oregon,
one of the largest; wholesale auto
motive supply houses In the west
before coming to Salem.
Jim & Bill started in business
five years; ago ' last February, and
their business has steadily grown
to the present sire., , They were
at first located in The Great West
ern Garage and handled a general
garage business. : Their ' tire and
accessory business gradually grew
until they discontinued the garage
business and devoted their en
tire time to tires and supplies. A
little more than two years ago they
moved to therr present location in
the Bllgh building at the corner
of Court and High; streets where
they, have added space afid im
provements ' until their present
store is very complete,' covering a
space of about 30 feet on Court
street and 100 feet pn High street.
. The firm feature Ihe McClaren
Tires and tubes and all well
known automobile supplies; have
a line of . campers supplies and
sell . gasoline and olL They em
ploy four men, and according' to
"Jim" both he and 7BIH" do the
work of about three good men.
"We attribute the cause for the
growth ot our business to service
and courteous treatment," added
Mr. Smith.'
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I . ovi:n tiie top to ricrroj:i"
'T1?!7?"?.191?" women pave
jjj their Hres for their country during the World war and to
lastingly commemorate the sacrifice, their namra i have-
?ied' fn the mafble base of "American War TlothS?
nfinorial monument which wa dedicated at.'the court lion s
Armistice day, 192. Tfco statue, which ?Pre'c"' - J . Ami
can doughboy in action, is called -Ovc? the Top to"lcoV,
. Iascriptions ou the base of the monument arc as follows-
"Their Country's Call Answered. Sons and Diu-hters nf
' IVr Vf-r? e Sarrcne sacrifice !n" WorM
war, U14-l0igv Greater Love Ilatii No Man. John 15:13."
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COAST BEST AllUUH ur
(Co&UnBAd from p 61
Iafe keeping sorts should bW given
more- attention. i v h
(4 )' There ia need also,. fP' new
-...taHaa , fi rwyiraj .The nresent
lisot; desirable 'commercial Tarter
lies iur "J-o"'" " r 7 . .-
paratlvely small and i needs : to be
tonrtorr The .work of testing out
bromisInffX varieties' under local
conditions '530340 o vuuuuu'.m.
Prtr : hreedlnK . experhnents now
u ader .; way. should also .'be' con
tinued. ' . -''!'.'. V-'-- .
t "inn if nrl Tiraetices Ineed 'to
be? fmproved; so that- higher ylelda
and better, quaifty may ne pro.aug
ri ? While ia individual cases the
yierd of peiars in1 Oregon am high.
the average for the state is urioo
low. ThisUs true also .of quality.
Certain growers : have established
a reputation because of the quality
of their pears, but a large portion
ofi the state's tonnage each year is
Inferior in qTiallty,
(6) Further study of pollina
tion" under local ctynditlons' As. nec
essary. From the work ia pollina
t Ion done so far one may draw two
conclusions. First, pollinatioa is
very Important with, some yarietie$
cf pears. Second, varieties' behave
differently under varying condi
tions.' Consequently what may bc
tree of pollination requirements in
one district may. not Ue true of an
other. Pollination work to be ef
fective ' with ; the; pear, therefore,
should' be done under the same
conditions that, prevail in the lo
calities where the results are to be
applied. . ;:v--.
(7). There is need- for more
standardization', la the matter of
grades and packs. .Thus far-each
pear, district of the: Pacific North
west has Interpreted the grading
rules largely as it- saw fit. It is
dear that a more orderly and. sys
Just a Miniit
You have been spending a lot- of L fuel lately,
and not getting much warmth either, haven't
yOU? -.f' .fV;-;- -' - ' J
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. Let ua show you how a concrete tile home-will
keep your family warmer in winter and cooler
in summer. Incidentally you pay for this kind
. of a home only once, much easier on the pocket
book. -
Ask the folks who live
Of egoh Gravel Coi
. HOOD- AT FHONT ST.
Home Bakery
l ' W. D. OLSEN, Proprietor ;
We serve! the public
r made quality of
Front Street
tematic disposal cf the crop could' j
be made.lf grades ana pacs u
more uniform. , , , r. 't j
(8) 'More coordination 13 need- j
ed between the various distribute
leg agencies. The canning trad a in -
particular, has, . In times r-st,
caused costusion in me dii
of pears. A fev ffgnreswlll f;ca :
to make this' joist clrr.r. I.. 1021,
California1 tanners' proc 1 rj--896
cases of pears. In 1Z-Z, fYl'
processed ; 1,712. 7T3' eases, v;lM&
ia"jy2S their output'dropped be
Idthatof 1921. ThU fluctuation
in demand on the part; cf the can
ning trade has1 worl.tJ a d cHed
hardship on the groweri, gl:.s i
many" districts ipeara ' are &s.o 1. a
primarily 'for canning, with no
facilities for fresh fruit shipment...
A-careful study of trade require-,
ments needs to be made so" that a.
more uniform tcaaage of pears
year In and year put will fln l1 lt3
way to the canneries. This,' ia the
long run, will work to; the advan
tage of the canners ana certainly
will be welcomed by the growers. .
- ; henry; hArtman, , , y
Corvallli. Or.. .Dec. 31., 1924,
itr tlartman ia associate pro-.
fnmnr f tinnnlorr oi !tne Ureon
Agricultural concise 1
article,: written for this Issue of
The Statesman", deserves careful t
attention on the part of all of our
pear growers and-' those of our
people , contemplating I going into
thw pear industry. Ed.) ;
Salem Is , very proud of tr
schoolt, and of her achool bulll
ings and facilities. Salena Is an
educational center, and will be
more and I more so., h
- The . Salem . district ' produces
fln invnr mat! than South
1 ' m - . . O " O w . .
Africa or Angora, Turkey." A Salem;
concern tana the goi- Kins ior
nearly all the"chap- ''jo tn cow-1
boys of North Arjeri-, , ,
in one.
with the best home 1
Bakery Products
Woodburn, Oregon j
World War
.Meiribrial
Unveiled
Armistice Day
at Salem, Oregon
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The 1 Marion County
-ortdVaTrMemorial'-'W'as':'
erected i by the Blaesing
Granite Co. at Salem, Ore-,
g0, iu 'September, -1021,
or Court ; House - Square.
This statue stands 18 feet.,
high.; Bat; 7 feet square.
All granito work, qii Sol
diera Memorial and the
Booth Meraorial, known
as ihc Circuit Itider,i on
the State Capitol ground?
yras cut at the, UlaeMii
(JranitC ; ) Workfi i main
plant at Third aud Mad
ison - Stfr.V' Portland, ; Ore
gon. The ' beHt - ciuippe J,
plant in, the west, i
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