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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1927)
' 2 I THE OREGON STATESMAN. SAT.EM. OREGON . . ' ' - SUNDAY MORNING MARCH 20, : 19Z7 " Safe Deposit FaciUties :Z ; ; Designed for Protection OiHandred Sixteen Rooms Now Rented; Others Win Soon jse laken; Complete Directory of Occupants of Fine New Structure Given. 24 forty-watt lamps arranged in two tiers, 16 above r and eight below. , . , , J j ' , The furnishing committee of the bank, D. J. Fry, John McNary and E. F. Slade, made extended trips to California and other centers to obtain ideas to be incorporated m the banking room, and worked continuously for several lncnths ! -;v. t t Airuro enmnanv in the endeavor to Kie lO Salem a banking room that wiU be equal to anytnmg m me ; orfjs Optical Company OUI MAKES OPTI 8UTSTID1I GOAL vSafe deposit facilities and safety devices designed to pro-.tect-the property of the First National Bank and its depos - Stors, relamong the outstanding features of he new bank's equipment 4 - The vault, impregnable in every way, is entered through a specially built door which Weighs 42,800 pounds, 23 inches thick with a 12-inch layer of five-ply burn resisting metal. Within, there is a raising and lowering device so arranged that both floors of the vault room are entered from the same level. The vault equipment was provided by the Herring-Hall-Marvin company. . The burglar alarm system is, equally modern, and a mar vel of-complete protection. It is so delicately adjusted that the slightest tap anywhere on the vault walls or even on. the floor of the banking room, will set off the alarm. This de vice .was furnished by the O, B. McClintock company. '"One of the attractive features of the bank lobby is the beautiful cast bronze entrance to the safe deposit depart ments, which is so arranged as to admit of access to the safe deposit vault and coupon booths direct from the lobby. BANKING BOOM ORIGINAL IN DESIGN; . ATTRACTIVE AND PLEASING ARCHITECTURE , o. - ( Co otin Bed from pg 1.) is, lighted indirectly by reflectors from the cornice at each side of the foyer, giving a rich, warm effect. At the left of this arched foyer is the board room, f ur- nished in English oak throughout including a beautiful panel I ceiling of the same material. The furnishings harmonize with the walls. The room is lighted by cast bronze chande liers hung from a circular panel of the ceiling. The floors are of hardwood, and the walls have built-in book cases. Adjoin ing this room is the low rail setting apart the desk space for President D. J. Fry and Manager E. F. Slade, who will thus hi accessible to the public at all times. On the opposite side of the foyer are the double acting doors leading to the main building lobby. The outstanding features of this foyer are the solid castings of black and gold marble, beautifully moulded, which trim the main entrance doors., . The lobby of the main banking room is 23 by 45 feet in dimensions, and is floored with Hauteville marble laid in squares strapped in with panels of silver gray Tennessee and black gold marble dots which form a beautiful design in con trasting marbles. There are two check desks, nine feet in length, of richly ornamented cast bronze with black and gold marble bases and - "lieavy plate glass tops. They are trimmed with cast bronze fittings for waste paper, and have cleverly designed calendar racks. There are two. beautifully carved marble benches with leather pad seats, and a specially cast bronze drinking foun- xain. in me ioodv. - , I The main counter is a combination of black and gold marble with e solid cast bronze screen, and is richly orna mented in the Romanesque design which is carried out throughout the interior. f The panels of the bronze work are of clear plate glass and tne -cages at the rear are of genuine American walnut and ebony all of the most modern ideas in cage equipment, pre senting" ariight J and airy appearance rather-than running to tKe massive frttnTfr ' - - '"7 The wall throughout the main banking room is wainscoted in. 'American walnut, the radiators being back of the wains cdttng and the fronts being provided with cast bronze grills. ..The office spaces, ladies' and men's rooms and the safe deposit department are paved with cork tile in a mottled pat tern. A striking feature of the lobby is the beautiful- ca3t bfdhze entrance to the safe deposit department. 'j i(The loose furniture for the entire bank has been specially designed in keeping with the general scheme of the intrior, and is of walnut throughout. Each desk has a plate glass top, and great care has been taken in selecting beautiful crotched walnut panels for the woodwork, . which is finished in two- tone effect. . .?jThe general layout of -the banking1 room provides for , departmentalizing each function of the bank, and practically all .noise will be excluded from the mam banking room by the provision of a special sound proof work room at the rear. Above this wrk room and the vaults is the mezzanine floor, enclosed at the front with metal work executed in black and cold. ? n The design of the side walls and ceiling are such as" to enhance the beauty of all colors used in the interior. The ?id walls are of .English Bath stone laid up in blocks repre - renting a stone wall ; the arched window openings and cor responding arches at the opposite side of the room being moulded and splayed to give the effect of extreme depth. '. : The ceiling of the banking room is carried out in the effect of hewed stone beams, the decorating being overlaid' in rich red, blue and jgold. . ? ;The decorative scheme is pure Romanesque in design and color, and adds the necessary finishing touches. s It was "chosen only after P. T. Ainge had made a special trip east to view some of the largest designs in interior finishing for : sfrdilar rooms. The ceiling color closely approximates that In the new Bowery Savings Bank on 42nd street, New York City, which is the most beautiful banking room in the United "States' u not in the world. . .- ' ipJThree large cast bronze chandeliers, eight feet high and 45 inches wide, light the main banking room. They each have country both as regards material and equipment . j UNIMPOSING STRUCTURE HAS BEEN . j OCCUPIED BY FIRST NATIONAL SINCE 1885 (ConUBBod train p L) - Wallace and John H. directors, T. A. Livesley, Paul B McNary. . . !, Later Dari J. Fry succeeded Rodgers as president, andj. H. E. Eakin was elected assistant cashier. Present directors ; , pre T. A. Livesley, Dan J. Fry, R. M. Hofer, E. F. Slade, John H. McNary, Paul B. Wallace, Joseph H. Albert and R. E. Lee Steiner. ' The First National Bank is the successor to the old Capitol National, which was established in the building on . North Commercial street in 1883 and opened for business on Novem ber 23 of that year by R. S. Wallace and J. H. Albert, the fathers of two directors of the First National. R. S. Wallace, who was the first president of the Capitol National, was one of the most far sighted and progressive men who assisted in the upbuilding of Salem in, those early years. He lived only a few years after coming to Salem, but in that brief time he built the first hard surfaced road in this vicinity, the Wallace road which led to his model pear orchard, the largest at that time in" the northwest. He is remembered as the father of the canning industry here, for he started the first cannery, on 12th street at the location of the present Oregon Packing company plant. In addition to being one of the most progressive, he was one of the most popular men in Salem at that time. Presents AH Bojssible Mod ern Apparatus After eight years of business in Salem daring which period he has built up a strong clientele. Dr. Dr. Scofield First to Use New Office Graduate of Palmer SchooP; Prac- ttcedTStjven Tears - t : : One of the first tenants to do business in the new First National bank building was Dr. H. B. Sco field. It was shortly after the first of the year, that he wended his way through hallways packed with construction materials to the location for his present office in room number 806. In a short time he was giving treatments to patients in liis new office. Dr. Scofield is a graduate of the Palmer school of chiropractic at Davenport. Iowa. He has prac ticed his profession for seven years. For a number of years he maintained his offices In the Ore gon building. Dr. Scofield has one piece of apparatus upon which he places a great deal of valae. This is the" sensitive nerve pressure de tector, called the Neurocalometer. and which . measures the nerve heat. Dr. Scofield has spacious rooms now in his office. They are well furnished and very pleasing. Dr. Chalmer George in Salem Since 1919 Lure of Gotham Failed to Keep Loral Man in East Long To the Directors and Officers r I Of First National Bank 1 i'-. - In Salem i " Best Wishes For Your Future Success Socolofsky and Son ..... Now in New Quarters D. D. Socolofsky has been doing real estate business in Salem for the past 11 years. In addition to the real estate work he has been carrying on a general loan and insurance business. Following his son Walter's graduation from college lart year the firm's name- was changed to Socolofsky and Son. This appears on the new office door on the third floor of the new First Na tional Bank building. This firm represents three In- sarance companies and a building and loan association in addition to the real estate business. Dr. Chalmer L. George, who is located on the tenth floor of the new First National Bank building, is a Salem boy, having lived here from the time he was two years old; but after he got hie profes sional education at Pennsylvania dental college, it took him several years to find his way back to Oregon's capital. The lure of Gotham took hold of him. nd he practiced there for several years, then entered the navy as a dental officer. After returning to civilian life, the val ues of living in the old home city were impressed on his mind, so he returned to Salem and has been practicing here since 1919. k r fic for nmnber of years. He was formerly located on North Commercial street; but a few months ago moved to the new quarters, which are considerably larger. Modern equipment has been Installed and every effort Is being made to give the best In photographic work. Shoe Shines Wearer Can Use as Mirror, Boasted Shoe shines that the wearer can -use for a mirror while combing his hair, are the boa.t of David E Hodnot and Vernon Baker, whose stand is located in the base ment of the First National Bank building. They have four chairs in their own shop and two more in the Bank barber shop, which is also in the basement. In addition to polishing, this establishment is equipped to dye shoes. Sanders Graduated From WU Returns to Old Home DH. VK OFFICES iW IN LARGE SUITE Graduated From College 1 1 Years Ago; Saw Possibil- A ities in This City Occupying the largest suite of any one professional man in the city. Dr. George R. Vehrs. special ist in physio-therapy, ias built up an outstanding practice in three Vears time. Ten rooms, occupying the en tire east and north side of the sixth floor in the First National Bank building, scarcely holds the equipment which Dr. Vehrs uses in his work, including a More Sine wave- generator., infra-red, ultra A spe- for X-ray -work with, the most com lpete equipment in the city. Dr. Vehrs has been out of col- violet, and radiant lights. cial series of rooms is used in- ills; r 1'. lege only 11 years, most of hi,h C u9 uern spent jn spe, iai lerest ana army work. Gradun from Jefferson Medical Philadelphia in 1916 h- tr.;a at hospitals in Philadelphia. ramento. and San Francisco f- iore enlisting as a captain months service in the r, army. He spent a year o in active duty. Returning : Europe he epent tw0 yars i,, terne work at Minneapolis Baltimore befdre opening his tice In a Grande. (Oregon. Forseeing his poseihili! - the capital city of th" t ii Vehrs came to Salem in a :. 192, establishing office? U. S. National Bank hw:... where he remained until t'i. of the year. Assisting Dr. Vehrs a;. highly trained nurse?. .Mi- garet Denzil. a graduar , : Salem general hospital, an-! ; cial student in physio-therapy der Dr. Sampson, most ou;- ing jnan in the field, and Muriel Warner, graduate Los Angeles county hospital est on the Pacific coast. -Once people live in Salem for a while, they find it difficult not to gravitate back here. One of the several examples of this among the tenants of the First National Bank building, is Dr. I. N. Santi- j ers. who was graduated from 'the Willamette university medical col- ! lege in 1900. ! For many years he practiced in 3)1' ; Bakfr county, where he was depu- , r ij ai .aiiuuai i tr mnrtr health nffiVfr hut nn-ar building presents the latest in i ne ig back in Salem and locatea modern efficient optical equip- j on the Glzhth floor of the new Dr. Henry E. Morris Henry E. Morris" new office 302, 303. First National Bank NEW FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING STANDS FINISHED; FINEST STRUCTURE Contino'"! fim pace 1.) Day' and Miles Located Sixth Floor of Building ment. For four years and a half. Dr Morris was located in the Oregon ! building from where he moved to i his present location. i His reception and refracting i rooms are finished in walnut, the i reception room being especially at- 5 tractive to visitors and patients facing both State and Liberty i streets with full access to the eye j in every direction. The refracting j rooms are equipped with the mot j modern and efficient apparatus ; possible to obtain in the Optical -field. ' It has been only a few years ; since the day ot tne travelling optician who did more harm than , good with his mistakes, misfitting j rather than fitting the eyes to i glasses. Although the time has been short the leap has not been j sudden and unbalanced ;to the , present modern and skilled sys- j tern used in offices such as that ! kept by Dr. Morris. building. Three Mountain Peaks Visible From One Office Robin D. Day and Donald W. Miles, attorneys-at-law, were for merly located in the Ladd & Busb bank building, where they main tained their offices for a number of years. They have moved to the First National bank building and opened "offices on the' siitTnHfioofT having rooms 610-611-612. Their offices are modernly furnished and both gentlemen have every reason to be proud of their new location. Public Accountant Now Located on Third Floor Dr. Ward Attended 0AC; Then Studied Dentstry Dr. Ward C. Davis, dentist, wh6 occupies offices on the 'eighth floor, is a graduate of the Salem high school. -After attending OAC for a year, he, served In the army for nine months, then re turned and studied dentristy at North Pacific college in Portland. He -does, general dental work but specialises' more or. less in extrac tion, inlay and dental bridge work. Frank It. Kellogg maintains his office in room 308 on the third floor of the First National bank building. Mr. Kellogg has been here for some time and is a public accountant.. He specializes in systems, auditing and income tax reporting. He has had consider able training along these lines and is well qualified to do such work. "l-0n-A-CA" Electrical Treatments for Ailments "Electrical treatments for human ailments are administered in the new. First National Bank building Vith the I-ON-A-CO device, in the offices of E. L.. Wyckoff and C. S King on the third floor. This de vice, brought here just in time to enter the new building when it was opened, has been well patron ized by', local people since that time, Wyckoff reports. Three "mountain peaks. Hood. Adams and St. Helens, are visible on clear days from the office of Dr. W. A. Johnson, dentist located on the tenth floor of the new First National Bank building, which also affords an inspiring view of the nearer landscape. A graduate of North Pacific Dental college in Portland, Dr. Johnson does the dental work at the state penitentiary in addition to his local practice. Specialized Dentistry by Lewis and Schmidt Specialized dentistry in nearly all of its branches is offered by Drs. George E. Lewis and Ll B. Standards the world over have ; Schmidt, whose suite of offices been raised to meet the demands of the ever increasing value of health, and with this increase in standards the day of the travelling optician has passed into the mod ern realm of the skilled optomet rist, who to pass the Oregon laws mast have spent some 2.000 hours In "supervised study of the eyes and the use of optical apparatus. Salem is fortunate in having the facilities offered by modern opto metrists, of whom Dr. Morris is an outstanding representative. is on the sixth floor ef the First National Bank building. Dr. Lewis specializes in extract tion. Dr. Schmidt in plate work. although both practice general dentistry. In addition, they offer the services of Dr. William Cava naugh, orthodontist, who comes here periodically from Portland. Dr. Harold M. Brown Opens His New Offices j Dr. Harold M., Brown, with of- , ! fices on the tenth floor, is con- Smith WnteS Insurance sidered one of the outstanding ear, in Sixth FlOOr Office ?e- nose- and throat specialists in the northwest. iwenty-tnree years experience and a veteran of the World War has left him with a strong record E. P. Smith maintains an in surance office in room 613, on the he First National bank building. He moved into his j Jn h3 work. He is a graduate of C(v quarters shortly after the in- j the school of medicine at Creigh terior work was completed, and t0n university. Omaha. Nebraska, maintains a modern office in every ! and has practiced in Salem two respect. Mr. Smith writes insur-I 5reaps- ance for the New York Life com- pany. Photo Services Occupies Rooms Over Confectionery; C. M. Coffey's Photo Services occupies rooms over The Spa. Mr. Coffey has had many years of ex perience in photographic work and is well qualified to give the very best service possible. He moved to Salem a few years ago from McMinnville". where he hid conducted a Photographic of Knabe Piano Bargain Slightly used $975 upright model. Now priced $415. Easy terms. GEO. C. WILL MUSIC HOUSE 432 State St.. Salem Established 48 Years applied, affords equally perfect illumination at night. The building is equipped with two high speed elevators. The stairs are of concrete, enclosed in concrete partitions with kalamine fireproof doors at each floor. . No lumber was rised anywhere in construction exxcept hardwood for finish ing, so that the building is entirely fireproof, and its strong framework makes it earthquake TDroof as well. The building was erected by the Hanson-Hammond com pany of Portland, with E. M. Nesbitt as their local superir.-tenjdent.- Sub-contractors whose cooperation with Hansen-Harr.-mond company, contributed to the success of the First Na tional bank building were David Ii Hoggan, contributing plain and ornamental plastering and cast stone; Grand Shet Metal Works of Portland", all sheet metal and ventilating equipment ; Portland Sheet Metal Works, all steel sash ; Ore gon Door company, all millwork ; Oliver Lutz, marble work : Smythe, Warren & Tulliver of Portland, plumbing and heat ing; NePage & McKinney, electrical wiring and installations: P. T. Ainge company, bank room fixtures and decoration-; Hutcheon Paint company of Salem, painting. THE NEW BANK BUILDING The First National Bank Building marks an epoch in the ievelopment of an industrial community. The Willamette Valley, of which Salem is the industrial and financial center, is one of nature's storehouses of agricultural wealth. The soil products and timber products for fifty miles in every direction ire of unparalleled richness. The paved highways, macadamized roads and various kinds of rail and water transportation lines, ire not surpassed in any similar extent of agricultural and Interrurban territory. The orchard and field products and manufacturing Industries already in existence are on a scale and produce a variety of marketable products requiring the ;raployment of large blocks of capital to meet the payrolls on ?very hand. In the midst of such an industrial and commercial setting and equipment, rises this beautiful city and an Increas ing number of beautiful churches, schools, theaters, modern business blocks, public buildings and homes comprising the city of Salem. As the crowning achievement in beautiful architecture In, the form of a class A. fireproof, permanent building, towers the eleven-story First National Bank Building, erected by T. A. Livesley. It has been rapidly fiUed by leading, progressive business and professional men and women of the Capital City. No such dynamic aggregation of go-getters and rapid-moving business-creators in the political and financial metropolis of the Willamette Valley was ever assembled in so short a time as the clientele of the new First National Bank Building. No happier or more hopeful day ever dawned on the Capital City. Itni.s inviting the rest of thje wide-awake population of dear old Webfoot to join in this opening celebration which 'meets with the approval of every man. woman and child, and even the babies that crow in exultation for a better order of thincs for future generations. We, might make it the occasion for burying all the hatchets and tomahawks of which our com munity has had its share. Let this become a date in the history of the Capital City when we make, a new vow to say only the good word and the kind word for every other public-spirited citizen and forward-looking enterprise and progressive" move ment that shall be inaugurated Such a policy of exuberant ;ood will for a city or a section of the state will return golden harvest to us as individuals and as a bailiwick. E. HOFER & SONS, PUBLISHERS The Manufacturer and Industrial News Bureau 11012-5 First National Hank Iluildins Congratulations ! FIRST NATIONAL BANK I ! on the wonderful new quarters that you have provided to house your in stitution. It is indeed a credit to Salem and Marion county. K ' i The Optical Profession LET ME CONFESS that I take the greatest pride in my profession and that I consider the optical profession in its many phases one of the most interesting in the world and one in which it is possible to achieve the highest ideals of service to the public. If, 'after the experience of over 27 years, and after studying optometry and' the. wishes of the public in the leading optical centers, I were not able to offer the people of Salem better vision and5 better service at" a "reasonable price I would consider my life work a dismal failure.. There will, fortunately, always be room for some improve ment, and while I rertiain an optometrist I mean to bend every-ffort-to devote every minute of my time to search ing out and overcoming any of the difficulties that lie be tween me and the final accomplishment of my ideal. Please take the earliest opportunity to pay us a friendly visit. You will be always welcome.- Morris Optical Go. Rooms 301-302-303 First Nat'I Bank BIdg. ? i V umm & BUSH , - - V BANKERS - " . h . , . - Portland. Ofe&ou - MJ,iHJIM..tll.IMM'''ntllllllMIMIMIIMtlllllltlttfttlllllt