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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1927)
V- THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON THURSDAY. MGRNiNG, JUNE 16, .1927 IGEMIt illfMlffl Jay Morris "Peony Garden Is Sho w-Place' for the Sa lem District 9 i .Editor Statesman: ( Here is the article you asked noe(to write for thejaan&l floral Jouoiber of Th Satesaian; 9&n I was a boy a til I going to !,the..f 2le school I wanted to be a i iirmer, a real dirt farraet, -but aa Vl,grew older and finally came into 'possess ion of a small piece of ground, my ideas turned more to omen.. tllt the- idea ,has3struc. coe, vry forcefully that a houie la not really a home5 unless It has tlowers around It." I Wfwoujida-:t tWnJt.of ibulldinr i)rjje without i a lifing room, or "in . vet we often houses , a flower near them. 1 .fefahat flowers are just as neces sary to the life and happiness of ine.iamuy in ine nome a in any rponv in the, hoaae. 'Also thatttbe Inflection of the plants for. the gardfnj Is as important as the ae- lcton of the living. room furni ture, i. I because I belteyed flowers to be x necessity, to the happiness of a rpal home, I started a few years ago, growing flowering plants and .shrubs, commercially. j Aa I write .now,' I am seated on 4j rock, overlooking my peoay and 'Phillips Miof Magnesia? fetter than Soda- 1 I Hereafter. Instead " of 'soda take f tftt Thlliipa Milk of Magne r"1 water any time lor lndi- i KAlea or sour,, acid, gassy atom ichad relief will come Instant ! For fifty ryear gwjoiae'PMmpe HI r- af acrnaata1' fia Kaam va- cribed by physicians because it ver fames three tlmea . aa. much cidtlf the stomach a a. aatur ted f solution of bicarbonate , of ia, leaTing,. the stomaeh, eweet octree . from i all : gases. It nau-H ilises acid fermentations In the relf and gepOaf ges tfte soar- waste : from the system with t Purging. Besides, it Is more aaast to take than soda. ' Insist 3 "Phillips." Twenty-fire cent L fifty cent bottles, any drug. re. jMiis: of. Magnesia" nas a the Uj.S. Registered Trde Jc olThe Charles H. Phillips emtcgli Co and- ftspre4t)e4aQr r jjsiH. Phillips-since 'lS7fc ! m iris' garden. where'1iundreds.of peony blooms are; now ia their full glory and ,their sweet ' fragraace fllte the &lr, my garden containing orer 50 Varieties of each,' peonies and iris, is thelargest planting of Its kind , within 5 0 miles; of Salem. It Is known-, as j. theAJay Morris peony Garden and in located three and a half miles south of Salem on- the Liberty road. Visitors are welcome here, and .special 4 air it a tton is glTn -the public each -year during the blooming ; season. Blossom day, when the garden ,is near its s beat came a little ,Iate this year, being. On June lfctb This day is not only a day of . see ing the r wonderful blooms but is also a day In .which I bare an op-: portunitytof showing and telling people something about this flow er which so few people seem to knpw,.any thing about. We all re member the "piney' of grandma's garden.. They, bloom earlier than the peony of today and are not fragrant. ... j '" Tbo, Peoay, of Tolax 'The peony of today, with .Its many shades of colors and differ ent types of bloom from single and Japanese to full double or rose type,, are. so different from the old 'red 'piney that we often hear such statements as these:, "Oh! That looks jHst like a big pond lilly!" or again, 'This one is just -like a big chrysanthemum sitting Inside a daintily colored saucer," and also many, really a large per cent of the visitotrs, say they never knew peonies were so fragrant or grew so large, some being, nearly a foot across. For. More Perennials The iris Js another flower which I, do not think., is as well known, as it should be. I believe peoplo should plant more perennials and less annuals than- they do, al though J have a gree'nhouse and raise annual bedding plants as well as perennials.; Still !for sev eral reasons If thHrkKf oiks would be better satisfied if they planted more perennials.' Some of the rea sons follow; First! 'when- you buy perennials or shrubs they are worth more money next year in-, steadiOf .less; they grow in rvalue and make no, more wrk to -care for than annuals. Second, peren nials should be planted in the fall mt? .real learly spring fo r. best re- suits, thus giving you more time for your planting operations than you would have in the spring when you ,have both the vegetabla garden and annual ; flowers - to. plant. Yes,, you will want some annuals, but not 'so many as' a lot of us plant i Perennials are also esswork than annuals, because you do not hayej to replant , every, year. ' So, I say plant flowers; lots of them, and reap the joy and. happir ness they bring J JAY MORRIS. Tttl S, Box 104, SaIeiHS Ore., Jane ,.'.14A 427,f-.. , --.h Read the Want Ads 4 IKSMIflT Says Company Is Not Affect ed by Clifford W. Brown's Sudden Death The Statesman last night receiv ed a. copy of the following letter, under date of June 14th; "Capital Journal Salem, Ore1 gon. Gentlemen: We have just noted In your issue dated Monday, June 13th, an article on page 8. headed "Ray-Brown Future Causes Conjecture, and hasten to express to- you out regrets that you appar ently didi not endeavor to make an investigation as to the affairs of-the Ray-BroWn company, Inc. before you permitted sueh a state ment to be issued. This certainly is to be deeply' regretted i tor thfe statement i not only very. nnfair to the Ray-Brown company. Inc., alone, but it undoubtedly will, if it has not. already, have a depres sing effect on the markets of the items that this company proposes tcr;handl "For . your information, and we hope you will see fit to retract the above referred toi item wish to advise. you -that while Mr. Clifford W Brown was interested heajly in the - Ray-Brown company, Inc;, and his association was of great assistance to his partners in this concern,; and while his partners are grieved over this terrible catastrophe, and his having been taken away as he was, has been a great shock to all of us, and twe feel his, loss deeply, yet for your information, Mr, Brown was ot actively engaged in the financing nor . the management of the RayV Brown company. Inc., nof had he any interest ia.he ILnanciug .of the Ray-Brown cotujfenK, ; oper ations.. J- "Therefore, you, will realise the Ray-Brown - company,. 15,; Ircwtt affected by Mr. Brown's sudden death except (the members of that organisatioa feel deeply the loss of his personality arid association. Very truly yours, " "RAY-BJadiWNCo., Inc., ';' 4-ByiIt, W.' Ray." Loyal Warner," boys' secretary of the Y. G ompasiy In Co-operation With", r fe apitalv Ice $t Cold Storaget. . OffeHngv ini ? i- 3- it i - 111 1 ' f urn ii li ,'.)( ""!.... J.,. ' A New On the Purchase of .v : ... . i . .:' -,. i : if 'If , ! ' - iTT. :. - fl : ,.- : f .... Y . . Mkfrige:?aior ajuvc a tyicair, valuta. Capital 'IcpiCold-Storhc-Co- i r - :;S6(LTrade.Slreet v ' z ' V' ? M easles Leading : List s Of 'Contagious Diseases !.'- Measles led the list of contag ious diseases with 185 -cases, as reported to the Oregon health board for the week ending June 11. The malady is most, preva lent in Portland with 107 cases reported. Only 17 cases of con tagious diseases were reported in Marion county. Other cases reported in the state were: Chickenpox, 30; diphtheria. 5; influenza, 8"; mumps, 1XT pheu-j menLa. 15;. scarlet fever, small! pox, 11;. tuberculosis, . -21, and whooping cough' S.' Two easflsof cerebrospinal meningitis and one case of septic sore throat were al so reported. THREE THOUSAND ARRIVE Oregon X at ion a I Guardsmen En camp) Routine Stars Today ASTORIA, June 15. (AP) Displaying the adaptability char acteristic of the American citizen soldier, "3,000 members of the Oregon national guard today made themselves at? home In the quar ters atCatnp Clatsop, which will be thjftjs. home for the next two weeks. V'Cam p. routine at- both? places will begin tomorrow. - Drills, calis thenics, schools and sports will be the order of the day. every day, beginning at 5:3a a. m. PIC.VIC TO BRaVTVEDAl , SILVERTON. Or.. June 15. (Special.) The Willard Comnfnn- ity club will hold its annual picnic Saturday in the Frank Bower grove. 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