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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1929)
PfflESlLl iiLiatD Eyerly Facilities at Port Excellent; Long Run ways Provided With the only airport in the northwest that can receive the rat- Ins of "Class A" Salem Is making rapid strides to make it first class in accommodations to passengers at welt as to planes. On a per manent location within 10 mfn tes drive ot the business district It ' will afford maximum service, Lee Eyerly, superintendent, be lieves. The four runways, the longest t which is 4100 feet and the ahortest 3200 feet, will permit taking-off heading into any ot the prevailing winds. The longest runs .northeasterly parallel to the line of hangars. The second long est will be 3(00 feet in an. east west direction, and is at the south of the field. The north and south tun way will be 3400 feet long and will cross number one near the hangars as will the shortest and northwesterly track. . Machine Shops Coming Machine shops are being in stalled In the Eyerly factory ad joining the location of the city hangars, j and mechanics will be trained to give repairs to and re build any type of plane. Service tnen will also be connected with the city hangar. The administration building will have lounges for passengers as well as dressing and ahower rooms. Restaurant and lodging facilities- are expected to be bnilt when air travel has become more popular. Parking space and fa cilities for caring for cars while owners are making long flights are also expected. ' Lee Eyerly Manager Management of the field is in the hands ot Lee Eyerly, head of the Eyerly Aircraft corporation, who is under a two year contract with the city. General manage ment of the field during construc tion is in the hands ot a Joint committee of the city council, chamber of commerce and Ameri can Legion. A committee of the city council will probably take over the general supervision' ot the field after it is completed. The flying school being con ducted by Eyerly ranks as one of the best in the west. Construc tion of planes, navigation and me teorology are three phases of the ground school coarse. The prin ciples and construction of all .types of motors are taught that the students may be better able to make emergency repairs. The - students work on the planes being built at the factory. School to be Rated Although no official ratings nave been made on the west coast, the Eyerly school has been com mented on by department of com merce inspectors as being in line for the Class Aerating. The train ing given and the field with which it will be connected are the lead ing features. A four-runway field is boasted by less than ten cities on the Pacific coast. Four instructors take care of ine complete insirucuuu, ctu oyc- ,cializlng in one or two phases. Ad ditional flying Instructors are ex pected to be put on in the near ire that the students may get more supervised flying. bvetseas Paper Of Veterans on File at Library There Is a bound copy of the 31000 edition of the original 'Stars and Stripes," official news paper of the American expedi tionary forces in France, to be found in the Salem public library, according to Miss Maud Coving ton, city librarian. She extends an invitatio nto interested legion naires to come . and renew ac quaintance with this paper. tl was printed from February S. 1918 to June 13. 1919 and con tains mnch of interevt for men who werex"over there" as well ts for those who have only heard of -the paper; All flowers that have ended ! their blooming season should be cut off. This should be done reg ularly every few days to keep a thrifty appearing bed. Welcome Visitors of the American Legion and Auxiliary Capital The 1264 Broadway Eugene Sends More Than 100 Legionnaires to See Convention Staged Here Capitol Building and Grounds Declared Among Best Anywhere With Wide Variety of In teresting Shrubbery and Trees EUGENE.. Ore.. Aug. 7. (Spe cial) More than 100 legionnaires from the Eugene Post No. 3 will go to Salem this week-end for the state convention. A25-plece drum corps will ac company them to the state eapitol. Ben D o r r i b, chairman of the state game com mission, is chair man of the Eu gene delegation. Other members '- are Lt. George F. I. Hrirt Herbert, Sid George, Sam Wilderman, W. L. May and Charles Warnock. It will be Dorris' 11th state con vention as a delegate of the Eu gene post. He is a past command er of the Eugene post and In the years past hax been a member of several Im portant commit tees at the state conclave. He al so has attended every national convention in the last decade. Ben Is a dirt farmer. George, who is (i district commit teeman, will re present Eugene as a delegate for the 12th time. He is well known in Salem, being in the employ of the State Industrial Accident Com mission. Last year George was chairman of the committee on committees, the most important committee chairmanship at the convention. Lt. Herbert is attending the convention as a delegate for the second time. He is a member of the University of Oregon R. O. T. C, and is the newly elected commander of the Eugene post. Lt.' Herbert for merly belonged to the Baker post where he was bora and attend ed grammar school and h igh school. Wilderman al so is attending XcXwta the convention as delegate for the second time. He is vice-commander elect. This year he was ap pointed a 'member of the perma nent publications committee by State Commander Fisher. Besides CASE HELD OVER William Johnson, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, was given a preliminary hearing in Justice court Tuesday and the case held over for a week while the testimony was reduced to writing for consideration of the court. Johnson fa alleged to have stabbed a neighbor with the pitch ford in a quarrel. 'See Mike and SLA my Telephone 165 or 171 being publicity man for the Uni versity of Oregon Wilderman practices law In Eugene. May has been delegate of the In gene post for the last six con ventions. He is a past adjutant ana nas been a member of the executive com mittee tor sever al years. He Is accountant tor the Booth-Kelley Lumber Co. Warnock is the baby member of the -delegation, f?. being elected for i ft tne first time. He r- t'i is the nresent uV WM teiilfcii) commander of the Engene post. WQdtnui Warajck is cashier for the Engine water board. He has been active in legion affairs for years. The six alternates, all ot whom will attend, are: Cliff Surrell, vice commander; Walter Williams and Howard Freeland, new mem bers of the executive committee of the Eugene post; Bill Polders, Can Dillon, commander of the .poet in 19 25, and Lawrence Smith. "i : The Eugene auxiliary will be well represented. The delegate! are Mrs. E. P. Dorris, past presi dent of the state auxiliary; Mrs; Virgil Keyt. president of the Eu gene auxiliary; Mrs. S. S. George, chairman of the state eommunity service committee. Mrs. Lawrence Jensen and Mrs. Walter Williams. The drum corps will be headed by Bart Gray, manager, and Rus sell H. Vincent, drum major. En gene hopes to make a creditable showing. The corps has been practicing faithfully tor several weeks in preparation for the Sun set Trail pageant, which was held here two weeks ago, and for the drum ocrps competitions at Sa lem. Oregon Students Will Make Jaunt To Alaskan Area EUGENE. Ore., Aug.,. (AP) With their books packed in bas and cameras handy 170 sum mer session students ot the Uni versity of Oregon leave Wednes day morning at 7 a. m., for Se attle where they will board the steamship Queen bound for Alas ka. About 70 are leaving from here while the rest will Join the train at Portland on the first floating school ever sponsored by an American university. A facul ty of II will offer courses Bpecial ly selected for the cruise and reg ular college credit will be given to all students for work done on the voyage. VESTU1S SUIT FILED NEW YORK, Aug. 7. (AP) The first damage suit growing out of the sinking of the liner Vestris was filed in supreme court here today. r BUDDIES You've done your share to make the world safe for democracy now what about the poor pedestri a n s ? ..We're here to cooperate with you in that matter. 1 MIKE PANEK Brake Specialist High at Chemeketa avoid a Panic' The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem! Oregon, Thursday Morning, August Greetings From President Capital Unit No. 9, Legion Auxiliary The American Legion auxiliary is an Integra part of the American legion. Composed as it is, of wives, sisters, daughters and mothers of veterans of the World war, its only interest is in serving: the legion and doing what it can to aid in carrying on the great work which the Legion is accomplishing. It is a particular pleasure to welcome from all parts of Oregon the host of legionnaires and auxiliary mem bers who are gathering in Salem for their annual con vention. Salem is one of the strongholds of the American legion in the United States and it is only fitting that the capital city of Oregon should become the Legion capital for these three days. As president of Capital Unit No. 9, 1, extend a hearty welcome to our visitors. May your stay in our city be both pleasant and profitable. I hope that our slogan "Our Boast Some Host" is not idly spoken and that your visit here is replete with happy memories. AVIS WHITE, ' Pres. Capital Union No. 9, American Legion Auxiliary. Douglas McKay is Modest; Between Selling Gars and Helping Legion, He's Busy BY GENEVIEVE MORGAN When a man's commander of a Legion Post which is p1ayi&f host to other posts from all over his state, he's "meat for reporters. That's why this reporter sandwich ed in between automobile buyers and prospects to ask busy Doug las McKay "what's what about you?" Douglas McKay, you see, Is commander of Capitol Post No. 9, Salem, and to him and the com mission he appointed will go most of the praise or criticism for the convention. But "Doug" wasn't quite so willing to talk about him self. And for that reticence there Is among 'other reasons, this one: He says Capitol Post didn't know whom else to elect commander a year ago, so it just elected him; and that he really shouldn't have had it, because he wasn't a Mresl denter." By that latter he meant he hadn't lived here 10 or 20 years or whatever it takes to make a "residenter." The host commander came to Salem just two years ago August 1 to establish himself in business. Business is Large One. Previous to coming to Salem, he spent seven and a half years sell ing Fords for the Francis Motor company in Portland. And while he was selling for someone else, he was bethinking himself of a company of his own, and in Salem he found the opening. Now he has 31 employes, last year did a bus iness totaling 1600,000 and in the past 22 months sold .1,666 cars. He has put the same punch in the local Legion activities he has in his own business and immediately upon coming here- buckled Into Listen Buddy! If you've sot some "Say it with Flowers" 0. D. "FROSTY" OLSON Court & High Opposite Senator Hotel Salem's Legion Florist GREETINGS Legion and Auxiliary Nothing stronger than buttermilk here but you'll like our buttermilk, Andresen & Son . 475 Ferry Dairy and Poultry Produce m 9 uowionu REED MASONIC TEMPLE ii.l.ii.ii.ix..mj- i ..,., i. Post activities and did consider able committee wrk. James Douglas McKay even his best friends will hardly recog nise the "James" unless they re member in the big fight he was re corded as James D. McKay gave his first good lusty whoop, a reg ular war one, we'll bet, in Port- Kland 36 years ago. In Portland he grew up, ana ai ine age ox x .years he began "paddling his own caaoe" in earnest. He went to Lincoln high school there a year and got the rest of his high school credits by attending night school the three years he worked for the Union Pacific there. He says his education was pretty well balled up. Bnt that didn't keep him from graduating from Oregon State col lege in 1917. He served as pres ident of the student body there his last year and was for five years a member of the alumni board, and president of the alumni three years ago. Horseback Riding Diversion McKay's chief outdoor diversion is horseback riding, and he was vme of the first to become inter ested In forming Salem's Hunt club. And when he isn't doing that, or guiding the Chevrolet Mo tor company or the Legion, there's Mrs. McKay, nine-year old Doug las, and two little misses McKay at home. .What does he read? Automo bile magazines and the Legion journal first, then old standards like the American. Literary Di gest, Sunset and others. Capitol Post, with the largest membership la its history chalk ed up this year, has done little outstanding work under McKay's tall explaining to d iFAQsiinri vo 3 ROWLAND TtX. 151Z g - y. n.i wt i. i.i t. a. a. J r i. va 8, 1929 administration, & aj. Other Legloat aires win lay though that there's the municipal airport vot ing of bonds for which the Legion sponsored and helped . pnt over; and the epochal dram corns trip to San Antonio when Salem lost by a slim margin f orliatbnal hon ors; and then there s the present convention. But these things, the commander says, were conceived last year and have been and are being simply carried ont this year. Knows His Autos There's one thing he talks about freely: automobiles. He knows his autoa and he's sure it will be a good long time before the satur-' ation point is reached in that in dustry, what with replacements and alL From an orderly stack of automobile magasines on his desk, he selected one, turning quickly to a chart showing that but about 40 of the 565 automo bile manufacturing concerns start ed have survived. And more about cars; but no mention of the cars he sells above others. McKay served in the 91st divi sion of the 361st Infantry, the only combat division that fought from the western coast. He was wounded in the Argon ne and in the hospital for IS months. Press reports In his home city said he was dead. He finished his service as first lieutenant. But all that is largely a matter of chance, he'll tell you. If he was shot six times. there are plenty of other fellows who got la a lot worse; If he got over, it was because that was the fortune of war. He arrived in the states Christmas eve. 1918. Before coming to Salem he was an active member of Portland Post No. 1 and was adjutant of that post in 1922 and had served on the executive board. 444 State AMERICAN LEGION in IPcBWE&L QD EETTECTTQ dD R! powerful and J Selective Radio Set erfer biiih to prod th. oiTpcmulS f t oltace-UUlt. decthw radio en Urflt. Abutelno hT "J" f7 Jacobean period bun, and no otfflation t ny wJK bf Do" tcfai enrndvity and aapIifictio fa, Sotn hh md JPJtfae Imported Aaatra With Us feu" , , ,1 "1142 ATJMSVTLLE RIGHT IX HEART OP BIO EARMIXG SECTION Aumsvllle is located in.-, tha heart of a rich diversified farm ing district; netted with payed, and macadam roads leading into Salem, the state capital, 14 miles distant. It is a good little country town of 300 population WELCOME BUDDIES The Pastime Cafe Jim 167 N. HAIL AUXILIARY! We are trying our best to make America beautiful . how about you? Capital Beauty Shop Opposite Senator Hotel Hail Legionnaires and Auxiliaries See Us for Peace Offerings. Tower's Jewelry & Gift Shop WATCH and JEWELRY REPAIRING WELCOME with the New-45 11 ( I . I ft. ' I H'fT- I IT i- - '., - if . m m . . i a - v v w i PAGE FIVE surrounded nj diversified" farm Ins operations consisting; of dai rying, grain, flax, fruit, poultry and livestock. Aumsvllle has one ot the best standard high school buildings in Marion . county and is well equipped to render educa tional advantages to its oung peope for miles around: Bob' Com'L Next to Gray BeUc mnam s Tubes iHHURu Model 92 (ess tubes) EH mum