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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1930)
GARDEN CLUB HAS MEETING ATTRACTIVE FLOOR PLAN X Landscaping Expert Talks to Woodburn Folk at Spe , cial Gathering WOODBURN The club rooms at tht city library were entirely filled with members of the Woodonrn Garden dab and their friend who were oat to hear the expert talk offered by Prof. A. I. Peck, head of the landscaping department at Oregon State. Tht business meeting was pre sided OTer by the president, Mrs. . E. Settlemier, who thanked the club tor the large attend ance and Invited anyone to come who were interested whether they were members of the club or not. Mrs. George Landon. chairman of the city beautiful committee, reported that they had acted with a committee from the chamber of commerce and had accomplished a great deal by urging the citizens of Woodburn to cooperate with them by clean ing and painting up their dwell ings ana yards. Prizes Dipeased With The committee could not award prizes to the persons in the districts in which the city was divided for making: the most Im provement in a home because no photographs were taken before and after the improvements were made, but It was hoped that the committee for next year would be able to offer more Inducement to people to Improve their yards. The city beautiful committee for the coming year was named as Arthur Dickenson. Mrs. Will lam Yates, Mrs. H. L. Gill, Mrs. H. Overton and Mrs. W. J. Wil son. The committee appointed for the Junior club committee con sisted of Mrs. Harry Grubb, Mrs. C. A. Parr and Mrs. Vanderbeck. The club voted to buy 5 worth . of seeds to give to the children for fall flowers for the flower show to be held at that time. The nominating committee- ap pointed was Mrs. J. J. HaU, Mrs. J. F. Plank and Mrs. Ina Bon ney. Mrs. H. F. Butterfield as chairman of the spring flower how committee reported that ; tbp show will be held next month. Peck Gives Real Helps The speaker of the evening, Professor Peck. gav an inter esting and Instructive talk on ahrubbery and the planting of shrubs to the best advantage. He specially urged the growing of native shrubs on city lots and lawns. Professor Peck said the greatest mistake of people who were Inexperienced in landscap ing was to Plant shrabs that grow extensively and goon Ipse their artistle beauty and also shut out the light from the house and give the homo a gloomy atmosphere. Shrabs which lose their leaves and flowers are more interesting than other trnes Hacjluma hr giro variety which adds to their attractiveness, nr. Peck sain that It was adrisablA tn rat hrubs from a nnrsemnin ratht than attempt to gather them be cause mo many snruo failures are caused by inexperteaeod trans planting. The location should come before the shrub and it is snuch better to nlant hmh in shadv Dlaea and attnw it tn . ture before transplanting it to its permanent locauon. Wants Tree Planted Professor Peck said that a tnougn trees could not be plant ea along the highways they ' would prove attractive in some of the barren fields and waste lands and he suggested that the clubs make it a point to nrge all" the farmer! to cooperate in planting trees on their unproductive fields. IHI to mmrn PORTlAND, Ore., March 22 (AP) George 1. Baker, Port land mayor, today charged that 'petitions la dreoJatioa here tor his and the tonr city commission er' recall are betas promoted by "racketeers, some of whom have served penitentiary sentences and have been guilty of moral tarpl v tude." The mayor demanded that f City Auditor G. B, Fank recheck all recall petitions filed with him. .1 "What is being done, the 's- mayor charged in a letter to the auditor, "is violating the pur - poses of oar recall system to such aa extent as to - hamper and harass other puhlit officers, if -"an Irresponsible group of eltt 4 sens may step ut without cause or reason and by means of for ? geries place names apoa a petf i tton and eauseublle officials eav ' barrassment and expense of a re i call fight, we will soon find such offices nnattraetiva to any but I those willing to stoop to the de I mands of the racketeers." VRyderFinn Wins I Unusual Honor :h McCOT, March 22 Word has v been received hero that Cadet Ry i der Finn of New York Military h Academy, son of Mr. and Mrs. ; Waldo Finn, will take a trip to the Bermuda Islands -over - the ?l Easter racation. It Hi. was picked from the school hy oat of tht professor's to go as , his guest and assistant. .1 1 'J ' & 1 1 1 1 itmmJmmmJm 1 I III J" 101 . r 1 at vA tJRY If an II XtTCHErf m it i Iff inn i IWl " floiu ill ft 5 J Eaten .wL. I L i v i k a Hoom If x IV A F i v l Hoon Ko v z h Pui(- 3L 1 CK LX.'TLILIOJL WAHJ Specially drawn for The Statesman building i f ices 311 United States National Bank build page by Lyle P. Bartholomew, architect, of-1 ing, Salem, Ore. Desirability of Oregon Product Is Stressed in Spring Flower Gardening MRS. W. W. ROSEBRAUGH Hnjw snnch do you know about Oregon flowers? No only her wealth of native flowers, many of which are the envy of Europe, but those grown commercially. Wo are beginning to scratch and poke about in our gardens to find that some things have been kill ed. Wo will bo buying plants to replace those lost and adding others to our collection. Will wo succumb to the lure of the cata logs of eastern growers or buy at homo? Do wo know what Is available in choice plants and bulbs la Or very near Salem? I am so Often surprised when I ask friends whether they have seen certain lovely flowers or plants which are being grown in oar vicinity and I an told no. Perhaps some one mentions hav ing bought aome new lilies and I ask, "Did yoa buy them of . mentioning some local dealer and the answer is "No, we sent 'back east'." They may not know, but in many cases It Is true that the bulbs they have bought were raised tn Oregon, bought her by eastern wholesale buyers and aft er being delivered in the east are returned her when ordered. Even In cases where this is not true the Oregon bulbs are super ior to those grown elsewhere. The volume of buying of Oregoa gardeners la not a big business but why, so foolishly, send any of our dollars out of Oregoa? Why not turn orer a new leaf. Illustrations la foreign catalogs may be attractive, but why should we pay for them? When the executive committee of our Oregoa Federation of Oardea clubs met in Forest Grove two years ago wo visited one of the largest plantings of fine daffodils I have ever seen. There vers many acres covered by a "Host et yellow daffodils" along the bank of one of Ore gon's loveliest streams. It is the home of Mrs. Robert Warrens, secretary treasurer of the state federation. . But wo don't have to go so tar to see such beauty. Wo have be come somewhat familiar with our lovely tulip farms west and north of Salem. Tow many know of the different plantings of lilies, daf fodils and hyacinth just aorta of SHADE AND BEAUTY Remove the barren appearance and relieve the heat of summer by use of shade trees. Shade trees Weeping willow. Sycamore, Elm, Maple, Catalpa, ML Ash, Walnut, Birch. Flowering tree Hawthorne, Tulip Tree, Jap Double Flower ing Cherry, Dogwood. Flowering Crabapplea, Trees 75c to $2J0 A complete line of shrabs, trees and roses. PEARCY BROS. NURSERY 141 N. Liberty Oi SMS J SPRINGTIME IS MOVING TIME Padded Van For Local and Long Distance ' Moving:, Gall - - - also - ' Fad Oil, Coal, Wood and Gfeceo Briquets l? 7 TiTV wTT Salem oa the river road Silrer- ton has extensive plantings of the lovliest of iris. This iris will b la bloom in Mar. See It bv all means, as well as the lovely siml ar iris grown by Salem growers. Then there 1 th mi nr Al pine plants. Shall we order those 07 man, get smaller plants In the less perfect condition ar ah nil wa buy them of those who bay their groceries our own noma town. At the Oardea club meeting recently, wo were interaitad la the pictures shown of our lovely native Aipme plants. Most of those can bo ordered over your local telenhoae laelndtnr th i llghtful new viola, Portland Gem. we aoni claim that Oregon has every thinr. but Oreron has so much more thaa many of us snow a tout, u makes our ignorw aaruup. LiOl S leara more about Oregoa plants! VEGETABLES IN DIET SJESSEB Spinach and Other Plants of Leafy Character Found Of High Value Vegetables, particularly the leafy vegetables, are essential in the diet at a very early age. Lib eral Quantities of milk and pfv vegetables rich la calcium are neeaea. TMs is why spinach plays an important part in the child's diet, and is now considered an es sential Infant food. Fortunately, in largo centers of population fresh spinach is available practic ally the year round. The leafy vegetables seem to possess much of the same rela tionship to other and heavier foods than milk does. Eaten raw, the leafy vegetables are known to be preventive of scurvy, as they possess the vitamins necessary to counteract this trouble. When cooked they lose much of this property. They do carry iron in form for the human system. While the proper balance of vegetables is essential for the good health and development of children. It is no less important for the robust health of adults. Dietitians say that national health and physical perfection falls short of what it should be, because of iuattention to proper diet and the use of enough fresh vegetables. Greater consumption of fresh vegetables would be an important step toward the general Improve ment of health. The old-fashioned formula of plenty, of meat and potatoes is in need of consider able revision to produce the best physical development. Leafy vege tables are needed quite as much as the root and seed vegetables. SALEM HEIGHTS PLAY HEGIITED v SALEM HEIGHTS, March 1 2 On Thursday evening the Salem Heights Dramatic club presented their play "Mix Well and Stir" before a good alxed audience. The cast put on an exceptionally good performance as was witnessed by the enthusiastic applause. Ia addition to the play Ken neth Abbott of Salem gave three voeal numbers that were especial ly well received. Elma Nell of Willamette university gave two readings that were much appre ciated and musical numbers were presented by Percy Cooper, How ard Couraey and Harry Lanum on the steel guitar, mandolin and guitar. Mrs. George Wills directed the program. f- SHORT TIME PAPER A SAFE INVESTMENT FOR YOUR SURPLUS FUNDS Collateral Trust Notes United States National Bank Trustee 6 9 12 Months Maturity $500.00 6 Months Note Cost $485.00 $500.00 12 Months Note Cost $470.00 Notes la Amounts $500.09 to $5000.00 The notes are amply secured and provide an outlet for money that you wish to invest for a short tima HAWKINS ROBERTS 205 On. Bid Phone 1637 k. II. Clough J. Dale Taylor CLOUGH -TAYLOR COMPANY Funeral Directors l til mi ' Lady JLssisant 205 S. Church Telephone 120 . fill FEBRUARY SEES t e DROP Country-Wide Condition Foretells Prosperity, Says Straus Publication Further declines in building were indicated generally through out the United States during the month of February, according to official reports received by S. W. Straus and company. Building per mits Issued in S7I principal cities and towns In the 48 states dur ing the month amounted to $125, 611,878, a decline of two per cent from January and a loss of SO per cent from February of last year. "While it may seem distressing to note from .these data the con tinued downward trend of build ing operations. It should not be forgotten that this let-up in activ ities is forming a base for a pros perous era of operations in the near future. the Straus monthly building surrey bulletin states in commenting upon the decline. "Manifestly, auch conditions are bringing us nearer and nearer the point where housing demands will compel more widespread construc tion. The process of obsolescence, a continued growth in population and an advancing standard of liv ing are factors which will rearjust the balance Of supply and demand. The decline now taking place, therefore, while adding to the quo ta of unemployment, is neverthe less a factor in fundamental strength," argues the bulletin. Outside of Portland, Klamath Mutual Savings and Loan Association A Salem Institution Organised In 1910 Place your savings with us Let us finance your home on weekly or monthly payments 142 South Liberty Street Falls experienced tire greatest Is suance of building permits ia Ore gon last month, with $80,825. In Portland, permits totaled $685. 38S, more than three-fourths of all in the state: J 8 17,55$. Ia Feb ruary, 1929, Oregon building per mits were higher, at $1.82S.C(. The February totals in the state were slightly more than 112,009 lower than the January permits. Salem ranked fourth in the atate with $27,029, third place going to Eugene with $31,822. Los Angeles ranked fourth Seattle ninth and San Franetsco 18th in the list of'SS cities report ing throughout the country the largest volume of permits tor February. Ask Abut Our IPcDBOlltoSF DB'dotmo IPflaoao We have practical and economical poultry house plans which we will gladly furnish to customers. These poultry houses are especially adaptable to this location and these plans are the result of careful study. The sizes of the houses are optional from 20 feet to 200 feet in length. Those interested in such plans may call at our yard or telephone 576. 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