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DAY PLANNED
Pre-School Child to Receive
Special Consideration at
Event Tt)is Year
BITS for BREAKFAST
By R. J. HENDRICKS
HEROISM BADGE
An ancient bear story:
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The Bits man
Observance of national child
health day and May day is com
bined again this year, through
proclamation of President Hoover
end following a custom -of the past
10 years.- In Marlon county the
Joint occasion will be fittingly ob
served throughout most of the
the schools with-the Marlon coun
ty publie health association anon
coring the programs. ....
In the program this year ipe
cial consideration Is given ;-the 1
young child who is about to enter
school .and parents' are being
urged to see that all physical de
fects of children of this age are
corrected, . including care of
teeth; examination of eyes; and
attention to the nose aad throat
so the child will be less liable to
the frequent cold that travels
through the school or borne; and
protection against smallpox and
diphtheria.
Marion county has made much
progress in meeting this problem,
records from school children
showing that 3.4 per of those who
entered school for the first time
In 1929 were 10 percent or more
underweight, as against the 7.9
per cent .who were 10 per cent
underweight in 192C. In 1929,
these youngsters had 25.9 per
cent bad tonsils, as against 44.7
per eent in 1926. In 1929. four
tenths per cent of the beginners
had visional defects, compared to
2.4 per cent in 1926.
Mrs. Braxler Small is the presi
dent of the county public health
association which is sponsoring
the program throughout the coun
ty and Mrs. Waldo Brown of Hub
bard is assisting in communities
outside of Salem. Miss Carlotta
Crowley is arranging for pro
grams in the Salem schools. The
plans include special programs in
the schools emphasizing the
health teaching of the school,
talks before women's clubs and
other organizations concerning
the welfare of children, and pre
school clinics for the examination
and immunization of the children
who enter school in the fall. The
clinics are being arranged for
through the county health unit.
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GEMS YOUTH
IS
INJURED BY AUTO
GERVAIS, April 12 While
crossing, the street near the Pres
byterian church Friday afternoon
on his way home from school, Al
fred Bowley. son of city Marshal
William Bowley, ran into an au
tomobile and was knocked down.
A hole about an inch long and
half an inch deep was cut In his
head, presumably by the fender.
Body bruises were the only oth
er injuries other than the cut on
Alfred's head. He is a junior in
Gervals high school and promin
ent in athletics. The accident was
due to his haste to get home and
failure to watch the highway for
approaching cars. The drilver,
O. D. Bilyeu of 8Uverton. was de
clared by the' boy's father to be
entirely blameless.
recently refead
Washington Ir
Ting's Astoria.
Though that
great author
used a good
many words to
express an Idea
or record a fact,
oldsters inter
ested in early
Oregon history
are recommend
ed to reread
this book, and
youngsters to
. - peruse its pages
for the first
time. They will find the follow
ing story In the book:
Among the hired men of the
party was one William Cannon,
who had been a soldier at one
of the frontier posts, and had
entered Into the employ of Mr
Hunt at Mackinaw. He was an In
experienced hunter and a poor
shot, for which he was much
bantered by his more adroit com
rades. Piqued by their raillery,
he had been practicing ever since
he had joined the expedition, but
wtlhout sueeess. In the course of
the nresent afternoon, he went
forth by himself to taie a lesson
in venire, and, to his great de
light, had the good fortune to
kill a buffalo. As he was a con
siderable distance from the camp,
he cut out the tongue and some
of the choice bits, made them into
a parcel, and slinging them on
his shoulders by a strap passed
around his forehead, as the voy-
aguers carried packages of goods,
set out all alorions for the camp.
anticipating a trium:'- over his
brother hunters. In passing
through a narrow ravine, he heard
a tolse behind him. and looking
around beheld, to his dismay.
grizzly bear in full pursuit, ap
parently attracted by tne. scent oi
the meat.
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"Cannon had heard so much of
the invulnerability of this tremen
dous animal, that he never at-
temDted to fire, but slipping tne
strap from his forehead, let go
the buffalo meat and ran ior nis
life. The bear did not stop to re
gale himself with the game, but
kept on after the hunter. He had
nearlv overtaken him when can
non reached a tree. and. throwing
down his rifle, scrambled up to
safety. The next instant bruin was
at the foot of the tree; but as
thu nnecies of bear does not
climb, he contented himself with
turinz the case into a Dlocxaae.
Night came on. In the darkness
Cannon could not perceive wheth
er or not the enemy maintained
his station; but his fears pictured
him riitorously mounting guard
He passed the night, therefore, In
the tree, a prey or dismal rancies
In the morning the bear was
rnn. Cannon warily descend
ed the tree, gathered up his gun
and made the best of his way
back to camp, without venturing
to look after his buffalo meat."
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Cannon lived many years on
what was known In the early days
as "French prairie." including all
the settlements below the old mis
sion down to a short distance
Summer School
Stirs Interest
Of 4-H Groups
Marion ronntr irlah ' mmhra
are evincing much Interest in the
annual 4-H summer school to be
held at Oregon State college June
9 to 21. Inclusive, says William
W. Fox, county club leader here.
Plans are being made by a num
ber of communities in this county
to offer scholarships for excel
lence in dub work and in gener
al Interest is more wide spread
than ever before, the lader re
ports. Fox hopes to see at least 20
boys and girls from Marlon coun
ty attend the summer school this
year.
above "the falls" (Oregon City.)
He died at Champoeg la 1854 at
the age of 99 years.
In his famous address before
the Oregon Pioneer association at
Its annual meeting of 1&76 at -the
state fair grounds, James W. Nes-
mith said: "William Cannon, an
other very old man who resided
near Champoeg and died a few
years sine, came to the country
in the service of Astor, in Wil
son G. Hunt's party (1811), and
resided here the remainder of his
life. Washington Irving, in his
Astoria, makes Cannon the hero
of a ludlcerous adventure with a
bear, and I have heard the old
man give his version of the affair
wherein he figured In a tree, nis
position secure in Its ekevaton,
while bruin watched below."
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Before the same society, in
1879, In the annual address. Wlll-
ard H. Reea, told of some of the
pioneers of French prairie who
lived beyond the scriptural allot
ment of three score years and ten.
He said in part:
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"By request,- Rev. B. Delorme,
pastor of St. Paul's church (St
Paul), kindly furnished me from
the parish registed a list of Jhe
names of the early settlers of
French prairie, with age and date
of demise. I will give here a few
names: William Cannon, born in
Pennsylvania in 1755; died 1854,
aged 99 years. Philip Degie.
born at Sorel, Canada, in 1739;
died February 27, 1847, aged 108
years. This OLDEST inhabitant
first crossed the continent with
Lewis and Clark. Francis Riet,
died September 15, 1852, aged 95;
came first to Oregon with Lewis
and Clark in 1805. Louis La
Bonte, died in 1860, aged 80
years. Joseph Gervals, died July
IS, 1861, aged 84 years. Etienne
Lucier, died March 6. 1853. The
last named four men were free
trappers, and came to Oregon with
Captain Hunt in 1811. Francis
Dupre, died 1858, aged 99 years.
Andre Longtain, born in 178",
died 1879, aged 97 years."
People who visit the Champoeg
memorial park notice a picture of
Longtain hanging on the wall of
the large room of the main build
ing. The land owned by the state
for park, or part of it. was taken
from this claim. The descendants
of this pre-pioneer settler still live
in the neighborhood.
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All or nearly all the French
settlers had Indian women, and
most of then numerous half-caste
children. There were no white
women in the country till long
years after they began to make
their settlement. The Hudson's
Bay company encouraged them to
take these women and respect
them and treat them a. wives, to
form a friendly contact with the
tribesmen. The first of them made
homes near the mouth of the
Hons-u-cha-chac river (Indian
name for the Pudding river.) (Can
any high school student tell how
it came to be called Pudding nv
er?) Nearly all the French set
tlers in the first days had Indian
slaves, of both sexes, secured from
the f am lies of their wives; doing
the hard work and making life
easy for the owners.
The fact that life was serene
and easy, and tht the men were
of a picked and hardy stock, ac
counts in part for their longevity.
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(There Is a question as to the
rlrht name of Degle. or uegi. n
mith once referred to him as De
Loar. Another authority referred
to htm as Francis Rivet, thinking
perhaps the three names applied
to one man. But Bashford, good
authority, gives Philip Degle,
Francis Rivet and Mr. DeLoar as
all being among the earliest set
tlers of French prairie, and all
coming with the Lewis and Clark
expedition of 1805.)
IS GIVEN SCOUT
Presentation Planned Tues
day Night of This Week
At Honor Court
The largest Boy Scout court of
honor staged tn the Marlon-Polk
county area is scheduled for next
Tuesday night, when the national
organisation's certificate of hero
ism will be awarded to Ray Koser
of Dallas in recognition of his
bravery in rescuing another lad
from drowning last August.
Because the event is expected
to draw several hundred persons.
It will be held in the house of rep
resentatives hall at the state eap
itol, beginning at 8 o'clock. Also
because it is a special occasion,
Justice O. P. Coshow of the state
supreme court will make presen
tation of the certificate. Parents
and every one interested In scout
ing is invited to attend the court
of honor.
Justice H. H. Belt of the su
preme court will preside over the
court: L. P. Campbell will be mas
ter of ceremonies; Veronia Mc-
Quald and Milton Taylor will be
buglers; andeO. P. West, scout
executive, will be clerk. Commis
sioners will be: Rev. George
Swift, R. G. Brady, Rex Sanford.
J. M. Campbell of Dallas. J. R. All-
good of Dallas, and J. W. Mayoe
of Stayton.
Young Koser's mother will be
a special guest at the ceremony.
ana will sit on the bench with
Justices Coshow and Belt. J. M.
Campbell of Dallas, who was Ko
ser s first scoutmaster and who
started him In scout teachings.
win stand wljh him when the cer
tificate is presented.
Oregon Pulp and Paper
Company Has Good Report
For Past Year, Indication
The earnings report of the Oregon Pulp and Paper com
pany whose plant is located in Salem shows the highest earn
ings in 1929 of any of the past five years. Net after inter
est and taxes amounted to $208,007, as compared with $133,-
594 on 1928. After preferred dividends this amounted, to
11.8 for 1929. The following is the earnings statement for
Oregon Pulp for the five-year period:
MERCHANTS TO
192$
Income for
Bond Int... $514,920
Deductions
Bond Int.
Exp 83.067
Deprec'n .. 198.420
Federal Tax 25.484
Net Income. .1208.067
1928
1927
1928
1925
8482,209 8287.557 8292.553 8347.833
88.486 42.477 22.37C
281.817 179.C74 133,827 130.9C9
18,312 10.834 1C.568 27.051
$133,593 $54,572 $119,779 $189,813
Many Salem residents are stockholders in the local paper
mill and several Salem men are, officers and directors of the
enterprise. The report of increased earnings will be highly
gratifying to local stockholders. No dividends on the com
mon stock are being paid at the present time.
F. W. Leadbetter of Portland is the executive head of
the Oregon Pulp and Paper mill and of the Columbia River
paper mill at Vancouver. The following is the earnings
statement for the latter company:
1929
Income for
Bond Int. .
Deductions
Bond Int.
Exp. ... 80.725
Deprec'n . . 188,914
Pederal Tax 37,724
Net Income. .$343,988
192S
1927
1928
1925
$811,354 $775,852 "1425, 5 $418,127 $207,013
86,325 51,897 18,718 33.528
163,394 115,418 117,385 80.147
86,085 35,443 35,583 None
$480,848 $222,907 $246,442 $93,340
The capitalization of the Oregon Pulp and Paper com
pany is $1,215,000 first mortgage 6 serial bonds due from
1930 to 1941; $800,000 8 preferred stock; $1300,000 of
$100 par common stock.
The capital of the Columbia River Paper mills is ar
ranged as follows: $920,000 1st mortgage Berial 6 bonds
due 1930 to 1942; $750,000 8 preferred stock; $2,000,000
$100 par common.
KETJUESDIY
Name Adopted by Recently
Formed Group of Inde
pendent Dealers
day's meeting. Considerable in
terest in the policies of the asso
ciation has been manifest here
last week and grooers, butchers,
clothiers. Jewelers, and other in
dependent retailers are enthusias
tic over the possibilitls.
An executive committee, com
posed of Ed Schuuke. chairman.
C. M. Roberts, R. E. McNulty and
John Marr, will present a set of
by-laws and a constitution at the
Tuesday meeting.
The newly organised group of
Salem Independent merchants
who call themselves the Salem
Independent Retailers Protective
association will hold their next
week's meeting In Woodry's Auc
tion hall at Norway and North
Summer streets. Tuesday evening.
April 14. This announcement was
made Saturday by C. M. Lee. a
member of the committee appoint
ed for that purpose at the initial
meeting.
Last week approximately 30 re
tailers, representing Salem. West
Salem. Salem Heights. Aumsvllle
and Macleay, met at a downtown
location and laid the foundation
for their organisation. The im
provement of local conditions and
the solution of the problem of
outside competition are among the
several objects of the group.
"The retailers have not organ
ized a 'sour grape' association to
throw mud at the chain stores
and their methods," one merch
ant explained Saturday, "but they
expect to weld themselves into an
organization for their mutual
protection. We believe that we
should first dean Up our own
stores before starting anything
like a fight against outside com
petition. The Retailers' Protect
ive association will not only pro
tect themselves but will defend
the Interests of the people of this
locality."
At least 100 merchants are ex
pected to be present at next Tues-
Evangelist Will
Give Inspiring
Sermons Today
Meetings at the First Christian
church which have been In pro
gress the past two weeks are ex
pected to reach the highest point
of interest so far today, when the
evangelist, Dr. M. Howard Fagan.
ill preach two inspiring ser
mons. Last Sunday ss persons
were present for the bible school,
and a greater number is expect
ed today. Several of the adult
bible classes are In contest, these
to be concluded on Easter Sun
day, when the climax of the meet
ings will be reached.
So far, 37 additions have been
made to the church. Meetings will
continue nightly until Easter,
with interesting themes and spe
cial musical features each time.
SHANGHAI (AP) American
tourists on world cruises this year
are expected to spend $1,000,000
in the silk and curio shops of
Shanghai and Peiplng.
vWonderful News for Fit
Sufferers
Brooklyn, N. Y. Most stub
born cases of epilepsy have been
stopped by new remedy. Thous
ands of sufferers have been help
ed. If you have fits write at once
to Phenoleptol Company. Box 71
St. Johns PI. Sta. Brooklyn, N. Y..
Dept. 797, for free booklet.
Beautiful 3 Piece Walnut
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