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PAGE TEN HOTEL DE Gil GOES! ILL Thriving Business Growing Out of Depression is -How Feeling Pinch' " SPOKAtfEV (AP) -A -young business -which grew, out, ot ec onomic depression ' and thrived while other concerns were going to the wall, at last has felt the pinch and will be closed. It 1 the "Hotel De Gink." haven-tor the "homeless and sanctu ary for the jobless, which drew customers from all walks ot life during Its -brief existence.. Its doors .will, be -dosed, - officially April l. ; r:".-;; "Business Is awful," said Dr. Ralph Hendricks, city commis sioner, In charge. "With spring Jobs opening up so many of our costomers are leaving and we feel we can't operate much longer." "Hotel De Gink" which" was once a brewery and later a "Jun gle," where the Jobless and home Ipbs eonrrezated for many years, was taken over by the city, re named "East Treni Biuei. ana turned Into a "Jrotel" financed by and charitr funds. At times nearly 1.M0 men were "regist ered-- -Commnnlnistle One of the guests was a 'good cook; he became the chef. Others were tailors, barbers., -shoemak ers, bookkeepers, and black am All' were riven lobs "on 'the -payroll" of the novel institu . tinn The unskilled laborers made their way by doing odd Jobs for ' the city and others, instead 01 money they were given "credits" which paid for food, whatever clothing was avalJable. shaves and haircuts, and other necessi ties. - As soon as the ."customers" - fminf rernlar lobs they moved on and gave their bunks toomeone else. And, wben the "regular Job" ended, many old guests returnea. to live there until they found other .work. The three' square meals a day, composed of wholesome staples, cost an average of. 20 cents a day per man. . . . . SPECIAL SIT. SERVICES MONMOUTH 1 l ' : - : . i The OREGON STATESMAN, Saleia, Oregon. Snnday Morning, March 15, 1931 - i -. - - . - - - . . -- . ' v .11. - -Cl ' ' in i- Nt,h ' I- "- - - - ; i j-' - I ' 1 r r , r i ' -, " , ;" N; - " ; . 3 j v " Jl I The New1 Studcbaker Sx Regal Sedan for fivt with Free Wheelmg.!-Brilliant 70 hortepower engine. 114 mch wheel base. Six wire wheels and folding luggage grid are standard, j . - Price Is $995 at the factory. V: v h r !. . . ' v '--ii' At Right- The new radiator of The New Studebaker Six with its graceful lines and iiewncra treatment interpret the rery . j spirit of Free Wheehmj. First Evangelical chareh at Cor vallis. will speak on Monday and Tuesday nights. He is a trombone player, and will render selections, also on this instrument. -, Rev..U H. Willard will occupy the pulpit Wednesday and Thurs day -evenings. Friday evening will be "high school" night, and will be for both junior and senjor high school students. Rev. E. A. Fogg of Kings Valley, will bring the- message. There will be no Saturday night meetmgs, and Rev. Willard will speak at both of the Sunday services. j PAPER F IK Lower Than 1929 Though Profit Made and Some ? Of Bonds Retired Evangelical ; Group Secures - Speakers From Several .Other Churches . MONMOUTH, March 14 Two weeks of special services in .the Monmouth - Evangelical : church will begin at 7:20 Sunday eve ning. March 15. The following ministers will participate as speakers: Rev. F. R. Sibley of the the M. E. church of Independence, will talk on China- and show.-plc; tures relative to his theme. He spent several years as a mission ary In China; and since returning to America- has : kept "In . touch with mission life abroad. ' . . Rev. U H." Willard.- pastor of the Monmouth church -will speak -Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Rev. J. Stock er. minister of the Dallas Evangelical cho.rch will be the speaker Thursday and Fri day evenings, i - - - 'i -- During the second week. Rev. Paul v Pettleard. . pastor, of :; the Warmer Days Welcomed by Turner A r e a 7 TURNER, March 14 Farmers and gardeners are glad to see warm days again and much work for early cropsj needs to be done. Keith BonesJ the small lad who recaited a burned back last week, is improving and well on the road to recovery. Mr. and Mrs.. H. S. Bond had for. their house' guests over ,the week end, Mr. land Mrs. M. C. Bond of Sutherlin at which place Mr. Bond Is station agent. Mrs. D. B. Parks visited her husband Saturday at the veter an's hospital in Portland. Josephine Gllstrap and Leone Clark will take part In the dis trict declamatory contest to be held at Lebanon March 20. Woman Honored, 'Birthday Dinner CLOVERDALE. March 14 A birthday dinner In honor of Mrs. Charles Cummings .was. enjoyed Sunday at the Cummings home. Mrs. : Cummings 'was presented a large' ' birthday cake . decorated with "candles by her sister Mrs. Thomas. Those enjoying the 4ay were Mrs. J. Durham. Mrs. Hill, Mrs. J. Thomas. Allen, Delbert, and Harold Thomas and Beverly Ann Mad sen of Salem. Mr. and Mrs. wmiam Morris. Mr. and Mrs. Gross earnings for the Oregon Pulp and Paper. company here are somewhat lower In 1930 than In 1929 according to figures releas ed last week In Portland by Fred erick W. Leadbetter. president of the firm. The Columbia River Pa per mills at Vancouver, Wash., affiliated with the local mill through the Columbia River Pa per company, a holding concern in which control Is ; held by the Leadbetter interests, show a sub stantially lower gross profit than In 1929, the decline being attrib uted to the lower markpt prce which continued through 1930. Both- mills, however, operated steadily and during 1930, the Oregon Pulp and Paper company here retired 150,000 of its series A, first mortgage bonds, and $20,000 of its series B, mortgage bonds. Gross earnings of the local mill In 1930, before depreciation, bond interest and federal taxes, were $374,748 in 1930, $611,354 in 1929. and $775,152 in 1928. Gross earnings on the Vancou ver mill, before depreciation, bond interest and federal taxes, were $490,628. This compared to $514, 920 In 1929 and $$2,209 In 1928. Sets Up Reserve For Depreciation On the Oregon Pulp and Paper company here the company set up si depreciation reserve of $203,825 and paid in interest on outstand ing bonds ,$70,400. ; : On the Columbia -River Paper Mills the ; company set up a de-, preciation reserve of - $168,370, and paid Interest of $52,800 on bonds outstanding. - A summary . of - the balance sheets' of both companies at the close of business In 1930, was: Ore. Pulp Col, RIt. and Paper Paper Mills Plant ....$4,251,102 $3,385,273 . Dep. ree. 1,052,11(1 Net Fixed assets . . 3,198,986 Inrestm'nts 24,500 1,438.355 Cur. assets 1.002.624 Cur. liab. . 616.176 Work. cap. : 386.448 490,019 Advances. . Surplus .. 514,335 Tot'l assets 5,:0,757 Kenneth Russell and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cummings. Kenneth Russell Is building a house on his 10 acres on the mar ket road near the Pacific high way. It will -soon be ready for oc cupancy. The F. Feller place oc cupied by Mr. and Mrs. H. Feller Is greatly Improved by a new garage and farm. Capitaliz ation 6 1st mtg. bond ... 8 par cum. pf d. Com., par.. FEW ill STUDEDIQt Light sixr now Offers new ; Transmission . Like1 . Big Cars A new Studebaker Six; rede signed as to i appearance, and equipped with free wheeling un der positive gear control, la an nounced by Studebaker, and dis played by State Motors. Ine., local Studebaker dealer. The new mod el, with Its 70-horsepower engine, is the most powerful car ever of fered' at such a low price. Prices range from $795. to $996. I The Introduction ot free wheel ing last summer In the new series President and Commander, Eights won such unprecedented ' public approval that two months. ) iter a new series Dictator Eight was an nounced embodying this remark able advancement. The Immedi ate success .which., attendx this move convinced Studebaker , of the feasibility of offering free' wheel ing throughout its en tin -.line. Hence the new Studebaker Six. Free .wheeling. with' positive gear control, manufactured under Studebaker patents, is now made available to thousands bf Tiotor Ists, who, fully .convinced of Its sound advantages were unable to enjoy them heretofore, because. of economic reasons. - These advant ages : have been demonstrated so conclusively during the past few months, that many of - the coun try's leading automotive author! ties now contend that it is only a question, ef time before all. motor cars will have free wheeling. - The Studebaker free wheel unit is an integral part of the trans mission, and Is extremely simple 81li735iand sturdT in design. It replaces mvs wvvuu nyvvu diiuci gears of the conventional 'trans mission, the only additional units employed being the constant-mesh helical gears on the . malnshaft, which provide a degree, of silent operation Minerto unknown. The salient features- of free wheeling are briefly summed' up In a new degree of driving thrill, new easy shifting of gears with out the use of the clutch, new standards of operating economy. and a new degree of safety: The provision of conventional en gagement in all gears makes' the full braking power of the engine instantly available. 2,573.538 794.239 304,220 Bain Speaker to Monitor-Group of Parent-Teachers MONITOR, . March .14 The March meeting of the 4 Parent Teachers . association, was j. .held Wednesday night ." In .Lennona nail. Mrs. D. J. Glllanders. presi dent, was unable to be present on aceount of illness. Mrs. C. V. Car- mlchael took! charge ot the meet ing. . -i Following the business meeting a - program was . given - oy vine Woodburn . high school. The pro gram included a piano solo by Donni Conyne;'- - a - reading by Phyllis Xoenig; a solo by Mrs. V. Dr Bain nd a talk by, V. D. Bain, superintendent of the Woodburn public- schools,-on vocational ed ucation.:. ' ,:'Y,;V - "':'': ',v CLOVERDALE. March 14 Friends of Mrs. W. Anderson are sorry to learn that it was neces sary j for her to undergo" a .major operation Wednesday. From last reports- she - was - progressing as well as could be expected. She is at. the hospital In Lebanon. Her daughter, Mrs. ' Nora Bennett, of Hoskins,' is at the hospiul with her. i -. : - - - ' - -: young Miss cat." Burrho, "it's, your mmsm OF GOTI! 1 enows fiew ."Radio City" Beneath '-Earth Level to Cover Three City Blocks f"i..i' " " ' - ' ' By LEO J. RYAN NEW YORK, March 14 (AP) Radio is extending the area of New York's 'catacombs." Before the announcement that the $250," 000,000 "radio eity planned tor uptown Gotham, ..would . contain not only a city In the clouds, but another under ' the ground, New York already had quite a city be neath the surface of the earth. ' It Is now possible to boy al most anything except av house and lot without coming to the surface. Carpenters' tools, clothing, flow ers, groceries, shoes, shaves, hair cuts, tobaccos, ice cream sodas, toys -all may be bad in the laby rinth of shops that make up the underground city in the Hudson river terminal downtown, con necting with the subway and the Hudson river tubes, leading - to Jersey. - -' '' -This largest of the "catacomb has two levels and as many shops and stores as a gooa sisea mia western county seat- It "'e1r the area beneath two whole city squares-- - Other subterranean "cities," in clude a large one at the uptown Hudson terminal at Broadway and Thirty-third street, a rery Urge one at the Grand Central station and leaser, "cities" at Time. Square and the Pennsylvania sta tion. Because ot the crowds that pass they are preferred position, in the real estate and mercantile sense. ".- The new subterranean section of the uptown "radio city," will not depend upon the subway f or its population. It will be, for the present, entirely ' away , from any rapid transit system. ' -Its patrons will he the minions of thought and harmony flashing through the ether and the search ers after entertainment who will crowd Into the three theaters ot the new "city." This underground city will have garages, service platforms, arcades and shops of all kinds. There will be two lev els. Through the subterranean city the whole of the "radio city" extending to 65 stories above the ' surface will be "serviced." v .The new "city" will cover near ly three fity blocks. ;i : :maj '-eao 'ann-pi i no iip euo ni esse om. pii pio iniuota cities on Manhattan, up to now,- x - 'pag; pea puTTf! epogu Vf 328,286 1.282,538 6,029,559 1,150,000 8S0.000 800,000 1,296.700 750,000 2,000,000 Homemakers' Club Hears Radio Talk MONITOR, March 14 The homemakers' radio club met Tuesday at. the home of Mrs. H. M. Biberstein. The talk broadcast from O. S. C, by Sara Watt Pren tiss was on "Is Your Child Grow ing Up Emotionally." ' Present were Mrs. D. J. Glllanders. Mrs. Fred Willig, Mrs. W. G. , Wolfe, Mrs. L. E. Dlmlck and Mrs. V. O. Colvln. j ' ' 1 ON WAY TO IOWA ANKENY BOTTOM, March 14. Mrs. Nellie. Lamb and mother. Mrs. M. J. Johnston, who have been visiting relatives in Califor nia for some time, are on their way to their home in Toledo, la., and have stopped oft here for a two weeks' Tisit with their son and brother, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Johnston: " r IS f .-- -. " . ' . -. .- -. . . : ' i Pfif II II 1 1j v vti 2 iAFE MILES that are finger-printed, proved eon-" clasively bj the KeUj Safetygrapb. Read the Kellj adrertisementa in this week's iseues of the Saturday Evening Poet, Collier's, or Liberty. They tell. the com plete story. ' " - U A teat car, driving continuously night and day for thousands of miles o-ver mountain roads, was run on stripe of carbon paper at regular stages. The tires, like huge rubber stamps, printed these "carbon copies' of Safe 3files the Kelly Saietygrapli. Here Is proof of Safe Mile. In the face of the steady growth of automobile accidents, due to faulty tire per- : formance, it is significant that Kelty Tires always famous for long mileage gire yon something still more important- Safe Kfilea, vt VALLEY MOTOR Ca C i ivMiiu rwnu OAU.O AND OCKYILL. ; SALEM, ORE. , COMPARE THESE "CAR80N COPIES" OF SAtt Mnis" Mad from octwof photographs of KHy Safrnfygropht C. R. Lindley Service Station 1 Coart St. Douglas McKay Chevrolet Co. 430 N. Commercial St. Pinky Winks So Solomon Is Wised Up NEW YORK (API A cat mar look at a king and also wink at a jndge. The . case before . Magistrate Michael Ford involved the own ership of a cat called on the one hand "Tom" "and on the other Pinky.'! John Bonner, a negro porter said the cat belonged to him. Mrs. Catherine Burrho skid It 'was hers. 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