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,3.' Th OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning. January 1, 4932 PAGE THREE S: Rotary Club Legion Junior f Baseball Enjoys Successful Year Salem Team Wins District Championship Only to Lose out in Title Series independence Jinderg Here Aids in Ideal Program for HELD HELPFUL Boy Project Work and Play in j Happy Co Started in 1929; Progress Salewi ' CharsriheT of Cvmvnejrc . AcdpiitnpliskmeMs Many j - -1 - j i i . i IT" l OREGON AIRPORT HAS - 1 BIGGER YEAR jrren as ' xoungsxersx - , -1 mbination; I Rapid ' A ! r V I Purchase of Silver Falls Park py State is Listed No. .1 Achievement One of the outstanding achieve menu for the year 1931 and on . . for which the Salem Chamber of Commerce has worked in cooper ation with the Marion county conrt, was the purchase by the state highway commission of the i Silver Creek Tails district! Salem now has within an' hour's drive i one of the really great r beauty I spots of the northwest. At the request of the Salem ! " Chamber, the state highway com mission officially designated this district" as the Silver Falls State Park. ,-. Another event ot far reaching . Importance in which the Salem Chamber has cooperated with the county court and the state? high way commission was the final de cision . whereby the U. S. I Forest Service and the Bureau of! Public Roads matched moirfy of Marlon county In construction work on . the North Santiam ' highway, 'which will be opened within a year or so. Then central Oregon will have an all-year highway di rect to Salem. Conventions Coming 1 Thousands of dollars will be spent In Salem this year as a re sult of the 14 conventions already . scheduled for Salem. Ten of these came" to Salem as the direct work of the Salem Chamber. Based on the lowest estimate . of convention figures, delegates will spent in the city during (1932, from $25,000 to $30,000. I Land to the value of 569.250 was .purchased In Marion county during the past year or so by" peo ple who were attracted here by the Marion county booklet "Come to Oregon." The Chamber of Commerce has letters on file veri fying this statement. , For advertising Marlon county, the county court makes an appro - prlatlon each year. The Salem Chamber of Commerce publishes and distributes the booklet, a to tal of 60 00 last year. This distribution is direct to those"who really want ti come to Oregon and through railroad; emi gratlon offices, and who hare written for Information. Other publications: issued and distributed by the Salem Chamber includes 12,000 of its folders "Trail "Era to Salem" especially for tourists. yis 6000 copies of a Salem statistical folder and 2000 of a special fishing : and j hunting folder. This makes, a to-,! tal of 26,000 pieces of printed lit erature distributed by the Salem Chamber during 1931. And this literature goes directly to those interested. , Protects Public Here Is something you don't see, hut It goes on every week of the year. The Salem Chamber of Commerce, cooperating with the Salem Business Men's League, has prevented all sorts of advertising fakes and various schemes taking money from' the general public. In this good work, the Salem Chamber has received . the cooper ation of the city hall and police department.. More than 65 families have : bought property in Salem and vi : cinity during 1932, after first stopping several days at our sev eral auto parks. Many of these tourists were attracted to Salem through the special tourist folder of which the Chamber distributed 12,000. .Another special service to the community Is the fact that the Chamber rooms are used by vari ous organizations, all working for the good of the community. Ana this includes many farmer organ izations. About 500 meetings a 090 N. Front New i TTEMRMDWAEL (DO '1 Cold Storage for Fresh Fruits, Cold Packed Fruits, Vegetables, Meats, etc. 1 Bonded storage warerooms. Car lot icings Protect Your Producti t by Refrigeration It's profitable mi American Legion Junior bate ball was one of the outstanding sports activities carried on in Salem in 1931. both from the standpoint of interest and number of boys participating, and from that of achievement.. , About. 70 boys took part in. the city series In which four teams were .en tered, and the team that was chosen from this .group won .the county championship and formed the nucleus of the county team sponsored by Capital Post No. I of Salem, which was runner-up in a state competition. Immediately after the city series ended Salem's team was faced with strong competition, for Marion county has never yet fail ed to place in the state finals and is recognized as a. center ot Junior baseball activity. Silver ton had previously attained this honor and it was only after a bit terly fought three-game series that Salem managed to deprive Silverton of its opportunity for a third triumph Salem's team was under thTcUy in the first inter-district com year are held in the Chamber rooms, free of charge. . During the 1931 sessions of the legislature, the Chamber had pre pared a bill which was introduced and. passed, preventing any one from filing for water rights oh the North and South branches of Sil ver Creek'. This saved water for the Silver Falls State Park, as shortly after the bill was passed and approved, efforts were made j to divert the water of North Sil ver creek. ' . i Seeks River Survey The Salem Chamber cooperated and worked with engineers of the War Department in securing a complete economic survey of the Willamette river, all necessary If the Willamette river is to be Im proved. Cooperated with cities along Pacific highway in organizing the Pacific No. 99 Highway associa tion, for general publicity to divert travel to No. 99. Cooperated with women of Sa lem In Organizing Salem branch of the. Women's Greater Oregon association, in efforts to induce Salem people to buy Salem and Oregon made products. Made presentation of Salem ad vantages for the removal of the Dairy and Food commission of fices to the Agricultural building in Salem. Endorsed House Bill 165 pro viding for axsjatb standard of but ter. V Put on the annual Atwater Kent audition whereby 18 young singers in Salem and vicinity were given opportunity to com pete in state and national singing -contests. In Health Contests Received Information from the United States Chamber of Com merce that for Its good health work In 1931. Salem ranked sec ond in the United States ot cities with population between 20,000 and 60,000. Worked consistently with the Marion county court and state highway commission for the building of an Improved highway between Salem and Oregon City. Cooperated with Burt Brown Barker in having a bronze memor ial tablet placed at Commercial and Ferry marking the location of the first store and postoffice in Salem. Organized Community Service by which contributions for char ity and unemployment coma' be handled and distributed through that one organization. And above all, every day serv ice to the community and to strangers who come to Salem and ask for correct Information re garding Salem and Marion county. Year's1 Gree&in DD JJTTCD 05 AG EE (DOMEPAWy general direction of Oliver B. Huston, chairman of the athletic committee ot Capital post, with Leo "Frisco" Edwards in direct charge of th players as coach. Salem won from Woodbura twice and Silverton defeated Stay ton, sending' Salem and Silverton Into the county finals. County Gaines Close . In the first game of the series, played at Silverton, Salem brought home the bacon by a 7 to 6 score, a pinch home run In the tenth Inning with one on de ciding the outcome; but Silver ton shut Salem out and won the second game 1 to 0. Salem won the third game, played at Che mawa, 8 to 4. After the county team was or ganized it defeated East Side Commercial club of Portland which later was to be its oppon ent In the state finals, 10 to S; then won the district champion ship by beating Hillsboro two straight, 3 to 0 and 12 to 8. Two ram Pa TArn vnn frnm ftrftfron petition, 17 to 11 and 10 to 7. Medfofd was beaten In the state semi-final 16 to 2 at Medfopd. Eugene which had beaten Med ford but lated disqualified, lost to Marion county In a consolation game 23 to 0. However, that one-sided con solation game played Just a few days before the state finals, proved a catastrophe for the Ma. rion county team as two ot the three pitchers Coach Edwards had available, were injured. The team went into the finals at Corvallis with only one pitcher, Johnny Perrine, in good condition. Nosed Out In Final Perrine hurled the team to vic tory over East Side Commercial club in the, first game, 12 to 8, but Leonard Faist and Lawrence Sussee, the pitchers who had been injured, were unable to hold the Portland sluggers In the second which was lost 11 to 18. Perrine was called upon to finish that game and then went in for the third day in succession, for the final game. Marlon county was nosed out S to 4 though it out- hit the opposition. Several post-season games were played, two being divided with the state champions . 8unnystde, Wash., runner-up in that state, was played here and defeated. Regular players on the Marlon county team were Vern Dejardin and Alphie Rudlshauser catchers. Johnny Perrine, Leonard Faist and Lawrence Fusee pitchers, Per rine alternating with Carl Schwab at first base; Leonard DeJardin second base, Vincent Keber short stop, Gerald Mason third base, James Nlckolson, Jr., Earl RamP and Victor DeJardin outfielders. Daniel McCarthy and Robert Cole man were utility men. Tourists Come Here, Camp and Decide to Stay Auto camps are great advertis ers for a city and according to re ports from the leading five auto camps in Salem, 9382 cars re mained over night In the city dur ing the 1931 travel season. While all camps did not keep a record of those who remained in Salem and vicinity as a result of staying a few days in one of the camps, yet enough figures and names' are available to place an estimate ot 80 families that locat ed in the vicinity ot the city, as a result of not only remaining over night in Salem, but also due to tne information ana encourage ment given by owners of the five camps. (DEE Downfall Here is no Heavier Than In Other Cities In South and East Oregon may have the reputa tion of being a rainy state, but what's a little rain in comparison to electrical storms, tornadoes and cyclones? After all, the rain fall In Salem is no more than the average in . other cities in the United States. The average for the past 25 years has been only 37.71 inches, which compares fa vorably lp the rainfall in Kansas uuy, at. ijouis or oiners. When rain Is falling in Salem, It Is generally snowing in, other states. Salem's heavy rainfall comes during the months when other states are plodding through heavy snows. In January of 1931, 6.75 inches of rain fell; March received 6.69 Inches. But from May 1 to September 1, only 4.13 Inches of rain fell, giving resi dents of the capital city a Joyful, dry summer season. While there is no danger of floods, there Is also no danger of drouths in Salem and the Willam ette valley. Crops in this region never suffer from lack of mois ture as in many southern and middle western states. Great riv ers carry off the surplus waters and mighty stands of timber act as watersheds, holding the mois ture until the times when it is needed. November "of 1931 saw the heaviest rainfall with 7.38 in ches. Precipitation in other months was: January, 6.76; Feb ruary. 8.46 j March, 6.69; April, 8.38; May, .78; June, . 8.35; September. 1.69; October, 4.17; December, 6.69. FULL CREW ACTIVE Regardless of the fact that pro duction showed a decrease during 1931, the Salem Iron Works man aged to maintain a full crew of 30 men throughout the year, ac cording to Arthur B. McLauchlan, manager. The outstanding work of tne firm, one of the oldest In Salem, established in 1860, was the man ufacturlng of paper mill equip ment. Previously most of this bought here was manufactured out ot the state. "Our product here has proved most satisfactory," McLauchlan said. The plant also specializes in saw mill and cannery equip ment. Affiliated with the iron works is the Salem Steel and Supply company, established in 1930. This firm does a general mill sup ply business in iron and steel at wholesale and retail. Three men are employed by the company. The Salem Iron Works is affil iated with the Dallas Locomotive and Machine shop at Dallas, the Klamath Falls Locomotive and Machine shop at Klamath Falls, and the Gerlinger Foundry and Machine shop In Redding, Cal. SUPERIOR CELERY i If you want a high altitude and the mountains covered with heavy forests In Oregon, they can be found in the eastern part of Mar lon county in the Cascade moun tains, where the altitude ranges from 4000 to 7000 feet. The Oregon law provides fori payment vi v k tmu vi that are killed by dogs. Phone 4984 IN WORKS KEEPS g Careful, Responsible! Management Among Salem's prominent ser vice clubs if the Rotary club on whose roster is found the. names of business leaders and profes sional men. The club has en- Joyed a successful year and has seen their largest project boys work go ahead with leaps and bounds.. More boys were1 aided by the club daring 1931 than any year in the past. Leon Gleason Is chairman of the boys work committee.' Help ing him are George I. Arbuckle, Lee Unruh, V. P. McXamara and Dr. H. H. dinger. As "has been the policy in the past, one prominent speaker ap pears before the club each week. Among some of the outstanding speakers were Jefferson Meyers, member ot the United States shipping board; Rufus Holman, state treasurer: Earl Fisher. state tax commissioner, and Leo V. Jenkins. Portland police chief. The Rotary club has enjoyed an excellent average attendance during 1931. . With a member ship of 79, there are few absen tees each week. Officers of the club are: E. M. Page, president; W. L. Phillips, vice-president; Eric Butler, sec retary, and George Riches, treas urer. Encinitis Club One f or Girls in Business World The Encinitis club of th T. W. C. A. is made up of business girls who meet twice a month for a dinner meeting. Each year a subject is chosen for their pro gram, and this year the topic Is Personal Progress. A speaker is Invited to each meeting to. talk "on different phases of that sublect At Thanksgiving and Christmas time the club does special social service work. There are 28 members and Mrs. Helen Hamilton Is the club advl- Bor. The officers are Miss Ger trude Chamberlln, president; Miss Bessie Tucker, vice-president; Miss Lulu Eastrldge, secretary; Mrs. Anona Welch, treasurer: Miss Mildred Jndson, song leader. ana Miss Helen Richardson, pian ist. Chairmen of the various com mitteee are: Alice Falk, program; MaDei wieaerkehr, service; Mar garite Farmer, membership; Eliz abeth Welch, activity; Dorothy rranrs, social, and Evelyn Poul sen, publicity. ASK Rahn - McWhorter Paper Co. More Than! 200 Planes Land On Local Field; Gain In I i Students Reported re than 200 airplanes were registered at the Salem munici pal airport during 1931, marking the flargest and most successful yeatf since its inception. Lee Eyer ly, superintendent ot the field and president ot the Eyerly Aircraft company declared in reviewing aviation activities during the past year. ,-We have had a very success ful -year,": Eyerly said. "Our field has -seen the arrival and depar ture! of more planes than ever before, and its advantages are be coming known to airmen all over the coast. Not only have we gain ed recognition in the eyes of alr menj but the department of com merce has placed equipment here. 'during the year the depart ment of commerce Installed a large flash; beacon on the field. Othei" improvements made to mak, night flying safe here in clude red obstruction lights put on the top of power poles on the north and east side of the field. This was cut down by the power company, who, at the same time, shortened the poles from four to five' feet.'?. ! Other physical Improvement at the airport saw the widening of drain ditches on the south side. The widened ditches has improp ed drainage on the field consider ably, f 1 Many Study Flying That aviation In Salem Is growing is evidenced by the num ber of pupils taking lessons dur ing the year. .Twenty students were; soloed during the year by the lEyerly company. Of this number, 11 have received private pilots licenses, two limited com merclal licenses and two transport licenses. Since the beginning of the local school more than 200 persons have taken flying lessons During the past year, especially through the summer months. planes from all parts of the Unit ed States visited the local airport No longer does the sight of an airplane Indicate that It is operat ed by the government or a com pany. Many tourists now visit Salem in their own airplanes, Mr Eyerly reports. Five planes are owned and kept in Salem the year around. Roy Payne and Douglas Heater each own their own planes, and three are kept here all the time by the Eyerly company Fori.. 1 Adding Machine Paper Typewriter Paper Mimeograph and Second Sheets Rujed School Fillers Price Book Sheets Fancy Glassine Fruit Box Curtains Cellophane Wrappers and Bags Glassine and Candy Bags Many Paper Specialties ALL MADE IN For Salt stein Paiw By MRS. MAUD BIDGOOD INDEPENDENCE, Dec. 81 Work anH play in happy combin ation are the keynote of the Inde pendence kindergarten. The work started in the training school un der the supervision of Miss Mignonne Goddard in the fall of 1929, and through her Influence has become an outstanding de partment In the local school. A good-sized play-house ana furniture In the schoolroom hare attracted the attention of many visitors causing them to pause and admire the work of tiny fin gers. Besides measuring and building the walls and roof of the house and making of Its furni ture, the children have . added dainty little curtains, doll clothes and other furnishings making al together a pleasing, display of their own handwork. Children Make Excursions The kindergarten has for its aim the development of theehild's observation and concrete thinking and as a stimulus for those early ideas in social life and geography, the children are taken on excur sions to various places of civic In terests including houses, stores, the park, tire engine and ierry. The first hand experience stimu lates the child's interest in repro ducing, in their own activity, what they have observed. The tiny tots enjoy counting and measuring and delight in building plans of cities, cars, roads, hop houses, garages, stores, boats, airplanes, hangers, houses and the like, with blocks and wood, paint and crayons, and clay. Story telling hour is a time of A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR JAMES H. Insurance First National Bank Bldg. In Sclem by great joy, whether the child la listening to the: j ales j and" poems told by tne teacher, or; whether be himself Is creating his own little stories. .. S . I A Music and rhythemicS are closely related to the! various activities of the children. They go to the piano and choose, by the pictures, the songs they like and holiday and seasonal songs are found to be popular with the Jit tie people. Mother meetings are held once a month at which time, problems of training are brought up by the mothers and teacher and are dis cussed in open forum. Many children in the kindergar ten have shown j an Increase in ability to adjust themselves to each other, to form early stand ards of conduct and interests of wider scope, and altogether the tiny tots are! happy and busy making the most of every worth while opportunity. Together they plan their work for the day, dis cuss their problems and experi ences, learning to be purposeful, to share and to be self reliant in their activities. Education Leaders The kindergarten movement was begun at Independence at the instigation of Mrs. Delmer Dewey and Pres. J. S. Landers. The Na tional Kindergarten association, through Mrs. Qeorge H. Root of Portland, contributed $200 for the equipping and furnishing of the room, but the salary of the teach er and the general expenses have been maintained by the Oregon State Normal school at Mon mouth. ' NICHOLSON terCo.