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Th OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning. January 1, 4932
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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
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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
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Cold Storage for Fresh Fruits, Cold Packed
Fruits, Vegetables, Meats, etc.
1 Bonded storage warerooms.
Car lot icings
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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
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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.
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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.
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IN WORKS KEEPS
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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