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PAGE TEN COUHTY HtftLTH SUfDU Lack of Serious Epidemics Notable; immunization Programs Credited By DR. VERNON A. DOUGLAS Marlon County Health Officer Looking back on the health of Marlon county in 1932 one no tices first of all the comparative freedom from serious epidemics There were for Instance, fewer diphtheria cases reported than during any of the preceding eight years. This is afcwKtrue of small pox, only six cases were reported in 1932 as compared to 1S1 in 1925. Much of this reduction in diphtheria and smallpox has been due to Immunizations against these diseases which have been carried on extensively during jthe , past six years. During 1932 also there were fewer scarlet fever case than for many years. Only 17 cases were reported as com pared to a former average of about 50. Among the diseases which though often serious are not so easily controllable, such as meas les, whooping cough, chickenpox and mumps, there were about the average number of cases reported Influenza, however, took rra toll at the beginning of the year and again as it came to a close in December. Tnbercoloais Rate Xot Ho Favorable Unfortunately, tuberculosis dur ing 1932 did not keep to its un usually low level of 1931 when 13 deaths of Marion county residents were reported. The yearly aver age, over several years, has been about 20 and we find 1932 tuber culosls approaching that figure again. This may be due in part to the economic situation which is closely tied up with the incidence of this disease. To control tuber culosis one requires adequate food, clothing, housing, as well as frequent health examinations and early medical and nursing atten lion. The type of services which the health department has carried on, has been practically the same as in former years. Baby clinics and school examinations have been of fered as usual. Treatment for communicable diseases where the patient could not provide their own care has been given. Xurses have continued bedside care for a large number of patients. The milk supplies in Salem and Silverton have been carefully su pervised so that now bacteria counts are lower than ever before. Laboratory services for checking n milk supplies and diagnosing communicable diseases were pro vided as usual. Demand for Health Service is Growing: The health department is find ing during recent months, due partly to the economic depression, that demands for service from all parts of the county are greater than ever. Not only is the de mand more insistent, but there is unquestionably a greater need. It is'the children of the county who are showing the effects of the de pression and continued and unre lenting attention must be given to see that their present as well as future health is not endangered. This is the purpose of the Mari n County Department of Health and it will continue toward that end with all the facilities it can secure. We trust we may have during the coming year the con tinued cooperation and support of all the people of .Marion county who are interested in keeping children well. The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning January 1. 1M3 UUUIIILUU IIIL1I LEAGUE ACTIVE Hop Growers of Valley Prof it bjifp ifl Price Advance, See RosFuf life Quotations More Than Doubled Due to Beer Trend Following Ejection; Congress Expected to Take Action Soon HOP growers and dealers in this section, the largest pro ducing area in the greatest hop-growing state, are among the few who saw any substantial price rejuvenation on their commodity during the closing weeks of 1932. When hops, opening at 13V-2 cents, climbed to a top of 28 cents in late November, the market crashed all records since 1923 s average of 27 cents. O- . The market closed the year, at 27 cents. But the bop man opens the new year with a hope far be yond his dreams of six months or a year, ago mostly as a result of the beer votes already taken by congress, which in turn were due to the democratic landslide in No vember, a vote attributed in part at least to the -public urge for a change in the prohibition statu?. When the hop deal, opening September 10 at 13'i cents, start ed doing things, net only growers and dealers but the public follow ed the progress with avid Inter est. At the end of September, the price stood at 16 cents, and flirt ed around that figure in October; in November It took an unprece dented boost around election time, the 18 cent price of the 11th jumping to 25 cents November 18; and nine days later to the top of 28 cents. Growers Hold in Spite of Advance And at 25 cents and 28 cents, growers were inclined to hold more firmly than they did even at 17 cents, which brings the year to a close with a heavy carry-over in growers and dealers hands. The hop crop in Oregon for 1932 totaled 64,824 bales, consid erably under the 85,084 bales har vested in 1931. Acreage in 1932 for Oregon was 15,417, almost half of which, or 7,226 acres, is in Marion county. The 1931 acre age was 14,802. The new year will see a slight increase, due to the strengthened market, but present indications are that the new plantings will not be too heavy to demoralize the market. The hold-over on January 1, 1932. in Oregon was 25,557 bales; and the January 1, 1933, ho.'d over, is 29,227 bales, of which 9,000 are in grower dealers hands. The difference, in face of the low er crop in 1932, indicates how great is the growers' faith in an even stronger market for buyers who combed the fietd in Novem ber and December could not pry loose many bales. Of the holdover starting in Marlon county; and 18.532 bales In the other largest produc ing county in the state and Mar ion's neighbor Polk county, where there are 4,272 acres of hops. Marion county has 260 bop growers and Polk county has 66 hop growers, showing and larger yards, on an average, in Polk. Marion county boasts the largest hop yard in the world, the big Lakebrook fields owned by T. A. Liyesley and company. Other. Ore gon counties producing hops are Clackamas, Yamhill, Lane. Linn, Washington, Benton, Josephine and Jackson. California produces from a third to a half as many hope as Oregon, and the Washington comparison is even lower. In 1S32, Oregon growers sold through contract 18,500 bales. C6ntracts drawn ud since the 1932 harvest indicate In general that there will not be so many bales sold under contract next year. If this situation continues, it may be attributed to the un willingness of the grower to con tract In the face of hopes for a higher market. Three Quarters of Million Involved On the basis of- 14 cents a pound cost of growing, Marion county hop men spent on the 1932 crop harvest, about 3880, 000; and cost of the harvest in the entire state was $1,807,000. In other words, in 1932 the hop industry brought well over one and three quarter million dollars to Oregon, most of which went for labor, and was in turn expended through the regular trade chan nels of the state. Burlap, sulphur and twine are the only product? used in hop harvest that are pur chased out of the state. Between 25,000 and 35,000 per sons are employed yearly In the hop fields of Oregon, and work at training, pruning and grubbing in the spring gives employment to hundreds of men and women. The average price of hope since 1923 may be of interest: 1923, 27 cents; 1924, 14 cents; 1925. 24 cents; 1926, 25 cents; 1927, 21 cents; 1928, 20 cents; 1929, 12 cents; 1930, 12 cents; 1931, 124 cents. In 1911, the average was 45 cents; in 1917, 42 cents; and in 1919, 58 cents. Saves Merchants big sum By Checking Schemes Of Advertising BUILDING PERMITS mm raw Record Number Issued Here; August and September Are Banner Months The building industry in Salem during 1932 produced the phe nomenon of a record number of permits issued and at tho same time the lowest expenditures on construction and repairs in the four years that an accurate check has been made through the of fice of a city building inspector, E. C. Bushnell. During the year, 689 permits were issued with a total value of $240,383.87, 122 permits more and $21,381.27 the i less than in 1931. new year, 16.927 bales are 1932 crop; 1808, 1931; 1187, 1930; 137, 1929; and 168. 1928. Producing Area. Here Is World's Greatest Of the total bales of hops pro duced in Oregon in 193 2, approx imately 31,400 bales were grown Permits and values for the past four years were as follows: 1932 6S9 $ 204, 383. S7 1931 576 325,765.14 1930 548 529,406.85 1929 557 7,359.175.15 August and September, 1932 were banner months' in point of the number of permits issued, 107 and 82 respectively. Never before had so many been Issued in a single month. One explanation of the situa tion was the Work Promotion campaign conducted under the leadership of Salem chapter, Ore gon Building congress. Stress was laid largely on repair and alter ation work and hundreds of small jobs resulted. Another ex planation, to a limited extent. was the decreased cost of build ing materials and labor. The re duction in 1932 was estimated at between 15 and 20 per cent un der 1931. Building permits and values month by month during 1932 were as follows: Permits Values Jan 47 $ 8,360.00 Feb 50 14,274.25 Mar 45 10,849.05 Apr 55 43,734.50 May 59 16,727.07 June 42 10,340.00 July 72 27,872.00 Aug 107 33,274.00 Sept 82 11.660.00 Oct 65 11,635.00 Nov 49 5,685.00 Dec 25 9,973.00 Employment Office to be Kept Operating; Benefits are Large Senator McNary Taking Interest in Obtain ing Continuation of Federal Aid; 71 02 Persons Given Jobs Celery Price Not What it Ought to be The Salem Business Men's league was organised several years ago in order that men who are interested in retail businesa might meet and discuss matters of interest. During the year 1932, the league has been especially active not so much In the number of meetings held, but in the many ways that have really benefitted those in retail business. First the league has been ea pecially active in refusing, to en dorse various advertising schemes, coming from the oat side, and soliciting merchants for advertising. This alone has per naps saved mercnants ana pro fessional men from spending thousands of dollars on adver tising of practically no value-, The league . cooperated with other organizations and the city council la having passed an - or dinance that has largely solved the bad check nuisance. With the new ordinance, it Is unheal thy to pass bad checks. Information Bureau Plan Not Endorsed neiusea endorsement lor an lniormaiion Dureau, wnicn was to be maintained by merchants paying several dollars a month The bureau was not established. At request of the American Legion, endorsed' the Legion' Pictorial, a special publication to be distributed in Portland during the Legion's national con vention. Through the work of the league, 236 business and profes sional men signed tms agree ment: "Make no donations or subscriptions to solicitors unless presented with a card of approv al from the Salem Business Men's league." By living up to this agreement, many have saved money as well as time. When it became known that the Wallulah, year book of Wil lamette University, published by the student body, was having the book printed outside the city, members of the league called for a conference with the editor and manager of the Wallulah. It was felt that local printers had not been given a fair deal in one or two of the specifications for the Wallulah. Advertisers to be Informed of Flan It was agreed by members of the league that advertisers in the Wallulah for 1933 should be informed in advance as to the intentions of the manager and editor of the Wallulah. Held meeting in December to diBcuss an ordinance that would 1 prevent fake sales, fake auctions, j c losing out sales where branch SCOUT HEADS ? 3- i - :-) 4 - - . y ILw iii ill i i niiil" m , i -mtvm t m--mwmrrmm . V f 4 ' J i 1 L 'ifscoDii Cooperates in Many Civic Enterprises; 1932 is An Eventful Year At Top, Irl 8. McSherry, elected president of Cascade Area, Boy Scouts of America, for the coming year. Below, Willis Clark, chosen as secretary of .the same organization. store merchandise is shipped in to Salem. Business men are now realiz ing that Salem Is becoming the dumping ground for closing out Bales, where branch stores ship in stock all of which is detri mental to general retail business. Officers of the league for 1933 are as follows: E. L. Wieder, president; Howard H. Hulsey, vice president; C. E. Wilson, se cretary. Directors are: C. S. Hamilton, Otto A. Hartman, Wil liam J. Busick, U. G. Shipley and J. N. Chambers. . ALSEA FISHING GOOD INDEPENDENCE, Dec. 31 Ed Rapt, Bert Keller and Mr. Rapt's son caught the limit of steelheads on the Alsea river Thursday. The men made a two day trip of the fishing, and came back fully satisfied. The Salem branch of the T. M. C. A. organization, in spite of a recently reduced budget and cur tailed staff, has been able to con tinue to almost undiminished ser vice to the community. Since its establishment six years ago it has come more and more to be the favorite place of activity for the youth of the city, as well as a spot of recreation for business men. The Y. M. C. A. works in coop eration with many organizations, such' as the Philhormonic orches tra, the Preparatory orchestra, Madrigal club. Federated Patrio tic societies, Salem Council lor Prevention of War, Boy Scouts, Friendly Indians, Pioneers, Com rades. Hi T club, oasketoaii leagues, high school and universi ty swimming . classes, city and county employment work and mauy others. Many of these or ganisations hold theit regular meetings at the Y building. Below are some of the many projects undertaken by this or ganization, some of them started only last year and others contin ued along greater lines from ror mer years: Citizenship classes are led by Secretary C. A. Kella and are open to any foreign-born men and women for the purpose of receiv ing instruction in citizenship. Women's Classes Increasingly Active Women's classes under the di rectlon of Miss White, are coming to the front more than ever, and their programs are proving popu lar with an ever increasing num ber of women. In the swimming classes is found perhaps the busiest element in the complete organization. High school girls' and boys' class es and university classes meet once or more a week. Negotia tiona are being made for a north west swim meet in April at which the best swimmers in the north west will compete. Last year the Salem swim team won the junior meet at Tacoma. In addition to the swimming teams, a life saving corps knownJ as the Black Dragons has proved popular, both in putting on exbi bitlons and in helping with the swim classes. Also a Junior boy and girls' .life saving corps ha been started. Wrestling classes under Don Hendrie and boxing under Clyde Grewell have stirred up unusual interest among the boys. Smok ers, either limited to Salem Y membership or including contests with other teams, are held from time to time. The Salem volleyball team has made a name for itself in the west lint Lamb Comes On Hubbard Ranch ; f Ifs Late at That -. HCBBARD, Dec 81 The first Iamb of the sea son arrived Wednesday at Kreosldes, the Waldo Brown farm, and lambing will bo In fall swing in a couple of weeks. The mother of the Iamb la owned by Boyd Boyd Brown, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Brown. There are 81 heep, all pure bred Hampshire In the Brown flock and this little ram makes 82. The. first lambs for the last four years, nntil this year, were twins born Christmas morning. M by winning the northwest Y. M. C. A. championship for the past two years. Members are working bard in anticipation of a tnira straignt win. next spring. One of the big accomplishments of the past year is the organiza tion of the Junior Division orches tra under tho direction of Wesley Roeder,: high school band direc tor. Young musicians in this group total 25 and meet for prac tice one evet week. W, I. Staley, president of the local T, la an open letter publish ed in the Salem Y News, says in part, "The year 1932 has been an eventful one for all full of new experiences, not all pleasant, and new adjustments to meet the forc ed economies made necessary by reduced Incomes. . . . We have struggled along with a greatly re duced budget and depleted staff in an effort to meet the situation as best we can. . . . Unless consid erable additional money Is secured tban that provided by present sub scriptions and memberships, even more drastic reductions may have to be faced. . . . We need more friends to provide means for boys not now able to pay even the small membership fee necessary. DeMoss Group Will Give Entertainment Silverton, Monday SILVERTON. Dec. 31 The De Moss family entertainers are to be at the Methodist Episcopal church Monday evening at 8:00 o'clock. The program will consist of or chestral music, bell ringing, banjo club, dramatic readings, vocal mu sic, musical features, technical vi olin solos, cornets in duet, guitars in duet, autoharps and violin bo- j los. The program is being offered through the Epworth League. RUSHED TO HOSPITAL WOODBURN, Dec. 31 Mrs. Ellen Covey was rushed to the Deaconess hospital in Salem Fri day afternoon and underwent a viscereal operation. At last re port she was getting along as well as could be expected. Demonstration of Pruning: Will be Held at Jefferson JEFFERSON,-Dec. 31 A prun ing democstration av ill be held at the Coin's farm north of Jeffer son Thursday January 5. O. T. Mc Whorter, state horticulturist will be in charge. The morning will be spent in locating trees that are representative of their kind, to be used in other demonstrations. A general discussion and dem onstration will be held inthe aft ernoon. Anyone interested in this work is invited to attend this meetirg. At the 6tart of the new year comes the word that the U. S.-Y. M. C. A. Employment bureau here will be kept operating at any cost, its benefits to the unemployed not to be lost-after 12 years of con tinuous service. Senator Charles L. McNary is now seeking to ob tain renewal of the appropriation which has in large part financed the bureau during the past year. Promise that the office would be kept open was given yesterday by R. J. Hendricks, chairman of the Y. M. C. A. employment com mittee, which is responsible for the bureau, through C. A. Kells, ! official manager. Mr. Hendricks said prospects were bright for re obtaining the federal appropria tion fchich was cut off last De cember 1. Other contributors to the employment bureau are the city government, Marion county, and Salem Y. M. C. A. Daring 1932, the bureau placed 7102 persons, according to D. D. Dotson, who has been assistant manager since last May. Of these, 6521 were men and 583 women. Formal applications for work dur ing the year totalled 2968. Thou sands more inquiries as to Jobs, however, were received. While the number of jobs pro vided was large, the extent of many of them was small. A large portion of the men's labor was on county and state highway emergency projects, at which the men worked either one week in five, or half shifts. The beginning of 1932 was marked at the employment office by the death of Simeon Phillips, 75, who had managed the bureau since its inception 11 years be fore. He was succeeded by E. A. Kenney, temporary agent, whom Mr. Dotson followed. Employment month by month in 1932 was as follows: Applications Placed Men Women Jen 353 385 11 Feb. 251 604 21 Mar. ... 264 654 22 April 136 467 28 May 244 528 53 June 151 1345 227 July 90 974 117 Aug. 65 220 23 Sept 324 230 56 Oct. 628. 915 15 Nov 385 93 6 Dec 77 226 15 Totals 2968 6641 594 Total jobs 7102 By W. R. GWINN ! LAKE LABISH, Dec. 31 Oft I in the stilly night a low Oriental I wail is heard as though emanat- j ing from the celery tracts in the j southwestern portion of Lake Labieh. The wail is, no doubt, a composite of an expression of pain from the celery growers, ' practically all of whom are Jap- i anese. j The celery dodge, to put it i frankly, has not been so aw- I fully profitable in 1932. It is j difficult to extract facts and fig- j ures from Orientals who are, at best, most reticent individuals not given to study of statistics, but the general import is that celery growers no catchum de cent price for product. Besides, a lot of it froze through the cold spell. At that, complain the Jap anese, they didn't lose much. From this one gathers that celery growers "no catchum" de cent price for product in 1932. This fact can be laid to anoth er fact: people consider celery a luxury and when times become j a bit difficult luxuries are left 1 for the plutocrats (If indeed there are any plutocrats left). When it is possible to purchase j a delectable bunch of celery (for- ' merly retailing for 15 cents) for i three cents . . . well, celery j ought to become a necessity. If j only to dispell Oriental anguish. SsnnnnMBnnnnWBnnnnannnnnnnnn I 1 I Final Plans Canvass Will be Made Jan. 5 SILVERTON, Dec. 31 Final plans will be completed, for the re ligiouscanvass of Silverton at a meeting to be held January 5 at 7:30 p. m. at the home of Rev. and Mrs. W. O. Livingstone. The Rev. J. M. Jenson of Immanuel church is chairman of the can vassing committee. iKj Plenty of good fortune plenty of good luck, and happy days. Our fUw Year Wish For You Schaefer's :' Drag Store 1SS N. Commercial - Dial 519? Tha Original Yellow Front, Candy special store ox aaiem Welcome! 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