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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1936)
The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, January 1, 1930 PAGE THIRTEEN Retrenc udget Costs Vy MMhmg: Ihriilin City he i ! t '. i I t i 1 , il : 1! Water System Now Is Gty's Nearly 50 Per Cent ui in Rates on Debt; First AllAiiditMade Traffic Laws Codified and j Old Ordinances Taken From Charter The bettsWhat rang In a new year ; last night also rang oat a year of marked advancement for Salem's city government. The year 1935 saw the city council take a long list of forward steps: 1. Acquiring the water system after tlx years of bickering, dick ering, court battles and heavy expenditure for legal and engin eering services. 2. Refinancing X17S.8SJ.97 worth of improvement bonds at nearly SO per cent lower Interest and staring off Impending matur ities for which little provision had been made. 3. Funding warrants by Issu ance of low interest bonds. 4. Making the first thorough audit of the city's financial sys tem and setting up an inventory of city property. 5. Reenacting the city's traffic laws Into a useable, code form, revised up to date with state reg ulations. 6. Ridding the records of a score of obsolete ordinances The same bells rang in a' year that, the mayor and a majority of the aldermen believe, may bring a new era in government for the city, by establishment of the city manager sytem. Fifteen years of sporadic attempts to sub mit to the people a proposed new governmental setup for more ef ficient administration closed last month when the council support ed Mayor V. E. Kuhn and agreed to call a special election January 31 in conjunction with the state special ballot to give the citizen ry an opportunity to pass on the manager plan. Manager System May . Go Into Effect in '3fl If the plan receives public ap proval at this election, a mayor, a new seven-man council and a municipal judge will be elected in May or November and take office next January 1 to admin ister city affairs under a mana ger. The mayor's duties would be solely to preside over the council meetings and rote in case of a ; tie and to represent the city as Its ceremonial head; the council's to name a manager and handle legislative matters, the judge's to preside over the municipal court. Duties as recorder, now held by the city judge, would devolve ou an official appointed by the man ager. Responsible to the council, the manager would take complete charge of administering city fi nances and all other affairs aside from those of a law-making na ture. Mayoh Kuhn may sit back to day and observe that three of the six goals he set for the city in his Inaugural address to the council a- year ago have, been reached and two have been near ed. He urged, first, provision for creating a manager form of city government, second, acquisition of the water system, and, third, a full audit His recommendations lor drain age Improvement for southeast Salem were partially met by the SERA flood control project; vital units of this project, however, remain unfinished. The year-end balance sheets will show to what extent his recommendation of a 10 per cent cut in expenses of all city departments will have been followed; deficits, it is likely will not be as great as at the end of 1934, although his hoped-for savings are not expect ed to prove large. While little effort has been made in -the past year to collect the more than 400 delinquent street assessment ac counts, as urged by the mayor, the Bancroft bond refunding pro gram has eased the situation in this department of the city treas ury. Source of Water Supply Pending Problem Looking into the new year. Salem citizens may see, in addi tion to the vote on the manager system, the determination of a permanent source of water supply and resultant construction opera tions. Before the city council in the near future will come defi nite proposals also for installa tion of downtown traffic control signals wired so as to permit the later economical purchase of fire alarm boxes, and a revision of the city's licensing system An ordinance bringing .together ail license regulations, such as on hotels, rooming houses, restau rants, grocery stores, card rooms and auto wrecking houses, and placing' responsibility for their collection definitely with one city official, probably the recorder, is In the process of preparation. Summarized, the city's debt at the turn of the year is found, ex cluding the newly-sold $1,100,000 water bond Issue, to be SI 22, 524.59 less than at this time a " year ago. While the water bonds - are a general obligation of the city, they will be paid for out of the water plant revenues and not out of taxes unless the revenues iot the . system are insufficient. The city debt today compares With that of January 1, 1935, as follows: General obligation bonds Improvement bonds Warrants Totals Jl.lOO.OGO of water bonds being tApproximate. Death, resignations and elec tions brought eight new faces to 'the ' city council tables during 1)35. Elections placed E. B. Per rine, Cuyler VanPatten, Ross Goodman and Merrill D. Ohling Mayor Takes Plunge iy Within six months from the time he took office. Mayor V. E. Kuhn had signed a check for f 1,000,000 and acquired for the city Its long sought water plant. Vice-President of the Oregon-Washington Water Scrrice company looks on. Philharmonic Is Well - Established Sixty-two Musicians Now in Salem Orchestra Group Conductor's Personality Winning The Philharmonic Symphony orchestra, now in its fourth year, has definitely been established as a permanent Salem institution of which the city may well be proud. It has required vision, courage and confidence on the part of both the musicians and the citi zens who have lent it financial support to sustain the orchestra over this period of years. . There are 62 musicians in the orchestra at present who for six months attended strenuous re hearsals twice weekly In prepara tion for the three concerts given each year. To the dynamic personality of Jacques Gershkovitch, the con ductor, great credit is due. He re presents to each orchestra mem ber the highest ideals in musi cianship, fairness and discipline. The first concert of this season featured Barbara Pittock of Port Improvements at Jefferson Listed JEFFERSON, Dec. 31 In looking back over the past year, quite a few improvements have been made to buildings in this district. One new business has been established here recently: Virginia's beauty parlor, operated by "Mrs. Lincoln Waterman. The city library has been mov ed from its small quarters In (he rear room of the Smith & Fon taine building on Main street into the large room facing the street. Many new books have been placed on its shelves during the past year. Improvements have been made to all the church buildings here. The Evangelical church was leveled, and many broken window lights replaced with new ones; the walls kalsomined, and a Jacket made for the stove Lich furnishes a better heating sytem The ceiling of the Methodist church was re-papered. The Chris tian church added some new win dows, built a bookcase and shin gled pari of the roof. Additions Built on Several Residences L. H. Knight added a room 16 by 16 feet to the east end of his house in the south end of town, used for a kitchen and dining room. The house on the T. O. Kes ter farm two miles northeast of here was modernized, and four rooms added making a 7 -room house. The house was irapraved with both interior and exterior decorations. A large barn was built on the A. B. Hinz farm three miles northeast of town. in council seats for the first time and Fred A. Williams and W. D. Evans back in positions formerly held but lost at previons elec tions. The resignation of Frank E Needham put John D. Minto in one of the third ward seats and the resignation of VanPat ten to become water department manager resulted in the council's appointing Dr. H. H. dinger to fill that vacancy. Van Wieder was named to sit next to Alderman Perrine for the first ward follow ing the death of the veteran councilman, Henry H. Vandevort, and, finally, Brazier C. Small was selected to represent the fourth 11.973,500.00 . 735,869.97 45.000.00f 7S8.000.00 810.894.S6 178,000.00 12,754,369.97 11,776,894.56 ft repaid from water system profits. ward late In the year after R. E Boatwj-lght submitted, his resig nation, other members of 4 the council are Walter Fuhrex, E. A. Daue, David O'Hara, Carl B. Armprlest and Merrill p. Chllng, land, soprano, as guest soloist. At the second concert on February 14, Dalbert Jepsen, violinist and former concert master of the or chestra, will play the Mendels sohn concerto in E Minor with the orchestra. For the final appearance in April, Flavia Downs will play Mendelssohn's Cappriclo Brilli ant, a piano concerto. Officers of the Philharmonic association, are H. V. Collins, president; Silas Gaiser, vice pre sident; T. A. Livesley, vice pre sident; Mary SehuIttV vice presi dent; Mrs. David Bennett Hill, secretary; Mrs. Clifford Taylor, treasurer; Mrs. W. E. Anderson, business manager. Committee heads include Mrs. Glen Seely, membership; Mrs. A. A. Schramm, music; Mrs. Brey- man Boise, social; Barclay New man, finance; Elton Thompson, tickets; and Mary Head rick, press. Three large windows hare been placed on the west side of the school gymnasium which will fur nish a better lighting system. H. O. Reed, who has been oper ating the Elite confectionery for more than a year, is retiring from business and will resume bridge work the first of the year. The place will probably be closed for a brief period while the intetlor is being decorated. The Elite, owned by W. L. Jones, has been operating here for the past 4P years. Many buildings in town were reshlngled and received new coats of paint during the past year. Funeral Services Will Be Held at Stayton For John Woosley at 2 p.m. AUMSVILLE, Dec. 31 John H. Woosley. 44. died Fridav and funeral services were held from the Weddle chapel at Stayton Tuesday, December 31, at 2 p. m., with American Legion post No. 58, in charge. Mr. Woolsey Is survived by his father, A. C. Woosley of Aums ville; three brothers, E. A. and C E. at West Stayton and W. D. at Remote, Oregon; two sisters, Mrs J. J. Kendell of Stanfield. and Mrs. J. W. Wallace of Looking Glas. Capital Bedding Company, Inc. D. J. Poulin, Prop. 3030 North Pacific Highway - Phone 4069 Salem, Ore. Scouts Put On WProgkm O git , 13 Boys Win Eagle Rating; . Haag Heads Group For His 4th Term 3 Counties Make tip Area of Cascade; Troops Here 10, Number Tie Cascade Area eonncil. Boy Scouts of America, closed one of its xaost active periods, as 1135 cane to an end. A total of 113 Sconta and Its acomtera were reg istered In the area daring; the year. Tore ww troops, troop SO at Stayton, troop 14 at Woodbarn and troop 3 at Brownsville were started daring; 1935. Cabbing, the 9. 19 and 11 year old boys program was started with the organisation of Pack. 1 fa Salem. Bob Boardman is Cab master. Serving with Aim on the committee are Dr. C. A. Downs, Dr. 7. W. Burger and Ernest Miller. During the year, 13 boys re ceived the Eagle Scout' rating. This is the largest number of scouts In the council ever to re ceive the honor. A special Eagle court was held to usher them Into the high rank of scoutdom. Scoots stood out during the year for their assistance to fire men at the capltol fire, in collect ing books for seamen and la help ing to direct traffie on Memorial, Armistice and Blossom day. Salem scouts took part In two Camp-o-rals la 1935. One was held In Seattle and the other at Dallas, in which 147 scouts and 24 scout ers took an active part. Eugene and Salem Combine Summer Camps Summer camp work was com bined with the WallaeC council at Eugene. Camp Santiam was to ad equate to care for the needs of the Cascade boys. A total of 134 boy weeks were spent at the camp. In addition, many hikes and tours were taken by the boys during the year. A. C. Haag was elected presl dent of the Cascade Area council for the fourth term during 1936 Other officers are: Willis Clark, vice-president. Rev. George H. Swift, commissioner and T. A. WIndlshar, treasurer. The offi cers, district chairman and the following committeemen compriso the executive board: T. H. Grant, organisation; G. A. Rhoten, Chas Hudklns, 8. P. Rose. Clem M- Howard. finance; Burton Dunn leadership and training; Josiah Wills, rural; W. L. Phillips and Earl Adams, camping; F. E. Sel mens, cubbing; Frank Gansel senior program; Dr. Wm. Mac- Neill, health and safety, and Cus ter Ross, court of honor. - The executive board is the ad mlnlstratlve body of the council and for purpose of carrying on an effective piece of work. It Is lim ited in membership and Its mem bers serve for a period of three years in such a way as to have one-third of the membership re tire every year or be reelected. Four districts are organised within the council. One yet to be organized. In order to make Scouting available to more boys the program of 1935's efforts has been along district organization. Committee Has Charge Of All Activities The Cascade area council In cludes Marion. Polk and Linn c o u nties excluding Harrisburg. This territory Is divided Into fire districts. These districts are nam ed in accordance to location, and are selected for geographical con ditions. The districts are as fol lows: Cherry City, includes Sa lem, West Salem and territory from Chemawa on the north to Roeedale on the south. A committee composed of all of the scouters of the district con duct and carry out the program of scouting. Dr. B. F. Pound, Charles Hudklns, Willis Clark and George V. Nader man are serving as chair man, vice-chairman, secretary and commissioner of the Cherry City district. Other committee selec tions and their officers are: Jus tice H. H. Belt, court of honor: George A. Rhoten. finance; Capt. Walter Lansing, health and safe ty; Clifford Harold, organisa tion; Harry Wledmaier, training; King Bartlett, rural; Bob Bard maa. cubbing, and N. J. Billings, ea raping. t TJhere are 10 Troops, 231 Scots and 76 Scouters regUtered in the Cherry City district at the close of 1935. The committee ob jective for 1936 Is five more Best wishes to you, everybody - and plen ty of them! Thank yon for your patronago during the past year. - Herbert J. Ostlind Garage - ' . - 348 Chemeketa SL Phone 4093 Numerous Worthy D. A.R. Accomplished in 1935; Pioneer Spots in Area Marked Local Chapter Helps With ? Scholarships For Wil . rUunette Girls riHEUEXETA chapter, DauXh Vf tors of the American Revolu tion, consists of a large group of sincerely- patriotic women who tract their direct liaeaga back to an ancestor who served, his coun try daring the American revolu tionary war.1 The work of this or ganization may be said to be wholly of a patriotic nature, bat this covers a wide field. Among the number of worthy objectives, civic and patriotic which have troops and three more Cub Peeks. Una District Is composed of the southwestern tip of Marion coun ty and Una county. C. A. .Wyman and Ferris white are serving as chairman and district commission er of this district. Other men ser ving are Walter Smith, health and safety; Tom Grant, organisation; J. Deo. McClain, court of honor, and Clem H. Howard, finance. - There are six troops, 114 Scouts and 35 Scouters registered In the Linn district closing 1936. Folk district is composed of Polk county exclusive of West Sa lem. Dr. A. S. Jensen, Dale Smith, P. O. Black, and Josiah Wills are serving as chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and com missioner of the district commit tee. Other committees selections for the district are Dr. C. E. Long. court of honor; F. E. Selmens, fi nance; uaie smith, camping: Dr. F. R, Bowersox, health and safe ty; James Norris, organization; Fairfax Parrish, senior program; A. A. Stebblns, leadership and training. There are three troops, 73 Scouts and 32 Scouters in Polk district. Plans are underway for the establishment of troops at In dependence, Peedee, Falls City, and Grande Ronde. Also establish ment of Cubbing in Dallas. Sliver Falls district Is composed of; the east end of Marlon coun ty and the North Santiam. With Sllverton, Mt. Angel, Stayton. Mill City, Turner and Aumsville lying within its bounds. F. M. Powell, Bob Ross, Roy Davenport, and J J. Lewis are serving the district committee as chairman, vice chairman, secretary and commis sioner. Other committeemen are S. P. Rose, court of honor; Ernest starr, nnance; Dave Johns, or ganization; Dr. Beanchamp, health and safety, and Mr. Vera DeJardin, camping. There are three troops. 87 Scouts and 32 Scooters registered in the district at the close of the year. North Marlon district Is com posed of the northern - most sec tion of Marlon county and in eludes, Oervais, Brooks. Wood burn, Hubbard and Aurora. This district bas not as yet been or ganized. It has the second young est troop In the council located at Woodbarn. Mr. Fred Evenden its chairman of the troop committee while serving with him are L. C. Buchaer. H. P. Butterfield, Ger ald B. Smith, Burton W. Dunn. Harold M. Austin, and Ralph Kel son, Scoutmaster, and Bob Lack ey, his assistant. Happy New Year! and Thank You j Salem for keeping as so busy : in the last twelve! months that we have had to move to a i Newer and Larger; Location to Accommodate It! JAQUITH Music Store j 260 N. High St j We Want A GREATER SALEM IPjitEHLlffS ESQ'S m Packers of CANNED DRIED Office of Plant Located Salem, Oregon j Objectives of been accomplished, the past year, hare been distribution of manuals for use In Instructing classes la dtlsenahlp, books contributed to the Marine library, reading matter sent to CCC camps, two medals awarded tor good eltixenghip es says la junior high schools of Sa lem and a box of gifts for immi grants at Angel Island at Christ mastime. Oae of the most worth while local activities is the schol arship loan fund tor girls at Wil lamette university. This fund Is kept up by contribstlbns from the colorful Colonial tea given la Feb ruary of each year. D. A. R. to Restore Boon La McLoughlin House The D. A. R. of Oregon has pledged a fund to restore the liv ing room of historic MeLouKhlin house at Oregon City. The-local chapter also contributed to the ap proved schools, which are support ed entirely by the Daughters for under-privileged children In the southern mountains. The Dacghters are gradually getting all the cemeteries In Mar ion and Polk counties catalogued. These records will be on file at national and state headquarters. Under state projects, the Daughters are most proud of their "Pioneer Mother's Memorial Cab la" at Champoeg, a replica of the residences of early day pioneers. The furnishings are all of that Pe riod and are contributed by des cendants of Oregon pioneers. In cluded in the interesting collec tion is a stove used by the Hud son Bay company, picture of the first school house and first school teacher in the state, a clock that ticked the time of day. la the early forties, also documents of untold value. The grounds have recently been landscaped, using flowers and shrubs found In the gardens of pioneer homes. This cabin is open Sundays and holidays during the summer and visitors are wel come. All over the state are found markers erected bj the D. A. R. in Marlon county Is the one in Willson park, marking the old Oregon Trail end more recently one was Placed at the Ablqua riv er on the site of the Battle of ADiqua, a decisive battle between the Indiana and the settlers which queued the Indians in the Wil lamette valley and made it safe for settlement. Both of these were erected by Cbemekta. chapter. In the cemeteries will be found markers placed on the graves of many pioneers. Talks on "Neighborhood His tory" are being given at the local chapter meetings. Buell Boy Injured ' SILVERTON, Dec. 31 Bruce Buell, 12-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Buell and a junior high student, dislocated his left knee Joint while at play with compan ions Saturday afternoon. Happy New Year Make a Good Resolution . . . To keep accurate and complete rec ords of your busi ness during the coming year, our stock of bound ac count books and loose-leaf ledgers is complete. Standard forms of the lead ing manufacturers. NEEDHAMS BOOK STORE 465 State Phone 5802 See the new record forms for complying with the so cial security legislation. GOODS FRUIT at High and Trade St. Telephone 4166 Big Gain Seen For Postof fice AU Marks Surpassed; New Structure Assured; Plans Under Way 40-Hour Basis Adds to Em ployment ; Crawford Now at Helm Salem's postoffice receipts for 1935 ran far ahead of those of any other year in Salem's hostory. Henry R. Crawford, postmaster, reported yesterday. The 1935 mark, up to Decem ber 3 1, was approximately S?S6, 000, which compared most favor ably to 1920, usually considered a peak year, when $232,549 was taken In at the postoffice here. Mr. Crawford's figures show nearly a ten per cent gain over 1924 when the total for the year ran to 1247,597. The steady growth In Salem as well as In the postoffice are both Illustrated In the cumulative fig ures for a 32-year period in the local postoffice. Back In 1903. the year the present building was erected, the gross Income for the year was only $25,633. The pasi year's cash income, the records show, has Increased more than ten timee the mark of that period. . Despite somewhat cramped working conditions, the postoffice has functioned smoothly, Mr. Crawford reports. Whole-hearted cooperation of the postal workers with the new administration was landed by Mr. Crawford. He said this was best evidenced at Christ mas when an unusually heavy vol ume of Christmas mail was hand led with dispatch by the regular crew, assisted by some 30 part time workers. Greater Volume Expected Coming Year The postal force force looks forward to 1935 as a year of greater volume of business and with the thought that befoie the year ends there will be aanle room to accommodate the growth Thos. A. Phone 9133 First National Bank Building Salem, Oregon HEALTH - HAPPINESS PROSPERITY I Be Yours In ' fit W .j ;p ;f J LI. U" li wiiiiy mm.' : STEVENS Jewelers - 184 N. liberty p business. . Construction of the new postoffice will probably start in the spring. There will be tem porary Inconveniences and short age of space, but before tho year ends, the postoffice department expects to be comfortably housed In new, attractive, adequate quat ters which will accommodate tb growth ot Salem for at least s decade.. Beyond ten, Tears, the postoffice : department does not propose to look. Changes come too rapidly, cities rise and fall too quickly, to make plans beyond ten years sound, according to federal authorities. ' In October of 1935 the Salem postoffice employes, la common with all Other postal employes throughout the country started, working on a 40-hoa.r-week basis.' The reduction ia hours naturally resulted In the need for additional men oa the staff, effecting the promotion of four substltate workers to the regular payroll. Additions to Staff Made by Bastaess Increase At the same time the announce ment of the appointment of the four additional men was made on account of -the 4,0-hour-week. two other full, time employes were added. These men were alloted to the Salem office on account of the increase In business. The en!arae ment of the staff was made only after a thorough study ot condi tions had been- made by fedsral inspectors, j An Important consequence ot the record-breaking year which the P08 toff ice has Just turned in. Is the raising of the grade of the Salem department above the $250,000 rating. One Immediate result of the new classification will be a survey of local condi tions by postal inspectors to de termine whether the Increase in business calls for any additional employes. The survey comes automatically and in spite of the fact that two new men have only recently been added to care for increased work.' At the present time thre is em ployed at the local office 72 men. This figure Includes the new men who were added because of the 40-hour week. Whether the em ploye list will grow above that number in the pmlng year will only be learned after the inspec tors have made their report on -local needs. SINCEREST WISHES for a HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR To Each and Every One of You 'TMt UUHtt TOf COHHUf 357 COURT St I SMiM.Oftt' Livesley Grower and IiiiiiiiiJ- '- lumm -BROWN Opticians ; PhoiM 7818 Dealer f Hi I.'.
