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TCTOHEGON STATESMAN, Saleia, Oregon, Sunday Morning, August 29, 1737 New Bml(dliii and Ho: e Said I Marble Gleams on On Postoffyce Public and Private Construe tion Active in Salem in 1937 Interior Work in Progress; Farley May Come to Dedicate Building e Chang Scenes y - m . mm. , Kmm,m w j. ... My; ,-1 ' - . I - - Work Advances On new Capitol Contractor Is to Finish by Next August; Building Ready in Early Winter Salem building continues In teavy volume in 1937, compar ing well with the amount jot con struction in 1936 which reached a high peak for many years. While- the total valutlon for building work for the first sev en and a half months is behind that of last year, the size t big Jobs like the capitol and post office which hold over from last year Is making for fully as great employment to the building trades. ''." ' Biggest job of all, to be sure, is the new state capitol. Its cost is 2,&00,000. making it the most expensive structure ever erected in the state. ( Steady progress is reported, with the jobs actually being com pleted ahead of schedule. Now the structural frame of reen f orced . concrete is up, save for the dome. The exterior marble is t-teadily pushing up the sides of the concrete skeleton. Inside the crafts are completing the "rough ing In" of conduits and lines for water, - sewer, light, telephone and power service, file parti tions are being put in place and oniuMti flAor Installed. -.'- Solid grills of bronze for , the window frames and sash are be ing put in the window openings. Over the entrances on the east and.westfronts the marble slabs are sculptured, the one on the west showing salmon; that on the east sheaves of wheat, illustra tive of the resources on which the people of the state depend. Th date for completion vt the capitol under the contract of Ross B. Hammond, general con tractor, is July 22, 1938. It is expected, the - building , will be ready on, that date or by the first of August. After that the mural painting work will .remain, and the installing of furniture. The building will be ready for occu pancy in the fall of 1 938 by state of Mces, and ready for the legislature of 1939. Architects Work On two Libraries Two new library buildings are set for ealry start in Salem. First to' get under way will be the new university library on Willamette campus. Contracts will be award ed in September on this work. The building is expected to cost around mn nnn A. rc. Dovle & Associates are doing the orchitectural work. The second library project lr the new state library which Is he ing financed as a state-PW A Pro ject. It will cost around $7 Off, -000. Whitehouse and Cburcn. Portland, are preparing plana now which will be ready by Nov. 1. Contracts will be let in December. Besides accommodating tne state library with its 375.000 volumes, space will be provided for a. num ber of state offices. This will be the second unit in the new cap itol group. A new county courthouse will be built If the voters of the coun ty approve at the special election Nov. 2. It will represent an out lay of around a half million dol lars. Plans have been drawn and an application has been made for PWA grant. Dairymen's Picnic Scheduled Sunday ALBANY Bryant Park wilt be the" scene 'of an all-day Pic ie Sunday when - Linn-Benton dairymen - and their families gather there for a full-day , of visiting, with an educational pro gram pertaining to the industry, as part of the day'sentertaln ment. , - " ;-- . " ' Ray Forster, president , of the dairy herd Improvement associa tion, states that the dairy indus- x .- i , laart- lng industries of the , two coun ties, -and great interest Is be ing expressed in .the develop ment. . :, ' . Appearing on the program, will b Roger L. Morses extension dairyman; "Walter Steele, official tester of the association; W.- S. Averill, Benton county agent and F. C. Mullen. - Linn county agent.- Morse will give the chief address. k .. Everyone Interested in - the dairy industry Is invited to at tend and are . asked to bring picnic lunch for the 1 o'clock picnic dinner.' - - Former Aurora Resident j Loses . Father iri Crash : AURORA Norman - Harrison, of Vancouver,- father of Elden Harrison, formerly - of- Aurora, - was r instantly .kJned;, Sunday morning'- when : driving on the highway between- Camas and ' WashdUgal." ' Xr. J Harrison - was employed at' nighl and" was tar 'Irs a fellow worker home When th acHrtenf Vnniied 's ' Mrs F. E. Lafler and Miss Ethel Harrison of Huntington, Tt,hnt formrl .lived .In -Aurora. and Mrs.-Stahmen Diller of Au rora, - are sisters of Mr. - Harri son. : . ' .; . i c.C -v. . - : - . - S , :::' i i-v-:.--v. a J -.r.;. ; a, i.;ir - : L - 'P. s V; Ad .-W-w-r ' ... w , i t -vi - -J , V v T .X V -iin ' ' V i V k. I I 'i'l ',wr ?" 1 " ' mm - - - 1 i i . j" Aii 2 . - - ; 4 ji .1 ' i hi I i:Ul i .-1-Lw i ' ' . 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An additional 32 feet of struc ture Is to be added as part of the new building, which now has a temporary backing. Then there will be a covered loading plat form for mail trucks. A 16-foot roadway will cross the block from State to Court streets in the rear of the building. Patrons! will not be allowed to drive Into the mail : truck area and park while 'they run into the building, being re quired to park at the street curb. , For the dedication ofj the new postoffice Postmaster General James. A. Farley may come to Sa lem and give an address. He has taken part In many (postoffice dedications and is expected to visit the Northwest within, a few weeks. ' The postoffice building, which ia being built by U H. Hoffman, contractor, will run in cost close to $300,000. Demand Continues For More Houses Spurt . Looked for When Block Is Geared; Some Business Construction ; Turner Man Hurt ' ' TURNER The injury Bob H ansakr a received last t week when be fell - from a moving truck, proved to be more serious than ' appeared, later necessitat ing an : operation on one . hand. and wrist by a Portland special ist. The full use of the nana may be restored. , Daughter Is Bora - LEBANON A daughter was born .August 23 to Mrs. Russell Norton ot Halsey at the Lebanon General hospital; a son to Mrs. Curt Ramsdell, August 24, and a son to Mrs. O. A. Whipple of Foster August 25. Above: Air view of new marble postoffice . . on which interior finishing is now be ing done. Old postoffice in rear will be removed from site. Below: New residence of A. Volchok, cor ner South Church and Oxford streets. Bottom: Left, southeast view of capitol. Right, huge cranes on top of building swing .materials into position; dome base in backgrcrnd. Air photos by Salem Flying Service; others Statesman photos. r- i." iui- LT-U I-:-VI ; " r.,k - J Til . . 5s ,,;.i rw i Drama Qasses to Perform Tuesday Young People From Play Grounds to Present Plays for Public Drama classes at Leslie and Oltnger playgrounds will present the results of their season's work for public inspection Tuesday night when each present plays, the Leslie classes In the Leslie auditorium and the Olinger group In the new high school auditor ium. . "A Child's Day is the title of the three act play, written and directed by Mrs. Ramona Reason er, Olinger dramatics director, which the Olinger group will pre sent. Its simple plot centers around the problems which confront a small child during the course ot a day.'"".. Cast of the play, to be present ed at 8; 15 o'clock, Includes Gretchen ; Kropp, Gertrude Ellen Reasoner, Joan Borrego, Darwin Caspei; Peggy Franta, Gladys Dalke, Elaine Townsend and Ruth Townsend. . - " An operetta, "The Mother Goose 'Party," will be presented by the Leslie classes along with several Other special acts. Taking part in th Leslie pres entation, directed by , Mrs. ' Bessie Richards, are Patricia Thompson, Dorasn Griggs, Bonney Marquarst, Bobby Caudfield,5 Geraldine Rd- cliff Ben Sills, Allen Thompkins, George Sheldon, Myrtle' Baker Robert Baker," Dolores AWlneger, Buddy Riemann, Ramsey Miller, Betty Douglas, Roger Riemann, Junior Douglas, Virginia Lee Ellis, Joyce' Edge 11, Richard Perkett, Eugene Robinson, Meryln Dwlght Schnlze and Betty Schroder. Aumsville School Teachers Elected : AUM SV1LLE At a, meeting ot the school hoard .Wednesday night new teaLCheradected to fill vacancies were Miss Doris -sac ett of Tigard,- Ore.; and Miss Neil .Irvine. ' Salem; ' as high school; teachers.' and Loyal . Bu- roker of woodourn, wno wiu teach the nnDer trades. ": 1 ' , .Horace Robbins. resigned from the hih school faculty at the board meeting last night to accept an advanced salary at Cottage Grove as principal of a arrmde- school. . . - His work will be done by the two women teachers Jnst em ployed. Their subjects for teach ing will be adjusted at the open ing of school.- Has Paralytic Stroke JEFFERSON Henry Seehale. who baa been cared for at the hme of Mr. , and Mrs. - John fright, suffered another stroke of paralysis Tuesday and was taken to the Albany General hos pital' for treatment. - ' Missionary Club Meets, Mill City MILL CITY Mrs. Harry . Ma son was hostess for the Mission ary society of the First Presby terian church at her country home Wednesday afternoon. An interesting program .was given and Mrs. James McAuley bad charge of the devotional services. A paper on China was read by Miss Alice Smith. Mrs. Frank Berry gave a reading on Our Own Missionaries at Home" and Mrs. Gurtsen a talk about China. A lunch was served by the hostess. Twenty-five m e m b e rs and guests were present." It was decided , to hold . a bazaar in November, also to hold an all day quilting Wednesday at the James Sevan. , . Aurora Man Plans Jefferson Store JEFFERSON W. T. - Davison of Aurora, who recently sold' his furniture store there, will go into business - at Jefferson. .. He has leased the old creamery build ing on the highway, and will operate a second hand store. It will , be called the Trading Post, and will be opened for business September 1. ---""',.- . Mr. - and Mrs. H. E. Jones, who have been living In the building kre moving' Into - the house known as Mrs. Gertrude Weddle's, north of the school- house.. Salem Building Statistics 1937 Number of permits Issued to August 27.. Total valuation to August 27.. Permits for new building to August 27.:...... Xew building valuation to August 27...... ... 728 .S981.824 .......233 (AU figures to August 31.) Permit issued Total valuation...., Permits for new building.. Valuation of new building Alter and repair valuation.. lose .... f799,0O0 .030 S 1,480,620 157 ......f 1,851,872 109,047 Residence Moved By Pioneer Folk PIONEER Mr. and Mrs. Howard Coy finished moving their house Sunday with the fol lowing helping them and enjoy ing a dinner together: Mr. and Mrs. Tom Keller and son, Mr. and Mrs. Ken, Landahl, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Slater of here, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hughes and family of Dallas, and Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Laudahl and Clarence and Mark Laudahl of Ellendale. Alice Forsell of Morton, Wash.; and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dornhecker and children were guests in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Laudahl and Mrs. Ray Slater left Mon day evening for Morton. Wash;, to take Alice Forsell home. Alice has been here the past month. Scioans at Newport SCIO R. M. Cain, and family are spending the week at New port and other Oregon beaches as an annual vacation. Robert Pletka is assisting in the store during their absence. Silverton Student Plans Year at OSC SILVERTON Miss Harriet Kleinsorge plans to attend Ore State college this autumn. Miss Kleinsorge formerly attended the University of Oregon and has been teaching the past two years. She attended cummer school at Eugene this summer. Miss Loaise' Latham, who graduated with honors at the University of Oregon this past June will teach in the high school at Crow this autdmn. Crow is about 20 miles from En-gene. Former Residents Kingwood Guests KINGWOOD House guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cannoy were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rosequest and Miss Alfa Rosen quest, former residents of this community, now living at Santa Monica, Calif., and Mrs. Roben quest's sister, Mrs. W. E. Rich ardson, of Portland. Miss Rosenquest, a former teacher in the Salem and Port land schools, has taught the last eight years in Santa Monica. Their motor trip began June 22 and Included a week's stay at the Pan-American exposition in Texas. Porcupine Car Victim . v JEFFERSON W e d o t aday night Bill MeGranahan ran over a porcupine Just north of Greens bridge. He stopped his car, and killed the animal with a crank. Thursday, afternoon he was show ing it in . town . and It proved Interesting to . people who had never seen a porcupine. ..... ., Transatlantic Flying Boats Under r Construction ''J This cutaway diagram, drawn from actual factory plans, shows details of the mammoth firing boats, new under construction at Seattle, Wash., which will be used for regular traBsatlantic flight. The huge planes will carry sixty passengers and crew of ten, Here Is description: 1 Anchor hatch; 2 Crew compartment; 3 Bridge; 4 First pilot; 0 Second pilot; 0 Radio direction finder; 7 Nav igation compartment; 8 Radio officer; 0 Chart room; 10 -Map case; ll .Engineering officer; 1 a Captain's office; 13 1500 H. P. . Engine; 14- Mechanic's wing station; 13 Landing lights; - 18 Wing spread 152feet; 17 Navigation tights; 18 Cargo hold; . 18 Crew's quarters; 20 Log gage hold; 21 Overall length 109 feet; 22 Pas senger compartment' (10) ; 23 Stairs to bridge; -t 24 Men's dressing room; 25 Galley; 20 Passenger compartment (10); 27f Dining lounge; 28, 1 29,' 30 and 32 Passenger compartments for' ten each; ; 31 Women's dressing . room; 33 Private " cabin suite; . 34 Fuel pumps to transfer fuel from sea . wings to wing tanks; 35 Auxiliary hold. . The planes will hare a cruising speed of 150 ra. p. h. and cost approximately half a million : dollars -?ei--nN-pht' v.s-.?-.?;t. Many Visitors at Mill City Homes - MILL CITY Weekend visitors at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Faust and Mr. and Mrs. Quinn were Dr. and Mrs.- Robert Quinn ot Moravia, Calif., Mrs. Ii. J. Hadley and Mr. and Mrs. W. Martin and two children of Me- Minnville and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ross ot Salem. , . v- " Mr and Mrs. TJ. B. Shuey have purchased the . house In .which thev are living of the Rar estate and , expect "to rebuild for their home. ' Mrs.- Charles Kelly and daugh ter. Lela Mell. left. Tuesday for Los Angeles, to spend, .several weeks.. . - ' . . .Mr. and .Mrs. Milbom - Rambo of Glen dale .are visiting at the Steve Champ . home, v ' " Mr.' s and Mrs.- Raymond.' Rob erts and Mrs, pearl Roberts, are in Mcntesano. . Wash., for- the 5tk: wedding, anniversary., of Mrs; Pearl Roberta parents. ' Mr.andiMrs. ..W: W.:xMason and son, j Arthur, ar "spending two . weeks .in -.California. lri Scotfe Mills Has; ; ' California Guests Many new homes are being built in all parts of Salem. Con struction is in response to the demand tor new homes due to increase in population and the greater prosperity of the people. A spurt in borne building will take place when the state takes over the block on which the new" state library building is to be erected, block 83,. bounded by . Court and Chemeketa and Win ter and Summer streets. Many of the owners of property will move their , houses , to new loca tions! Others will not undertake this but will build new homes. There are how ten houses on the block. Two of them are famous 1 old mansions, the KAy- house. once the home " of Gov. Z. F. Moody, and the Patton bouse, originally built by T. N. Cooke, one-time state treasurer grand- -father of the late Hal Patton. The number ot new houses is running a little behind last year's figure, when the total for the year was 150. But there is more, money being spent for repair ot Irvine Hall Croundg Are houses, reroof ing, new porches. etc. Center: Air photo of new state capitol showing marble facing going up on con crete frame. Base of cylindrical dome shows on top. Top right: New residence of George A. Rhoten at 1845 South Church street. Pictures at top center and at right of capitol are views of the grounds about Irvine hall, dormitory at state , blind school on Mission street. Grounds have been landscaped and . set to shrubbery and lawn as a Lions clubs-NYA project. Project Finished For Blind School Beautified With NYA Furnishes Labor In commercial and " factory building the year is quiet. Aside from alterations and repairs the big jobs have been the comple tion nf thn tiw Mnnf vnm.rT Grounds about Irvine' hall, the Ward store and the construction. boys dormitory for the state school for' the blind on Mission of a new building for the Gen eral Grocery Co;, wholesale gro Bireci, nave Been ocauuuea wun cers. Several neW service sta shrubbery and lwan. With Lions I tlons have been completed or are under construction. clubs ot Oregon contributing $354 and-the blind school supplying an equal amout, the actual work was carried forward as an NYA pro ject. This included development and Improvement - of - grounds, playfield and recreational facil ities. Misses Elizabeth Lord and Edith Schryver . served as land scape architects. : v n i a usea u youns men on me RrinTbA nr.unt ,v .in work during the period from last see the lait of the 15,000 turkeys Big Thanksgiving Turkey Brood Is Fattened at Scio . 'SCOTTS MILLSThe .-. Miles family . is entertaining Mr. and .Mrs. David McCallister of. Los Angelea. this week. Mrs. . McCal lister is a sister - of Mrs. Miles and - will visit relatives in Sil verton before, going, back to Los Angeles, -'r";''?--'? J. N. Amundson has been ' in Portland i- this week undergoing observation at a medical ci lnle. I Mr. and Mrs. V. It. Helht and Leonard, Mr. and Mrs. . W. J. Herigstad and Dale and Carl and Pauline Herigstad and Mr. and Mrr. L. W. Magee, Jean ani Bob motored to MU Hood Saturday. They returned with about 25 gallons of, huckleberries, n Mr. and' Mrs. Harry Cobb of Oakland. : CaliL. are visiting at the C. D: .Hartman home. Hart man, who has been confined to his bed with ' heart trouble Is able to be up a little each day. November, to July. Each young man was allowed a maximum of 50 hours per month. Besides pay at the rate of 36 to 42 cents per hour he received training in gar dening, carpentry, pipe-fitting, etc. The work done by the boys" in eluded:- - . ; - Planting df hundreds of shrubs, trees : and 38,000 square feet of lawn on the school grounds sur rounding the . new - Irvine , hall building which ,was recently con structed by the . PWA. Trimmed all old trees on the ground, re moved 1 1 large- fir trees and saw ed into cord wood. Construction of an macadem. sidewalk 500 feet long 6 feet wide. Constructed and graveled driveways. 2 0 Ox g. feet and park area- 140x75 -feet. -Graded and leveled athletic field in prep aration for planting - turf . area 105x330 feet. Graded and leveled are a in preparation? for cinder track. Construction ef playground area, estimated . 3 50x200, feet; Set put two. metal swings, and slide in concrete . foundation. Assisted in .the construction of- avflve-nait frame 'garage -and storeroom-- f Ox. 20x; feet. Construction of- a; tile drainage system; 150 - feet 1 o tt g with 4 inch tile; two-toot -steel track laid for -hauling 'purposes, laid 500; feet of pipe V& inches to inch for irrigation Purposes on athletic field.' ' ' Chet Nelson, district supervisor of the. national youth, administra tion, had supervision of. the work under Supt. ' Walter" Dry; of." .the school. . r-' . . - ". .' Administrator Named in . . : Klura Estate," Jefferson JEFFE RSON--W. H. Rlckard of Portland has been named ad ministrator of; the estate -if the late Mrs, Julia Klum. The prop erty involved real and personal is to be divided among eight named heirs, Mr. Rickard's late wife- was a daughter ; of Mrs. Klum. 1 - . ' . " .. . James Beverle," a ! well known resident of the Beaver creek esc tion, continues very ill of heart troable and rheumatism. brooded at Scio since May 2 this year 1; trucked t to. nearby farms for fattening for .Thanksgiving and subsequent markets. -. Poulta are brought' here from, a Corvallis hatchery when, one and two days old and are de-' veloped until they are six weeks' or. two months .old; when they ' are taken to farms for the fin-. ishlng. process. ........ .. a That .'ajl is. not gold that glit-. tera' la evidenced, by the state ment that; the "feed .bill for. the yoangv ' turkeys t while In . thn brooding process here amounts to approximately $1000 a month. This fact accounts in a measure for. the price the . consumer . pays for, turkeys for bis Thanksgiving, dinner. It "was", pointed out. I , Hundreds of young turkeys succumbed, to .disease and others wise, it was -stated, during, in first few - days,; of. Iheir 'prepa ration here.. .A crew of I to 10 men has been-employed most ef the time. ,-. ; 1 i',; - - . r. Eneencan Visits With ; ' 1 . Parents," Lebanon Home 'I t B A N O N-Mrs. George Blinkhorn" and children ' are' guests of her. parents; Mr, "andv Mrs. Frank Sikesi - V Dr. and Mrs. Ralph' Van VraW ken and children of Los Angeles have returned -ta -Lebanon to finish a visit with relatives after a week In ; Canada - where tbey spent several days: at Victoria, B.' C, - and on '.Victoria Island. - ' Returns' to Alicliigan ' - nOLLYWOOD--Mrs. . Agneirft Tindall, visiting, for. the past V months ' at the- home of C . J. P ttison, has returned to b"f home In Michigan. Mrs. Tin d- i is making the return trip by way of California. ' -,-, Visits With Son . MT. ANG E L Mrs. Frank Brockhaus of Humphreys, .Neb., arrived at ML Angel Jhis wr ek. to spend some time visiting w:th her, son; Joe '.Brockhaus, aad, family. - ; - . , She may stay indefinitely: ' -