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Thm OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Onqon. Sunday. Morning. February 9. 1941
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Questionaires to Teachers, Pupils
Reveal-Needs, SupL Agnes C Booth
Asserts; Improvements Are Suggested
By WALLACE A. SPRAGUE
Defective lighting . in school rooms is the most wide
spread shortcoming of Marion county's 106 rural schools,
a suryey. of county schoolhouses and school grounds has dis
closed, County Superintendent Agnes C. Booth, has an
nounced. " , r r
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naintiner inside and out, the county superintendent indicated,
and a good many are lacking in the comparatively simple
requirement of hand-washing fa
cilities for youngsters who play
on dusty or muddy school
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These results were announced
from an all-county suryey made
by the county superintendent's
office with the cooperation of
teachers and pupils in the coun
ty's five-score country schools.
Questionnaires Sent Out
Questionnzftres were recently
sent out to each district, with the
request that the teacher or prin
cipal of the district school select
a committee of pupils to cooper
ate with her In estimating the
adequacy of schoolhouses and
school grounds in terms of sani
tary facilities, water supply,
drinkinx and hand washing fa
cilities, heating and , ventilation,
lighting and' general upkeep and
cleanliness of the whole school
establishment.
The results of the question-
aires, when tabulated and
compared, showed a number of
unanticipated results, and a
long list of minor defects which
school districts have got along
with for more years than It is
easy to, say.
The lighting problem was
found typical. Mrs. Booth and
Wayne D. Harding, county 4H
club agent and former school
supervisor who assisted her in
making the survey, were surprised
to find that only 17 schools in
the county have no electricity at
alL A few years ago, they indi
cated, there were many more
rural 'schools which lacked elec
tric power entirely.
Lights Are too Weak
But many schools which do
nave electricity either have too
few or too weak lights, or have
them hung so that the full
strength of their brightness does
not tall on the books of pupils
below. Finally, some schools have
enough lights, but have insuf
ficient windows. In all, 72 out of
the 106 schools have lighting
problems which need correction.
Other defects are similar.
The lack of hand-washing fa
cilities Is common to 60 of the i
county's schools, and 43 have
Inadequate drinking facilities
for pupils and teachers, by
which It la meant that the
school depends on Individual
or single tin or paper cups, or
has no cups at all with which'
to drink from a spring or
bucket.
In 46 schools windows do not
open freely, 29 have broken win
dows, and in 26 buildings the
woodwork is soiled.
Twenty six of the 106 schools
Oa re insufficient playground
space, figuring on the basis of
one acre to one schoolroom, or
1H acres to two rooms. In the
same number of schools though
not necessarily the same ones
the roof leaks.
Use Pitcher Pump
Thirteen schools continue to
use pitcher pumps of antiquated
types, and in 29 instances where
the water supply Is obtained from
wells, runoff water runs back into
the well contrary to accepted
health standards. Twenty five
schools have inadequate sanitary
facilities.
T Results of the survey, however,
are not so important as what to
do about them. Mrs. Booth has
indicated.
The county superintendent's
plan is to have each school do
all it can to remedy defects
which it has named itself on
the questionnaires returned to
the superintendent's office.
This will be done by school
rooms acting with their teach
ers, or by 4H club health proj
ects in which several thou
sand county school pupils are
enrolled. At the year end each
school, according to present
plans, will be asked to report
its improvements.
Already some of the latter have
been made. Mrs. Booth reported
Friday. Several school boards on
their own initiative have moved
to improve lighting and ventila
tion in rooms, and pupils have
taken steps to improve drinking
and sanitary facilities at their
schools.
Patriotic Theme
Will Be Stressed
"Americanism" and "National
Defense" will be the themes
stressed by the women's auxiliary
of the DAV. Salem Unit No. 6
Monday at S p. m. at the home
of the Americanism chairman
Constance Shobar, 308 North 24th
street.
February 12. the auxiliary
sponsoring a radio program a
5:15 over KSLM.
February 14 Mrs. Stuart Johns
state department junior vice
commander, is holding an all
day meeting to sew on garments
aln." For information call 22799
February 24 the Americanism
committee is sponsoring a court
whist party at 308 North 24th
street.
Portland and Eugene
Cooties to Scratch
Portland and Eugene units of
the Military Order of the Cootie,
honor degree of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, will send delega
tlons and candidates to a "scratch
or initiation to be held by Carry
On Puptent No. 6 of Salem at
268 South Commercial street
Wednesday night, "Seam Squir
rel" Ralph A. Harlan announced
Saturday. The third degree will
be conferred.
They Lean About Birds in Novel Way
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Members of the first rrade class at Bush school, Salem, (above) use- stuffed birds mounted In realistic
poses to study and learn native types. From left to right they are Norman cocking, lltrar iiau,
Venice McLaughlin, Darlene Smith, Jack Baker, Dclores Smrres, Bruce King and Joan Anderson.
Standing to the rizht are Don Crary and Bennie XeaL.
Photo by Staff Photographer Frmak Herbert.
Local News Briefs
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Autos Collide Three acci-'
dents were reported Saturday ; by
city police. Damages were minor
in all. Milo A. VanRouthen, West
Salem, and Carl O. Johnson, 843
North 17th street, were driving
cars which collided Friday after
noon at High and Marion streets.
Cars driven by Edward C. Jensen,
Turner, and Marcus I. Johnson,
Sllverton, collided Saturday at 10
a.m. at Church street and Rural
avenue. Capitol and Center streets
was the scene of a crash at 2
p.m. Saturday between cars driven
by Alfred Nissen, Portland, and
Gerald M. Davis. 1142 Hall street.
Niesen's 4-year-old daughter suf
fered a cut lip and waa treated at
Salem General hospital.
Wanted Use of live monkey dur
ing League of Nations Rink Fes
tival, Mellow Moon, Feb. 26-27-28.
Phone 8179 at 11 a.m. or 4 p.m.
Booked by Police Violation
of the basic traffic rule was
charged Saturday by city police
to Alvan A. Chapman, Burnt
Woods; Waldon F. Byers, 1752
Reservoir avenue; Hugh A.
Mount, 1315 South High street.
Charged with failure to stop were
Herbert O. Hunt, 2460 Trade
street; Ruth Mary Lawson, route
2, and Effie F. Loos, 245 North)
24th street. Clarence M. Hard
ing, route 4, was charged with
driving with void license plates.
Lutr florist. P. 9592. 1276 N. Lib.,
Xiles Called I'p Clifford D.
Niles. private first class in the
army air corps reserve, has re
ceived orders to report to Fort
Lewis, Wash., on Monday to go
on active duty with the army.
Niles spent three years at Hick
am field, Hawaii, and returned
here last May. Since that time he
has been employed as a traffic
survey statistician by the state
highway department. He is the
son of Mrs. Ethel N. Niles.
"ZOOKS LIKE WELL HAVE TO STICK TO ONE
OF THE THREE LOWEST PRICED CARS. .
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Coming Even Is
Ohio State picnic dinner,
February 10, A r g o hotel, 7
p.m.
Feb. 12 Salem Kansas club
at 248 North Commercial
street, 8 p. m.
Feb. 18-20 S t a t e convea
tion, Oregon Farmers Union.
Feb. 27 Youth rally to hear
Dr. -Dan Poling at Salem high
scbooL
Mar. 14, IS High school
forensic tournament at Willam
ette university.
Bicycle Hit by Cm A bent
rear wheel was the only damage
suffered by Dean Hanley's bicy
cle when it was hit Friday af
ternoon by an automobile driven
by Lowell Gelger. 1587 North
Winter street. Dean, 16, waa un
hurt and was taken from the
scene of the accident, the 1300
block on North Winter street, to
his home at 1790 North Winter
street.
Both business and government
are in need of competent young
men and women. The advantage
is usually with those who act
promptly. Get this through train
ing in an accredited school Cap
ital Business College.
Dog Shot E. K. Stewart, 2250
North Fourth street, reported to
city police that he found his dog
near the Oregon Electric tracks
wounded in the chest with a
rifle or pistol bullet. The dog is
under treatment in a veterinary
hospital.
Safety of your savings is insured
at Salem Federal, 130 S. Liberty.
Attempts Entry Frank Pike,
1565 Madison street, found one
window screen off and another
cut when he returned home Fri
day night, he told city police. En
try was not gained, both windows
being locked.
Are you really competent to hold
that job you are looking for? If
not, get that feeling of "self-con
fidence" which one has after
training at the Capital Business
College. Investigate the opportu
nitles It offers.
Earphones Stolen Daniel O
Hammon, KIngwood drive. West
Salem, reports to city police the
Government Jobs Open Com
petitive . examinations listed by
the United State civil service
commission Include those for
government apprentice printer.
beginning at 40 cents per. hour to
be Increased to $1.02. per hoar
upon the last year of successful
apprenticeship: radio " inspector,
12600 per year; staff dietitian,
$1800; and a gaa cutter or burner
for the purpose of filling existing
and - future .vacancies at Puget
Sound navy yard, Bremerton,
Wash. Full Information may be
secured at the Salem- postoffice.
Revere, movie, cameras and pro-
ectors, compare them. Henry's
Photo Shop.'
Entertain Students President
William Tbomaa and other - of
the Willamette university student
body presented a program at Pa
cific university Friday - morning.
in return for a recent aasembly
staged here by a Pacific group.
West MeWaln of Salem was mas-,
ter. of ceremonies. Jewell Minler
of Salem sang, accompanied by
Dorothy Miller of McMlnnville.
Wendell Johnson of Grants Pass
played the violin. Ray Short of
Emmett, Ida., sang and accom
panied himself on the guitar.
Woodmen Plan Supper Sa
lem Camp 118 Woodmen of the
World will hold a no-host supper
Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the ban
quet room of the Fraternal tem
ple. Regular lodge meeting will
be held at S o clock, to be follow
ed by cards and a social hour.
Hats styled and remodeled. Dena
Mack, 125 New Bligh Br. P. 7590
Receive Word of Death Mrs
L. E. Gilkey, 657 South Liberty
street, received a telegram- Friday
telling of the death of her sister,
Mrs. Belle Lawrence of Santa Ana,
Calif. Mrs. Lawrence waa a for
mer resident of Oregon and had
visited In Salem last August.
Special Service Held Dr.
Menzles, who has spent 40 years
as a missionary to India, will
speak today at the First Christian
church in Woodburn. Motion pic
tures of the mission field will be
shown.
Suits, coats and dresses custom
made, Dena Mack, 125 New Bligh
Bldg. Phone .7590.
Boy Miscing Mrs. C. C.
Schultz, route 6, reports to city
police that her brother, Wayne
Ebright, a young boy, left hi
home at Chatworth, Calif., Sun
day and has not yet arrived here,
PTA to Meet The Richmond
theft of a set of earphones from school Parent-Teacher asociatlon
an airplane at the Salem muni- will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m
cipal airport. 1 at the schoolhouse.
Elected Delegate HIM LCUa
McDonald, BN superintendent
of - Salem' General hospital ha
been chosen delegate . at large
from. Salem to attend the 15th
annual convention ot the Asso
ciation of Western hospitals in
San Francisco, -March S to 6.
Prlv. money any amt. on good' sec
Abrams 4t Ellis. Masonic Bldg,
No Practice Monday The Sa
lem T Gleemen double quartet will
not practice Monday night because
of the community concert. C. A.
Kelts announced Saturday. .The
entire group will practice as usu
al Tuesday night.
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To Speak at Clnb Dr. P. O.
Riley,' associated in the secretary
of state office, will .address a
Townsend meeting Monday even
ing at 7:30 at the Leslie Metho
dist church. The public Is invited
to this, meeting.
For watch and clock repairing
H. T. Love, 141 S. Liberty.
Order Police Car Purchase
of a Chevrolet coupe equipped
with a police radio was authorised
by the West Salem council at a
special meeting Friday night. Sev
en bids were ' received by City
Recorder R. E. Pattlson.
CoJtditkm Improved Scott W.
McCIellan, 204 5 South Cottage
street, is confined to the Salem
Deaconess hospital, with pneu
monia. Attendants report that he
had a "fair" day Saturday.
Now Is the time for weatherstrip.
We have It. Ray L. Farmer Hard
ware company, 115 S. Comml
Home for Weekend Don Ellis.
employed at the Seattle Boeing
Aircraft corporation plant in
"flying fortress" assembly, is
home for the weekend.
Tires Stolen City police said
Saturday that two tires were stol
en Friday night from the service
station at Commercial and Mis
sion streets.
Personal help for amateur photog
raphers, Henry's Photo Shop, 439
State.
Held by Police George Giles,
2275 North Front street, was ar
rested by city police Saturday on
a charge of drunkenness.
Boy Scouts Begin
iWedk Celebrafaoii
Mobilization Call Sees
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gan celebrating Saturday the 31st
anniversary of the movement la
the United States. National Boy '
Scout week started , Friday. Nu
merous hurches . in! Salem are
having troops attend i services In
a: body t&ls morning. I i
. i Mobilisation, which the f boys -knew"
wat coming sometime dur
ing the week, brought out 147
scouts Of -the Cherry. City district
Saturday morning . about 19:30.
They assembled at Marion square
and marched to th'e Grand theatre.
where Irl McShfTry, ; Red ,Cros
disaster director, spoke on the
value of mobilization for an emer
gency. ! : :
' Harry W. Scott, council presi
dent, welcomed the boys, and Boh
Day of the scout 'office told of
plans for summer camp. Troop
four of Salem and IS offWett
S&lem had 100 per cent attend
ance, i ' i - - 1
Council Executive R. R. Rnddl
man announced " that February
court of honor will be Wednes
day night? at the chamber of com
merce. Robert Lange of the Salem
20-30 elb will .-preside. Gerald
Mason, member pf the state pa
role board, irftl be the speaker.
Walnut Shipper Fined
Robert Grobe, Lebanon walnut
shipper, was fined a total of 1160
on three counts February by
Federal Judge McColloch tor vio
lation of the federal marketing
agreement program. G robe's pay
ment of fine on two counts was
suspended, conditioned on hi
compliance with terms of the mar-
Wolan's Wedge
By FRANCIS GERARD
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have that Englishman' butting In
now! Or krould he? 1 f
. Kloffer pulled nervously at his
cigarette . . Could the fellow be
used? Cosld he somehow turn his
Intrusion to good account? Rath
er doubtful. Kloffer knew a 'great
deal about Meredith and the lat
ter reputation. And i Wallenf el
wanted him eliminated.
Well,' the thing would have to
be done-' a" great deal more subtly
than with that poor Blatter.
Might get away with the "uicid"
of an obsecurity like him. but this
man Meredith was dif teres Re
tired superintendent ot the Met
ropolitan police, too. All Scotland
Yard would go prying' Into It un
less the thing were absolutely detection-proof.
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(To be continued j
keting program throughout a pro
bationary; period pf one year.
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Obituaries
Martin
In this city, Thursday, Febru
ary 0. Joseph Martin, aged 71
years, late resident of 1145 Sagi
naw street. Husband of Jennie A.
Martin and father ot Hugh Al
bert Martin of Redmond, Rodney
J., and Claude W. Martin of Sa
lem; also survived by several
nephews. A member of the IOOF
lodge for 60 years and employed
by the Salem water department
for 48 years. Funeral services will
be held in the chapel of the W. T.
Rigdon company Sunday, Febru
ary 9 at 1:30 p.m. Rev. H. C.
Stover will officiate, and ritual
istic services by Chemeketa Chap
ter No. 1 IOOF. Concluding serv
ices Pioneer cemetery.
Daily
Ace William Daily, infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. Asa Daily. 480
Evergreen avenue, Salem, Febru
ary 6. Survived also by sister,
Lila Mae: brother, Asa Rufus,
and grandparents, Mrs. Fannie
Daily and Mr. and Mrs. Rufus
Greene, all of Salem. Graveside
service will be held Monday, Feb
ruary 10, at 2:30 p. m., at IOOF
cemetery. Clough-Barrick com
pany In charge.
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SO manjr popple stm think Olds
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If yoa'n one' here' a tip. Take
a look at the tig, luxurious Olds
Special before you pay your money
for a de luxe model lowest-priced
car. YouTl find but little differ
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difference in cars. You 11 find you
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19 Years In Salem as Purveyors ef High Grade New Cars and the "Home of Good Used Cars1
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Gnnderson
Arthur Gundenron, of Lyons,
Thursday, February 6, near Ly-,
ons. Survived by widow, Mrs.
Thelma Gunderaon; two daugh
ters, Eunice, 6, and Lois, 3; par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Gnnder
son of Ladysmlth, Wis.; four
brothers. Rudolph and Chris of
Ladysmlth, Wis., Robert and
Carl of Hawkins, Wis.; five sis
ters, Mrs. L. W. Lepley and Mr.
L. L. Guthrie of Salem. Mrs. Or-
ville Mlnke of Forks. Wash.. Mrs.
Stan Johnson of Detroit, Mich.,
and Miss Ida Gnnderson of Evan-
ton. 111. Burial will be In Lady
smlth. Wis. Funeral service
Sunday. February 9. at S p.m.
from Clough-Barrick chapel. Rev.
P. W. Erikaen officiating.
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Sarah Elizabeth M Inker, 77.
passed away at her home. 205
North 23rd street. Salem. Ore..
Friday. February 7. She had made
her home in Salem for the last
30 years. She was a Gold Star
mother. - Her husband preceded
her In death last May. Funeral
service will be held In the Ter-
wIHIger-Ed wards Funeral home
Monday. February 10. at 10 a. m.
Interment will be in Belcrest Me
morial park. Rev. Fields will of
ficiate.
Jennincs
At the residence', Methodist
Old People's home, 1(25 Center
street, Saturday, February t,
M t s a Grace Adelaide Jennings.
Sister ot Miss Helen Augusta Jen
nings of Salem and Mr. M. J.
Weakley ot Cleveland Heights,
Ohio. Funeral services will be
held In the chapel of the W. T.
Rigdon company- Monday, reDru-1
ary 10," at 3 p.m. Rev. C. C Rar-
Ick will officiate. Concluding ser-
Tices In City View cemetery.
Peterson .
Victor E. Peterson, at a local
hospital February 8. Shipment
made to Medford for services and
Interment by Clough - Barrlck
The United States National Bank,
of which tg Branch is an integral
part, is proud of the
record it has made in its
fifty years of service
proud to have attained
the position as the lar
gest banking institution
in Oregon as the
forty -ninth largest in
the entire United States.
RECORD OF DEPOSITS
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It has endeavored through this
half-century to serve to tie full
measure of its responsi
bilities to the state
and its development, to
enterprises which axe
entitled tojencQurage
. ment and cooperation,
and to the depositors
who have4 entrusted
their money to tHo
bank's safekeeping.
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