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90th Anniversary Edition
Homemakers Rest at
Hecreatiosi;;
Camp
tlon 0 Vfion State college, are
hep eac year in many coun
ties, and some women have been
going every year, not only I, for
the short vacation but at least
one woman -learns new ideas w T
each year for making Christmas ,f.T
Clubhouse Is
Achieved
By MRS. C. A. LYNDS
Statesman Correspondent ' . .
4 , VMan works, from sun to sun -but woman's work is never..,
done"- so runs the family tradition. Of recent years, there has
Crown a plan where mother gets a break. Not by going away to
visit cousin Sue, and taking along all the children;; and the re
sponsibilities that go with them, but by going, out and being a,
carefree person to do just as she pleases for a few days.
Such is the life at the home -
makers' vacation camp, which
Marion county, was fortunate
enough to have though for the
first time this last year. For ap
proximately three weeks : var
ious neighboring , counties took
turns of four to five days each
at Smith creek area near Silver
Creek falls for camps. -Many
Types Attend .
Homemakera from all walks of
life were among those attending.
There was the young mother,,
finding that ; being away from
the toddlers a few days gave her
new energies upon her .; return;'
the older mother who discovered .
that her few days away from ,
the family made the home folk
realize how much work there
was for mother to do. Yes, there
were several grandmothers, who
found new ears to listen to the
cute things the young grandchild
had done.
Upon arriving at the camp,,
one was assigned to her place
in one of the several cabins hous
ing two " to four persons each.
Some came by groups from the
same ' community. Others came
alone, but they were soon among
friends. There was little loiter
ing as the crisp-mountain air
and aroma of good food pre
pared by someone else whip
' ped up an appetite for all. How
good that first meal was not
having to worry about planning
for it, nor about dishes, to do
afterwards.
Typical Day Described
A typical day at camp started
with the rising gong at 7:30. In
spite of the many intentions of
"sleeping-in," there were usual
ly no vacancies at the breakfast
table at eight.
Yes, mother came up to camp
for a real rest and do Just what
she pleased do nothing at all
if she liked, or read books ga
lore supplied by the state li
brary, even having an opportun
ity to hear Miss Long, state li
brarian, outline the best books
to be read. Several women
around camp were found doing
that very thing just resting?
Others of la more active na-.
ture found every minute of the
day taken up, and the days not
long enough to do all the things
that could be done. Basketry
was taught, and many chose to
make some article to take back
home .Some chose to work with
metal arts, and made bracelets,
tepewterplateswi'i:atK-A
new art to many was that of
textile pictures, which were
made by pasting together bits of
cloth for the color in the picture.
A rest period usually followed
the lunch hour at noon.
There were hikes and wan
derings in the woods and an in
viting concrete swlmnamg' pooC
for those who liked physical ex
ercise. .-:
An added attraction was the
plenty of hot and oold water
tor showers and laundering fa
culties. . After the dinner hour at six,
with, its fun and singing, came
the inspirational vesper services
held beneath nature's canopy of
green in the woods at dusk. This
was followed by the fireside pro
gram 'about the big bonfire,
where" different groups put on
the entertainment which closed
the day's program;
- One forenoon was given over
to a four-mile hike, starting at
the north falls and reaching the
south falls in time for a picnic
lunch which was ready and
waiting on arrival.
The last day found the family
- coming up for dinner and tak
ing a new mother back home.
Perhaps one who got the most
nut iha pmn ura ft mother
of moderate means and of eight
children; yes, and she has a
grandchild. The Summer camp
;,was the first time she had ever
I been able to be away from' her
family. , ' '
The cost of the camp was kept
down to a price within the aver
age pocketbookj and many came
by paying part of their expenses
withj produce making it a va
cation opportunity lor 'those
most needing it
These camps, under the di'rec-
Stay ton Boasts
Many Lodge
Members
STAYTON More lodge
members per capita than any
other community in the state is
the claim of Stayton. Local resi
dents, who, according to their
own claim "worked like every
thing to scare up 1000 popula
tion for last year's census" sup
port active Masonic, IOOF,
Knights of Columbus and For
' eSter organizations.
, American Legion , and auxil
iary; the Woman's' club, Lions,
chamber of commerce, Parent
Teacher association, Catholic,
Baptist, Methodist and Christian
churches are well supported.
By VIRGINIA HAMMER
Statesman Correspondent -
NORTH SANTIAM .Very
. small and no more prosperous
than the average, this commun
ity lying along the North San-
, tiam river five miles west of
Stayton possesses what residents
of many a wealthier district
lack and would like a club
house!
Not yet complete, the 24x24
building was put into use in
January. It was built and is
owned by the Jolly Neighbors
club, an organization formed by
women of the community in
1919 after a Red Cross unit had
been , dissolved, and by the
Dramatic club, founded in 1937
by a group of young people.
Lease Given
A 99-year lease on a piece of
ground lying in the center of
the commurty nd only a short
distance frfm the school, given
by C. P. Scof ield, made possible
the realization of a dream" long
discussed by the older club.
Money for the structure was
raised by dances, plays, pro-..
grams, candy sales, dinners,
quilts, bazaars and grab bags.
After almost two years of such
efforts, the lumber was ordered
, early in 1940. When the shell of
the building had been com-
pleted, farm work interfered,
but winter found club volun
teers back on the job. Funds
are still being raised and fin
ishing touches will be added
without delay.
Blossom Picture
Valley fruit trees at their
loveliest, as they w 1 1 1 be
. viewed by thousands of .mo
torists today, were "caught
by the state highway depart-.
meat's roving: photographer.
Transferred to the cover of
this section of The States
man's nineteenth anniver
sary edition, they .may long
serve as a souvenir of the
fruitful mld-WUUmette valley.
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