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- By ALICE ROBINSON .
Statesman Correspondent -- ,
INDEPENDENCE Popularly nicknamed "Hopland," Independence Is the hop center of the
1 world.1 Once a year its population of 1372 shoots up with the addition of from 10,000 to 15,000
hop-pickers., .' v' 'Jr, '(;:trrli L;,-. ' rt '
Ji. sawmill running day and night joins with the hop industry in providing employment for
hundreds of men and women, but agriculture (including hop-growing) is the source of the lar
gest portion of the area's income. Dairy farming thrives in the vicinity.
Served by both bus and rail- ' . " , : : N ."' " ' ' ' ' ' ' " ''
road lines, and with excellent ' i - ';.", ;v-".-. .-i" : i-fiJA--..-:':
roads on three sides of the town,
the area's principal transporta
tion problem seems close to so
lution with the projection of
plans for the building of a bridge
over the Willamette and road
improvements on the river side
of the city. (
Set against green forested hills,
in a valley which is green the
year around, Independence lies
on the Willamette river 12 miles
southeast of Salem.
Recreation Minded
Probably the most outstanding
features of the town itself in ad
dition to its customary large in
crease in population during Aug
ust and September is its atti
tude toward recreation. While
the picking season is under way
the city celebrates with a "Hop
Fiesta." Hundreds of townsfolk
in the role of entertainers begin
the four-day celebration with
the coronation of a "Hopland
queen." Pageantry, sports and
carnival follow.
Independence is proud of its
outdoor stadium, the "Hop
Bowl," where all special events
and sports take place. Perma
nent field lights have been in
stalled, the field drained and
provided with recreational fa
cilities. Good Cattle Are
Products of
Perrydale
PERU YD ALE . First regis
tered Jersey herd in this com
munity was that of Frank Lynn
early in this century. Now, Levi
McKee, Dave Byerley, Annie
Vermillyea and George Woods
have large herds of purebred
Jersey cattle.
Andrew Campbell has one of
the finest registered Guernsney
herds in the northwest. Van
Well brothers raise Guernsey
cattle of the Campbell strain.
Other large dairies of good
grade cows are owned by Dick
DeJong, Jack DeJong, H. G.
Keyt and son, Kenneth, C. Van
Staavern and Van Otten broth
ers. Railways Serve
INDEPENDENCE Two rail
road systems serve this com
munity, the Southern Pacific
and Valley & Siletz.
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fKKSlDKNT The Indepen
dence. Hop Bowl centers rec
reation for the treat hop
growinr area. Robert Craven
is president of the organization.
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WORLD CENTER of the hop Industry Is the mid-Willamette val
ley, with more than two-thirds Of the hop acreare of the United
States. When picklni season commences scenes like this are fre
quent on sunny fall days; evenings .find thousands of harvesters
enjoylnr the fellowship of friendly "tent cities."
Hobby Into
Fishworms Pay Derby
By BEULAH CRAVEN
Statesman Correspondent
MONMOUTH When Ray
mond E. Derby, 54, lost his job
last fall he didn't take time out
to bemoan about it. For 20 years
he had transported Oregon Nor
mal school student teachers
from Monmouth to Independ
ence and return, every school
day. A change in the school's
transportation plans let Derby
out He immediately began look
ing for other wbrk.
Derby is physically handi
capped so could not carry on
a regular work program had
one been available. Be ean
not walk except, haltingly,
with crutches. He propels him-
den in a rubber-tired express
wagon. But he does have an
active Imagination. He knows
that the free man is one who
has work to do and does It,
daily,
Fond of fishing, he is success
ful as a boat fisherman after
someone helps him into a boat
is--gave-Ju-4uiUdeawJM
worms for bait are often diffi
cult to secure for immediate
use. H,e decided to start a fish
worm business. The little ' park
in our city is supplied by nature
with worms known as night
crawlers. Derby hired school
boys to catch worms at night
for him, paying 40 or 50 cents
a hundred. The boys did a thriv
ing business last fall filling or
ders for Derby.
In his large garage he built
4 boxes, of generous size. They
are screened at bottom so the
worms get air but cannot es
cape. Earth, dried leaves, wal-.
nut shells and other minutiae
.for making humus filled the
boxes, and the wrms were
planted in their new homes.
Now, he has 9 such boxes,
with approximately 2830
worms In each box. They
thrive on fats and; sweets.
! Derby secured printed" Infor
mation on worm culture from
Oregon State college, and
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Business
Real Dividends
other sources In Colorado and
California, and elsewhere, on
the feeding, care and propa
gation of fish worms. Be
grinds up lettuce, cabbage,
celery tops and such greens
and feeds his worms. They
are voracious consumers.
The turnover is rather rapid
since a worm becomes adult
enough to lay eggs in 3 months.
The eggs are laid in an enclo
sure somewhat like a capsule.
Derby fills orders on demand
at any time, in any amount His
venture has grown into a busi
ness, new here, but proof of the
fact that jobs may be created if
one really tries.
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Home of '
Cascade Brand Hams, Bacon, Lard, Meat Products
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Farmers and stock raisers all over this area have found the Valley Packing Co., on
the Portland rjbad, telephone 4158, in Salem, an excellent market for their livestock,
Such as cattle, hogs or sheep. They pay the highest market prices. , 4 1 ,
Discriminating food buyers everywhere have found that" Cascade TErand Hams, bacon,,
lard and other meat products,' are "the best that ,moneys can buy with quality y unsur
passed. ' , - 1 , - -
The Valley Packing Co. has a modern, sanitary plant and is one of the three packing
plants in Oregon that is government inspected.
: Community
Unites In'
Pageant "
RICKREALL A community
project unusual In scope and
size is the annual ' Christmas
pageant, which had Its begin
,ning here In the fall of 1938.
Seventy-five persons participate
in presenting the dramatic . pic
ture of the Nativity of Christ,
using community-owned perma
nent stage settings which excel
those of many city churches. .
Mrs. Lydia Wirfs, at that time
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"Hop Center of the, World". '
Invites you to the
8th HOP FIESTA
Aug. 28-29-30
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This ad by Hop Bowl Inc Uopland's Civic tody
chairman of the home eccnccrJca
committee of the local crr "3,
had the idea which resulted la '
undertaking of the pageant Kar
suggestion that Christmas r2"
eant in which the entire com
munity could participate was
taken to Mrs.. Paulina Judy,
principal of the grade school
' and president of the community .
, club.
. Committees Work . ,
Immediately the Idea was
" translated into . action, and ; a
; committee consisting of heads '
. of the organizations of the com
munity formulated tentative ..
plans and appointed seven sub
committees: Play and play-cast- -tag.
direction, music, stage, dec "
, orations, costuming and treats.
Using the Bible story of the
birth of Christ as theme of the
pageant was Mrs. Judy's Idea.
In this she received the coope
ration of the committees. :.
, Other Programs Continue '
Although groups of. school
children participate fat the pro
duction, the two schools also
have their own Christmas par
ties and Christmas programs fat
their various rooms. !
The activity has grown no
ticeably during the three years
of its existence. Working to
gether In its production are the
grange, community club, Ma
sonic lodge. Ladles Aid society
and the Sunday school.