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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1948)
I Mrs. Dink? Elected By Pringle Mothers PR INGLE Mrs Del H. Bink ley was elected president of the Pringle Mother club Wednesday. Other officers are Mrs W. G. Hig ginbotham, vice president; Mrs. Irvin Hill. secretary: Mrs. Mar lon Wiley, treasurer. Chairmen of committees named are Mrs. A. W. Kendrick, fund raising; Mrs. Donald Dawson, program; Mrs. j Preston Bohnstedt. membership; j Mrs T. O. A.hcroft. social. Mrs. Carl Bartruff and Mrs. George W. Sumpter were select- j ed to nte up the constitution; for the Hub Special meeting of 1 the club has been called for Tues-, day. March. 30, at 2 p m. at the choolhouse. 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Tha Statesman There are 25 Salems in the Unit ed States but there no longer is any doubt that the Oregon town is THE Salem in population , it has now surpassed its Massachus etts namesake and no others are even in the running Not that it yet has acquired the historic background of the east ern city which was founded by Roger Conant 322 years ago. But it has a rich western lore in a com paratively new country, and it has grown an estimated 33 per cent since 1940, compared with about 3 per cent for its "parent." Populations as of the first of this year are estimated at 46.904 and 43.500. respectively. The Sa lem, Mass., 43,500 is about what it was in 1930. It lost slightly in the 1930-1940 decade. Salem, Ore., has three times the j bonded debt of its eastern contem- i porary; 50 per cent greater postal I receipts; nearly four times the J mileage of paved streets; twice the number of churches; twice the number of theatres and it uses j almost 50 per cent more water. ! Salem, Mass., has about 10 perl cent more area than the. Oregon town; four times as many parks. I twice the park area; twice as , many hospital beds; three times the assessed valuation; a 50 per cent greater tax levy, and twice ' the personnel on its fir and police ' departments. Less Schools Her , Oregon's Salem has eight pub- , lie elementary schools, one high hool and two junior highs, com-' pared with the eastern city's 16 public elementary schools and one h:gh school. Public school enroll- ! ment totals 5673 for th Willam ette valley Salem, to 4018 for Sa-, lem. Mass. The latter city has the mott parochial students 2.315) compared with 884 Th total) teaching staffs In Salem, Ore , number 288. to 313 lor Salem. Mass . exclusive of commercial s hools and colleges in both cities Of the nation's 25 Salems, only , r.ine had more than 2.500 popula tion in 1940 These included, in add.tmn to the Oregon and Mas- j sar husetti cities, the Salems in ' Illinois (population 7319), India-: i a (3194). Missouri (3151). New Jersey (8613), Ohio (12.301). Vir gina (5737), and West Virginia (2571. The other 18 Safems arc in Ala bama, Arkansas, Iowa. Kentucky, Maine. Maryland. Michigan. Mori- 1 tana, Nebraska, New Hampshire. New Mexico. New York, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Wisconsin. j And then there is Winston -Sa- ! lem, N. C , of course, which can t quite qualify for the namesake list of the "City of Peace." It now 1 has a population well over SO,- ! 000. , Comparison List Following is a comparison be-1 tween the two Salems Oregon and Massachusetts 1940 population: Oregon 30,908; Mas., 41,312. j 1945 population: Oregon 38.000 I Time Oiangeth Size A fortnight ago. The Oregon Statesman sent a qnery to the Salem. Mass.. Evening News re garding comparative data on the two largest Salens In the nation. Back came a courteous letter providing tha requested statistics (on which Managing Editor Wendell Webb's story la an adjolatna eolnmn Is based), and after Webb's story was la type there arrived a story print ed In a recent issue of the east ern Salem's evening newspaper. This story, too. herewith is re published, without attempt at r -ordination, to provide added backg-reand to the long-standing friendly relations the two cities have enjoyed. (estimate); Mass., 42,833 (state census ) . 1947 population: Oregon 48,904 (estimate); Mass., 43,500 (esti mate). Area: Oregon 7 08 sq. mi.; Mass, t aq. mi. Altitude: Oregon 171 ft.; Mass 15 ft. Parks: Oregon 7; Mass. 29. Park acreage: Oregon 202; Mas. 438.68. Assessed valuation: Oregon $19, 663.721; Mass. $54,840,330. Tax rate: Oregon 24.7 mills; Mass 37 5 mills Bonded debt: Oregon $3,587,064; Mass. $1,043,500. Postal receipts- Oregon $600. 0O0; Mass. $420,000 Churches: Oregon 49, Mass. 24. Theatres Oregon 6; Mass 3. Hospitals: Oregon 2; Mass. 3 Hospital beds: Oregon 170; Mass 365. Public schools- Oregon 11 (8 elementary. 2 junior high, 1 high); Mass. 17 (16 elementary. 1 high). Public school pupils: Oregon 5673 (includes some from outside city limits); Mass 4018. Parochial schools Oregon 4 (884 student!-; Mass. 6 (2815 students). Total Teachers public and paro chial: Oregon 268: Mass. 313 Paved streets Oregon 96 ml ; Mass 29 4 mi Fire department personnel: Ore gon 52; Mas. 82 Police department personnel: Oregon 44. Mass, 92. In Populous Area Many of the figures, for proper analysis, have to be considered in the light of varying factors The eastern Salem is in a highly -populous area, just on the edge of Bos ton, its retail trade area, within a !6 mile rad.us, has a 200.000 population. It is a major manu facturing center, as well as a mecca for north shore" summer visitors. George W. Memmott of the Sa lem, Mass , Evening News, who provided Th Statesman with considerable of the data regard ing his home city, says the Indian name for his Salem is "Naum keag." which "still is in common use." (Salem. Ore , once was called ' Chemeketa '). The musk-ox, confined to th northern parts of North America, are suited for domestication, pro ducing milk equal to the cow and valuable wool. Bay City Paper Faces Facts Unflinchingly; Comparison Detailed SALEM, Mass., March IS-(Special )-The following story appeared last week in the Salem Evening News: "It'll come as shock to many a loyal resident of this city, but a fact's a fact and they'll just have to swallow their pride and Like it. "The fact: "Salem, Mass., is no longer the largest Salem of th 18 in the United States. "The honor goes now to Salem, Ore., population, estimated 46, 904 in 1947. The Witch city's pop ulation in the state census of 1945. last counting of heads here, was 42.833. "If it's any consolation, popula tion of th area that people of this city call Greater Salem a name that is gall to the Inhabi tants of the other sovereign com munities so lumped together is considerably greater than the 69, 603 in the Oregon city's metro politan area. "But Massachusetts Salemites really can't take credit for th existence of Beverly. Peabody, Marblehead and Dan vers that brings the five-community total above 100,000. "Th two Salems are not total strangers. Back in 1926, as a fea ture of the Bay State Salem's ter centenary, a team of debaters from Salem High school took a trip to th Oregon city and at the same time a team from the northwest city's high school came here to test the forensic talents of the Witch city's stay-at-home team. Inci dentally, the Oregomans were Declared the Winners in each contest. "It was around that time, too, that the Siiucy Salem. Ore , Cham ber of Commerce pulled the legs of a good many Massachusetts Sa lemites with a proposal that this Salem change its name. It had be come irksome to have their fair city forever confused with a back ward littl community in Massa7 chusetts, th Oregomans wrote, urging the original Salem to adopt another name. "The furore that propwjsal arous ed among th Indignant citizenry of this city, before it sank in that it was a gag, resounded all over th country. When finally the red faces of Salem, Mass, had re gained their natural hue their owners entered into the spirit of the thing and helped keep the press of the nation supplied with many a good story. "No, the two Salems. Art Not Strangers "Oregon's Salem, the state cap ital, is sharing an unprecedented growth on the west coast and is experiencing some severe growing pains in the process. The News has been advised by Wendell Webb, managing editor of the Oregon Statesman. Salem daily paper. Mr. Webb apparently is unaware of the fact his city has outstripped this Salem in population. "It (meaning his city) apparently now approximates your own popula tion," was th way he put it. "The Massachusetts Salem is a mite larger in area (8.2 square miles) than Its Oregon counter part (7.06 square miles). Out there they've got a council-manager form of city government may or, seven aldermen and a city manager while here we do with out a manager and have four more aldermen or councillors. . . . "Out there they've got a col lege, Willamette university, co educational founded in 1842 and having 1200 students and 64 teachers. The best the Bay state Salem can offer In higher than th secondary educational level is the Salem State Teachers college, also co-educational, founded in 1854 and having an enrolment of 422 with 28 teachers . . . "Salem. Ore, is considerably farther from the Nearest Larger Town (Portland. 50 miles north) than is Massachusetts' Salem, which has Lynn at its back door and Boston only 20 miles away. "If you were a crow and flew due east from Salem, Ore., think ing you'd land in or near Salem, Mass., after you'd gone 3500 miles or thereabouts, you'd bo fooled. You'd land in Bangor, Me. The reason is because Oregon's Salem is up near the 45th degree north latitude, while the Witch city is about at the 43 mark . . ." Lutheran Choirs Plan Good Friday Service SILVER TON Members of Trinity choir drove to Monitor Thursday night for a joint re hearsal with the Lutheran choir there. Both choirs were directed by Martin Rostvold. Th two choirs will sing at the Good Fri day night service at Trinity in Silverton when members of Im manuel and Calvary Lutheran i churches will be guests of Trinity. I Next Thursday night the Monitor 1 group will come to Silverton for '. a Joint practice with Trinity. Bible Class Is Held After School in Home PR INGLE A children! Bible class is being held every Monday after school at Mrs. Leroy John sons. Mrs. John Cat trail li confined to her home with influenza. Mrs. Donald McDowell has re turned from Salem General with her son Gary. In man Charged with First Degree Murder PORTLAND. March IS -7P) Arnold (Bud) Inman, 35-year-old Portland golfer accused of killing his business partner In a fight, was indicted on a first de gree murder charg Friday. Everett L. Keith, 40, Inman's partner in a service station, was killed March 3 and dumped in a slough. Stayton IT A Meeting To Be Held on Monday STAYTON The Stayton PTA will meet Monday, March 15, at the high school auditorium at 8 p.m. Mrs. Agnes Booth .Marion county school superintendent, will be present to explain some school , legislation pending which concerns ' new school district boundaries. I Color travelogu pictures of Mexico win De snown. 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