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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1949)
. f. ? .'- 18 The Statesman. Salem. Oregon. Friday. October 7. 1943 On What to See in State House Gidde Reports i .-on Br Conrad G. Frsnre '.. 1 Staff Writer. T Statm 'i Tmirista who are flockin toTthe Salem area annually in ever- Increasing numbers bring with them some peculiar notions,? according to James McGilchrist, tourist guide at the state capitol building. - One tourist, who came all the way from Connecticut,? had been Informed by an eastern tourist agency to visit the "state house and ' the Bush Arboretum.- Not a word had been told this tourist, said McGilchrist, of Oregon's thous ands of other attractions. Amazed at Scenery Many travelers from the east and midwest are amazed at Ore gon's "scenic beauty arid outdoor recreation when they arrive. But usually" they haven't allotted them selves enough time to linger, said McGilchrist. Recently the travel bureau of the state highway department said tourist 'revenues this summer' in Oregon had reached an all-time peak f $110,000,000 or 19 per cent above last years figure. up when "winter" tourists began to come in. ) Arencles Misinformed A crying need, said McGil christ, i is more specific informa tion about Oregon in the east and midwest. Many eastern travel or ganizations, ignorant I of this state's blessings, book tourists for about ! only two days each in Washington and Oregon and for 10 dajrs in California, "Many of them," said McGil christ, "feel that the situation should be reversed. And each year finds more and more tour- Several local auto courts and j ists : heading to Oregon lor a hotelsj indicated their tourist bus! ness was on a par witrHat year's bu, above any pre-war year. . Records from Sam Boardman, state park superintendent, how ever, 1 show that the 170.000 vis itors tip Silver Falls park this sum mer is "substantially above" last year's figure. 1949 Business Up McGilchrist &id that the vol ume of busirtess which he handled this year is easily 20 per cent above last year. He not - only conducts tours through the capitol building but and this is his biggest iob he routes! tourists through the rest of the state. Thev come to the capitol because they have been advised to and McGilchrist takes over from there. His office in the .stjate hou is a reservoir of information of all kinds on all sec - tions pf the state. DunrTg a peak day this sum mer, Said McGilchrist. he routed 87 cars to other sections of the state fend catered to 1,000 indi vidual visitors. Many Canadians Residents of . Canada form a large I part of our tourist trade, McGilchrist stated..! One reason that Canadians may take $150 with then into the United States this year. Previously they had been allowed only $15 each. Visitors from Switzerland, Eng land, Australia, Hawaii also are Included in the day's run. Many visitors, especially Canadians, ex pressed disappointment that local restaurants did not serve fresh , fruits (and vegetables this sum mer. Currently the visitors to the capitol: and to the -rest of the state passing through McGil christ' office, total about a dozen ' daily.. Within a month, though, he said the trade will again pick longeri vacation. Salvation Army Offers Youth Recreation Craft classes and ji recreation each Saturday .from 1:30 to, 9 p.m. .for " all interested Salem young people were announced this Saturday by Salvation Army officials. The prdgram will start tomorrow at 241 State st. in charge of Lt. - Barbara ; Somervell, youth director. The: classes will include wood carvidj, sewing, painting, dra matics and music. Recreation fa cilities have been enlarged to in clude three new ping pong tables in the upper hall and a shuffle board court in the basement. A period of supervised games is planned each week. There jwill also be a snack bar in the basement. One evening each month will be "party night." The program is an expansion of the citadel's former Friday after noon 'recreation. ... f -t t- t .r SalfenScliaal' News I Gilbert f ; Batesoa ". . . ! Tnrv n 6 Attorneys to Aid Legal Clinic Appointment., of local attorneys to aid in coordinating the work of the Marion County Legal Aid clinic? at Willamette university was announced Thursday, by E. O. Stadter, jr. of the Marion County Bar as-ociation.. On the committeeiare Donald A. Voting, chairman: Robert De ArmOnd. vice chairman: Pcery T. Buren, Walter S. Lamkin, Ralph Skopil and Clarence Wicks. School Cormpodtnt LESLIE JUNIOR HIGH Newly; elected officer of the orchestra at Leslie junior high are Laurel Herr, president; Glen na HalL! vice-president, Roberta Thurman,- secretary-treasurer; Benny NeaL sergeant-at-arms and Jon Hagen, historian. There I are 46 members in the orchestra, Officers of the advanced band at Leslie are: President, Bob Weiss; vice-president, "David Wright; secretary-treasurer, Ann Meeker;! sergeant-at-arms, Glen Hall; historian, Jeanine OHernJ librarian; Wayne Gibbons. ; Student Body Officer Elected as associated student body council representatives for this year at Leslie junior high, are Sharon Beard, Bill Warren, Nancy Sue Payne, Bob Clark. Arda Lien, Shirley Juran, Delores Davis, Betty Bishop, Elburn Lip-J pert. Bruce Johnson, . Sandra Smith, Patsy Snider, Pat Deeney, Larry Springer, Julie Miller. John Perry, Homer Olin, Philip Webb, Lorraine Ray,, Darlene Loosed Bruce Buckingham, Bob Schrader, Richard Simpson, Darlene Gard ner and Dean Quamme. Student body officers at Leslie junior high this year are: Presi dent, Patricia Deeney vice-presi dent. Patsy ' Snyder; secretary; Glerina Allmer; treasurer, Evelyn Anndrus; sergeant-at-arms, John Perry; yell king. Dean Quamme; song queen Julie Miller. SALEM HIGH SCHOOL j The community, chest drive got off to a good start at Salem high Thursday. Student council mem bers are taking up the collection in home rooms this week. A chart has been placed in the center hall to show the respective amounts given by the sophomore, junior, and senior classes. t r A "truth or consequences' as sembly ' was held Thursday noon to inform students of facts con cerning the drive. Merlin Schulze, student .body president, asked stu dents questions about the com munity ; chest. IT-they failed to answer them correctly, they had to pay the consequences. One of the funniest of the pun ishments was when Gordon Sloan shoved a dish of whipped cream into Jerry Graves face. t t Damages in Accident Case One suit, against the 'Journal Garage company of Portland was settled in Marion county circuit court Thursday and a new com plaint was filed against the same defendant, i : A jury verdict was filed against Beulah Carpenter after a three day trial in which she was suing the garage company for $25,000. . She had alleged that she incur red personal injuries due to-negli-gence of the company in a colli sion between their truck and a Pacific Greyhound bus Nov. 5, 1947. A similar verdict was returned against , Beulah Carpenter when ne sued toe-bus eoaPny aevermi months K- -j j "by Gerald tones' who asks Judg ment on damages totaling $42, 68S against the Journal Garage company for personal injuries he charges were incurred in the same acfident - Jones was the driver of the bus and claims he incurred mul tiple injuries of a personal nature that have reduced his earning powers by preventing him from working as a bus driver!. He said he earned $14.61 each day in that capacity. The accident that started the suits killed two persons and injur ed several others; A total of seven trials have been started in Marion county circuit, court and two oth ers in Multnomah county as result of the accident Two verdicts have been return ed against the bus company, one here and one in Portland. Two mi ir. iua vuk xs. court by the bus company. - " "'OtHlli If III. . "11 T It Kansas is the greatest -wheat producing state in the United States. ! '-.'-.! 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