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To Resume Service at
Buena Vista Crossing
By Winston II. Taylor
! ' - Asst. City Editor, The Statesman
Another historic Oregon ferry crossing will go into discard Mon
day, as the new Independence bridge over the Willamette river is
dedicated. But the ferry itself will continue in use at a new location.
The Independence ferry which was built five years ago will be
towed soon to Buena Vista crossing, eight miles upstream.
- Marion county court reports that the Buena .Vista ferry hull, built
In 1937 and nearly worn out, will
be, broken up for salvage.
The Buena Vista crossing, also
historic though the date of its
starting is unknown, is less active
than that at Independence, with
possibility that its use will de
crease due to the convenience of a
bridge.
An independence ferry was op
erated as early as July, 1853, when
Marion county court licensed John
Leabo. Earlier in the same term
of court action had been taken
toward location of a county road
from Salem "to the ferry landing
opposite to the town of Indepen
dence." Licensed by County
Prior to 1907 the operation was
by private parties licensed by
Marion and Polk county courts.
On Aug. 20, 1907, the license went
to the city of Independence, with
the county to pay it $300 annually
so it could maintain a free ferry,
rather than a toll operation.
In 1916 the two counties took it
upon themselves to own the fer-
nes ana to mre operators. fout
has actually run the Independence
ferry and Marion the Buena Vis
ta, with costs split equally.
Six-Car Capacity
Both craft at present are of six
car capacity and are electrically
powered. They operate from 6 a.
m. to 10 p.m., with longer hours
at times during hop harvest sea
son. County Commissioner E. L. Ro
gers, who was a county road fore
man and built the Buena Vista
ferry cabs in 1937, said that cross
ing has traffic comparable with
Wheatland ferry, which carried
25,338 autos and 8,111 trucks in
1949.
Oldest ferry in this area is at
Wheatland, in use since 1842. Oth
ers crossing the Willamette to and
from Marion county have includ
ed Hall's ferry three miles down
stream from Independence, vari
ous craft at Salem until late in
the 19th century, one near St. Paul
and one from Spong's landing to
Lincoln.
After Monday, Wheatland and
Buena Vista will be the sole survivors.
Salads are rated as valuable
suppliers of vitamins and miner
als.
If Your Dog Fails to Check in at
Night, CcdlPoundmaster Wilson
By Charles Ireland
Staff Writer, The Statesman
If your dog fails to come home for his biscuits some night, the
chances are he's had a run-in with Bill Wilson. (Picture on page
one.)
As Salem's poundmaster and dog control, officer, Wilson has the
entire city for his beat It's a chore that sends him on three to thirty
trips a day tracking down complaints on stray dogs and an occasional
dog bite.
But Wilson says the dog-catching
business has changed since
the Keystone comedy days when
"Fatty" Arbuckle chased mutts
with a net on a long stick while
tearful-eyed kids looked on.
While Wilson takes about 100
dogs a month to the city pound
(near the airport), he doesn't take
them away from children.
"Believe me," he said, "there's
nothing more American than a
bunch of dirty-faced kids with a
dog trailing along behind them."
Wilson succeeded Joe Irish as
pound master four months ago.
Demand Equals Supply
It seems the demand for stray
dogs in Salem is about equal the
supply. So many persons come to
the pound to get a dog that its
population seldom exceeds the 24
that were in the city kennels Wed
nesday. "I don't release a dog to a non
owner without trying to notify its
master, though," Wilson said. And
he doesn't release unlicensed dogs
until notice has been posted for
week at the city hall
First Come,' First Served
' After that it's first come, first
served on payment of the $2 im
pounding fee except for known
chicken- and sheep - killing dogs
which Wilson won't release.
He considers it impossible to
quit these dogs of their lethal
traits, and says there's truth in the
old taw you can t teacn an old
dog new tricks."
Tve had to destroy IS or 20
dogs this fall that were injured
or diseased," Wilson said. Most
that went to the gas chamber suf
fered the dog diseases most com
mon in Salem distemper, mange
and pneumonia.
A few cases of ringworm crop
up here. Wilson said four children
got it from the same dog in the
only ringworm case he investigat
ed last month.
Shrubs Damaged
But most of the complaints Wil
son gets come from householders
whose lawns or shrubs have been
damaged by a dog on the loose.
Several children are bitten by
dogs in a typical month, but Wil
son said there is no known rabies
in Salem nor elsewhere in Oregon
at present.
While Wilson doesn't take dogs
away from children, he does stage
frequent raids at schoolyards.
which seem to be a favorite romp
ing grounds for dogs.
"Lots of tramp dogs hang around
the playgrounds," Bill said, "and
I have to thin out the packs some
times." So far this season he has
staged three raids at Englewood
school, two at McKinley, one each
Willamette U.
To Serenade
Oregon, Hawaii
Willamette university will
nade the state of Oregon and the
territory of Hawaii today.
Occasion is the annual Christ
mas caroling of Willamette's glee
club in the rotunda of the state
capitoL It is set for 3 P-m.
The music and program by 11
Hawaiian students In the local uni
versity will be recorded for broad
cast later in the islands..
Students will be Interviewed by
Dave Hots of KSLM so that their
voices may be heard by parents
and friends in Hawaii at Christ
mas time. A new feature this year
at Grant and Highland.
And with the holiday near. but.
be BUI will have to stage some
more raids to keep a stock on
hand for the Christinas rush.
After all, what can you buy for
two bucks that would make the
kiddies happier than a wet-nosed.
noppy-eared pooch 7
Is an arrar cement wt9i KfOA of
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of Interviews with Daren tx of
students. This wi!l fe amt '
for presents Uoa over KIM.
ucerpu irora boca broadcast
may also be broadcast nationwide
on the Ha wail Can."
show, local radiomen report.
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