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Salem Rotary Eiiiib9; 35 Old ears9 ; Stresses
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Charter
Member
Active
Service to the community of
Salem, with heavy emphasis on
youth activity, has characterized
Salem .Rotary Club since its
founding nearly 35 year ago.
Formation of a service club was
first taken up by a small group
of business and professional men
who met in September, 1919,
above Gile's Store. Among these
men were J. C Perry who be
came a charter member and re
mains active with the club; Har
ley White and Fred Thielsen.
: Others on the club's charter
list of November, 1919, were
Charles R. Archard, James Baum
gartner, C. P. Bishop, Walter T.
Jenks, Thomas B. Kay, C B.
Clancey, Frank G. Deckebach,
P. E. Fullerton, H. S. Gile,TE.
McCroskey, John H. McNary,
Charles G. Miller, Charles W.
Niemeyer, Oscar E. Price, Fred
erick W. Schmidt, Dr. B. I
Steeves, John W. Todd, Paul S.
Wallace and William S. Walton.
Became Club 572
The club became Club No. 572
of Rotary International - on its
Charter Day, Feb. 18, 1920.
The original membership be
gan meeting weekly on Wednes
day noons at the Marion Hotel,
and this today is the pattern of
meetings.
Boy. Scout sponsorship and
children's playgrounds became
two of the first activities.. Since
1920 the Rotarians of Salem have
sponsored a Scout troop. By now
' a Cub Pack and an Explorer Unit
also are sponsored. In 1935 the
club built the Rotary Scout hut
on Leslie Junior High grounds.
In 1920 Rotary set up children's
playgrounds near Lincoln School
and on 13th Street The club put
in $800 a year on this project and
encouraged the City Council to
take over the responsibility for
playgrounds. In 1928 the city did
so, appropriating its first $1,000
playground budget, .
Scholarships Offered
One of the biggest scholarship
programs sponsored by a service
club of its size has been develop
ed by Salem Rotary in its Wil
lamette University scholarship
program. Start of this dates back
to 1942 when the club started
raising funds through personal
i donations and money-raising ben
efits. Since then the financing
has become a general obligation
of the club's membership.
Under this scholarship pro
gram a worthy Salem High School'
scholar If selected each year lor
a fulL four-year scholarship to
Willamette. This means that us
ually the club has four of its
scholarship students a 1 1 e n ding
Willamette University in any
siven year.
In 1926 the Rotarians of Salem
furnished a Salem General Hos
pital ward at a cost of $675. Main
tenance of this ward became a
dub project, with subsequent do
nations made and a regular an
nual donation of $100 for the
ward since 1935.
.30 Committees Active
Much of the youth activity and
; other work of the Rotary is done
I by committees. At the start the
club had six committees: now
-' there are 30.
The club from its early days
: has worked to combat juvenile
delinquency, helping with guid
ance, parole responsibilities and
jobs. Camping programs and oth
er activities of the YM, YW,
Camp Fire Girls and Scouts have
been helped through the years.
Chemawa Indian School has re
ceived attention. In wartime a
Camp Adair recreation room was
furnished.
The Women of Rotary, or Ro
tary Anns, have also been active
in the Salem club and play an
important part in its activities.
Many Presidents Serve
Men who served Salem Rotary
as president, listed in . order,
were: "
John Todd, H. S. Gile, George
Griffith, John H. McNary, R. O.
Snelling, Thomas B. Kay, Fred
H. Thielsen, George L. Arbuckle,
R. E. Lee Steiner, William Me
Gilchrist Jr., W. L Staley, W. H.
Dancy, E. M. Page, William L.
Phillips, Earl L. Fisher, Walter
T. Molloy, Charles A. Sprague,
B. E. Sisson, .J. Lyman Steed,
Ivan Stewart, Paul T. Jackson,
Bruce Baxter, Ray Yocom, El
lis VonEschen, Tinkham Gilbert
William Hamilton, Roy Harland,
Robert L. Elfstrora, William H.
Baillie, Gardner Knapp, Harry B.
Johnson, L. O. Arens, Coburn
Grabenhorst J. A. H. Dodd, Ro
, bert D. Gregg and Reynolds Al
len. - Secretaries have been Thielsen,
Staley, Snelling, Eric Butler,
Knapp, Ervin Smith,' Robert
Fenix. '
British railway are using freight
cars with rubber buffers and
springs to carry fragile cargoes.
GREETINGS,
ROTARIANS
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The Statehouse group is to be on the route of a bus tour scheduled for this afternoon by the hundreds
of Rotary International members who are holding their 1954 district conference in Salem.
Rotary Club
At Woodburn
16 Years Old
BUtesnuin Newt ServW
WOODBURN The 55-member
Woodburn Rotary Club marked
its 16th anniversary this year. Its
charter was granted Jan. 6, 1938.
Two pet projects of the organ
ization have been the acquisition
end maintenance of six wheel
chairs and two hospital beds
which are made available to any
person requiring their use, and
the sponsorship of Cub Scouts.
Farmers Night and Ladies
Night are red-letter occasions on
the club calendar every year. 1
Present officers include Wil
liam f'Merriott t president: N. F.
Tyler, vice president; Pat Mc
Laughlin, secretary. i
Edgar Tweed and Frank Doer
fier will assume the presidency
and vice presidency, respectively,
in wuiy.
lines
Prepared
PROVIDENCE, R. I. (-Women
of Rhode Island's Kent and
Washington counties soon will
have the same privilege as mem
bers: of their sex elsewhere in
the 'state. The courthouses in the
two counties finally are going to
provide powder-rooms so that
they may serve as jurors at $10
a day. , ;
The women in the state's other
other counties have been doing
jury duty since 1934. Their courts
have; had feminine accommoda
tions.
There's Ncf
Kick in Milk
ujiACA, n. Y. i) There's no
kick in milk. That's one of the
reasons many Americans don't
drink the stuff, observes Prof. C.
M. McKay, Cornell University nu-
tntionist. t
OUier reasons are: j
1. The average person pays lit
tle attention to the nutritional val
ues. ' , ' !
2. A lot of people don't hke the
taste.- if
For those who insist on a "lift
from their beverages. McCay, re
commends mixing milk with tea
and coffee.
For those who gag at the taste
the professor suggests, flavoring
with chocolate or coffee or combin
ing with tomato juice, lemon juice
or Cider. Also, soured milk prod
ucts such as buttermilk and yogurt
may please the milk-hater, he
notes. J
ROBBERY TO MUSIC
WILMINGTON, N. C. MVTwo
men walked into. J. H. . Page's
roadside cafe 16 miles north of
here. One dropped a coin in a
juke box slot The other, stuck a
gun in attendant Jack Speir's
ribs! and took about $100 from
hint The juke box tune, "Rags
to Riches,? played on as both men
escaped. ' ' J
Sumatra, with an area of 182,
860 square miles has a population
of about 11 million people, t
yE HOPE YOU , WILU
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469 State Street s ?
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Smallest Park
This tree, located almost in the
middle of a street, is known as
the world's smallest municipal
park. It is on North Summer
Street in Salem and probably
will be a focal point of interest
i for Rotarians. y :--s
intents iri
Castle Rented
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DEVIZES, England (P) A re
tired scientist is convinced a lot
ot people would like to live in an
indent castle; if they could keep
warm and have electric lights and
running water besides. ; ; ;
' William fBeresford-Medlem has
converted the 11th Century,. De
vizes Castle, 88 miles from Lon
don, into four self contained flats.'
He plans to keep one for himself
Md rent
the other three for
$11.20 a week, each. i
"I have put on a new roof and
have blocked up some of the old
stone stairs," he said. "The moat
has been filled in." j
I And for those of a timd disposi
tion, Beresford-Medlem has one
additional inducement He guar
antees there are positively - no
ghosts. . .
Driving License
Suspensions , j
i. PHOENIX, Ariz. Arizona ex
pects to revoke or suspend the li
censes of : about 24.000 automobile
drivers this year. It is hoped the
crack-down will reduce traffic ac
cidents by 50 per cent 1 ;
"Motorists should know by early
summer that the state means busi
ness in trying to make Arizona
roadways ' safer for everybody,"
Said Charles Penn, " head - of the
State Highway Department's driv
ers license division. "By the end
pt the year they will be driving
well within the law, in general,
to keep their driving privileges.
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Botarians - -and Whros) ! to i Salomv'and fho
District 154 Conforonco. Como Back Often!
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Gonoral Shol Motal Work
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Election Held
At Silverton,
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Dallas Clubs
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40, with Harry Riches just recently
elected president to be installed in
early June. Riches, former Marion
County Agent, with headquarters
at Salem, now runs a large ranch
in Waldo Hills but retains his Ro
i tary membership at Silverton.
t Other I newly-elected officers art
Elmer Lorence, another fanner,
I ,vice president; Wren'Matheny, sec-
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reiarj" Xieonara ivepnan, treasur
er, and Herman Goschie and Aus
tin Sanford, directors. The club
meets each Monday noon.
Bomb Shelter
cted
ARLINGTON. TexJ OPV Arch
Riddle is building a steel and re
inforced concrete atom bomb
shelter on the side of a hill next
to his home in this city between
Dallas and Forth Worth. '
He says it should withstand the
worst kind of bombing.
"I guess my friends think" I've
flipped my lid," Riddle says, "but
I remember old Noah. He built an
ark and got by all right"
His shelter, costing $700, is be
ing built in a pit scooped out of
the hilL The exposed front wall
Is of concrete 20 inches thick with
two tiers of steel reinforcement
On top of the shelter Riddle clans
-j a aouoie garage.
Rail Depot
Mslde Home
! MANCHESTER, Iowa WVYou
would never think that folks 50
years ago bought railroad tickets
in the living room of Mr. and
Mrs. Les Fink's new home. The
home used to be the Manchester
& Oneida Railroad station. The
shortline railroad ceased opera
tion some time ago and the Finks'
bought the station. They moved
it a short distance up the aban
doned right-of-way and rebuilt it
into a ranch-style house.
The station's waiting room now
is a 25x14 living room, which has
a large picture window. Fink esti
mates she -saved at least 20 per
cent on the cost of his new home.
as compared with new. construc
tion. !
CLIMATE TROUBLE AGAIN
NEEDLES. Calif, l-Alfred Sny
der. high school principal in this
Mojave Desert town, and his fami
ly, returned from a visit In Penn
sylvania, coming back by way of
Florida. Any bad weather on the
trip? I "Yes." said Snyder, "it
rained constantly in Florida ,and
nowhere else."
The initial Rotary Club' estab
lished in Chicago in 1905 had
grown to IS clubs by 1910 and
the National Association of
Rotary Clubs was formed.
Two-thirds of all Rotary Clubs
are ia the United States.
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Rotary Strikes
fAt Communism
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from themselves and 'businesses
to the contemplation of giving, of
idealism and participation j with
others in a broader field of en
deavors. .'' " ; .-; : Hr :
A scratch beneath the surface
of Rotary's exuberance win dis
close as in the case of the Ki
wanis. Lions, Exchange, and oth
er: service! clubs that there
breathes .a seriousness of commu
nity responsibility- that J bursts
forth in an astonishing variety of
worth-while activities. ; .
Basis Voluntary
Rotary dubs are formed on a
voluntary basis. There are . no
p&id organizers. Every club is or
ganized by another club, and each
club has -a program, geared to lo
cal service which can be shared
by others. Seldom does Rotary do
anything. by itself. It permits no
club activity that has any connec
tion with I selfish gain. To un
derstand what Rotary is,' mem.
bers say its ideals must be lived.
i While Rotary's Senor Serrato-
sa Cibils emphasizes that the
idealism of Rotary the changing
of people's thinking and ; efforts
toward friendship and peace is
vastly more important than the
helpful activities it is able to car
ry on, they nevertheless are ira
pressive. f . c )' 1 '
Up front are the Rotary Foun
dation fellowships that are help
ing promote international under
standing. The spirit pi Rotary
shines in the happy faces of many
handicapped children who romp
each summer in such places as
the Sunshine Camp sponsored by
Diamond Digging Dying Out;
Prospectors Seek Uranium
By! ERIC ROBINS
CAPETOWN (INS) Diamond
digging is a dying occupation in
Africa today and the atomic age
has turned prospectors eyes
toward uranium. -
James J. Reid, chief clerk of
the Department of Mines in Pre
toria, reported that there is a
greater demand for Geiger Coun
ters than picks and shovels. Reid
said: i
"There was a time when the
diggers always hoped to find a
ortune lust around the corner
or a fabulous diamond to rival the
Callinan and Koh-i-Nor stones.
"But today, it is Geiger Coun
ers. ;-"iyT--'- if f.i--r
j "Only professional diggers are
allowed to peg claims in proclaim
ed diamond areas and most of the
diggers are turning to uranium
prospecting.
Recalls Figures
Reid recalled some of the ro
mantic figures who pioneered the
diggings when he was a mining
commissioner. He said:
"Perhaps the strangest charac
ter was "Two-Gun Bill Alexander,
an American citizen and uncrown
ed king of the Western Transvaal
diggings, lone , of the richest
strikes in South Africa at that
time.
He used to carry two revolvers
and was In the habit of firing
them in the air to summon a meet
ing of the diggers' committee of
which he was chairman
The names of the digging re
flected the hopes and doubts of
the diggers. Among the 25 in the
Cape were "Bad Hope," and "For
lorn Hope." '.?.'
There were 56 diggings in the
Transvaal, including Klipfontein,
where a 70 carat stone was discov
ered recently.
Spearheading the new "Urani
um rush" is Laurence Byerley, pi
oneer prospector who has spent
most of his 45 years discovering
gold, silver, diamonds, asbestos
and now uranium.
It was 1 Byerley's discovery of
rich uranium deposits in Rhode
sia that started a uranium boom
throughout the country, Byerley
said:
"I was one of the first prospect-
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the Rochester, N. Y Rotary
Club. It was seen in the big Get
Acquainted Day Enterprise, Ala.,
gave for thousands of soldiers
based at nearby Camp Rucker. It
is displayed in the happy under
privileged youngsters at a camp
established by the Rotary Club of
Sao Paulo, Brazil, and it is evi
denced in the workshlp program
Rotarians of various skills put on
for youngsters on Saturday morn
ings in San Francisco.
Myriad of Activities
Rotary activities on the inter
national scene take many forms.
Answering an appeal for assist
ance, Rotary clubs of Greater Mi
ami collected 18,000 pounds of
clothing for refugees in West
Berlin. A group of 28 Rotary
clubs in. Pennsylvania collected
60,000 pounds of clothing for Ko
rean children. Rotary has poured
out cash gifts to provide CARE
food packages for flood victims
in England, Chile, and the Neth
erlands. ) Where help is needed,
whether 1 from those suffering
fiom an earthquake in Greece, or
from a hurricane in the Fiji Is
lands, Rotarians have responded
generously.
As Rotary international con
templates its Homeric accom
plishments over nearly 50 years.
Rotarians are aware that their
organization's progress is contin
gent directly upon them individ
ually. Their practice of the Ro
tary ideals and pursuance of its
goals have established Rotary's
respected position today and will
-determine its future tomorrow.
ort to import a Geiger Counter in
Rhodesia and found my first ur
anium field almost by accident in
1931. My auto broke down be
tween Beitbridge and Bulswayo
and after fixing the trouble I de
cided to browse around the area
in case there was something
worth while to be found." V
"Lucky" Byerley noticed a flu
orescent sheen on some nearby
rocks which prompted him to
bring out his Geiger Counter. It
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siarxea cucsing iuriousiy.
He collected samples of rock
and experts confirmed they were
radio-active. -r
Second Belt
Vf Byerley went back to the spot
and pegged out . a claim to a ,50
square mile tract which today is
valued at more than $1,000,000.
Byerley was convinced that
Rhodesia was rich in uranium ore
and he worked out a theory on
the type pf country most likely
to yield it
A second uranium belt was dis
covered by Byerley last year and
is estimated to be worth as much
as $6,000,000.
Byerley is no "main-road dig
ger. In his constant journeys
throughout the country he has
tramped thousands of miles, often
disappearing into the bush for
months at a time.
Today, he is one of the coun
try's richest prospectors and when
not traveling the country rests at
his 6,000 acre farm which once
belonged to Cecil Rhodes, British
"empire builder in Africa. !
LOSES AT 100 TQ 1 ,
LOS ANGELES (A3) The pris
oner was glad the wallet he stole
from a sleeping man in a street
car had only $3 in it Judge Da
vid Coleman made the fijie $100
for every, dollar he stole, total,
$300.
CAT IS LIFESAVER - . CTlttlC J JV' ' A
RICHMOND, Calif. WVSweetie 1 1 wKEC I IlIW J. f . ' J
Pie saved 12 Hves, including Her g -:- , - , : - i " ' - ',1
own 9. When the house caught I " and : I '
fire the cat awakened 12-year-old 1 npf llflCUCC I" VI
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In a recent year, Rotary Inter
national consisted of more than
6,000 clubs with more ' than
300,000 members in 80 countries:
Greetings to
Visiting Rotarians!
LADIES . . . W Invite you to
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visit our stort. Wt know you'll
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ROTARIAN GUESTS-
Wt'ro reaching
. . . for a new
Jim Stone, Rotarian
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E. II. Bui-fell Co.
Sales and Service for Briggs-Stratton
-'and Clinton Engines
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Rotary International publishes
two official periodicals " The
Rotarian" (in English) and Eevis-
U Rotarian ia Spanish) .
NURSERY
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Seed Store
415 S. High
Rotarian , .
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Hospitality
and Fellowship!
BrydonV
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Hammond Organ Music at Monday
Banquet Courtesy of -
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CO M PA N Y
SALEM
Rotarians and Wives
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HAVE YOU WITH USl
ARTHUR STEIMONTS
Rotarian ;
I Convention Photographer
Steimonts Studio ;
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Rotarians of Salem y
Are Exceedingly Glad
to be Your Hosts for 7
the District Conference
WELCOME!
Robert C Burrell,
Rotarian -
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