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New Facilities Await Users of Salem Parks This Summer Statesman, Salem, Or., Sunday, June 12, 1955-Sec 1V-7 Germans Get Army Tips in United State I r.Hi mt OKI Some of the new features of! planted and the Pnngle Creek area has been cleaned up for picnickers. I - FRANKFURT, Germany tfl Five Defense Ministry officials, back from a tour of military train American soldiers are "trained to be tough" and that similar meth ods will be applied in training the Germans, with American instruct ors handling the first-cadres. He reported also the German cadet schools will be patterned after the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Salem city parks which will greet outdoor goers this summer - are shown on this page in pictures by Statesman staff photographer John Ericksen. At Enelewood. a wading pool ing centers in the united Mates, say they received valuable sug I : will be installed after the first of ''' -I.; next; month, and already; m oper ation there are a four-burner elec tric iaiit and new comfort station. gestions for raising the new West German army. . ; Extensive work during the last Former Col. Hellmuth Bergen- winter has given many of ihe parks somewhat of a new ap pearance and provided . more snacious facilities for picnickers. Picnic tables have been added at Pringle Park and Walter Wirth, superintendent of city parks, states that if all delegations planning to picnic will let his office know their plans, congestion at parks will be avoided. Delegations' plans will be filed and other groups will be told if space is available where they plan to go.; i gruen, who led the group, said 1 r? V- f r Picnic tables now total 175 at Bush Pasture and two shelters, one of which is pictured on this page, Special oHer at are ready for use. Each contains 12 electric burners., Several rose beds near the High Street side of the park have been City Pool, Playground Season Opens Monday i . "Hp TfaDice Marine Park is one cf the city's newest parks and is fast i f boaters, picnickers and swimmers like those shown above. (States- becoming one of the most popular. Warm weather brings a crowd I man jtaomj iriciure aisa on page one. j ii iii i i i ii i i in 1 1 jni ii i "i ii i 1 r i f - 44 In f i . V r i ... ' " Cement top am the Fab-mount reaervoir has been taraed into a tennis eoort area this year. Shown around one of the nets while a game progresses in the background are (from left to right) Barbara Boniface, Judy Pengra and William Brown. (Statesman Photo) V'- v Inn v - . . . r t v , ' 1 '!. P i If. I BUSS IMPROVE RAILWAY MOSCOW m The Soviet Un- on is working to modernize its railways to fulfill transport re quirements under Communis Party boss Nuuta S. Khrushchev s program for a boost in farm and industrial output. Viktor Garnyk deputy railway minister, said new locomotives and larger freight cars are in service and the length of electrified lines has been "in creased sevral times over pre war figures." thown Investigating the new electric burners at Ejiglewood Park are Jeff Alba da, 1065 N. 20th St (left), and David Snulora, 1033 . in au insiauauon oi a waning pwu is pianneu ior mc fi sometime after July i. (Statesman riw f ' Leston' W. Howell Donald Waggoner ; Charles Edwards er; Sidney Kromer, Leslie; Ray Comstock, head guard,! Olinger; Albert Milles, head guard, Leslie: Dave Anderson and Gail Dorr, alternates. Playground instructors: Doro thy Barlow, Highland; Marguerite Gilles, Englewood; Edna sting- leyj McKinley; Leona Tibbets, Olinger; Margaret Waite, Grant; Gail Lochead, West Salem; Jane Stowell, Richmond; Lola Russell, Garfield, and Vija Lietuvieus, Washington. - Assistant playground instruct ors: Carol Lee, Englewood; Lily Noble, Highland; tennis super visor, Del Ramsdell; junior base ball supervisors, games to be played at Olinger, Leslie, Wash ington and Bamck: John Dalke, at Leslie and Barrick; Fabian Nelson, Olinger and Washington, Supervisor of West Salem boys activities, Lou DeLoretto; soft- ball director, James Dimit VETS REHABILIATED WASHINGTON (UP) i-The Vet erans Administration said today that 93' per cent of the 150,000 World War n veterans treated for mental disorders have made out standing readjustments to civilian life. ! Salem's public pool and play ground season will open at 1 p.m. Monday, starting a daily schedule of swimming and other recreation for youngsters. The program continues until Aug. 28, sponsored jointly by Salem's ritv government and school dis trict Following the afternoon start on Monday, the swimming sched ule will be from 10 a.m. to p.m. weekdays and 1 to B p.m. Sun days at pools located at iLeslie Junior High and Olinger Park near North Salem High. After the 'abbreviated opening day, the play program for school age children at iu playgrounds will be supervised Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. A learn-to-swim program, spon sored by the Red Cross, will be held from July 11 through Z2. Registration will begin July 11 at pool sides. The instruction is free. Also, again this year, music in struction on all band" and orches tra instruments will be offered free of charge in Salem public schools, starting Monday. Northside classes will meet in the North Salem High School band room from 9 until 12 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri- davs: southside classes will be held at Leslie Junior High bcnooi art room from 1 to 3 p.m. Mon days, Wednesdays - and Fridays, At nest saiem school Westside classes will meet in the West Salem School Building Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m. Registration may be made Monday at these sites. Tuesday. Roy Shelton, summer music supervisor, will interview . . . . a a. a i i : a i norenni lniPrPKTPn in niavinv t . K rr .-"r"r-,;r k'.-3 monioi rroar of results in 111 LUC suiiiiiici icuvaiivu wsauu. i t which he will form. The inter- jarrnrms, cancer, ponq, epi- views will be held in the- North Salem High School band room at 7:30 p.m. and rehearsal dates will be arranged. The band will give concerts July 10. July 17 and July 24 in Willson Park. To Play in Parade On July lo. a group from xne band will play in the Soap Box Derby parade here. Tennis schedule at playgrounds is as follows: Englewood, Mon days, Wednesdays and Thurs days, 8 to 8 a.m.; West saiem. Tuesdays and Fridays, 8 to 9 a.m.; Olinger, daily, 9 to 11 a.m.; Richmond, dally, 11 to noon; Les lie, daily, 1 to 3 p.m.; Fairmount Reservoir, daily, 3 to 5 p.m. The summer recreation pro gram is headed by Vernon Gil more. His assistants follow: Area supervisors and pool managers: Hank Juran at Olinger Park, Robert Metzger at Leslie; life guards: Patricia Boyer, Oling- A cow will drink about 300 pounds of water to produce 100 pounds of milk. ! SDCCC? . If so, write to Spears Chiro practic Sanitarium and Hos pital, Denver, Colo., for Testi- lepsy, rheumatic fever, multi ple; sclerosis, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, strokes heartliver, skin, stomach. kidney and ' scores ; of other ailments. (HEMORRHOIDS) MU'MHi :: f. STOM4CM mum - & I i . AMDCVMH '"' 1 f ! COtON jAi t80wtw OfcWYNOLDS Wefceeee4fcic Pfcjffeesi Nouti o A.n. oo jt. iim com STRUT Mite- A fj. 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