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By CALVIN D. JOHNSON
Staff Writer, The Statesman
.Sketches and photographs show
ing models of the seven most re
cent proposals for the Carroll L.
Moorrs pioneer memorial to be
erected in Salem are now on ex
h,hit at Bu:h Museum.
The various illustrations are
from the files of Pioneer Trust
Co., executor of the Moores Es
tate, whose purpose in staging the
exmmi is 10 assist irusi tuna or
Pictures of
in the exhibit room for the con
venience of visitors. '
The display may be seen each
day through Feb. 26, from 10 a.m.
to noon and from 2 to 5 p.m.
Trustees report that two more pro
posals may be added to the grow
ing collection before the. -month
ends. '. 1
Controversial Subject
Selection of the Moores memorial
has been a controversial subject
in Salem for several years. Pro-
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preference A "comment a j d ation in the past include a museum
preference book has been- placed : addition to the Salem Public Lib-
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Moving forward together It this mother and child created by Creswell
sculptor Wesley W. Nightingale who named It "Pioneer Mother."
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raryf use of income from the trust J
fund for prizes aimed at stimu-1
lating interest and study in pioneer j
life and times; and improvements!
of the Odd Fellows Cemetery
where many Salem pioneers are'
buried. . j
The controversy reached its.
height, however, in the summer
and. fall of 1953 when a citizens
committee, since disbanded, select
ed as a memorial a bronze sculp
tural piece entitled "Venus Vic
torieuse" by the French artist
Renoir.
Protests Aired
Venus was withdrawn from com
petition after the citizens commit
tee was barraged with verbal and
written protests from Salem rest'
dents. The Renoir "objet dart
now on display in a Portland mu
seum.
The seven proposals now at Bush
Museum all date from the Venus
affair.
One of the earliest of the seven
proposals to be submitted was
from Dr. Avard Fairbanks, art
consultant at, Utah University and
former professor at the University
of Oregon. The Fairbanks model
shows a heroic-sized white marble
statute of a pioneer family entitled
"The Guidance of Youth."
New Fields
Concerning his creation Fair
banks said, "The youth is ventur
ing forth into new fields with the
guiding influence of .those who are
concerned with his welfare and
future. The mother and father. . .
suggest the pioneer heritage and
background of the youth of today."
Another proposal from the Blaes-
Ing Granite Co. of Portland, de
picts a model of a huge vertical
slab of solid colored and polished
marble approximately 40 feet long
and 14 feet high, weighing more
than 45 tons, and fastened to six
equally spaced columns. Across
the face of the memorial is carved
a relief map showing a strip of
land about 200 miles wide extend
ing from the Missouri River to the
Pacific Ocean, with the Oregon
trail at the center
Vermont Firm
The Vermont Marble Company
submitted a third set of sketches
offering four suggestions. One of
the suggestions is of a life-sized
log cabin in front of which is a
group of four pioneer greeting two
Indians. The other sketches show
various uses of solid marble
towers.
Creswell sctnptor Wesley W.
Nightingale's interpretation
of what the Moores bequest should
be is entitled "Pioneer Mother,"
consisting of a mother and child
to be cast in bronze. Photographs
of the Nightingale model show
with strong forward movement and
flowing lines a child being carried
by its mother.
Salem Sculptress . .
Salem sculptress Frances Kells
Mac Collin created two models for
consideration, which she entitled
"Tall Timber" and "Spirit of the
Oregon Pioneer."
Mrs. Mac Collin said that "Tall
Timber' symbolizes "an Oregon
pioneer family conversing, simula
ting love, protection and under
standing. . .the little boy has just
asked his father a question. . .and
is waiting to hear his answer."
Of the "Spirit of the Oregon
Pioneer," the sculptress said
"Those who lead the way make
trail for those who follow. The
trail is threading its way down
through the figures from the tip of
the fingers of the trail blazer.
Largest Vote
It is the latter work that has
received the largest number of
votes from citizens so far visiting
the collection at Bush Museum
The Salem Art Association also
has voted to recommend the
"Spirit of the Oregon Pioneer" for
selection by the board of trustees
A noted Portland sculptor. Fred
eric Littman, recently submitted
illustrations of an impressive 60
foot long memorial. It would con
sist of a 12 foot 3 inch high pioneer
family in bronze on a pedestal
centered in a 20-foot opening be
tween the ends of two 20-fot walls
each 4 feet 3 inches high. Litt
man said of his work, ". . .rather
than shroud the subject in vague
symbolism, I found it important to
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A 45-fooUong wan ot marble apoa which Is a raised map ( "The Old
Oregoa Trail" winding Its way from the Missouri to tht Pacific;
suggested by the Blaeslag Granite Co. of Portland.
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'Spirit of the Oregon Pioneer" was created by Salem sculptress Mrs. Frances Kells MacCollla.
date It hat received the majority of votes from visitors to Bush Museum. (Statesman Photo)
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Judge Nears
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Decision on
Picket Fight
PORTLAND Federal Judge
William East said Wednesday he
will decide by Monday whether a
federal or state court has juris
diction over a picketing dispute at
Newport.
Lumber-hauling firms obtained
a restraining order Jan. 28 against
the Teamsters Union. When the
Teamsters Union, attempting to
organize truck drivers, had posted
pickets, the Longshoremen's Union
refused to unload trucks.
- After Circuit Judge Fred Mo
Henry of Newport issued the
restraining order, the unions asked
the federal Judge here for an
order dissolving McHenry's action,
asserting the matter was labor
dispute under the Taft-Hartley
Law and belonged in federal
Jurisdiction.
(from the Moores wil) that all
income from the trust go to cer
tain relatives of Mr. Moores. It
was only after the death of those
relatives that the provision calling
for the pioneer memorial, became
effective.
Vague Will
The vagueness of the Moores
will concerning the kind of mem
orial to be erected has been the
principal factor delaying selection.
The specific paragraph of the will
reads as follows: ,
''I (Carroll L. Moores) appoint
the Ladd and Bush Trust Co. (now
the Pioneer Trust Co.) of Salem,
Oregon, as executors of this my
last will and testament with in
structions after executing all pro
ceeding articles of this will to use
the remainder of my estate in the
purchase of a monument or mem
orial to be erected in memory of
the early Oregon Pioneers to be
presented to the city of Salem,
Oregon, to be placed where the
City Council or their successors in
city government may determine."
At the time the memorial pro
vision became effective the estate
amountel to $23,476. Accumulated
interest has expanded the trust
fund to what is now almost $36,-000.
Shown here it "The Guidance of Youth," a model created by Dr. Avard
Fairbanks, art consultant at Utah University. It It one of three
family-group models that bat been tubniUtcd for the Moores memo
rial. (Statesman photo)
express the effort and heroism oU
the individualism in a central
sculpture of a youthful and dy
namic family and place it between
two long and low granite reliefs
representing recollections of the
historic trek."
Recent Proposal
The most recent proposal to be
submitted is from Bryant Baker of
New York. It, too, is of a pioneer
family group, "heroic" in size. In
part Baker describes the family
trio as representing "a sturdy,
honest hardworking family that
has recently settled and is gather
ing one of its first wheat harvests.'
Carroll L. Moores, a former
elevator operator for the state,
died Jan. 6, 1937. The Carroll L
Moores Trust Fund was set up
Sept. 10, 1938, with the provision
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Town Welcomes
British Monarch
KANO, Nigeria WV-Dusty Kano,
sizzling hot. gave a tumultuous
greeting Thursday to Britain':
Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of
Edinburgh, homeward bound aft
er a 10-day Nigerian tour.
The temperature at the airport
was 99.1 in the shade as the
Queen's plane came in from Lagos
to make its last stop on Nigerian
soil. She came down the steps
smiling and cheerful in a pale
blue frock, belying rumors in La
gos that she was suffering from
the tropical conditions. She has
won the affections of Nigerians to
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