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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1956)
lei Jxeep Client lc Statesman's HOME - l anorama Wcsta . f.'.ic . . FcsL'css . . . Festem ouna a 5 .. ' .1 r r r N 1 (Sec D-Staleemen, Salem, Or, Svndey, June 10, 19M hi -SIB Not just on ... but several hobbiti cm be found on Mrt, T.W. Creech'i l!it.,The dayt aren't long enough for Mrt. Creech, who wit a home economic teacher In the Salem tchoott prior . to her retirement. Cooking it ttill one of her favorite hobbles and she makes dozens of 'birthday ,. cakes for her, friends and their grandchildren throughout the year.' She is an active church mem- bar, workt on bazatrt, hospital auxiliary membership drives and rummage Mies. , Nuv.ueecn is never without her knitting and has been active In the Red Cross for a number of years. I Nearly . . i any dy of N the week one Can find Dr. AA. C. -Findley, above, out at his farm in the Bethel district riding his horse, Pet. Dr. Findley, who will be 85 in August, thinks nothing of -driving the 15 miles to the farm and back each day. Once on his horse Or. Findley lakesgf off over the hills end the bea utiful countryside for several . 'r hours. He attributes his' good health to the farm and his rid- t ing. Dr. Findley only retired a few years ago from active practice. V.. i ?1 Golfing . . . is one of the favorite hobbies for this twosome, Harry V. Collins and George Alexander, at the right, who can be found out on the fairways of the Salem Golf Club several times a week. Since their retirement the men also enjoy fishing, gardening end baseball. Mr. Collins was district manager of the Pacific Telephone Co. and Mr Alexander is a former warden at the state penitentiary. r- (; J1 (All photos by Kennell-Ellis Studio) Garder the i gardening ... is one of many hobbies of Miss Mabel Robertson, who is pic tured at the right. She lists reading first, then comes her garden and weaving. Soon after retiring from her posi tion as dean of girls at Salem High School, Miss Robertson traveled extensively. On pur chasing her Fairmoynt Hill home she immediately plan ned her garden with patio, grape arbor, her favorite ros es and other flowers . . . f"n'oyng t - ak & - if l.i w" - the first few months of her retirement from her position at ladd and Bush Bank, is Miss Nellie Schwab, above, who already wonders how she ever fourtd time for her extra activitiet J and work too. Miss Schwab is up jn her reading end knit" ting. This summer gardening is her favorite hobby and she ran be found down on her knees working in the flower l-;4 Deas nearly every uay. 'i : " : . . . ' '.. i J I '"'"7T t-j . . "Sss II I a. 1 '" .. .: .- t i m it iixi1 ei;5''.-.' Roses . . . is A. I. Lindbeck's hobby and he has shown prize roses in many of Sa lem's shows. This year he has planted a complete new rose garden as the Lind becks have moved into a new home on Englewood Avenue. "Mr. Lindbeck, a retired newspaperman, is president of the Salem Garden Council, past president of the Sa lem Rose Society and a member of the Salem Men's Garden Club.
