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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1946)
Year Book of Progress is Chamber's Annual Report A veritable year book describing a progressive organization and progress accomplished is the report of the Salem Chamber of Commerce for 1945, now off the press. The book is attractive, with rose ana uiacK covers Some of its contents are pic tures of the officers and di rectors for 1945, statements by the department heads, by Loyal A. Warner, the 1945 president, and by Manager Clay Cochran. A book balance as of Novem ber shows expenditures of $22, 000, and the chamber's long range planning commission, whose operation is described, is shown to have a present work ing capital of over $17,000. The chamber's general organization is illustrated by chart. Public approval of the cham ber's accomplished as well as its projected program is indicat ed in the message from Mr. War ner who expresses appreciation for co-operation by the commu nity, for men and women who have returned from war serv- Hillsboro Gets Farm Meeting The annual state convention of the Oregon Farmers' Union will be held at Hillsboro, Feb ruary 19, 20 and 21. The an nual business meeting of the Oregon Farmers' Union Cooper ative association, which oper ates Farmers Union stores at Salem, Corvallis, Roseburg and Woodburn, will be held the day before the convention opens on February 18. This meeting will be at Hillsboro. Arrangements for the state meeting are in charge of Presi dent Ronald E. Jones and he is being assisted by Mrs. Alma Knower, educational director, and a committee of Farmer Union members from Washing ton county. The state convention will open on Tuesday with the pro gram largely given over to an nual reports by state officers, greetings from fraternal dele gates representing other organ izations and a talk by Mrs. Agnes Booth, county school su perintendent of Marion county on "Needs of Rural Schools." Tuesday evening, the annual junior banquet will be held with Lt. Carl Greider as principal speaker. Wednesday, additional annual reports will be given, there will be a talk on CVA by Herbert Peel of Seattle, and the annual senior banquet will be held in the evening. The speaker for the banquet has not yet been announced. Committee reports will be given on 'Thursday, and there will be election of officers. Arrangements for the cooper ative association meeting on Monday are being made by Chester Wohler, board chair man, and D. M. Eby, coopera tive manager. There will be a free lunch that day, at which the cooperative will be hosts, and the annual dinner will be held Monday evening. Henry Johnson, president of the Washington County Farm ers' Union, has announced the appointment of the following committee chairmen who are making plans for the conven tion: Businessmen's committee, Bill Christensen; banquet, Mrs. John Plass; finance, Georgie E. Shearer; recreation, Mrs. John Kamma; housing, Frank Schul merich; entertainment, Mrs. Bernard Gent; publicity, Geor gia E. Shearer. Luther Chosen to Attend Convention Chester F. Luther, dean of the Willamette university col lege of liberal arts, has been chosen as one of three Oregon educators to represent the in dependent colleges of Oregon at the annual meeting of the Northwest Association of Sec , ondary and Higher Schools at Boise, Idaho, January 30, 31 and February 1. This association is the accred iting agency for state, independ ent and junior colleges for sev en northwestern states. Fred Stetson, professor of education at the University of Oregon, and Dean Ferris of St. Helens hall are the other two representa tives from Oregon. RELIEF! SATISFACTION GUARANTEED BLACKHEADS PIMPLES Use what thousands have tried for promptly relieving externally caused pimples, rash, itch mildly medicated Cuticural Softens black nead tips for easy removal! Satisfaction guar anteed or the maker will refund your money. CUTICURA oWtVeS? EXPERT INSURANCE ADVICE We welcome any opportunity to discuss any Insurance prob lem with you. Our staff of trained employes is at your service Large or small, your insurance will receive our qualified experience and attention. .m,T-, GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA CHUCK OREGON LARGEST SALEM AND 129 North Commercial St. r . -.r:' u IB m m m ii m ji ar I I II II II MAlAWr- r : JMsiNSURANCEEilJ ice he says "it is our responsi bility to see that these men and women are taken in as an active part of our community." rromouon Needs Diligence Manager Cochran sees pros perity for the community if dili gence and intelligence are back of promotion. Housing he sees as the No. 1 problem and urges that every effort humanly possi- Die De exerted to provide vet erans with homes. "From many sources," says Mr. Cochran, "we receive the assurance that a long and 'en during era of prosperity is pos sible if we put into business and community planning the in telligence and diligence we have displayed during war time." To appear in April will be a report on the first year's work of the long-range planning com mission. This is revealed in a statement from C. B. McCul lough, chairman of the commis sion. He mentions data being compiled and preliminary plans made by C. A. McClure, the commission's engineer, relative to railway track relocations, highway plans and Bush's pas ture park survey and mapping. Frank A. Doerfler, director of the agricultural department, stresses the Willamette valley project, but does not neglect the general agriculture of the com munity, declaring that "the full facilities of the chamber were available to agriculture and stock raising." Industry Active New industrial development is shown by R. L. Elfstrom as director of that department. Mentioned to show expansion during the year are National Battery, Oregon Flax Textiles, Inc., Washington Creamery com pany's turkey project, Stevens Specialty, AAA Engineering company, Industrial Laborator ies, making insecticide bombs, Keith Brown Building Supply, Casper & Cutler, Hrubetz-Bush-nell, Beutler-Quistad, and Capi tal Lumber company. In public relations as set out by F. W. Shepard, director of that department, helpful co-operations was cited in connection with long-range planning, farm labor, the park program, public health, community chest, veter an welfare. The chamber's successful ef fort to get priority for house building was mentioned by Leo Childs, head of the civic depart ment, and he added that 2000 more new homes are needed. The housing emergency is ag gravated he said by inflow of population. "Good merchandising policies and attractiveness of the busi ness district," said Robert M. Needham, president of the Re tail Trade bureau, have caused Salem to gain in favor as a shop ping center. Distinguished guests who were entertained during the year are mentioned by Dorathea Steusloff, director of the social department. She emphasized community welfare work by the chamber organization. Delegation Praised Co-operative spirit maintained by the Oregon delegation in con gress is lauded by Ralph H. Campbell of the legislative com mittee, and he cited various in stances of first hand informa tion furnished concerning legis lative matters of importance to the Willamette valley. The late Representative James W. Mott was a member of the chamber. Ralph Johnson, membership chairman, laid emphasis on the fact that the Salem chamber with nearly 1500 members is th'e largest per capita in the United States. Listing activities of the Jun ior Chamber of Commerce, Elmo Lindholm, its president, men tioned blood donor service, sal vage of war materials, war bonds, Boy Scouts and other civic enterprises. Among Cherrian activities NOW In Our New Location 141 S. Liberty St. Watch Repairing All Makes. Diamonds Jewelry R. G. WARREN Jeweler 141 S. Liberty St. Former location of H. T. Love A F"gT 1 7 UPSTATE AGENCY UUUS DA x D'a' Mr. Boughton Guest So oist Guest soloist with the Eugene Gleemen when they sing in Sa lem, February 1, will be George Boughton, violinist. Mr. Bough ton is new in Oregon this year, having joined the faculty of the University of Oregon school of music last fall as assistant pro fessor of violin. He has had wide experience as teacher and con cert artist and during his few months in the state has won much acclaim for his musician ship. The Gleemen are appearing here in concert under sponsor ship of the Salem Rotary and Lions clubs, proceeds to go to founds which both organizations spend each year for various civ ic projects. Tickets are now on sale at Miller's department store in Sa lem and by every member of both Rotary and Lions. The concert will be sung in the Salem high school auditor ium at 8 o'clock. Donald Allton, professor of organ at the Uni versity of Oregon, is acting con ductor for the chorus during the absence of Dean Theodore Kratt of the university music school who is with the military educa tion program overseas. Co-Op Boosters Dine Tonight Cooperators from all over the Willamette valley will attend a dinner meeting Monday eve ning at the new Dairy Coopera tive dining room on Fairgrounds road. R. M. Mitchell, educa tional director of the Pacific Supply cooperative, of Walla Walla, Wash., will be the prin cipal speaker. Mr. Mitchell has been associ ated with the Pacific Supply for a number of years as its educa tional director. The Pacific Supply cooperative is one of the nation s largest wholesale cooperatives and this year will do a volume of business in ex cess of $12,000,000. He will talk on the importance of the educational program of the co operative movement. The din ner meeting is sponsored by the Oregon Farmers' Union and State President Ronald E Jones will preside. On Tuesday evening, the ser ies of meetings on cooperative education will be resumed at the Farmers' Union hall. Mrs. Alma Knower, educational di rector, will be in charge and the discussion will be led by Attorney Linfoot. His topic will be: "How to Set up a Co-op." Sid McNeill mentioned Blossom week, relighting of the Cher rian Christmas tree after the war recess, the news letter that went monthly to service men and women all over the world and the Cherrian good-will ap pearances in other cities. Tribute to the chamber's of fice staff was paid by Grover Hillman of the administration department. He mentioned Gen eral Manager Clay Cochran, former Assistant Manager Paul B. Corr, Secretary Ann Mon son, and June Carstensen, book keeper, giving them credit with maintaining helpful relations with the biggest industries and the smallest inquirer for infor mation about the community, also for their co-operation in the problems of housing, veteran assistance and numerous other community issues. 10TH ANNUAL SAVINGS event! SPECIAL DRY-SKIN MIXTURE I22S lize n $4 size 2 All prices plus tax Now save on this night cream for flaky-dry skin. Helps make skin supple and soft . . . wonderful for rough spots and tiny lines due to dryness. Order yours nowl Limited time! Willetfs Capital Drug Store Cor. State & Liberty Sts. Phone 3118 George Boughton, above, violinist, will play in Salem, February 1, as guest soloist with the Eugene Gleemen when they give a concert here that evening. Dates Set for Oregon Fairs Portland, Ore., Jan. 21 U.R Dates were set today by the Oregon Fairs association for a complete schedule of expositions in late summer and fall, mark ing the end of war-time restric tions. The eastern Oregon livestock show at Union got the first dates of June 6, 7 and 8. The remaining 16 dates were: Columbia county fair. Auk. 14-18. Tillamook county fair. Auk. 14-18. Multnomah county fair. Auk. 19-25. Clackamas county fair, Aug. 19-Sept. 1. Washington county fair. Aus. 29-31. Lake county fair. Auk. 30-Sept. 1. Oregon state fair. 6pt. 2-8. Baker county fair. 6ept. 5-7. Pendleton Round-Up. Sept. 11-14. Harney county fair. Sept. 12-14. Coos county fair. Sept. 12-15. Lane county fair, Sept. 18-21. Deschutes county fair. Sept. 19-21. Grant county fair. Sept. 19-21. Pacific International livestock exposi tion at Portland. Oct. 5-12. Herman H. Chindgren of Molalla was re-elected presi dent, holding the same post he took when the association was Bob Chilton NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, INC. Test-flying high speed It takes confidence for a test-pilot to take a new airplane off the ground for the first flight. Bob Chil ton, test-pilot for North American Aviation has that confidence as he tests the new P-82 Twin Mustang; confidence in his plane and in the Chevron Aviation Gasoline in its tanks. Our scientists actually watched gasoline explode in side engines to find the one best combination of war born blending agents for your car. This balanced blend of new ingredients gives cars swifter starts, more pep and power a smoother ride at every speed. Do you hate to carry a pocketful of cash? Your Chevron National Credit Card takes care of that gives you an accurate record of motoring expenses, too. If you haven't applied, ask today at any Standard office or wherever you buy Chevron Supreme Gasoline. .. STANDARD OF CALIFORNIA AT CHEVRON GAS STATIONS, GARAGES, AND STANDARD founded 18 years ago. Other heads re-elected were L. H. Pearce, Myrtle Point, vice president; Mabel H. Chadwick, Eugene, secretary-treasurer, and Directors C. H. Bergstrom of Tillamook, Charles A. Trow bridge of John Day, Mrs. Wil lard Herman of Roseburg, J. W. Dodd of Tygh Valley and A. A. Geer of Salem. At first sneeze, 2 drops in each nostril. Ease colds' watery misery. Caution: useonlyasdirectod. Get PENETRO NOSE DROPS The Quality Soap for PARticular Housewives! Official Check Of Vole Made An official canvass of votes cast in the special election Jan uary 11 in the first Oregon dis trict Friday affirmed Walter Norblad's two-to-one victory over Bruce Spaulding, David O'Hara state supervisor of elec tions reported. A certificate showing the 37-year-old Astoria republican as the representative in congress from the first district will be is sued probably tomorrow and Norblad will be able to leave for Washington, D. C, to take over the chair left vacant by the death of the late James W. Mott. TONIGHT SERVE Chefs Famous Turkey Tamale Fresh at Your Butcher's or Grocer's Him u fighters teaches Capita Journal, Salem, Orepron, Monday, Jan. 21, 1946 7 Norblad received 20,832 votes against 10,129 for the Salem at torney, who was running as an independent but was backed by the democratic party. Norblad carried every one of the 10 coun ties in the district seven by more than a 529-to-one margin and his home county, Clatsop, by six-to-one, but he fell down in popularity in Polk, Marion and Yamhill counties, even though he won in those counties by a substantial majority. The tabulations: County Norblad tR Spiutdlnr (D) Benton 1,436 560 1 MAINLINERS ! 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