Tuesday, March 17, 1958
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Satan, Oregon
INDUSTRIAL LANDMARK TO BE RA7FD
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..X .CTi "'uu raciung corporation on South
12th treet, now abandoned and toon to be razed, date!
from 1005 when the Oregon Packing company Occupied
the premises. Salem Canning company'! plant, datine
from 1890 and the first in Salem, origlriuypled
,lt!,-.ThU plwit burned w Pectacular fire November
8, 1908.
Old Calpak Pla nt on 12th
Distinguished Landmark
. By BEN MAXWELL
California Packing, ported with R.
sldent; Charles S. Weller, vice
presiaent ana
When
Corporation dismantles its old
canning plant at South 12th
and Trade streets, the event
will mark the passing of a
landmark that replaced Sa
lem's first cannery following
a disastrous lire on the night
of November 8, 1905.
Oregon's canning industry
started in 1869 when John
West & Co. established a pack
ing plant for salmon at West
port on the Columbia 84 years
years ago. -
Capital Journal reports the
ground breaking for Salem's
first cannery on February 4,
1890. Four days later Salem
Canning company was incor-
A. Bird, mana
ger. Capital stock amounted
to $20,000 and the elite of Sa
lem was on the subscription
list.
Baiem Canning company's
piani was located on the ap
proximate, site of the old Cal
pak plant on 12th street W. G.
Allen, pioneer Salem packer,
and his father, W. K. Allen.
operated Salem Canning plant
about the turn of the century.
Oregon Packing company ac
quired a half interest in the en
terprise in 1901.
At 11:20 o'clock on the eve
ning of November 8, 1905,
'CANLINESS too, Sue WANTS YET7MEBBE SHt H0UU&
CALLED A, BONAF10E PLUMBING CONTRACTOR..."
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Aways Call This PLUMBING CONTRACTOR
24 hour emergency service. 21 service trucks.
Try our finer repair service
OPEN FRIDAY EVENINGS
Jk sitmoMactst. ' 1
passerby saw heavy smoke is
suing from the canning factory.
He turned in an alarm and Sa
lem Fire department respond
ed with its old Silsby steam
fire engine. In crossing a street
railway . track a valve was
jarred loose and all of the hot
water in the boiled escaped.
When the engineer discovered
this misfortune he sent the
team back to the fire station to
bring forth the 22-year-old La
France engine.
Meanwhile fire in the can
nery roared out of control and
spread into property and sheds
of the adjacent Oregon Nur
sery company. Cans heated to
an explosion point popped like
artillery, embers wafted by a
strong northwest wind threat
ened homes in the vicinity. A
growing crowd of spectators
were witnessing the most spec
tacular fire seen in Salem for
many a year. Firemen saved
office records from both can
nery and nursery headquarters
and then stood by waiting for
their horse drawn fire engine
to arrive. -
- And when it did come they
were immediatey no better off.
The La France started out with
a boiler filled with cold water.
Ten minutes of coddling and
industrious stoking were need
ed to steam the old La France.
By now the fire was hopeless
ly out of control and the can
ning factory, amid a tumult of
internal explosions was begin
ning to disintegrate. When fire
men finally got the hoses into
action they contented them
selves with dousing the edges
of the inferno.
Oregon Canning company
was then Portland owned and
George W. Holcomb. manager.
appeared In Salem a few days
later to state that the plant
would be rebuilt on a larger
scale and in a thoroughly mod-
ern manner. Manager Holcomb
said the old plant had. a value
of $10,000 and was covered by
15000 In insurance. Stock de
stroyed had a value of $20,000
and was insured for $16,500.
An evaporator associated with
the old plant was not rebuilt
Shortly after the canning
factory fire, C. J. Jackson, for
merly associated with the Ore
gon packing company, ap
peared in Salem with a carload
of canning machinery and a
proposal to build a cooperative
packing plant here. Salem Mu
tual Cannery association was
organized in 1906 and em
ployed about 100 hands during
the peak of the season in 1907.
The enterprise was short lived.
California Fruit Carmen as
sociation acquired the Salem
plant in 1911 and thereafter It
had a complex corporate his
tory until passing under con
trol of the California Packing
association about 1926. During
Law fo Sever
Cemetery Knot
' Lebanon Condemnation of
the pioneer cemetery on Dodge
street and its eventual recon
struction approached reality
Thursday when the Oregon sen
ate unanimously passed S. B.
224, relating to abandoned cem
eteries which have become
community eyesores. The bill
also provides for condemnation
of the property.
Sen. Warren Gill of Lebanon
introduced the bill which was
drafted by two Lebanon, attor
neys, Kenneth Wilshire, city at
torney, and William Tnomai.
The bill now 1 goes to the
house which will delegate it to
a committee for final disposi
tion. A favorable recommen
dation is expected by interested
parties.
If the house passes the bill,
it will be given the governor
for his signature and will be-1 per cent that consider pattern
East Salem Extension Units
Study Homemakers' Helps
Ecst Salem -Two East Salem , with
project demonstrations the past
week that were of special in
terest to homemakers who still
do "spring housecleanlng," or
those who are planning on pur
chasing new furnishings, and
the still larger number who
take care of cleaning needs any
day in the year.
Miss Ermine Fisher, county
extension agent, gave the dem
onstration "Care of Rugs and
Upholstered Fur n 1 1 u r e " f or
both Lansing Neighbors unit
meeting at Grace Lutheran
church and Swegle unit meet
ing in the home of Mrs. Mary
Swingle on N. 16th street in
Salem. '
Members attending were
asked to decide if they belong
to the 56 per cent that consider
only color when buying; the 27
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buy REGISTER CHECK Personal Money
Order. The teller merely Imprints the
amount and hands you tht check. YOU
fill It out . . . YOU sign it. Such a saving
in time and money, too! Takes only IS.
seconds to buy . . . costs for less than
ordinary money orders . . . ond carries all
tha prestige of your own personally
signed chock. Insured against alteration
or forgery.
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VMssi h
come effective SO days after
legislative adjournment, City
Attorney Wilshire noted, v
Following this, the bill re
quires a petition signed by at
least 10 percent of the city's
registered voters asking the
city council for a public hear
ing on the question. 'A two
weeks' period of advertising of
the hearing is required.
providing the hearing brings
out facts sufficient to prove
the ground is in need of con
demnation, the council can de
cide if the area is endangering
the health and welfare of city
residents. The city then pro
ceeds to bring suit in circuit
court for the purpose of de
claring the cemetery abandoned
and seeks a decree from the
court vesting title to the muni
cipality. The city will be required to
pay reasonable costs to the
court for possible damages, and
the city must remove all graves
Into a suitable place.
The original bill, drafted by'
Thomas and Wilshire, was first
referred to Ray Colter, attorney
for the League of Oregon Ci
ties, and to Alex Brown,' Sa
lem city attorney, who aided in
redrafting the measure before
it was introduced by Gill. It
will be applicable to a number
of other Oregon cities having a
similar problem.
Lebanon's pioneer cemetery
has been unkept for years and
Is a tangle of weeds, brush and
debris. If title is gained by
the city, plane call for extend
ing highway 20 through the
west fringe of the plot to con
nect with the route again at a
location near Crown Zellerbach
mill. At present the route
makes two 90 degree turns just
souui oi the cemtery. causing
traffic congestion and potential
nazarae.
and texture of most importance
or the 6 per cent that consider
if the material will wear well.
Is easy to take care of and will
"show soil."
Miss Fisher first discussed
types of soil and then demon
strated methods to use in re
moving all types.
At the business meeting of
Lansing Neighbors un.it Mrs. M.
A. Neeson, Mrs. Earl Hampton
and Mrs. Henry Torvend were
appointed as nominating com
mittee for new officers for the
coming year.
This unit will exhibit braid
ed rugs at the spring festival
Reorganized LDS
Church Meetings
Woodburn A series of mis
sionary meetings began Sunday
evening, March IS, at the Re
organized church . of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints in
Woodburn with Missionary El-
aer uonaia ianaon as we
speaker.
The meetings will last two
weeks and will be held Sun
day, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings at 7:45 o'
clock, closing with a meeting
on Friday, March 27. The pub
lic is invited.
Woodburn Nurse ;
In Cap Ceremony
Woodburn Miss Joan
Waehburn, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs.' John H. Washburn,
Woodburn, was one of the class
of 47 girls receiving nurses'
caps recently at ceremonies at
Providence hospital in Port
land.
.'Attending the ceremony
were Mr; and Mrs. Washburn,
their daughter, Sister Placid,
and Sister Carol, both of Mt.
Angel, and Miss Rosmarie
Golik of Woodburn.
Another laughter of the
Washburns, Virgie, Is stationed
in Heidelberg. Germany, and
has been promoted to the rank
of corporal. She has one more
year to serve of her three-
year enlistment.
EX-PORTLANDER TO ITALY
- Rome Jf) A former resident
of Portland, Ore., Maj. Gen,
James . George Christiansen,
will take over about April 1
as chief of the U. S. Military
Assistance Advisory Mission to
Italy.
Mrs. Torvend, Mrs. Joe
Zajlc and Mrs. living Sion pre
paring the exhibit.
Serving as dining room host'
esses will be Mrs. Gus Lermon
and Mrs. Harry Otte.
Attending the meeting were
Mrs. J. M. Best, Mrs. C. N. Ges
ner, Mrs. Hampton, Mrs. Lowell
Holte, Mrs. Lloyd Kleen. Mrs.
William Kulper, Mrs. Gus Ler
mon, Mrs. L G. Lermon,, Mrs.
W. F. Leiske, Mrs. E. C. Mc
Candlish, Mrs. V. K. Mason,
Mrs. N. A. Nelson, Mrs. J. W.
Johnson, Mrs. W. E. Sebern,
Mrs. Zina Scharpnack, Mrs.
Sion, Mrs. Torvend, Mrs. Ger
ald VanHess, Mrs. Zajlc, Mrs.
Otte, Mrs. Maynard Tweet, Mrs.
Henry Regan, a guest, Mrs.
Ronald Kleen and the exten
sion agent !
At the Swegle unit meeting
Mrs. Glenn .Larkins and Mrs.
William Hartley were named
as nominating committee ; for
new officers. This unit wlil
have "Herbs for Variety and
Accent" as their festival exhi
bit and have one dining room
nostess. ;
Reports of the two 4-H clubs
Mrs. Harold Holler and Mrs.
Keith LaDue have led this
years were heard, also the re
port of the special school for
exhibits by Mrs. Alfred Fault.
Attending were Mrs. -V.vM.
LaDue, chairman; Mrs. Paull,
Mrs. Holler, Mrs. Menno Dalke,
Mrs. Oscar Wigle, Mrs. Warren
Fisher, Mrs. David Kara, Mrs.
Ralph Hein, Mrs. Melvin La
Due, Mrs. Keith LaDue, Mrs.
Julia Jennings, Mrs. Larkins,
Mrs. Hartley, Mrs. Swingle, and
guests Mrs. Alma Shipley and
Mrs. B. G. Kllever. .
Last week's meeting of the
Kooky Kutups 4-H Cooking
club was held at the' home of
the girls' leader, Mrs. Fred
Smalley. Nine, members were
present. Guests were Bonny
Suran and Marlene Nallicoat.
Flag salutes were led by Mari
lyn Page and Marietta Pender-
gast. The girls were taken to
see window displays for Na
tional 4-H week.
Vj&) nntts
U. S. Aid f o
Nats Gaining
- Talpeh, Formosa ) There
has been a notable increase in
the volume of American mili
tary aid to the Chinese Nation
alists since the first of the year.
An expanded training program
has been recommended also.
This was disclosed today in
a report by the headquarters
or Ma. Gen. William C. Chase,
chief of the U. S. Military As
sistance Advisory Group
MAAu. It said Chase had urg
ed an increase In American
military personnel which is
some 780 officers and men
here.
The volume of U. S. military
aid to Generalissimo Chiang
Kai-shek's forces before Jan. 1
was considered by Chase to be
'less than satisfactory," the re
port said. '
But in January and Febru
ary, 23 ships brought such es
sentials as aircraft, artillery,
machine : guns, - ammunition,
general purpose and combat
vehicles, and naval and engin
eering equipment
The report said more ships
bearing similar cargoes would
arrive by the end of March.
IKE AVOIDS CONTROVERSY
Washington VP) President
Eisenhower indicated no con
cern Monday ' about . senate
controversy over his nomin
ation of Charlos X. Chip Boh
lea to be ambassador to Kus
sla. . Congressional leader
reported be did not oven bring
It up in hi weekly conference
with them.
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