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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL
Salens, Orctoa
Wednesday, Dectmber , 195S
JOHN AND SARAH DURBIN, PIONEERS OF 1845
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When John Durbin. shown In thi photograph made
I about 80 yean ago. died on July IT. 1897, he was on the
eve of hU 103rd birthday and waa 8 yean of age when
George Washington died in 1790. The Durbins settled on
a claim north of Salem in 1848 and established a residence
here at Center and Water street in 1872.
Hoover PIA Heard
Report on Projects
The Hoover school PTA met
Monday night and Mrs. George
Goforth, chairman of the pro
Jecta committee, submitted a
list of proposed projects for
the coming year. Suggestions
made Included a kiln, public
address system for the multiple
purpose room, radio, stage
equipment and lighting for the
stage. The recommendations
mad by the projects commu
te were unanimously approved.
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Since the next regular meet
ing date falls close to the hol
idays It was decided to change
the time of meeting to January
11. - i
Al Morris, program chair
man, introduced Miss Judy
Loucks, Salem High student,
who gave a talk on Christmas
Seals.
The speaker of the evennig
was Dr. Dan Wiles, president of
the Marion County Dental as
sociation. Following Dr. Wiles'
talk, there was lengthy dis
cussion on the subject which
he presented, which was fluori
dation of city water. The
Hoover PTA passed a motion
favoring fhioridlzaton.
Mrs. Genevieve Wegner's
fifth grade received the pen
nant for attendance. The fifth
grade mothers were hostesses
for the evening.
DECICCO HEADS DEMOS
Portland Mike DeCicco
of Portland Is the new presi
dent of the Willamette Demo
cratic Society.
He was elected Tuesday to
succeed Phil Dreyer who re
signed on moving to California.
Pictures of Noted Pioneers
Submitted by Former Governor
By BEN MAXWELL
A photograph of John Dur
bin, pioneer of 1845, and his
wife Sarah, probably made by
J. H. Montgomery, Salem ar-
tist In the 1870s, waa recently
submitted to the Capital Jour
nal by former Governor Os
wald West as a tribute to a
City Police Auto
Damaged in Chase
A city police car was dam
aged late MootUy night when
the officer driving it ran It
off the road In the 1100 block
of Edgewater street to avoid
a head-on collision with a
wrong-way driver.
Patrolman Clement C. Wie
mals reported that be was
headed eastward on Edgewater
street and almost to the Cen
ter street bridge approach
when he saw a car coming the
wrong way off the bridge and
driving without lights.
The car headed directly at
the patrol car, Wiemals said,
so he drove up over tho curb
to avoid a head-on crash. The
patrol car suffered a bent rim
and the front end was thrown
out of aligment so that Wie
mals was unable to give chase
to the other car.
Another patrol car was called
but was unable to find the of
fending driver. The police car
was taken to a gange for re
pairs. , 1
Marion county family living In
this locality 1C8 years.
When John Durbin died at
the home of his grandson, Dun
can Ross, eight miles northeast
of Salem on July 18, 1897, he
was on the eve of his 103rd
birthday and the only known
Marion county pioneer . then
alive who had also lived in
the days of George Washington.
Durbin, born In Fayette coun
ty, Pennsylvania, In 1794. was
6 yean old when this nation's
first president died.
He had lived in various parts
of the east before his marriage
to Sarah FitUng In 1820. In the
spring of 184S he left for Ore
gon by the overland route and
arrived here during the tall of
that year. He settled at once on
a claim north of Salem and re
mained a resident of Marion
county the rest of his life.
There he lived until the family
moved to Salem about 1872
and established a residence at
Center and Water streets.
Ten children were born to
the Durbins and five of these
were living In 1897. . j
Mn. Durbin died March 31, 1
1892, at the Salem home. At
the time of her death she had I
43 grandchildren, 68 great
grandchildren and three great
great grandchildren.
Health Session
In Portland
The annual conference of
Oregon Health Officen which
opened in the state office
building, Portland, and will
continue through Friday, is
scheduled to discuss a num
ber of matten pertinent to
public health. ,
The conference will be at
tended by Dr. W. J. Stone,
Marion 'county health officer
and William Greene, county
sanitarian.
Among the subjects to bet
considered will be that con
cerning the control of rag
weed. This will be discussed
at II a.m. Friday with Dr.
Harold M. Erickson, atate
health officer in the role of
modentor. D i s e u s sing the
issue will be Dr. Frsnk Perl-
man, member of the pollen
survey committee, American
Academy of Allergy; J.
Inskeep, Clackamas county ex
tension agent and Eric Berg
man, assistant director of the
travel information division,
state highway department.
Greene will take part in we
(liberations a f sanitarians.
One of the speakers will be
Attorney General Robert V.
Tnorton who will talk on the
uhieet "Laws. Refutations
and Procedure to Follow
When Dealing With Unreason
able!." The United States uses more
than 1,000 pounds of steel per
person per year.
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