g-(Src. 2)-Capita1 Journal, Salem, Ore, ThiiN., July 21, IfiM
COOLEY'S 67TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
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Camp S7ver Creek Provides
Boys Activity, Entertainment
By TOMMY MATSl'.MOTO
YMCA CAMP, Silver Creek .a counselor gives a short devo
Camp Silver Creek, during itsHional on some topic o( impor
last session between July 10 and itance to each camper. Campers
16, included many experiences feel the nearness of God in this
and activities lor the young ; chapel, where the morning sun
campers who Invaded the privacy -''eh' shines its rays through the
of the wild animals and plants, i hemlocks, as they commune with
so accustomed to having their. d-
own way in the out-of-doors. j. After chapel service, the flag
. .. i i. . l' raised and then the campers
During the week, after its ini- 'are uken ,0 breakfast. The meals
Hal get acquainted session of the are lhe backbone of this camp,
camp, the campers tested their iand camper!l are ,ed weU- Thi,
stamina and sturdiness by taking . ,. ,h,.j K,. ,h.
pa,rtJ '? ja ,cjes ,of ..actlv"'"' dous amount of food that is con
scheduled and elective. The sumed d,j!v by lhe campCrs.
campers started with assigned, Excep, 1(;r the numbcr of sla(f
camptivities in the morning that mernDer, on dutVi m05t ui the
included the following: clean up in camp s done by the
Archery: Every camper is giv-'campers right after breakfast
en a chance to participate in ar- durine work Deriod. Durine this
itiicij unui-i imr auju,ifiuN w ptriou, me campers clean uieir
a counselor. fc.acn camper may cabins, units and camp area.
try for the various ratines from The lieutenant governor of each
junior yeoman to American ar- unit inspects the respective pla
cher, the highest rating possible ces to insure that the work has
in the Camp Archery Associa- been done,
lion. Here at Camp Silver Creek,
Swimming: Campers are af- democratic government is part of
forded opportunity to swim in the program. Each unit elects its
the very fine swimming area lown governor, lieutenant gover
provided by the camp. Qualified nor and postmaster. They are
waterfront instructors are pres-i sworn into their office at chapel
ent at all swimming periods to service the day after they are
insure the greatest safety. I elected. During the last session,
Nature Lore: This activity is the following officers were elect
one that acquaints the campers ;ed:
to the out-of-doors. It helps them i Bear Creek: Governor, Tommy
to learn and appreciate some of 'Pace, Salem; lieutenant governor,
the different trees, plants andlLarry Sheridan, Salem; postmas-
animais, and to open tneir eyes iter, David Avison, Salem.
ON GUARD
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Davis B. Cooley, 595 Belmont street jnd Mrs. Sarah Cooley
on Sunday evening celebrated their B7lh wedding anniversary
at a Marion hotel dinner. They were married in Salem July
18, MM by Dr. I.. I.. (lowland, a clergyman and physician who
later became superintendent of Oregon State hospital.
Davis Cooleys Celebrate
67th Wedding Date
By BEN MAXWK1X
view of lhe uruusoroe spectacle,
March 27, 1&H5.
linn o! llopyard
In the early lMH)s Davis was a
yard boss for Ben I .Hydro's hop-
yard near hola. Then the poles
were lowered (o enable the pick
er to reach the hops that were
harvested into barrels at a picking
price of 50c for 50 pounds.
About this same tune Davis re
calls serving as a pallbearer for a
funeral. The casket containing the
deceased was carried several
blocks from a North Salem home
to a stVeetcar line and there placed
across a seal on nil open "summer be present,
Davis B. and Mrs. Cooley, 59.1
Belmont street, whose 67th wed
ding anniversary was celebrated
at a Marion hotel dinner Sunday
evening. July 18, were married in
.Salem July 18. 1888, by Dr. L. L.
Rowland, a clergyman who was
also a physician and later super
intendent of the Oregon Stale hos
pital. Davis Cooley is now 5)2,
Mrs. Cooley, 87.
Jackson Cooley. Davis father,
was a pioneer of 1845. The Wood
burn baseball field is a part of
his donation land claim Davis
was born there in a log cabin June
25, lMii, but the family shortly
therealter moved into a frame
house that still stands.
Mrs. Cooley was formerly Sarah
Her. Her father, Leamlcr Her,
brought his family to the Wmanv
cite valley in 18U4 and for some
years grew strawberries on a west
Salem hill that Is now a popular
residential district, She was horn
in Ohio In 1867.
Moved Mere In 1870
In 1870 the Cooley family moved
to Salem and in his early youth
Davis worked for the old Willam
ette Woolen Manufacturing Co. Al
first he wns employed as a rag
picker for 50c a day. then became
a breaker and finally as a fin
isher received $1,25 a day. So pro
ficient was be as a finisher thai
he was awarded a suit for his
superior work. The plant burned
May 3. 187(i, and Davis recalls thai
fire as incendiary in origination
and a great financial misfortune
for early Salem. Present ly he
found employment in the Browns
ville woolen mill, destroyed by
fire less than fix months ago.
At intervals, Davis was q pupil
at the old north school when the
Carl sisters were teachers. He also
cherishes memories about Pro
lessors S. A. Handle, lieorge A
Fecbles. George Mcscham and
Howard Morns.
For some years thereafter, Davis
was employed at the City of Salem
Flouring Mill, the Scotch nulls
built in UUI2 and occupying a site
now used by Western Paper Con
verting Co, Here he wns a flour
packer and later worked in Port
land flour mills.
The present generation may re
call when Davis was nn associate
in Coolev Brothers grocery store
at 1275 North Church street during
the late IWim. He retired from
active business and employment in
Much of Davis' life was spent
in Salem and he has vivid memor
ies of events occurring 80 years
and more no-
When the first train chuUcd into
Salem September 2, 1870, as the
bin event for state fair he was on
hand at the ae of seven to stare
In wonderment at the siziling ln
cnmolive. He recalls being present
nku when the cornerstone tor the
old capitnl 1 burned in IW.it was
laid October 8. IH7;l.
Nn Hriiltir Hrrr Then
In tin e days Salem h.id no
bridge uiross Die Vtiilamctle and
Matheny s steam ferry ottered a
fccrvue betwivn the tnvui and what
is now West Salem in Polk conn
ty. In those lime a water tower
sIimhI near the loot of State street
It leaked excessively and whoever
passed by when the wind was blow-
inn got sprayed with the drips
In the early 1880s Davis worked
for the gas company and attend
rd the six downtown street lamp;
housed in glass lanterns. These
gas lamps were located at the
intersections of Trade ami Cum
mercial. Ferry and Commercial
Slate and Commercial. Court and
Commercial, Court and Liberty
and Liberty and State and Liberty
streets. On moonlight nights the
lamps were not lighted.
Davis remembers when eight
leamboats came to Salem and
when five of them were stuck at
one lime on a shoal north of Salem
In those bygone times, Salem
had its share of disaster and crime
The Bcnnelt house burned Jan
iPenfade Play
Tryouts Set
Tryouts will be held Saturday
arternoon from 1 to 5 at the YWCA
for the Pentacle Theatre produc
tion of "Girl Crazy" to be pre
sented the latter part of August.
Girl Crazy" is a musical come
dy in a modern western setting.
The musical score is written by
George Gershwin, whose songs re
main popular throughout the
years. "Girl Crazy" boasts such
favorites as "Embraceable You,"
'Bidin' My Time," and "I Got
Hhylhm."
There are acting opportunities
for vocal soloists, chorus person
nel nnri nei-Knns rlpsinno cranbinu
parts. Those trvine out for sine ana junior Olympics. Usually, at
ing parts should brim with thorni1!"' cn.d of p',cn snecml event,
a popular musical selection to pre- ,h"e " 7S' "ailing for the
sent at the tryouts. There will be i""'1- nr dividiials that win the
7 . . . on i..-ftmnanct nrne..t ,r rClll.
Officials and their Iriends crowded Rome of lh sDecial events
upper floor windows for a belter 1 All persons interested in partici- held during the last session were
uary 14, 1887, and Davis remem
bers that three Orientals who were
prooably hitting the pipe perished
that combustion. And there was
the fracas near Willamette uni
versity nn Piety hill when "Nig
ger Tom", Mr. Gray's fastidious
coachman, shot a Chinaman who
happened to sideswipe him with
a side of bacon that he was carry
ing on a pole. He remembers, too,
when Joe Drake, the colored boy,
was hanged for a murder that
some believed he did not com
mit. The execution was upon a gal
lows erected at the east entrance
to old Marion County courthouse.
lu the beauty of Mother Nature's
wonderland.
Hikes: Hikes are token by
campers to various points near
the camp. Some of the favorite
hiking spots arc: Old Man Crud's
cabin, a legendary figure in
Camo Silver Creek circle; Cou
gar Hinge, one of the boundary
lines of our camo; Silver Falls,
the very beautiful tourist attrac
Stewart Tells
Of Convention
Impressions gained through at
tendance at the recent Rotary In
ternationa! convention held at Chi
cago and by virtue of a cross coun
try motor tour were related by
Ivan Stewart, former saiem nu
tary club president and district
ni'rnor during Wednesday's lun
cheon of the local group.
It was Stewart's fourth inter
national convention wtitch he said
surpassed any of the others in the
matter of lavi-nness ana eni-.-r-tainment.
The singing was particu
larly note-worthy he reported.
Th Mnipnl inn drew 23 of the
44 past presidents, more than 200
district governors and approxi-
.l.lu It mi AaXoantaa KlAWfirt
expressed Lhe belief that the ideal
ism of notary constitutes a leaven
ing influence upon the entire
country.
riCKing up a new autumuuue m
Detroit. Stewart drove tntiHi to
Na hville. Tenn., back i Chicaso
and thence westward through llji.
nois Missouri. Colorado and tub
He said he was impressed with the
prosperous appearance of the
country and reported that next to
Oregon and California. Colorado or
Utah would be excellent states in
which to reside.
Stewart was introduced by Harold
F. Phillippe.
LKW1S A(RI.IE PICNIC
INDEPENDENCE Due to the
construction of the bridge at the
I Maple Grove picnic grounds, the
i annual Lcwis-Airlie picnic will be
iat the Independence City park.
locaiea on otreei. i ne picnic
will be Sunday July 31, and the
covered dish dinner will be at
12:30, followed by the business
meeting.
When a male bird has incon
spicuous colors like the female,,
he usually takes his turn i-
brooding the eggs, but when he
is brilliantly colored, he usually
stays away from the nest.
a ctpl.hplmeted Swiss sol
dier, armed with a sub-machine
gun, stands guard on the
road to Geneva, Switzerland,
from the city's airport. (UP
Telephoto)
Hillside: Governor, John Tho
mas, Corvallis; lieutenant gover
nor, Tommy Miller; postmaster,
Norman Newberrv. Salem.
Trickle Falls: Paul Nibler, Sa
lem, governor; lieutenant gover
nor, David Kilber, Salem; post-'
master, Malcolm Newell, Salem.
Hemlock.Governor, Doug Mek
kars, Salem; lieutenant governor,
Allan Franz, Salem; postmaster,
France has about 2'i million
horses.
Hartman Bros. Jewelers
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lion several miles from camp. 'Larry Claegctt, Salem!
Overnight hikes are also taken I YMCA Camp Silver Creek is a
and the campers are given an camp for young boys and it
unforgettable experience in the 'strives to serve its purpose of
oui-oi-onors living, iney are
served food cooked in the open
fire, campfire among the tall
hemlocks, and refreshing sleep in
the cool air.
Campcraft: This activity teach
es the campers what they need
to know when they go on an ov
ernight ram nine trio. Building
camp sites, fireplace area, find
ing d'-y firewood, building fires,
cooking, leaving area the way it
should be left, are but a few of
the topics covered bv the camo-
craft specialists.
During the afternoon, the
camptivitv is shifted over to spe
cial events. During the special
event period, one of several
events is put on for the camprrs.
Some of the special events that
attract the interest of young ones
are: Totem, steeplechase, gold
rush, carnival. . counselor hunt.
capture the flag, treasure hunt
ipating' in this production are in
vited to attend the trvouts. "Girl
Crazy" will be Pentacle Theatre's
final presentation of the summer
season
giving a happy camp experience
with a purposeful program de- j
signed to enrich personality and
make for better citizenship.
The next regular session will
start on July 31 for boys of age
12 to 15, as well as bovs of young-
er age group between fl and 11
who wish to attend. Those young
people desirous of registering lor ;
this last camoing period between
July 31 and August 13, are asked
to get in contact with acotty
Washburn, YMCA Camp Silver
Creek, Sublimity, Ore., or the ,
YMCA office in Salem, at 685
Court, or calling Salem 3-9117.
the treasure hunt and the steeple
chase.
In the treasure hunt, the camp
was divided into the four units
of Trickle Falls, Hillside, Bear
Creek and Hemlock. Each group
for transportation to the Odd the ireasiire waa hidden. The
groiiD finding the treasure was
entitled to the nrize.
But Camp Silver Creek is not
all play and fun. We also have
our period of spiritual and emo
tional growth. Each morning.
chanel is held in our very beau-
linn ano serene outdoor chapel
on the hill. Here, every boy is
given a chance to quietly com
mune with God. Every morning,
car
Fellows cemetery.
Present at the anniversary din
ner besides Mr and Mrs. Cooley,
were Mrs. Elsie V. Matlock, Mrs.
Cooley's younger sister, I7W
Broadway, and Ersel R. Munding-
er, a son-in-law. Daughters Neva
Mundingcr and Lola Metcalf are
now in another stale and could not
Openings Remain for
Camp Silver Creek
The Salem YMCA announces
that there are still some open
ings for boys at the Y Camp Sil
ver Creek during the final period
July 3l-August 13. "Scotty"
Washburn, camp director, has
especially organized this period
to provide a program for younger
as well as older boys.
The older boys will take canoe
trips, special hikes and trips out
of Silver Creek, while the young
er boys' program will be in Silver
Creek.
It is also possible for boys to
register for either week of this
period, July 31-Aug 6, or Aug. 7
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all over the world in the old
stone age cannot be reproduced
hy modern man, says the Na
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