Pago 6A Register-Guard", Eugene, Ore,, Sun,, Aug. 21, 1949Qfgf- (JfTlltS
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Depends on Its Properly Holders
SPRINGFIELD Fat of this i into live North-South zones with
city'f loth St. paving program lay
in the hands of some 140 prop
erty owners Saturday.
Remonstrance petitions against
the paving prcgram were in cm
eulation Saturday, but it is too
early to know whether enough
property owners who are to be
assessed for paving will sign pe
titions to halt the project.
Last week assessed property
owners kept city officials busy
answering paving questions. Many
appeared confused on assessment
costs. City officials said several
owners thought their individual
assessment would be twice the fig
ure set by the city.
Cheatham explained "zoned
area assessment for the pav
Inr of 10th St. from Main to
K like this:
The property located east and
west of 10th was divided into
adjacent zones five to the west
and five to the east. Total depth
of zones on either side of 10th
was set at exactly half the dis
tance to the next parallel street.
Thus, distance of the zoned area
east of 10th Is 4S0 feet. It is only
190 feet west of 10th. The city
the first four zones 30 feet wide
and the fifth zone 330 feet wide.
The western section was also
divided into five zones all five
being 30 feet wide. (Width of
zone five is determined by sub
tracting total width of the first
four zones from one nan me
distance from 10th to the next
parallel street 450 east of 10th
and 150 feet west). This explains
whv zone five east of 10th
much wider than zone five west
of 10th.
Each of the five zones on both
sides of 10th were then given
a weighted value. Values for
zones one to five were set at
45, 25, 20, 10, and 5 respec
tively. This means property located in
zone 1 (closest to 10th St.) will
be assessed more than property
in zone 2; zone 2 property will
be assessed more than zone 3,
and so forth, provided, of course,
the properties are -equal In size.
A large lot in zone 2 could be
assessed more than a small lot
in zone 1.
In short, "zoned area" assess
ment is based on the Idea that
then divided the eastern section property located close to 10th St.
Ill DR. F. A. ELLIOTT I
II Optometrist and Chiropractor
Announces the Moving
HI ' Of His Office from 37 1. 10th
II To 62 W. 10th St. (On the Street To Sears)
II COMPLETE OPTICAL SERVICE
I X-RAY LABORATORY
II Phon 4-4021 Res. Phone 4-7449
CHICAGO (U.R) A pretty
22-year-old mother confessed Fri
day that she strangled her six
day-old baby girl with a diaper
'because my husband was out of
work and we were too poor to
give her the best things life can
offer.
Mrs. Dorothy Skeoch broke
down and confessed five hours
after she aroused neighbors and
told them a "negro robber" had
held her up in her home and
strangled the baby.
Police were suspicious of her
original story immediately because
many persons sitting near the
entranceways to the tenement
where she lived had hot seen a
negro enter the building.
Mrs. Skeoch just two hours be
fore had brought the baby home
from St. Bernard's Hospital, where
it was born last Friday. She said
she looped its only diaper around
the infant's neck and yanked it
tight in a double knot.
I just couldnt stand the
thought of it growing up without
the best things m life, Mrs.
Skeoch said.
Where I was raised in Astoria,
Ore., my parents gave me every
thing I wanted and needed
wanted my baby to have the same.
I didn t want her to grow up the
way we were forced to live."
Firemen worker over the baby,
Susan Elizabeth, for 30 minutes in
an attempt to revive her.
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receives more special benefits
than property, say, In zone five.
However, the system also ac
knowledges the fact that proper
ty in zone live does receive a
little benefit.
Cheatham said many residents
with property adjacent to 10th
St. felt their assessment charges
would be less under a "front
footage" plan. The manager said
the opposite was true. Property
120 feet wide on 10th St. and
60 feet deep would .be assessed
approximately $1200 on the front
foot basis, Cheatham said. This
same property would be assessed
approximately $650 on the "zoned
area" plan.
. Public hearing and receipt of
bids for the city's first paving
program since 1913 will be held
Aug. 29.
SUITS-
For Young Men
... At School
...Or Anywhere
Th Little Things Mean A of Good Taste!
Cappi Clothes, for young men,
ire tailored FULLMEASURE.
Thirit no skimping at ihoit hid
dtn skimp points. In other words
they're FULL-eut, FULL-iryled
from FULL quality fabric and
have a FULL share of hand
sewing. Those are the little
entri things that spell Good
.Taste In men's clothes.
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HOLDING THE LITTLE PITCHER that started her collection
10 years ago, Mrs. M. L. Handshuh, Eugene, plans the arrange
ment of more than 500 pitchers which will be shown publicly next
Sunday at a Children's Hospital School benefit. Members of the
Welcome Wagon Fhetteplace Memorial Guild will assist with ar
rangements and manage the tea, (Staff photo Wiltshire engraving.)
Pitcher Display
To Help School
A woman who lives near the
Children's Hospital School, and
decided she wanted to do some
thing to help, will open her ten-
year-old hobby to the public on
Sunday, Aug. 28.
Mrs. M. L. Handshuh, 827 Htn
Ave. E., has been watching stu
dents at the hospital school for
years as they played about on the
school's Alder St. lawn.
This summer it occurred to her
that her collection of unusual
pitchers, which now number more
than 5100, might be of interest to
the public, and might also provide
a means of .raising more money
for the hospital school building
fund.
With the help of hospital school
personnel and members of the
Welcome Wagon Fhetteplace
Memorial Guild, plans for the
showing are now nearing completion.
Benefit Tea
The showing will be in the form
of a benefit tea, with hours from
8 to 5 p. m. Sunday. Men as well
as women, and all persons inter
ested in antiques, collections or
hobbles will be welcome to attend.
The memorial guild, the first
hospital school guild, will handle
arrangements. The Welcome
Wagon group is a newcomer's
club, and has taken the hospital
school as Its community project.
Temporary officers are Mrs.
John D. Bonzer, president: Mrs.
Harry A. Green, vice-president;
Mrs. Alfred Jackson, secretary,
Mrs. G. G. Starwich, treasurer;
and Mrs. John Kirk, publicity, '
On the display committee for tne
benefit are Mrs. L. J. Smith, Mrs.
V. A. Finley, Mrs. Green, Mrs.
Glenn Peterson. Handling refresh
ments will be Mrs. Kirk, Mrs.
William Wolters, Mrs. C. R.
Clarke, Mrs. Claude McMichaels,
Mrs. Violet Stevens, Mrs. John E.
Anderson Jr., Mrs. A. R. Spencer,
Mrs. Gertrude' Maxen, and Mrs.
Jackson.
Tenth Anniversary
The showing will be In nature of
a tenth anniversary lor Mrs.
Handshuh, who started her col
lection ten years ago this month
with a single inexpensive pitcher,
and picked up 300 more the first
year.
From that time on, the large,
old-fashioned Handshuh home on
the millrace has seen pitchers
come through its doors from every
corner of the world, and in every
size and shape imaginable.
The collector estimates that
about two-thirds of her collection
has come from members of her
family, from her countless friends,
and from persons who have simply
heard of the collection and sent a
pitcher. The other third she has
bought
The pitchers are made of dozens
of unusual materials, including
wax, soap, ivory, shells, clay and
metal, as well as from china, glass
and clay. Many are priceless an
tiques, some are inexpensive but
valuable because they are unusual.
They range in size from tiny ones
that ' can-scarcely-be seen up to
the largest size's.-c
Mrs. Handshuh has the pitchers
arranged on shelves in the living
room and dining room, and in one
bedroom. Glass shelves in the win
dows help show off the choicest
glass pitchers.
Visitors at the showing will be
routed through the house so they
can see all of the collection, and
some of the choicer specimens will
be placed in special display cases
and secluded backyard where tea
will be served.
Mrs. Handshuh, who is justly
proud of her collection, believes
if is one of tha largest and most
complete in the country. She has
no duplicates. She has arrived at
a point in her collecting now
where she no longer buys cheap
pitcners, out only those that ap
peal to her. However, not a week
goes by without a pitcher arriv
ing in the mail (or brought in per
son) from friends who have been
travelling.
Mrs. Handshuh will be on hand
during the tea to answer questions
about tne collection.
doubt by many of those concern-, ba)1 night held at , Mrs. Sloan div ';.
ed. one special feature of Eu- playground season, m.l? 'he ?as ixtnr. .,tci Ec
gene's municipal summer play.
ground program closed last week
leaving no one dubious as to its
success.
A gala party was held Thurs
day at the recreation center 20th
and Washington Sts., as a finale
and recalling the opening days of
the program, Bennidine Backlund
of the Bureau of Parks and Rec
reation staff, could not help but
note the contract.
Through the summer this -spe
cial program has provided five
hours of recreation each Tuesday
and Thursday for 14 pupils of
the Eugene Children's Hospital
School. Despite the physical han
dicaps imposed on them by cere
bral palsy and other diseases,
these youngsters "took" to the
plan immediately. And they had
a grand time all summer.
Far Reaching Effects
That was the aim of the pro
gram, Mrs. Blanche Huffaker, di
rector of the hospital school, re
ported. But the total effects were
much more far reaching, Miss
Backlund added.
She told how other children
coming to the 20th and Washing
ton playground first stood off in
awe as they watched the crippled
youngsters at play. Then how they
solicitously began to move into
the special circle superintended by
Mrs. Huffaker. And, finally, how
with the enthusiasm of young new
friends both sets of children spent
their Tuesdays and Thursdays to
gether, oblivious of their differ
ences, intent entirely upon the
fun they were having..
The mother of one little girl,
whom she described as having
been self-centered and selfish to
an extreme, stated that the child
has been a new personality since
she entered into the spirit of in
domitable cheer brought to the
Iplayground by" the youngsters
from the hospital school.
Mothers of the physically "han
dicapped children were guests
at the party last Thursday, and
together with Mrs.. Huffaker they
were equally enthused about the
benefits of the program for their
children.
"An important "part of the
training we give handicapped
youngsters," Mrs. Huffaker said,
"is an increased ability to ad
just themselves to living with
not just among normal per
sons. "These summer playground trips
have been a marvelous aid in that
respect," she said, i '
Station Wagon Used
To transport, the 14 hospital
school patients to the play area
twice each week, the school's sta
tion wagon was used. Each child
was called for at his home, and
returned after a day of games,
movies, arts and crafts instruc
tion, story hours and play on
swings, slides and other equip
ment, even in the wading pool.
Funds for this special trans
portation were supplied in part
playground seasons. Plans are to ,: .. ,ot Uie,'
repeat the program and its finan w I""1 e to??
ing in similar manner next sum-
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SPRINGFIELD The Cascade
Highway Assn. last week launch
ed plans to sponsor a September
caravan along the proposed route
from Springfield to Portland.
Holding its meeting in Silver
ton, the association developed
plans tor bringing further pubr
licity to the proposed highway
project. It was pointed out that
such a route would reduce the
distance from SDringfield to Port
land approximately 23 miles.
Tentative plan? call for Spring
field cars to lead the caravan.
Following is the proposed route
the caravan will take: Springfield
to Lebanon, through S.'io to Stay
ton and on to Silvertnn: from Si!
verton through Mt. Ansel and
Aurora to Oregon City, and then
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