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THE SPRINGFIELD
NEWS
MONDAY, DKC", 11,
Tin SpriDEfiild Haws
J. C. DIMM, WALTER R. DIMM
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WEST SPRINGFIELD.
. Mn. Clara. Chtlds
is designed only to nmuso chil
dren. Th screen has superceded the
Hgttlmto rtasb I) v.nnv va.
In Us production ot scenes that
are true to natural life. The
'movie operator can reproduce
the real thing as it happens the
first time, while the actor only
imitates. The movie, producer
can only uso painted canvass.
The movie is capable- of pro
ducing the very best master
pieces of drama and should be
used more for this typo of work.
When the public has tho oppor
tunity to scevthe best It always
swells the attendance for the
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MONDAY, DEC. 11, 1916.
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EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS
The Springfield Parent- teach
ers' Association held its first
meeting for the year at the Lin
coln school on Friday and dis
cussed many questions that are
of vital importance to local ed
ucational conditions at the meet
ing the teachers outnumbered
the parents.
It is very important that the
parents should know just exact
ly what conditions their children
are brought under during the
180 school days in the year.
They should keep a clpse watch
on the development of the chil
dren's work, for their education
consists of more than the mere
learning their lessons "out of the
text books. There are many
habit forming influences that the
child must cope with, in his ear-
ly school days. -The pajrent;
should see to it that, these in
fluences are the best.
Many times the teachers In
the schools are trying to better
conditions in opposition tb the
will of the pupils. The pupils
carry home long stories' of hard i
treatment at the hands of the
teachers and the parents invar
iably take sides against the tea
cheirs and when the teachers
are exerting their best influence
for the good of the pupils.
If the parents and the teach
ers would take the education
of their children more into part
nership than they have hereto
fore and frankly discuss the dif
ficulties of schoolroom training
the results for the good of the
children would be much betetr
than at present
School teachers are public ser
vants. They .deserve, our sup
port as well as our criticism.
man school press
CLUH ENTERTAINS
One ot tho most delightful affair.
of tho week was that given by tho
high school prcBB club last Friday
evening nt tho homo ot Dr, and Mrs.
N. W. Emory, nt Socond nnd Main
street.
Tho early arrivals planned a sur
prise for tho lato arrivals In tho form
of n receiving lino, and most ot tho
names wcro decidedly unpronouncnblu
A round ot Raines kept tho merriment
of tho guests at full height during tho
entlro evening. Ruth Scott and John
Dlmni, winners ot tho guessing contest
were formally Initiated Into tho "Sac
red Order of Electrotypes." Uy tho
ghostly light of two candlog tho mat.
ronwraiNO ACHIEVEMENT Mr of ceremonies, waiter Dlmm, ord
. . , ored the Journey ot the victims through
SprmgltCltl nns aeuicaieu one , tho alms ofspaco from whouco they
took the leap for life, back to the
of the best church buildings In
Oregon. The congregation
that has built this splendid $35,
000 edifice deserves tho com
mendation of all the people in
Springfield. Tho new Metho
dist church Is the best building
in this community.
For years tills town has need
ed an auditorium and a public
building suitable for special oc
casions. Now the new church
is large enough to hold a Spring-
earth. Then otter solemnly swear
ing nover to reveal tho secrets and
mysteries ot -this sacred order, and
drinking tho blood ot their brethren
and Bistort ot the "Sacred Onlor ot
Electrotypes," thoy wore formally an
nounced as members. A jiovol moth
od wna used in choosing partners for
supper. Tho girls repaired to an
adjoining room from which, after rv
moving their rings, thoy thrust their
hands through a curtain. Tho boys
then guessed for their partners. While
served Jokes and stories woro told,
flM ,i:n(.o ThAro nnvor hn.nl en1" surprise was shown when
, , . two guests received lemon sandwltches
has been a church in the town:They dt(I not 8eom t0 npprcc,nte the
large enougn to nolU ail tne troUblo ?pent for them. Songs niled
people when union services were j up the rest of the evening and It was
held. The new building will U late hour when the merry guostd
be found of most service to the 'departed The members present were
... ,, Misses Efflo Rhodes, Heo Holhrook.
consresauuii " i Wanna McKlnncy. Ruth Scott, and
Mary Harding, and Mossers Walter
Diram, Bill Hill, and Harold Wynd.
Tho guests present wero Misses Ester
constantly.
The whole bunding is com
plete for the best use by the
congregation, the Sunday school Campbell. . Vera Williams Bertrls
t . t aj,i o,l Bruce, and Messers John Dlmm. Bill
ajiwuiui i,abu Machen. Creed Brattaln, and Dr. and
otner brancnes oi tne wont.
FOREST SERVICE WILL
TAKE TIMBER CENSUS
Will
Invettigate Every One of
tlons 30,000 Sawmills For
Statistic! '
Mrs. N. V. Emory.
"ROUND DOZEN" HAS
ENJOYABLE MEETINQ
Mr. and Mrs. Norwood Cox wero tho
host and hostess for a very enjoyable
meeting ot the Round Dozen card club
on last Thursday evening. IL Ses
sions, of Eugene, a visitor for tho even,
ing, won a hand painted dish for high
score, and Dr. R. P. Mortenson had
the honor ot winning the Chinese doll
which was given for the lowest joro.
A delicious two course luncheon was
2NTE11TA1N AT DINNER
Mr. nnd Mrs. Snrja Snocd enter
tained nt dinner yostorday tho follow'
Ing relatives and friends: Mr. nnd
Mrs. II. M, Nixon, Mrs. I). 0. Nlxoo,
Lonnlo H. Nixon, Miss Nell Nixon,
Harry, Tom l'rlco, nnd Paul Nixon,
Mrs. Ella HolllnKuworth, nnd A. Cal
mer, Fonnor Travis was host to his
"Bound to Win' Sunday school class
of 12 small boys at his homo on Fri
day evening. After tho regular busl
noss sosslon, n social time which In
cluded refreshments of popcorn and
apples, was enjoyed.
TO DETERMINE EFFECT OF
IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS
To dotormlno na far as posslblo tho
exact dollars and cents effect on a
county ot tho improvement ot bad
roads, specialists of tho Otlko ot Pub
lic Roads and Rural Engineering of
tho department mado economic sur
veys in eight counties in each ot tho
years from 1910 to 1915, inclusive
This study ot tho increase in tho
values ot farm lands in tho eight coun
ties roveals the rather interesting fact
that following tho improvement ot tho
main market roads tho Increase in
the soling prico of tillable farm lands
served by the roads has amounted to
from one to three times tho total cost
of the Improvemcntu. Tho Increase
in values In thoso Instances which
woro recorded ranged from 63 per
cent to SO per cent In Spotaylvanla
County. Va.; 70 to SO In Loo County,
Vn.j from CS to 194 In Dinwiddle
County, Va.; 25 to 100 In Wise County,
Va.; 9 to 114 In Franklin County. N. Y.
GO to 100 In DallnB County, Ala.; 25
to 50 In Laudordalo County, Miss.;
and from 50 to 100 In Manatee County,
Flo. The estimates of increase wero
based for the most part upon tho ter
ritory within a distance ot 1 nillu on
each side of tho roads Improved.
In Spotsylvania County a careful
record was made In 1910 ot 35 farms
located on the road selected for Im
provement. Of tho 7 farms sold It,
1912 tho prices actually paid show In
creases of from 37 to 116 por cent over
the 1910 valuation, Tho avorngo va
lue after tho roads were Improved was
$28.26 per acre, ob compared with
$17.31 previous to tho Improvement.
In 1913 four transfers ot farm land
were on tho basis of $30.11 per aero.
whereas tho properties wer listed In
1910 at only $13.89 per aero. It np
A
RAISING MOVIE STANDARD.
. The moving picture theatre
that wants to continually play
up the "wild west" and the "big
city" melodramas is beginning
to find its audience getting smal
ler. The movie show is not a
novelty for a chance amusement
but it has become a part of the
established recreat'an for the
American people from the larg
est city to the smallest commun
ity. At first anything that was
thrown on the screen attracted
a full bouse. Now when film
making has become a science
and the theatre manager may
use his judgment in buying his
pictures the people are a little
harder to please.
An audience today will appre
ciate Shakespeare on the screen
more than they appreciate a
train holdup or a gurgling tra
gedy. The public is beginning
to demand that moving picture
managers furnish them with the
best, productions and do not en
.joy the ordinary stuff that has
been doled out to them week
after week.
The average American appre
ciates the thing that makes him
think, even, wljen .at a mpvje
Bhow and he does not aro to
fontlnually attend tho' show that
The census of the lumber product-
Uon of the country for 1916 wUl be
undertaken by the Forest Service In
cooperation with the National. Lumber carved by the hostess during the course pears that the 1,451 acres sold in 1914
Manufacturers' Association. The In
formation to be obtained Jjy this work
it la stated, will be of immense bene
fit to the lumber industry, the Forest
Service, and other branches of tho
Government.
of the evening. Club members in , increased In value $28,500, or 80 per
attendance were: Dr. and Mrs. R. P. . cent, or from $24.46 to $44.10 per
Mortcnsen, Mr. and Mrs, I. V. Jack-'acre.
son, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Herdon, Mr. . ,n Dinwiddle County, Va. tho nctunl
and Mrs. C. E. Lyon. Mrs. Zella Can-lprlco ot 4Z fnrras BOUl-or offered for
trell. nnd Mr. and Mrs. Norwood Cox. ' , f 1909 t0 m4 cd , prco
It Is estimated by tho Forest Ser-,Mr. and Mrs. H. Sessions of Eugene.,, m ,838 4374 Dor ncr0 UOforo
vice that there are more man su.uu') wero auuuionai guests. i no next tno roada wcr bullt( and from $24.60
sawmills in the country ana it is : ciud meeting will ne neia at tno nome t0 73 60 por acro aftor tno roa(jB wero
planned to have the Investigation of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Herndon on to $7360 per acre after the roads woro
i At ' r m t
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WHO KEEPS MONEY HIDDEN; AND HE WILLkKILL
YOU, IF HE MUST, TO STEAL.
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We Please Our Customers
Evorybody likes a certain amount of applauso and
appreciation shown them when thoy know thoy havo
done a good thing. Wo are always trying to mako a
hit with tho people In our community by having a now
fresh stock of groceries, and by being able to give
customers Just what they want, and by making good
honest prices so that ovcry one who buys from us will
go away satisfied. Wo can do no hotter advertising
than, to please our; customers and get their confidence
and good will.
The Fifth Street Grocery
THOS. SIKES, Prop.
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reach every sawmill In operation
Each of these will be asked to make
a detailed report of its production
Information is sought as to the total,!
quantity of each kind of wood sawed,
the number of lath and shingles man
ufactured and the averago mill value
for each species. Printed schedules
designed for use In different' regions
of the country will simplify the col
lection of the figures and mako It
easy for each mill man .to send in a
complete report. The work, it Is
stated, will be directed by the ofllce
of Industrial Investigations of the
Forest Service in Washington, but
the western par), of the country will
be covered by tho District ofTices of
the Forest Service located In Missoula
Mont; Denver, Colo.; Albuquerque,
N. M.; Ogden, Utah; San Francisco,
Calif.; and Portland, Oregon.
January 4.
KENSINGTON MEETS
WITH MRS. C. E. LYON
Improved.
In Leo County, Va., a study of eight
tracts along tho roads before and after
Improvement indicated that theso pro-
offlcers in charge ot these Districts,
One of the most delightful club meet-, . .
, ... . . . , , , . . pert es Increased rfiout $23 por acro,
ings of the winter was held last Thuro- "
Ul UUUUb ,V flit
In Wise County, Va,, a study of
olghf ropresontatlvo farms located
on roads showed that thoy increased
In value from an avorngo of $49.06
per acro before improvement to $79.44
after the rondB wero improved. There
wore increases In valuation In othor
sections of from $00 to $90 or even
$100 por acre.
In Franklin County, N. Y., tho fig
ures scorn to indicate that tho change
from earth, sandy, and loam roads
to bituminous macadam was followed
by Increases averaging $12.50 por acre,
or about 30.7 per cent.
In Dallas County, Ala., careful In
vestigation seomed to indicate that
road improvement has added at least
$5 to each acre ot land within a half
mile of improved roads Tracts
sold at from $8 to $10 por. acre were
sold again after road improvement
at from $20 to $25 por acre.
In Lauderdale County, Miss., tho
total assessed valuation of real pro
perty outside of the city was $2,757,
546. This increased In 1914 after
road improvement to $3,183,809, or
Local real-estate mon
day afternoon when Mrs. C. E. Lyon
entertained the Kensington club at
her home on Second street. Fancy
work and conversation made the after-,
noon hours pas3 quickly. A tasteful
two course luncheon was served by
the hostess, who was assisted by her
sister, Miss Mae Lyon. Members, who
enjoyed this occasion were: Mrs, J.
F. Coddard, Mrs. Fred Urcsslcr, Mrs.
L. May, II. A. Korf, Mrs, F. E. Len
hart, Mrs. O. B Kessoy, Mrs. N. W.' Em.
eyr, and Mrs. W. F. Walker Guests
of the club were: Mrs. W. S. Holcomb,
Mrs. J, T. Moore, Mrs. J. C Dlmm, Mrs.
The e. E. Martin, and Mrs. McGowan..
being nearer and thoroughly familiar "PROGRESSIVE 22" MEETS
with the scene of operations, are able The Progressive 22, the degree staff
to secure returns and compile results Df the local Rebekah lodge held a reg
in less time than if the work were all j iar business meeting at tho homo of
handled from Washington. j Mrs- j. Et Richmond on Mill and C
It Is Intended that preliminary streets on Friday evening. A' dla-statements-showing
tho production of cusalon as to plans for a supper which
tho principal species, such ns'yellow may bo served for the Encampment on
pine, Douglas flr, white pine and oak, December 22,- occupied the organiza
and alsj the production of tho lead- tlon's attention for a portion of tho
Ing States, will be issued' as soon as ovenlng. Later, oranges, apples, ban
the figures are available. The' Impor- anas, cookies, and punch were enloyed
tance of these annual statistics, For- by tho members. The next meeting 1 1B.4 Pr cont-
est officials say, is apparently not ful- vill bo hold at the home of Mrs. W. F.
ly realized by all of tho sawmill men, Walkor on January 12.
since past attempts to gather similar
data show a large number often fall , MRS. RI2BHAN IS HOSTESS
to reply promptly, or neglect to make j Mrs. W. C. Rebhan pleasantly enter,
any report. A better responso has , talned tho Priscilla club at her homo
been received from tho lumber trado , Friday afternoon, A two-courso lunch-
in lato years and the officials In charge eon was served. Tho guests of tho af.
of the work bollevo that with proper
cooperation on tho part of tho lum
bermen final figures showing tjio total
production can be announced by Juno
1, 1917.
T. J. McCrackoh and M. M. Male
secured contract to build two bouse?
on the cornor of Second and B streets
for Miss Margaret Morris. Tho old
church building will be rovised and
two modern dwellings will bo eroded.
The contractors commenced work at
onco. ' The houBOg will. both bo for
rent.
tornoon wero: Mrs. J. N. Palmer, Mra.
A. M. Beaver and Mrs. W, B. McKin
noy, Tho members present wore; Mrs.
D. ,S Deals, Mrs. I. D. Larimer, Mrs,
A. P. McKcnzIo. Mrs. Win, Donaldson,
and Mrs. Walter Horndon, Sowing and
fancy work took up the afternoon
hours.
Llpyd Carrlck, president of tho state
Christian Endeavor Boclety was n
Saturday luncheon guest of Miss Opal
Whitoly, atate junior president of the
same organization, at the tatter's borne
on East Main street.
placo tho increase in land values on
account of Improved roads at from
25 to 50 per cent.
In Manatee County, Fla careful
study of sales and real-estato records
indicated that the improvement ot
roads has added from 16 to' 100 por
cent, or at least $15 per acro, to tho
selling price of all lands within one
half milo of Improved roads. This
would give a total of $611,000, or mora
than twice the value of the bonds is
sued.
CAREFUL. CONSCIENTIOUS
Dentistry
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