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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1919)
THUnSDAY, DECEMDEIt it, MS. TlltJ SPltiMOFIELD NEW Merry Christmas To our many friend, and patrons Mcdowell's Department Store ALL HANOSI SHOW A LEOI SHOUTS "JIMMY LEGS" "It's great to be a sailor on the land nd a aoldler on the aea!" Sergeant E. B. Tierryman of the United Htatea marine corps recruit log office 8th and Willamette atreeta, Eugene, rustled aome crisp, official looking papera on hla desk and went n: "I have here a report from the tranget snip In the world. "It la located on the dry ahorea of Parrla Inland, South Carolina, and la nanned by 'aoldlera of the aea who re learning to be eailora on dry land. Ita name la the good ahlp United fitate Marino Corps Sea-Going Depot. "The drpJt waa recently estab lished for the inatructlon of marine recruit who are to serve at aea. And it la aome achool. "Not even the saltiest of tare haa anything on the marine who flnlahea Ita rourae. fe la even wlae to the time-honored Jesta of the aea. He la taught that there are no such thlnga aa hammock ladder, green and red oil for the port and atarboard lights pr keya to the anchor watch. "From the time the recruit arrives at the depot until he leaves for ahlp hoard In hla trim, blue uniform be hear nothing but nautical language. "He sleeps In a hammock awung In approved navy atyle. In the morn ing "Jimmy legs" awaggera through the bnrrucka which la called a "com partment" yelling, "AaaallH h-a-a-and! Show a leg! lilt th deck!" "The marine never snys 'Shut up.' but alwaya. 'pipe down.' Hla meal ,nr cooked In a 'galley,' not a kitchen. One end of the barracks la 'forrard' and the other 'aft.' one aide 'port' and the other 'atarhonrd.' Kitchen police are 'Jacks o the dust', and the com pany clerk la a 'yoeman.' He gneH 'ashore' when he leaves the barracks, and when he la too III for duty he la 'on the binnacle list.' When he goes before the rnmmnndlng officer, he aoya he la going 'to the maHt.' "His Instructors tench him to knot and apllce and to row and aall small Merry Xmas LONG & CROSS Plumbers boata. He Icarna how to handle the five-inch guna and anti-aircraft bat terk'S at aea. He must also qualify aa a signalman. "And all thla after he baa been thoroughly trained In matters purely military. So, you aee, 'Soldlera and Sailors, too,' la no mere recruiting slogan." The marine corpa are now recruit ing especially for aea-golng marines. IMPORTANT CENSUS QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED OF FARMERS Each occupant of a farm will be aaked bow many years, if any, he worked on a farm for wagea; bow many yeara. If any, he waa a tenant; and how many yeara. If any, be farmed aa an owned. Whether be (a) owns, or (b) rents, or (c) partly owna and partly rents hla farm, or whether (d) he operates the farm for othera aa a manager or superintendent How many acrea in hla farm? Num ber of Improved acrea? Number of unimproved acrea and number of acrea of woodland? Total value of farm? Total value of buildings? Value of Implements and machinery on farm? Whether farm la mortgaged? If ao, the amount of mortgage? Kxpensea for feed, fertilizer, and lebor In tho year 1919? Several' queatfona concerning arti ficial drainage of hla farm. Number of cows, horse, sheep, chickens, and other domestic. animal on (he farm January 1. 1920? Quuntity and acreage of all crops grown on the farm In 1919, Including fruits and vegetablea? Qunntlty of milk and butter aold off the farm during the year 1919? Acreage of timber land on farm and value of forent products. Correct answers to the above quea tlons are of the utmost Importance. The United States department of agrl culture aaHlsted the census bureau In preparing the questions on tho agrl culture schedule and appeala to farm era everywhere to loeep farm records for census purpose. 8TATE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION Final arrangements for the State Teachers' association, which la to 'meet In Portland December 29. 80 and 31, have been made by President A. C. Hampton and the complete pro gram for the three days' session baa been prepared. H. B. Wilson, city superintendent of Berkeley, Calffor nla, will apeak before the general as aembly on Making Education Slgnlfl rant, and Americanization of Edtrca tion. Dr. F. G. Bonser, of Columbia University, New York, will address the assembly on Socializing the Pub lic School Curricula, and Relating School Work to Life Activates in Country Schools. Both speakers will alno appear before several of the' de partments. Of special Interest to county school auperlntendenta, rural teachers, and club workers, will be tbe addresses of Prof. O. J. Kern, who made a na tional reputation In rural achool work as county superintendent of Wtnne hago count r. Illinois, and who now boldi a professorship in the Univers ity of California. - Great in tarn t la belnr shown by teachers In all parta of Oregon, and U la estimated that not leaa than 3000 teachers will be In attendance at the aeealona. - FIRST LOGANBERRIES PLANTED AT SALEM The honor of atartlng the logan berry In the Willamette valley may rightfully be awarded to Alex M. La Follett, Marion county'a veteran sen- ator, successful fanner and orchard 1st The first loganberry plant In the Willamette valley were planted on bla farm, and tbey came directly from the farm of Judge Logan, the originator, at Santa Crux, Calif. Mr. LaFcllett relates that while Dr. Richardson, a former Salem phyal- clan, waa visiting at Santa Cruz, Judge Logan gave blm a number of loganberry planta. When Richardson returned to Salem be gave them to Mr. La Follett and aaked him to plant them. Mr. LaFollett planted the lo ganberries on bla Miaalon Bottom farm and In due time they began to produce amazing yields of the new ruit. That waa 22 years ago and Mr. IaFollett has been growing logan berries ever alnce. The following spring new plants were aet out and the plants have been yielding heavily every season for 20 yeara. One crop a few years ago av eraged 13,200 pounds to the acre, the record yield up to thla time. The yield last aummer waa nearly four tons to the acre. Cottage Grove Sentinel. A CHANCE FOR THE YOUNG MAN Have you a boy who wanta to be a railroad president? If ao. here's bla chance. Sixty railroad scholarships a year will be awarded by the Southern Pa cific according to a plan announced by the railroad today. Appointments will be made by division auperlntendenta and the heads of the various depart ments of the railroad, who are charged with the responsibility of not alone securing appolntmenteea but watching their progreaa carefully, and placing them upon graduation. Bualnesa men in the various towns along the lines of the Southern Pacific will be aaked to recommend young men between the ages of 18 and 23 who will be aent to the agency achool In San Francisco and there prepared for positions in the freight and paaaenger departments and the general officea. They will be paid a nominal aum while being in structed. Superintendent of Telegraph E. L. King who haa general charge of the scholarships, calls attention to the fact that most of the railroad presi dents of today began In positions such as the students will qualify for. J. J. Miller of San Francisco will be the Instructor. Carelessness with the hands and teeth causes more deaths In America very year than carelessness with motor vehicles, aaya the United States public health service. Keep the banda clean, free from germs, luway from the mouth and visit the dentist regularly. Have you read the want ada. HOME SWEET HOME by Jack Wilson n Guess who I juar aw I j ot rack. & ? Jfe "r -PK.l. WOOO 0 Jot STONE I ( Tilt) THEY SPEAK? HT- We extend to you our best wishes for a Merry Xmas and Prosperous New Year M. C. Bressler Son HARDWARE LOGANBERRIES SLIGHTLY HURT C. E. 8tewart. county fruit Inspec tor reporta that there waa aome dam age to loganberry vines above the snow line, but below tbe snow the vines seem to be all right. He also aaya there is some damage to rasp berries. It la yet too early to determine whether peach trees have been In lured. Many fruit growers feel that the cold snap came at a fortunate time tor the orchards, because the trees are aa nearly dormant now as they will be during the winter. C. I. Lewis, a former horticultural Instructor at O. A. C, advisee fruit growers to watch their trees closely, however, and if the bark begins to split open, to tack It down with large-headed tacks. He says that thousands of trees were saved by thla method five years ago when severe weather was experienced. Rabbits have done some damage to fruit treea in aome localities. They were cut off from their usual food supply and have been nibbling at tbe trunks of fruit trees. OIL THE COMING FUEL. The coal strike has served to bring home .forcibly to the gen eral consumer the immediate possibilities of oil as a fuel sub stitute for coal. It is known that manufactur ing plants, department stores, owners of apartment houses, and even private homes are now investigating eagerly the cost and advantage of using oil as a fuel in place of coal. The fleets of the world, and particularly our own, have spectacularly blazed the way that has led to a now almost universal understanding of the possibilities of oil as a fuel. American railways are rapid ly turning to oil. Likewise the largest manufacturers. The steel mills are equipping .for gas and oil as fueL There is practically no' labor cost with an oil-burning sj'stem properly Installed for the reason TTjope-tsat I iSoin by WORLD CORN Kim; ' ' ' f I V zt , j Thla farmer baa won world corn honor His name la Louis M. Scott and he live at Fairmont. Minn., on the southern edge of the North Star 8 tale Mr 8cott'a corn, which waa of the white dent variety, took tbe grand prize at tbe recent International Stock and Grain Show at Chlcaro that nearly all labor is done away with. Together with the saving incurred by the non handling of ashes, and the fact that a larger quantity of fuel may be stored in the same space brings the total amount saved to a considerable amount In a year's time. These facts simply emphasize the necessity of a national pol icy encouraging to increased development of the oil industry so it may meet the rapidly growing demand. A recent shipment of hogs to Portland from the Grange Coopera tive shipping association brought tbe shippers 15 cents per hundred. The lambs brought $12.V a hundred and yearling sheep sold for 10 cents a hundred. ' You may be in need of some type writer supplies The News has a good line of paper, ribbons and carbon. coon look in- miss stepper vms -am Both wood ah Stone, tubhcp 1 TO KUPPtK'j -t I