THURSDAY DECEMBER IS. 1 « 3
THE SPÍUNOFTCLD NEWS
PAG« TWO____________________
The burning question of the hour is Who
see a pubU<' m arket conducted In a town. Due to will get up and start the fire?"
the |*‘rtahable products handled Tew grocer« m ake
P»bii»hvd Every Tharaday at
A m an fell for a Seattle girl. He flirted with
m uch profit on th lr vegetable and fruit business
Bprtasttetd. Laaa Coanty. Oragoa. by
and would nearly as soon be relieved of It. Where her and she knock «si him (town with Imr flats.
♦ ♦ ♦
T H E W IL L A M E T T E PRESS
public m arkets have been conducted the grocers
They call h««r a grass widow because she re
H B M AXK T. Bdltor
F C. W USTKRF1RI.D M asaarr have found.that the farm er sells his products for
cash and then spends his money for the neces- fused to live with n hayseed.
BsWrvd aa aecond clasa rnattor Fsbraary 24. 1902 at U s
sities at the grocery store. A public m arket pr\>-
postotflce. Springfield. Oregon
vides a service to the consum er, affords an out
E d ito r ia l
C o m m en t
let for the farm ers' surplus fruit and vegetables
M A IL SUBSCRIPTION RATE
♦
*
♦
M r and in general is a good thing for any community.
On» Tear In Advance
J1 15
Three Month*
T h e b ill fo r law making now am ount* Io som rthlng
.. Sc* Let's have a public m arket in Springfield.
B Ix M onth* ...
75c
Single Copy ..
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
SPRINGFIELD, DECEMBER 1». 19?S
Editorial Program
I.
Make Springfield the Industrial Center of W es
tern Oregon.
II. Develop a Strong T radin g Point; Build a City
ef Contented Homes.
III. Im prove Living Conditions on the Farm . Pro
mote the Raising of Purebred Livestock and
the Growing of F ru it; W o rk for B etter M arkets
IV. T e ll the W orld About Oregon's Scenic Wonder-
land.
Now is the tim e to acquire a site for a new
, ‘grade school building. Plans ought to be soundly
, laid for future growth. It is evident th at Spring-
, field is going to grow. At the present time her
, school buildings are crowded and relief is needed.
, A site will never be any cheaper in Springfield and
, as the city grows a desirable location will bo
, harder to get.
» j
•
•
•
>
The Christm as shopping rush is on. Store-
« keepers report that people are buying earlier
> than ever. Apparently the country is more pn»«-
»Ipeious this vear than for several seasons.
♦ ♦ ♦
Too m any of the presidential possibilities are
impossibilities.
A PUBLIC MARKET
♦ ♦ ♦
The United S tates has 14,000.000 autos.
The move of the Farm ers' Uniou to start a
public m arket in Springfield is a commendable Some are all paid for too.
•
•
•
o n e and will m eet the approval of business men
Only a few days left to do your Christm as
as well as th e townspeople. C ontrary to general
belief the public m arket is not in competition with shopping early.
more th iy i four billion d«*ll»r» a year.
New la w *. 179 80S of them , have been propcMsd In
Congrea* during the Inal Iti year» During lh l* tim e 132.-
000 new law * have lieryi enacted by t'ongr»*» anil the
»tale legH lalu res
A»id Congers* and the leaver law
making m ill» aw- soon to reannie work. A * Indicating
possible output one state legislature, lust year contld-
«red 2.400 new law»
W e are the great«'»! law creating .nation In lha world,
and a< the present tim e, perhaps, are the leant tnw-abld-
Ing T h e one fa rt may In a measure he the rea»<wi for
the other.
Aa a fu rth e r consequent-», every tenth person In Ihe
I'n lte d State», we are told, bold» »onie k'jtd of a federal,
state, county or local Job
la rg e ly on account of ihe m u ltip lic ity of law» and Ihe
effort» to anforce them, we are taxed fou r billion dol
la rs a year to pay the salaries of public official»
W hich should indicate to us that the more expensive
of the tw o prwce»»e« 1» the enforcing, not the m aking
of laws.
B e tte r enforcem ent o f the ¡aw» w e have and fa r few er
new laws, kt another and uio»t potent way to save the
taxpayer's tuouey and to enjoy more efficient gov«-n
m ent.— Capper » W eekly
♦ ♦ ♦
W H Y GO H O M E A T A L L?
An Oregon inve«itor ha« patontod an oven whereby
auto to u ris t* may use the heat of th » lr engine» to cook
th e ir meals
T h e oven lit* over the exhaust m anifold
which supplies the heat, and (he food may be cooked while
car la In motion, as the pota and pana have lid * th a t lock.
By and by It mav aol be necessary Io go home at alk
Junction C ity T im e *.
s e e
J O B * FOR V E T E R A N S
An appeal Is broadcast by D lrectur illnea, of lha v é t
érans bureau, for Job* for rehabllltatsd form* r soldier«.
T h o te rehabilitated men have served the Ration's tau»»
ami served It to th e ir own loa*, and th«< Past that the
nation ran do 1* lo giva them »mplovmrJit fur which they
have been trained and equipped T hey are ready to “c a rry
«Ut " T hey are »till soldiers They are flshllng Ute battles
of Ilf«- T h e y have quallfled for a life of continuing service
and for *e lf support T he government h a* Helped them m ,
far. hut It la not prepared to go fu rth e r It has brought
about th e ir re h abilitation , and II la fo r lho»e who have
Job» lo diapente to ink** up the obligation a( Ihe point
where lb** governm ent leave» off. Em ploym ent should he
forthcom ing for every veteran who ba* been q u a llf'd .—
W a -h ln g lo ii Pont
*
♦ ♦ ♦
T he a llies would have agreed long ago If each hadn't
a greed—-W a s h in g to n Post
s e e
A slogan for 1924: (le t the axe for Did Man T as —
Providence Journal.
Peace has taken French leave of C entral Europe
Fort W ayne Sentinel
BOMB
H A T S that have gone into the ring should have
been clucked —Cleveland T im e *
♦ e e
SEVENTEEN
M II/L IO N C A R S IN
19241
llv January I Ihe world w ill have In operation IT.-
000,000 automobiles, passenger ra re and tru ck *, accord
ing to an e tlm a te by I I . M llo e p ll, chief of the autom o
tive division of Ihe Departm ent of Commerce
O f th a t
total, 14.000,000 w ill run In the I'n lte d tale«, aboupone Io
every eight person», whereas In lh«* real of the world Ihe
proportion w ill be about 1 Io 112 persons The number of
c a r* In operation I* expected to »how on January 1. 1924,
an Increase of 17 per cent over January 1, 1923
satisjacto
The H our th a t occupies a place of honor In the happy
housewife'» kitchen 1»
FEATHERFLAKE
FLOUR
You will find it very satisfactory
Your grocer »mile» a» he »ell»
;
/.-
FEATHERFLAKE
floras* flaks
i - ------------------—
Springfield Mill & Grain Co.
nOßEStinns
'- 'k A
Conklin Cold Pen and Pencil
Set«, medium length, $9.50
Toy» for the Children
Diaries for 1924, 80c to $1.20 G reeting Card«
Bible» ....... .. $1.65 to $5.75 Chri»tina« Tree Decoration»
Pyralln Ivory
Stationery, a splendid a sso rt Electric Perfum e Vaporizer
m ent of gift package», 40c
Light ........................ $10.00
to ................................ $3.00
Mary Garden Toilet Het«—
Eversharp Pencil«, 60c
Toilet W ater, Compact,
to ..... - ........................ $3.50
Talc ............................. $3.75
Dow P en cil« .........................60c Bouquet Itam ee Toilet Het—
Powder, Perfum e, Toilet
Conklin Fountain Pen«
W ater, Talcum .......... 16.00
........................ $2.75 to $5.25
Conklin Midget Het« of Gold Jonteel Toilet S et......... $7.50
Pen and Pencil, only 3'/g Cutex Het»
.......60c. $1.00, $1.50, $3.00
inches In length ........$8.50
Ansco T ake-a-PIcture Pack
age, contain» Camera, 4
Film» and Album
$5.00
FLANER Y ’S,
Thç
DcVIlbl»» PerfumlzerB
.............. $i.oii, 91,M
Toilet. Water»
.................... 75c, »1.00, $1.50
Perfum e...... ...... 40c to $2.50
Cara Nome Double Compact
Silver Case» ............$2.00
Three Flower» Double Com
pact ........................... $1.50
Jonteel Utility »et in leather
case. Ha» com pact powder
and rouge, Up »tick and eye
brow pencil ................$3.00
Billfold«
75c to $3.00
Everready Flashlight»
.............. $1.35, $2.00, $2.75
Shaving Mirror», 40c to $5 00