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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1926)
HUIT. HPUIMfllUlCI u THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 1828 BOOTH-KELLY OFFERS PRIZE FOR SLOGAN A ten dollar prim la being offered by th» Booth Krlly rompnny for tthi bra' aafety Itrat alogan Io hr uaail on It* talnulnra for th» yrar IM27 WacH y»ar th» company conducts a slogan vonloal for |ta la b iiln ra which arc ob lalnrtl from the Nut tonal Safety Cou’i- d i, who laauaa Itraullful <al»ti<lnra for the uar of Inilnatrlul eoooar*a The calcnilara have tw elve pain'Inga In oil dun» by auch well known artlata aa I'lilllp l.yliuril, Norman Halt, Arnold Lorn» lllcka, Ouatavlaon, Andrew Loomis, and Fr<l. Mixon and are aur rounded by a decorative achamr done by a conrmerclal artlat al a coat of 9400 on 'hr back of lb» calendar are health talka draling with auch aubjocts aa physical examination», cold», care fo the eyra und the tenth. heart and kidney dlaeaara. tubrrculoala. pneu monia. Ilrlght'a dlaeaae, headache», acarlrt fever, dyphthcrla, and meaalra. Last year the winning al«gan waa "Think Hanely Work Hafely,** and the alogan fur the year before waa "The Man Who Think» la The Man Who Work» Safely." The pio prlxe la given to mnlntaln |nt»r»at In and to help further the aafety tlrat movement The contest 1» open only to employee» of 'he Booth Kelly company and their fntnlllea Only three auggeatlonH can he made by nny one peraon. The al< g'ina should ba abort and to tie point with aafety the subject. Ten word» la aa long a alogan aa ran b used Entrlea In the context ahould lie written on a aheet of paper with out any name, the name being written on a aeperate aheet and both encloa* d In a aealed unstamped envelope ant nddrexaed to the Booth-Kelly rompanv, Eugene, Oregon, writing on un» cor ner of the envelope. "Safety Slogan ’ All envelope» ahould be handed to the aafety eommtitee not later than Fri day Octobar 8. Judging will lie done by a competent dla-lnterrated cotnml» tee and award» will be announced a» aoon aa poaalbln ater the do»» of the conteal. The Booth Kelly rompnny will dla- tribute 600 of the calendar» the first o f the year. 200 of them going to Hprlngfletd employe«» and the remain der to Wendllng UNIVERSITY FROWN ON STUDENTS WITH AUTOS UNIVERSITY OF OREtlON. Eu gene. Oregon.September 23. (Special) — Pointing o u t t h a t automobiles brought to college by U nlverilty stu dents are a cause of poor scholarship and Increase the danger of moral de linquency. University authorities hare aptealed to par<-ola to prohibit their xauia and daughters from bringing cars to Eugene, It was announced to day While several other large Institu tions have prohibited the uae of stu dent cars, Oregon will attempt to solve the problem by seeking the par ent'» co-operation. It waa stated. "The Increasing use of automobiles by University students has been ob served with much concern by Univer sity authorities everywhere." a letter »cut to parents today read, "Vnreful studies have shown that they cause poor acholarahlp. are expensive, waste valuable time, Increase the danger of thorn) delinquency, nnd cause tarttlc congestion about the campus; that at best they are undesirable and unnec essary at college, and that they are often positively demoralising.’* Although p«*nulsslon may ho obtain ed in eases where automobiles are pertlsularly Necessary, offlrlala point ed out that "we are constantly striv ing to maintain on the campus n simple, wholesome, democratic and scholarly atmosphere. Many of the atudenla are self-supporting and gain rather than loae thereby In respect and social standing *• One On The Deacon "Brother Brown, I'se a collectin' fo' de benefit o' our worth panini,'* explained one of the Deacons us he called' on one of the brethern. "You all know our recter am leablng; In' dis chutch nnd we all am agoln' to get together and gib bint a little momen tum.** NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed Bids will be received by the Recorder of Springfield. Oregon, for the grading and graveling of South D street from the Intersection with South 2nd street B a it to South <th «trout and South on South 4th street to South E street In the Town of Springfield, Oregon, as provided hy Ordinance Number 508. The Con tractors to furnish all materials and labor In performance of the work nnd assume all responsibility In connec tion with said 'work, relieving the town of all responsibility as to acci dent, etc. The contractors to furnish good and sufficient bond as required, as a guarantee that the work will ho completed within the time specified and according to the plans and speci fications of the City Engineer and Ordinance» governing same. Bld» will he received up to September J7th, 1926. Bid» to be opened at the special meeting of the council Sept ember 27, 192« at 7:30 P. M. Council reserves the right to re ject any and all bids. R. W. SMITH, City Recorder. B: 16-28 The Philadelphia of Our Ancestors P A O i THREW Back T o C alifo rn ia— M r. and Earl faiply and Mr. | returned this week Oakland. California some length I ti vicinity Back From Mrs. and Mrs. Nielson to their home» In aftwr a visit c.f Springfield a n d . Texas— A A. Johnson ami son. B. F. Johnson of M-aburg r e turned Sunday night from an extondod Irtp to Texas They B-ft about three months ago for Amarillo. Texas to look after some oil Interest» they have there. New Culvert On Seventh S tre e t— The old wooden culvert on Seventh street waa replaced Friday by a new culvert of concrete. The wooden ' structure waa torn out and two cement ( pipe» put In Us place It carries dralnuge water tn the w n e r from tho ! east of town to the mill race. Hava T ra c to r Dem onstration— T I e E. R. Danner Motor company conduct- I ed a tractor demonstration Monday I on the Marvin Spores place on the i Mohawk. In the demonstration, two different kinds of plows were used to : »how their relative value and to demonstrate the pulling power of the >l»r» la shown a section of “High Street," a reproduction of Philadelphia'» tractors. famous Mnrkat »treat In the day» of 1776. It la on« of the outstanding feature» Back From Round-up— D w igh t Kes- of the Beaqul-Centannlal International Exposition now being held In Phil» ¡sey, Don Cllllsple and Mr. and Mrs. delpbla to commemorate the 160th annlveraury uf the »Ignlng of the Declara tion ut Indopandenea Every building haa been built to actual »lie and to G. O. Bushman are all back from at actual architectural detail The furnlahlng» of each building are exact repro ten d in g the Round-Up at Pendleton. duction» of thuae uaed In tha Revolutionary days Many of the pieces on Mr Bushman attended the big west-i display are the original» and today are worth thousands of dollars bucauae ern show Friday while the others wero oa thalr historic valuo. The Exposition continues uutll December L • there for the entire performance. Mr. Kessey reports that everything was very interesting. He estimate» that there was a crowd of <0,000 people there for the last day Saturday. i Qo»a To Salem—George spent Sunday In Salem. I’erklns Camp Craek Man In RUG CLEANING We use the Electric Rotary Shampoo Process. The colors are renewed and the original luster brought hack. All rugs are sized and lay well on the floor. OuZVX OT.. am - ova at Phone 300 Eugene, Oregon Tow n— Jnva Gates of Camp Creek spent a tew hours In Springfield Monday morning Go To Harrisburg—Mr. and Mrs. ( . on business. F Egglmann -went to Harrisburg Fri Hera From Coburg—The Reverend I day afternoon on business. Uarboden of cobufg was In Spring-! Mrs Wilson III— Mrs. Charlie Wilson field Munday morning visiting w ith ' was III the latter part of laat week at friends. her home on Emerald Heights. Here From Oakridge— Mrs. James Foster of Oakridge was In town Sun Go Hunting—Charley Hcott and day on her way to Wendllng where i Earl Parker went deer Hunting lajt she Is to visit her sister, Mrs. CUD I Bunday In the Mount Nebo district. L.y burger. Hare From Raedspoet— Mr and Mr». Barbar On V ' cation—-C. F. Barber la ■ Cecil Caulking and »on. Bobby, werj enjoying a week's vacation from th e ! Jicre Sunday from Reedsport visiting ' office of the Booth-Kelly lumber com- at the home of Fred Carr on M ill' pany by taking a bunting trip up the •treat. I McKenxIe. A tte n d Lane County Fair this week J. C. Brill Stores A X -B IL L Y D E P A R T M E N T STORE HALL’S CASH STORE AT SPRINGFIELD BANKRUPT O rdered To Be Sold By The (J. S, Court A t Once W e have purchased the Stock at ridiculously low prices and the full line of Men’« Suits, Overcoats, Men’s and Boys’ Shoes, Gent’s Furnishings and and Fixtures will be sold way below wholesale cost. W e have only a few days to dispose of the whole stock and fixtures. SALE NOW ON W. M. Oderkirk An Unusual Offer that will Please the Ladies! Only $9.99 Makes your first payment on this Headquarters for Good Blankets Wool Mixed Blankets $5.90 Thick, heavy weight and warm these colorful plaid Blankets. Plain color« too In tills group. Large size 70 x 80 inches. Heavy Plaid Blankets $3.98 fn reality this quality of blanket ordinarily sells for $4.98. Beautiful colorings, size (58 by 80 Inches. All Wool Blankets $11.50 Strictly high gratle, satin bound blankets in beauti ful plaids of gold, tan, lavender, blue, pink and gr.-v. Covering y o u certainly would be proud to have In your guest room because of their richness. Extra large size, 72 x 82 Inches, A $13.50 value. Large Sheet Blankets $3.25 Already the recent cool nights of late have re minded many of slipping into softly fleeced blankets such as these. Sizes 70 by 80 Inches, grey, double size Plaid Blankets Price $3.98 Made hy the renowned "N a s h u a" mills these comfy blankets, Size 66 by 80 inclus. Ask for “ Storm King.” Oregon City "Vldgln Wool’ Blankets .1. C. B rill Stores are head quarters for this celebrated brand of excellent quality blankets—and Juatly proud of this Oregon made pro duct. 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