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HI’RINOFIKLD. LANK COUNTY. OREGON. T1IURBOAY NOVEMBER IN. 182«
TW E N TY -Tim m YEA’l
PERSDRAL CHANBE
I I WILL BFEICE
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Booth-Kelly Comany Promotes
Berber to Succeed Cox as
Chief Accountant. Transfer
ring J. P. King here from
Wendling; Plant on 5-days.
Promotion <»f <’ F »»erber Io U»«
ponltlne of chief arcnuntsnl of the
Hprliigtield office* of •
Booth-
Kelly laiaiber Company. «ucrcedinx
II J. Cm who leaves DePetnber I
after sixteen years of service with
the Compuny, wa» announced yester
day CoX will deVOPe his full time
til his duties as president o f the new
ly organised l-orane Lumber Com
(■any, whose llnanela. structure Is
now practically complete he fcnnoun
i*d
llurher has been an employe of the
llo*<tn-Kelly Company for eight years,
Intermittently, and has been with the
Mprlugfteld office for Pour years, He
It a former student of the University
of Oregon He has filled the position
of stockman, and on promotion to
succeed Cox will be replaced by John
I’ King, who haa been timekeeper In
the woods at the Wendling opera
tion
Another chaos« announced nS th-«
mill this week was Ute Installation
of a five day schedule, to continue
lnd< finitely The mill will not oper-
at« this Haturday. nor on succeed
Ins Saturdays until further notice«.
The same ach'-duh* Is In force r.t
We lulling.
Cox's sixteen years with the Booth-
Kelly Company were spent at Sagi
naw, Coburg and Springfield, laist
summer he announced the informa
tion of the lairan«- Lumber Company,
with himself as president. l»r W C.
Rebhan as vice-president, amt I'. T
Parker, superintendent Since that
tlm« he has been working on plans
for the erection of a plant on the
company's holdings and now has the
financial organisation In shape
The company Is capttnlled at >70.-
000 A thorough Inspection of th-«
plans and property has been given
by mill and logging experts, and their
approval received. Cox said
Actual construction of the new
plant at lxirnne probably will start
the first of the yi-ar, nnd expects the
plant to he In operation hy April 1.
Cox will continue to reside in
Springfield.
GYMNASIUM FIRE DOES
BUT SLIGHT DAMAGE
Fire threatened destruction of the
high school gymnasium Tuesday
noon, but due to quick work of high
>« hoot students and the local lire
di-parltnent wns dlstlngulsed before
s«rloas damage was done.
The blaze broke out In clothes
hanging over a stove In the shower
room of the building
Damages of approximately >ii(l
w< r« covered hy Insurance. It wbm
stat«d by Clerk Smith of the school
board.
CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY
FOR HOSPITAL HELP
Fruits an«l Jellies are being gather
ed this wei-k under the direction of
Mrs. M B. Huntly, president of the
American legion Auxiliary, to be
»«nt to l*nrtlun<l for the Thanksgiv
ing celebration at the Veterans Hos
pital No. 77.
The contributions should tie re-
'reived h.v Mrs. Iluntly not later than
Monday morning, she announced. The
fruits and Jellies «will be shipped ‘o
Portland free hy the Willamette
Valley Transfer Company.
OFFICIAL COUNT GIVEN
ON BRIDGE BOND VOTING
The Springfield bridge bond Issue
received a majority of 3814 votes dur
ing the general election November 2,
official counts Indicate. The Issue re
ceived by far the largest majority of
any proposition favored by Lane
County Voters.
Actual count on the bridge proposi
tion was; Yes, (1X47; No, 3033.
Buys New Residence
Mrs. Zelili Canterell has purchased
from It. 11. Nesbitt a new residence
on B street between Eight nnd Ninth.
She hns moved Into the place from
her former residence on Emerald
Height«.
Seavay In—Lee Shuivey of Donna
was a Springfield1 visitor yesterday.
v t t H o n o re d
ASK SPRINGFIELD MAYOR
SUPPLY OREGON SOIL
TO GEORGIA SCHOOL
Mr». Hall
Springfield Is located In the garden
la d
-re.vo
I »pot of Oregon In the eyes of some.
GIRLS LEAGUE T
purls of Georgia. The senior class of
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
t-„i,,-ord. Georgia, high school
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NEW SPAPER
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NUMBER 45
GAME FARM ROAD
TO BE
Appropriation of $4000 Assure«
Construction on One of Chief
Market Feeders to Spring-
field; Program Will Start in
Spring, According to Plans,
have started out to plant some mem
Teas will he held Bulurday after orial trees on the school grounds Soli
noon at seven Springfield homes from every slate In the Union will be
tinder the auspices of the Girls placed around the trees.
Irf-ague of the High school Fourteen
Miss Genevieve Blake, teacher In
hostesses have been named for the the Georgia high school, has written
Improvement of the game farm
affairs. The time will be spent In to Mayor G. G Bushman asking him
market road-, one o f the principal
sewing doll dresses for the la-agues Io send some eurfh from this district
thoroughfares feeding Springfield, la
Christmas box for the Corvallis I'be mayor has complied with the re
Children's Farm Home.
assured with the injection of a >4000
quest and Incidentally enclosed some
The Hat of hosteases la given below, camber of commerce literature telling
appropriatien for the work iato the
and the tea In eaob case will take now Oregon dirt 1» used
county budget» according to Welby
place at the residence of the flrst
Stcvwns.
The improvement program
named: Miriam Rice and b o ~ ^ | MANY HEAR g p ^ A K E R
! witt start rn the spring.
erson. Margaret Hwarts and
the game farm north, the
AT CHURCH MEETING
Frlxxell. Nadine McMurray and Dor
roed will be graded and macadamed.
ene Larimer, Elaine Archanibeau and
Obligations of fathers and sons to
i That stretch of highway from the In-
Grayce Morse, Jule Bollard and Ber
This is the new tj»»«vmened por
nice. Hawke. Wlnulfred Tyaon and each other formed tne topic of a talk trait of Mrs. Ftánée? $tev«M Hall, ' ter sect Ion with the Mohawk road to
A Id Is Squires. Naomi Carlton andi hires by Harry B. Dodge, secretary principal in the tqmows Hall-Mills ' the farm la to he resurface«! and Jea-
Cupt. Chu». Schully of New York
» ..I h . Beals.
itej.is
{o f the Y. M. C. A. at Fall River, murder case gt N»w Brunswick N. ' erally Improved.
Agatha
r«rei\«-.l (he Ç««rgre»xional M olai
a
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Mass , before the annual Father and
The
League
cleared
>12
X
o
for
the
fo r U fo Sc.vitip
Puring- his 13
The road to be Improved Ilea direct*
•Sh« had this spadai picture ta k
Hon
banquet
of
the
Methodist
Church
years in the "business" he has Christmas box through the presenta
at, because newspaper photographs I ly north of Bprtngfletd. and Is travel-
(Ion of a matinee program at the i Brotherhood Monday plght.
Mr. had her looking Him "a terrible, ug
sn«e.| more than ton pvraons fswm
led by farmers of the Coburg section
di «mug.
Podge
haa
beef,
a
for
ly, achntnlng woman,” -
high »rbool last week.
and other districts who trade is
20 yeirs.
Springfield.
.
More than 126 attended the ban WETZEL PENALTY HEAVY
TEXAS SOCIETY MEETS
Need
for
Improvement
o'
this
road
quet, Including the ministers of other
BASKETBALL STARTED
IN BOOTLEGGING CASE ‘ came to the attention of the county
ON THANKSGIVING DAY churches of the city. Fathers and
WITH GOOD PROSPECTS
e 11
’ three years ago and an approprta-
sons sat together, and arrangement»
Nearly 200 are expected to attend
Convlcted
of
possessing
a
still
at
tion of >4000 was made then. That
Although- but two letterncn are the reunion and business meeting of were made for the "stray«'’ to get his Springfield residence, O. E. Wet- sum. however, later was spent for
together.
eligible this year, basketball pros former Texas residents of l-ane
zel was fined >500 and sentenced lo other purposes. Mr Stevens declared
Mr Podge was introduced by Rev.
pects at Springfield High School are County to he conducted In the Wood
spend a year In the county Jail wlhen yesterday that he has been assured
Gabriel
Sykes
fo
the
Methodist
bright, according Io Couch Waller men of the World hall here alt day
he appeared before Justice of the that the appropriation will be made
Fenwick, who started practice t.i s Thanksgiving A basket dinner will church. Ham Bartholemew. president Peace R. W. Smith Friday.
this year and the work carried out
of the Brotherhood presided.
week
I he first competition will be
Although the case was the first of
| lie served.
between the physical education class
The committee In charge Is co.n-
the kind to come up during his in - ELECTION CONDUCTED
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es. and us a result of these work-outs | (wised of president Ernest Walker of CITY OFFICERS DON
cumbency as Justice of the peace.
Fa-n-slck will lie abb- to select poten ] Springfield. Mrs J. ('. Walker of Ku-
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LOCAL
HIGH
SCHOOL
SPARKLING UNIFORMS Smith declared that he would show
tial first siring malerleal.
no lienency. His stand in favor of
| gene nnd J E Lindsey of Springfield.
Students of Springfield' High school
McPherson and Cowart are the two
There are now 200 members in the
The dignity of metal-buttoned uni heavy penalty in such cases, he said
at a recent election decided to amend
lettermen hark Both of these men l-anc County Texas organlxation.
forms was attached to the police and today, was praised in a communica
the student body constitution to
are still playing football, but will be
The meeting will be held from 10 ¡fire departments of Springfield this tion he received this week from a
change the school publication from
ready for basketball when work be
■meek with the arrival of spanking Eugene attorney.
A M to 6 P M.
gins In earnest. Cox did consider
Wetxel was arrested early last an annual to a quarterly.
new uniforms for Police Chief Jess
ably playing lual year nnd probably
A board of control was selected.
Thursday, and ln the subsequent raid
Smltson and Officer A. S. Currie.
la assured of a tlrat string harth this NEEDLECRAFT REUNION
The Chiefs uniform is of a navy on the residence here a complete composed of Naomi Carlton. Graves
PLANNED FOR TODAY blue, with silver buttons. Currie has moonshinlng outfit was uncovered by Morse and Margaret Oderkirk. with
year. Bal«-« la another prospective
first team man. He played here dur
officers. The convicted man's father Professor Taylor advisor.
Mlnut«
Former members of the Needle- a similar suit, and also a traffic of
ing his freshman year. Others who
men named are Christy Anderson.
was
arrested
during
the
raid,
but
ficers
uniform.
«-Xpert to stand good chance« of mak craft club, residing throughout the
The officers now have uniforms for later was released by Sheriff Taylor. Elaine Arcbambeau. Audrey Danner.
ing the first string are Redding and state, have been Invited to the annual
Orval Eaton. Nadine McMurray, lata«
each,
duty they preform. Whetae}-
! homecoming of the organisation to bo
Kuouse.
Morse. Lawrence Roof a n d J o »
they
will
be
able
to
change
to
the
TAXPAYERS CONSIDER
The year's scheuule la being ar conducted at the home of Mrs. Robert
Thompson.
ranged, games already having Ix-en Drury this afternoon, st.rllng at ' r“th' UB,f<,rm ln ca’ e * *">ergency
BUDGET MONDAY NIGHT
soon enough remains to be seen.
2:30 o'clock.
arranged with I'nlverslty high.
FISHER MILL OBTAINS
About 20 members now reside tn
Springfield's proposed city budget
FIRST ELECTRIC UNIT
Springfield, and others are scattered. FENWICK OPTIMISTIC
of >29.729 will be given consideration
SPECIAL MEETINGS
The club has a membership of ap
by the taxpayers at a meeting to he
ON
LEBANON
GAME
OF SCOUT LEADERS proximately 45 since Its inception. I
Installation of the first unit of an
conducted at the City Hall next Mon
nnd nearly all these will either be j Optimlslm featured this weeks day night. Approval or protest of electrical system at the Fisher M'll
Dates of two' meet logs of Import
present or have sent messagi's to b° i workouts of the Springfield High the work of the budget committee is at Marcola was started this week by
ance to local Boy Seoul work were
reail at the reunion today.
The . School football squad, which tomor to result from the session, which will the Mountain States Power Company,
announced yesterday by Scoutmast
Transformers are being Installed at
Needlecraft club has been one of the row will face Lebanon, the only team start at 7:30 o'clock.
er W. T. Tyson and Wulter Gossler
« Marcola to care for a 75 horsepower
most active of Springfield's women's that has defeated the local elevan
The
burget
is
>1305
greater
than
of Troops 1 and 2
motor at the lumber plant
organlations or many years.
this year. The game will be played that of last year, but the total runn
On Monday, November 2#. a Joint
It is expected that the Fisher com
ing
expenses
of
the
city
have
not
on
the
Lebanon
gridiron
at
3
o'clock.
meeting of the two troops will be
pany
will add otther units shortly
K en sin g to n M e e tin g
With only Palmer out with injuries, been materially increased, while >7000
held, probably nt the Christian
Kensington club m«>t Friday after and his men ln good spirits. Coach will be placed in the sinking fund if after the first of the year, and that
church gymnasium
Although the
noon at the residence of Mrs. John Fenwick believes that Springfield the financial schedule is given the eventually the mill will be 100 per
usual work will be done by the Scouts
I cent power operated.
Henderer. Plans were shaped for a will give Lebanon a surprise to citizens' O. K.
at this meeting, members of both
Christmas party at the home of Mr«. morrow.
Scout committees and parents of
ONE KILLED IN AUTO
Mary Kessey on December 10. and
“We're out to win that game,'' said LEGION SUPPER WILL
troop meniticrn are urged to attend,
the next meeting will be held Decern the coach. “ The men have had a
ACCIDENT AT EUCENE
the loaders said. The object of the
BE ON FRIDAY NIGHT
ber
3
ut
the
C.
B.
Kenyon
residence,
good
rest
since
Armistice
day.
and
visit Is to demonstrate regular Seoul
Word form the Eugene hospital
Guests present Friday were Mrs. their workouts this week have be^n ,
activities.
The Amerclan legion wtll sponsor this morning Indicated that Donald
Floyd Flanery and Mrs. William marked by unusual snap. I predict
December 7 as b«>en set ns the de
a supper at the Woodmen of the McDonald, who was injured critically
finite dale for the Court of Honor, Lightfoot of Eugene Others present « victory for Springfield.'
World hall tomorrow night, to which
were Mrs. C. E. Kenyon, Mrs. J.
Springfield lost the Armistice day all World War veterans are invited, ln an automobile accident which kill
nl which numerous Scouts of both
ed his wife yesterday. Is resting a
Henderer, Mrs W. F. Walker. Mrs. game to Lebanon, 12 to 6
troops will receive merit badges.
regardless of membership in the little easier today and hopes are held
Mary Kessey.MIss Edna Swarfs, Mrs.
This meeting will he conducted nt
Legion. It was announced.
out for his recovery.
Levi N«et, Mrs, W. C. Rebhan. Mrs. SYKES TO SPEAK AT
one of the local churches.
The dinner will start at 6 o'clock.
The fatal accident occurred at noon
J. C. McMurray. Mrs. Annie Knox.
Announcement was also mode this
MEETING OF LIONS Members of the I-eglon Auxiliary will yesterday when a demonstrator car
Mrs. F. B. Wright. Mrs J, T. Moore.
week that Kenneth Dillard has Join
meet with the service men for the in which the McDonalds were riding
Mrs. L. I,. May. Mrs. S. Ralph Dlppel.
ed Troop 2 as second assistant Seoul
Rev. Gabriel Sykes, recently ap dinner. John Will Is chairman of the with Charles Arnold, saleman. colli I-
Mrs H. W Whitney. Mrs.
E.
master.
pointed pastor of the Methodist general committee in charge of the ed with an automobile operated by A.
Swarts, Mrs. L. E. Basford.
I Episcopal church here, will be the affair.
P. Scrltchfield of Motor Route C. The
Nominations for ortlcers of both the crash occurred at Seventh and Wash
speaker at Friday's meeting of the
TO MAKE INVOICE OF
E n te rta in m e n t G iven
Springfield Linns Club. Community Legion and the Auxiliary are expect ington streets, Eugene.
GUARD UNIT PROPERTY
An entertainment was given by ' achievement will be discussed by the ed to he made at business sessions
The demonstrator car skidded
following the dinner. The Legion across the street, struck a crub and
Invoice of the property of the local j boys of the boy's Junior college ot Methodist minister.
President Ketels will ave charge of already has held one nomination overturned, crushing Mrs. McDonald.
headquarters company of the Oregon the Eugene Bible University nt the
meeting, at which John Will was pro She died a half hour later at the Paci
National Guard will he taken nt to ; Christian church Bunday evening. the meeting m the W. O. W. hall.
posed commander.
night's meeting, it was announced to The program whs in charge of Ralph
fic Christian hospital. McDonald sus
N ew Apparatus Here
day. ('apt. Diaz, sent nut from head ' Hutchins, head of the school, who
tained a fractured skull, and Arnold
explained Its work to the audience
quarters, wtll take the Invoice.
suffered a broken arm and bruises.
Morse 'wave generator was re J. C. BERTSCH DIES AT
RESIDENCE OF DAUGHTER
I*ay checks were received' by the of more than 300.
ceived and Installed at the office of
Guard Company this week and have
Dr. Eugene Kester this week. The
J. W. Bertsch, 72. died here Mon DANNER GETS GOOSE
4-L Meets Monday (
been distributed to the men. The
machine Is added to considerable
day
night at the residence of h is.
ON SOUTHERN HUNT
company Is now at full strength wild
Meeting of the Springfield unit of other apparatus in the physician’s of • daughter. Mrs. C. W. Yarnell. Death :
25 men.
fice.
the Loyal Legion of Loggers and
came as a shock to Mr. Bench's many i E. R. Danner of the Danner Motor
The National Guard bowling team Lumbermen will be conduct at the
' friends, as he seemed to be well and : Company is back from Southern Ore
on Tuesday night defeated the Dan Woodmen of the World hall at 7:30
Hand Injured
1 on Monday night was able to attend . gon with a car well filled’ with wiM
ner Motor Company team.
o'clock Monday evening. Reading of
John W. Anderson sustained pain- ' the father and son banquet at the geese sot on a hunt In the Klamath
the minutes of the last directors' J ful injuries to the fingers of his rignt Methodist church. Mr. Bertsch was' Falls district. Danner bagged enough
Instructions In Knot Tying
meeting in Portland and u musical hand in an accident at the Cascade I a resident of Thurston.
of the fowls to furnish each of his
W. P. Tyson, lender of Springfield program will be features.
Manufacturing Company plant Tues
Mr. Bertsch leaves to mourn him > employes a bird.
troop No. 1, |nstruct««<l the scout lead-
day. His hand was caught in a dado two sons. Ernest J. and Willis J. tit1 The local auto dealer visited old
ershrlp course In knot tying nnd rope
Girla Take Examinations— I’hysi-al machine.
Thurston, and two daughters, Mrs. j acquaintances in Klamatn Falls,
making In Eugene Monday nlghf examinations yosterday were given to
Yarnell of Springfield and Mrs. Mabel ( where he was at one time engaged
Mr. Tyson Is snld to be the best high school girls who will enroll tu
Sister Dies
Crow of Lorane. The funeral wtll be In the garage business. He said that
knot and rope man In Lane county. the swimming classes ai the Univer
O. F. Kiser has left for Corvallis conduehMl at the Methodist church ' Klamath Falls is booming, with much
He gained tils experlenoe In the Eng sity. The examinations were con
construction, good business, and
to attend the funeral of his sister, tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
lish navy.
ducted Iti the office of Dr. W. C. Reh Mrs. N. E. Taylor who died last Mon
plenty of money.
Scout lenders nnd others Interested
ban.
He was accompanied' by his son and
day.
Mrs. Taylor leave« three
Returns Front Portland—W. C. Mc-
In the work will complete a course
brothers tn Linn county, a sister at [ Lagan, local superintendent of the daughter.
of training thin week.
Have Baby Daughter — A haby Deadwood anil a sister at Wapato, Mountain States Power Company pro
Pollard In Portland—Dr. W. H. Pol
Goes to Creswell—Jack Henderer daughter was- born to Mr. and Mrs. Washington, to mourn her loss, be perties, was a business visitor ln
He returned lard made a business trip to Portland
was In ('reswell yesterday repairing Glenn Palmer at their Springfield sides a son. Byron Taylor, a senior at Portland this week.
yesterday.
the Oregon Agricultural college.
this week.
for the latne County Farmers' Union. residence Tuesday.
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