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THE SPRINGFIELD NEI
rtPRINOFIBLD. LANK COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY MARCH 17, 1927
twenty - fourth y kau
NAME NEW COAGH 1
EBR HIGH SCHOOL
Mother o f 22 Children
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West Springfield Residents In More Than Score Cet Credit In
Gigantic Round-up On
Mass Meet Petition Court
Tuesday Night
For Investigation
Leonard Mayfield, Eugene, To
Direct Athletics; Superinten
dent Bain Back Next Year;,
All Principals Re-elected with I
Raise for Burchum.
Appointment »1 ltaonard Mayflehl. ;
Eugene. ae director of physical educa- 1
lion succeeding W elter Fottwlck, re- [
signed, and re-appointment of lh« »up !
«rlntandent and principals were new
development* Ihl» week In the plan*
(or admlnlelratlon and Instruction In
the Hprlngfleld school» for next year
Mayfield will begin hie duties at the
high echool March St. when Fenwick's
resignation become* effective.
The
new athletic director I* a physical
education major at the University of j
Oregon, and come* here with a good
record, according to Superintendent
lialu Fenwick, who ha* had charge ,
of athletic* since the beginning of lh <
present school year, plana to enter
business In Han Francisco.
i
OO,, Burchum. principal of the U n
Shape Plans For Springfield Boy
Scouts Advance
Control o f River
(S ? 5 E Q ),
More than a »core of Springfield I
West Springfield'» plans for pre
venting a recurrence of the flood lioy »coot» received advancement of
which recently devastated property merit badge» In tile gigantic court of j
In that thickly-settled district to an honor at the Woman's building on |
extent of »50.000 took definite »hape the I'nlverslty campus Tuesday night. ;
Monday night al a mass meeting of the final event In the 1*27 »tout
flood sufferers held at Heaver's auto “round-up" With more than 300
Scout» present, and the balconies fill- .
camp.
The group addressed a resolution to I ed the Ceremony w e t pronounced the
the county court a»kln< for an In- 1 biggest of Ita kind ever held In this
veetlgation of ways and mean» of I district.
flood prevention
In so doing, the
Following are the new ratings of ,
_
_
resident» of the flood-susceptible dis Springfield boys:
Rev. and Mrs. T. C. Hendereon.’ who
trict organised Into an association.
Liens Troop
will conduct evangelistic services at
naming Georg» Davenport chairman. j Mer„
Kaiph Hughes, life
Mr«
K
r
f
ila
»
eaeratarv
and
Earl
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church
begin-
Ï . « « .ta ta n t tacTTtarr
! * ’ *"« * ’ <
? * ' * ! ■ | the
• * Methodist
March 31 Episcopal
and ending
April
17.
f
A
T h* I
Pcopir* Pepee*
LIVI
NEWSFAFCR
L iv e TOWN
NUMBER 10
EUGENE 10 RAISE
$50,000JR MILL
Industrial Committee of Eugene
Chamber Agrees to Sell 560.-
000 in Stock When $650,000
Is Subscribed By Eastern Ore
gon Sheepmen.
Assurance that Eugene would buy
I *50,000 In stock provided that tbs
j backers of the Oregon - California
Woolen Mill would come to Sprlng-
| field with *650.000 subscribed has
' been given by the Industrial Commit-
, tee of the Eugene Chamber of Com-
' merce. In a communication to the
Hpringt»eld Woolen Mill committee
!be Eugene committee makes thia
promise through Ita chairman. Frank
McAlister.
I Walker, horsemanship; Evan Mughet Mrs. Henderson trill lead the staging
Eugene's offer to back up the Wool
The petition to the count court (
bUghog
and Rev. Henderson will preach. They en Mills has been received by the
asks that a preliminary survey be
la t Class Scout: Peyton Oder kirk come here from a successful meeting local committeemen with satisfaction
made by the county surveyor to de
since that city not only agrees to bay
2nd Class Scout: Carol Adams. at Roseburg.
termine what. If any. steps can be
that amount of stock but will taka
Dean
Anderson.
Dennison
Andrus.
taken to prevent flood damage In the |
the responsibility of raising the
COUNTY COURT LEARNS
district between Judkins Point and | Billy Knox
money..
McVey point. Drawing attention to
Tenderfeet:
Raymond Armltag».
S. P. HAS NO DESIRE TO
The subscriptions In Springfield
suggestions made by Hlmon Klovdabl, ' Reesa Chase. Percy Tomaeth. Herman
CLOSE SECOND STREET have now passed the »30.000 mark aad
Springfield
city
engineer
and
J.
H.
Nyslrom.
Gordon
Wright,
Henry
Trln-
coin school was awarded an addition j H O S P IT A L B U IL D I N G
solicitation will continue ntll »50.-
Bower, the petition urges that these ker. Winston Barkua.
That the Southern Pacific has no
al *60 on bla con tract, making la I
MAY BE REMODELED
j 000 la raised locally. Reports front
matter*
be
Investigated
thoroughly,
Legion
Troop
desire to close Second street aa pro Klamath Palls indicate that sheep-
♦early salary »1400
Mr Burchum ¡
AS APARTMENT HOUSE I Including the coal of material for
1st Clas» Scout: William Cox.
posed In connecUon wtth^ the j o n ,
u k ln g 8ubatantUI blocka ot
had asked tor (1600. He has uot'y it j
flood control dam*, location and the
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2nd Class Scout: William Simpson fat ruction of the new Springfield
»Ignlfled Io the board tits intentions.
stock
In
the
new enterprise and that
Although It was reported from Port pltpn, o, nx-k ledge» and expense of cheater Moon.
bridge was the stat-m ent received by the financing of the mill will be suc
Contracts m u stJ w returned to lh - ,an<|
We.k , ba, contract» h«'l | ^ » t l n g them out to enable the river j Tenddrfeet: William Simpson.
I
•he county court today from Superin
b o a rd by March 16.
been let for Improvement of the , tJJ gcour ou, a deeper course, etc.
' fre(j Rue. Milton Doane. Lloyd Green. tendent E. L. King of t-he rail corpora cessful.
Huprrlnt.-nd.-iil Hain was re-electe-l Hprtngfleld hospital building on F
TbP p ,tl, | OIler, ,|p,.ni the matter o?
Seventy-six new Scout* were taken
tion. King says that the company
at »2400 and will remain with the street between Klxtil and Nlneth. A MUffl(.,,.nt importance to warrant the ; ln at the round up
feels that It would be impracticable WOLLEN MILL PLAN IS
schools. tt was said
A. J. Morgan Wilhelm. Harrisburg!.. owner of the . county fou rt-a paying for the survey
to close the thoroughfare.
GAINING. HORD SAYS
.
was named high a. hutd principal at structure, declared yesterday that he ¡ ()0, of , be gpnpra| fun(ig
County Judge C. P. Barnard yester
a salary of (1 X 0 0 , and Mrs lira Read had no Immediate plans for develop
Plans were shaped for circulating FIREMEN TO START
day conferred with the highway de- ; Reports that the Oregon-California
Hnno nway was re appointed princi ment of the property.
the petition among resldenla of the I
DRILLS ON APRIL 1 partment concerning the new bridge Cooperative Woolen Mill plan is meet-
pal of the Brattata school at *1260
Mr. Wilhelm said that II I» his hope.
arpa not present at the meeting
but
no definite understanding was I |ny with approval among prospectiva
The school board Wtaaldered the re- however, that a hospital may bo re- ||<<n p r is o n . K«ri Kast and
Volunteer
...u W
„ . J . .
.„ „ .u .r ,. firemen of the rejuven i reached regarding the route. At a sA ck buyers in various parts of the
commendation* of Superintendent V. : established there, pointing out that he g paver were named on this co m m it-:.ted Springfield fire department w
mpptln(t Q,
commt. Blon on March Northwest were brought to Spring-
D Bata, and adopted Ills plan with a believes there la a need for such (pp
begin drill »bout April 1. and will 2# (( |# pIpp(,ted
(hp pntlre mat.
field Monday by Glen L. Hord. repre
few amendments
Before taking ac • • Institution here, and that 11 would
To lBtprpat officials of the South- conduit practices every fortnight
ter will be threshed out.
sentative of the woolen mill concern.
DM. however. It passed a resolution I do a gmid »’Uslne..^
„ n Pacific railroad and the state thereafter, according to Fire Chief . E nilnpen, have given
the Ktea ; He said the company was having sue-
to the effect that the action , of the
The I arrl.burg tatnk.r "a
highway commission. a . well as the Jess Smltson. who Is shaping plans
# re¥etmpnt on the npw roDte, j
,n ) u pffortl,
ralgp , s50t»o0
present board would not bind lh - would I t a . L . « L . J i oi" V , " I e ‘"‘» » ^ ra of <■<>«»’• '* • of Springfield for Increasing the
( and It is estimated that a bridge on for , he woolen mill here
aohool district for a perl.nl of more that K. despairing of finding use for U j anrf K„kcne, another committee was . local department as soon as the long-
new piers the Main street route will
Hord was on his way south, and con-
than 12 months from the close of j as a hospital, he may decide to re- nampd M follows: W H. Jones. W J. er. days give opportunity for evening coet In the neighborhood of »200.000. (erre<| with Welby Stevens of the
model
It
into
an
apartment
house
He
Soa¥er
Roy
and
Robert
Old
|
drill.
the present arhool year.
as It would require four spans. Use I local woolen m ills committee.
.
said that be ana considering thin, but .
Through enthorlxatlon of the city at the old street car piers is being I
B o l. , plnn ha» ma. h ta do with m)|]
f(>r
kata
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the petition the following ¡ council. Smltson naked for 12 volun- considered.
qnal.Aratlona of teachers, among be
NEW TRAIN SERVICE
sirous of establishing a hospital
were appended at Monday teers 1P- BOW h„ the ranks full.
ing decided upon:
Springfield
IN EFFECT APRIL IT
night’s meeting: Oeorge Davenpor’, ( a ince the organisation of the volun-
All grade teachers muat hold at
The report from l"ortland, carried T A 8 t„cker. 8 L. Eaton. Marlon tw.r company, however, there has not $ 9 0 0 0 B O N D S S O L D
least a standard normal diploma or
Springfield will In reality be on the
In a commercial paper there, «aid that Mc<*|B|n, p. w . Hucknum. C. Crawford. >
* single blase here and the ef
BY CITY TO TRUST CO.
Its .-qulvslent
I
the architect's and constructlou 8 n Cairns. Roy Jenkins. Clarence ficiency of the new department has
Main line of the Southern Paciffd
All high school teachers must hold contracts had bem let for a concrete Haxen. M O. Glass. Edith B Jenkins, not yet been demonstrated.
The sidewalk, street and alley im- ! Apr» 17. when a new schedule switek-
a standard university diploma or Its addition to Ihe build Inn here. Mr. Mprrll Manley. Mrs J. C. Shanks,
S m i.s o n
a t t e n d a n c e P avem en t bonds in the amount ,f luff through trlans to the Cascade Una
According to Smltson. attendane
ordered sold to the Lum- ' W»1 ff° Into effect. The Cascade lina
equivalent.
| Wilhelm said that he could not under Mra Qeorge Davenport. Mrs. C.
a , the fire d rill, will be compulsory |
were_ ordered sold to thB^Lum | wJn have , wo tbrough trains each
All teachers must present a rerll- ■ stand this report, as he has no defl- Haaan, Fred Fritts. R. B. Oldham. C. It the fireman is to remain -with the berman's Tust
«»<
flc a le from a regular practicing physl- I nite plans as yet for any such lm- K m u. W. J. Seaver. Mrs. Jennie
who were the only bidders at the W>T. besides a local oetween nere ana
clan Indicating that they are In good provemenl.
I R„Bs. H. M Pollock. H Loucker, W department. Compensation for actual opening of bids by the council Mon | B>»< k Butte, the southern terminus Ot
health and reasonably can be expect-
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McFarland, C. A. Pryor, May B. service is to be paid the volknteers, day evening. Sm allness of the issue i *ke line.
is regarded as the cause there were , Southbound trains will pass through
ed Io fill contract.
p. A. T. TO MEET AT
Byorne. William Ward. Roy A. Palm- who are now ort call.
not more bids.
The Lumberman's • here at 9:20 P M.. 2 A. M. and 8:3»
Mtalmum salary of grade arhool
LINCOLN TONIGHT er- Ear* KaM*- ,J
Klinefelter. J 8
Turst company bid »100.67 and ac- A. M., the last being the old Oakridge
teacher shall be *W»0 and the maxi-
- .
Scott, O. F BeVere. W. B. Fritts. C. WILLIAM McBEE DEAD;
mum »1036 Minimum of high school. ‘ Tbp tgprtn<n«-ld P. T. A. will hold , F Leith. 8 V 1‘aasche. H. E I-e< .
WAS OREGON NATIVE crued interest for each »100 bond and ' 'rain which will go through to Black
as this is approximately -what other Butte. One of the northbound train*
(10X0 with maximum of »1260 Salar |(R rpgu|Br meeting at the Lincoln 1 Frank E. Lajote, Glenn Palmer. Carl
lea of superintendent, principals or Hrb(M,, buiid|ng tonight at 7:30 o'clocx. , Holme. A. C Maxwell W V. Briggs.
William F. McBee. Oregon pionee- I cit bonds have been selling for the leaves San Francisco at 4 40 P. M.,
passing through here at about 12:1»
special teachers are not subject to i |na, pad of the usual Friday evening W. F. Pugh. John Gates. Frank Grlf- < an<| jor more than 30 years a resi- j council ordered the bid let.
this schedule. Increases In these sal mePt|ng
| fln, R. C. Palmer, H. L. Mooney, E. H. , (lenf of Springfield, died Shtturday ( Lyda McGowan was appointed a P. M the following day and another
arles being subject to special action
An exc¡ellent program has been pre- Seifert. E A Morse. 0 . J. Cowling afternoon at his home after an iUnesit members of the city library boar-1 will leave San Francisco at 7.20 A.
upon recommendation of that board. 1 arriving here on about the same sebo-
pared
Dr E. T. Helms Of Eugene I Charles WOoley. W H. Jones, E. R-j of several months,
by board.
Recommendations that each teacn will speak on “Character Analysis." ■ King and A. W Bdyan
Born in Benton county 68 years I A I* « « » " for
1' f hU
H , dUle
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er attend summer school.
Other features of the evening's en
ago. Mr. McBee spent his early days ;
anrt Kell>- boulevard and one
N e w teachers may receive eredll
iera| nn,cni will be songs by pupils q i pp CLUB TO PRESENT
there, and. In the early nineties. I f° r Mill and L streets were received
Lay Conference Is Planned
moved to Springfield where he has !
th“ »<*» committee ordered to
for experience In oilier schools.
nf Mrg Robertai Mrs Male and Mrs. ,
Plans are being shaped for a lay
Page, and readings by pupils of Mrs. i
MINSTREL ON APRIL 22 raised his family and been a well- investigate.
A complaint received by the Ore conference of Methodist men to be
Edna Yarnell's elocution class.
McCREADY TO SPEAK
known
and
respected
citlxen.
He
is
The Boys Glee club of the Spring
gon State board of health In regari conducted at Roseburg on Marc^ 74,
The members of the P. T, A. will
AT LEGION MEETING hold a candy sale also as n means of field high school will present a min mourned by many friends throughout to a defective sewer on Mill street according to announcement by Dr.
strel show on April 22. It was an- ; I-«ne and Benton counties,
was ordered answered to the effect W. H. Pollard, Springfield, secretary
Lynn McCready. Eugene banker and raising money for the play shed fund. nounred today. The quartet w ill sing.
Mr. McBee Is survived by his wits, that the sewer was not defective.
of the lay organtxatlon In this dis
The
entertainment
Is
free
and
the
member of the slate legislature, will
and numerous Interesting features for , two
Frank and Delbert, and a
The Chief of police reported about trict. The conferenas Is In accord*
public
Is
Invited.
be the speaker at a meeting of the
| the program are being arranged It daughter. Mrs Myrtle Strangle of Eu- 40 dogs had been taken up by the aned with a plan for getting Method
Springfield post of the American Itag-
j will be given In the high school ‘ gpne He leaves also three brothers, city dog catcher and that more than ist manhood together, and has been
Ion Friday evening In Ihe W. O. W. O. F. ANDERSON IS
1 auditorium.
gd McBee of Eugene. John McBee of »100 had been realised from licenses. called by Rev. S. J. Chaney, superl«-
REPORTED IMPROVED
hall, according to announcement of
The club is directed by Miss Fay ! g a|tm , and Frank McBee of Wenat-
The Southern Paclflc company was tendent of this district.
John Will, commander.
. Spaulding. Orval Eaton Is manager chee, Washington.
Springfield will send several dele
reported as willing to keep the Sec
Struck
In
the
head
by
a
flying
jdeco
i
gn(J
(^,Roy
N,ce
bag
charge
of
adv
Is-glslatlnn of Interest to the legion
gates to the conferecne.
ond
street
crossing
In
good
repair.
The
funeral
of
Mr.
McBee,
conduct
alre. will be the topic enlarged upon of emery wheel. O. F. Anderson, presl ertising.
ed Monday at the Walker chapel, was Street Commissioner Valller said that
by the Eugene hanker. Mr. McCrea- dent of the Cascade Lumber company,
Mra. Fenwick Weds
attended by a large number of friends as the company had a 100 foot right
dy’s first hand knowledge of state was seriously Injured last Thursday. TWO CARS STOLEN HERE.
and relatives of the deceased, many of way over Second street Is shonll
Mra. Jennie Fenwick, for many
leMelatlve measures should make the Reports from the Paclflc Christian
ONE LATER RECOVERED coming down from th* McKenxIe furnish the gravel to keep It In shape. years a resident of Springfield. wM
talk nf vital Interest, legloaalrea say. hospital Indicate that he 1* Improving
well-known.
I country, where he
steadily, despite the serious Injury.
married Monday te Charles R. R u ssell
Giving a bogus check as security,
Mr.
Anderson's
skull
was
fractured
SNOW FLURRIES VISIT
engineer at the pumping plant of the
gm pleyee Have Dinner
a man named Sims rented a coupe
Ten employes of the Booth-Kelly by the blow. He was gumming a saw
SPRINGFIELD MONDAY Eugene water system. The two were
from W. Iatnabep-y last week and FLORENCE BANK CASHIER
Iximher company enjoyed dinner at at the time.
schoolm ates together.
They were
failed to return the machine. Lans
PLEADS GUILTY IN COURT Cold rain and snow flurriea gave united by Rev. J. F. Haas of the First
the Drop Inn cafe Monday n ig h t D.
berry. after attempting to cash the
S ta rt B is e b a ll Seen
W. Crites a* In charge or the meeting.
Springfield a taste of chilly weather Methodist ehnrch. Dngene. and w ill
check, turned the matter over to
Harriet Weatherson, cashier of the
High
echool
athletes
are
awaiting
wHIrh was an Informal affair. Simi
Monday. Temperature dropped to the reside at 36» Thriteenth Avenue. Eaet.
authorities and the car later^ wa* re- ' defunct Florence bank, pleaded guilty
lar dinners are planned for the future. dry weather before starting baseball
freeslng point early In the day at In that city.
to the charge of embeaxlement In clr-
practice. Although the resignation of - covered ln^ Eugene
some points In the district.
T. “ T. Parker reported to Police i cult court this morning. She will be
Coach Walter Fenwick leaves the
Oles In California
Despite the tact that rain changed
Grade Second Street
Chief Jess Smltson that his co u p e! sentenced Friday morning,
Word baa been received1 here of the matter of eoarhlng undecided, the
to snow two or three times during the
had been stolen from In front of his
Under the management of Street
death at Fresno, California, of Charlea baseball enthusiasts at the local prep
Miss Weatherson at first pleaded day, none remained on the ground,
Main street house.
Superintendent George Valller, Sec
Skinner, »3. well known here. W. F. school are planning on a gXxid year,
ln
the
mountains,
however,
consider
not guilty. She will not alter her
ond street was graded this week with
Walker has charge of the funeral with fair material ready for the
plea on the charge of execution of an able precipitation added to the depth
of the snow, and It wa« reported that 1 Pleasing results to motorists using the
JOHN BENCH LEAVES
services, which will be conducted at moulding, of a nine.
Illegal loan, claiming Innocence on
GUARD TO JOIN U. S. N. that charge. Henry L. Bergman, ex- In some points two feet of snow fell Important thoroughfare.
the Lighthouse Temple In Eugene to
Clvle Club Te Meet
day. Among relatives of Mr. Skinner
president of the Florence bank, who in the high mountains early In the
Land Grant Money Coming
To Join the United Statea Navy
Discussion of the plans for the com
near here 1» J. J. Preo of Eugene.
. t
.
, waa charged w ith Miss Weatherson. week.
munity house will be a feature of a Corporal John Bench of the
plpadpd „ „ „ y a„d was sentenced Sat-
The O. & C. land grant money Is
meeting of the Ladles Civic Club to national guard troop was given an urday to 13 years In the state peni
Fishing Season Starts
Neighbors Have Meet
expected by the county at any day,
Rprlngfleld Itaac Waltons are re he conducted at the chamber of com honorable discharge this -week. Pro- tentiary.
it waa stated at the courthouse. Tran
Neighbors
of
Woodcraft
held
a
rnoflbn
to
fill
the
vacancy
la
forth
novating tackle In preparation for the merce next Tuesday night, March 32.
scripts of the county court's proceed
meeting
yesterday
at
the
residence
of
It
Is
thought
that
Miss
Weather-
opening of the Ashing season April 15. Illness of officers of the club has re- coming.
Mrs. Nellie Hiltebrandi, honoring Mrs. tags In accepting the money have
son's
change
of
plea
indicates
that
The
local
unit
was
given
federal
aulted
In
postponement
of
the
last
It In said that a good season Is In
Trlbbets, a recent bride. A shower been sent to Washington, D. C.
prospect, and many visitors from Port , two meetings, and a good attendance Inspection last Thursday night by she has hopes for a parole on the
Lane county has claims of (l.Mt,-
strength of the confession of Berg for Mrs. Tlbbeta was given, and many
Major
Hoop
of
the
United
States
*1»
urged
for
Tuesday
night's
session
land and other places are expected
840.60.
useful
gifts
were
received.
man,
who
took
all
blame
for
the
crime.
Army.
In view of this fact.
on the McKensle.
Mrs. Mary Walford Fults, 54,
mother of 22 children, of Martins
ville, Ind., makes claim aa the
champion mother of the United
Ktatee Mr. Fults la her third hue-
hand. She has lost contact with
two of her children, Hallie and Ol
iver Wood, and would like to hear
from them,
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