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    Remember Cleanup Days, Next Weefc, April 25, 26, 27
Don't Hopo For Business
— Advertise And Maho
C ertain Qf II.
—
Get Ready Now!
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
SPRINGFIELD. LANE COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY APRÍL 21. 1927
TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR
CANDIDATES TALKED
F
GUARD UNIT SHIFTS
THREE TO RESERVES
IN PLANNING CAMP
I
Community House Court of Honor
Subject of Meeting Will Be Tuesday]
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Libr^,
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N B W B F A F IR
IN A L IV C T O W N
NUMBER 15
MASONS MAY PUT
UP OWLBUILDING
Arrangements are being made by Club Committees To Meet With Many Advancements In Line For
The Springfield headquarter * com
Youths In Impressive
Farmers Union Group
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j pauj', 162nd Infantry. Oregon National
Decision On Matter likely r 9
Ceremonies
Here
Tonight
I. M. Paterson, City Recorder, Guard, for attendance of 16 men at
Come Up At Meeting On April
Saya Ha Will Not Run For (tamp Catalop, the sammer encamp­
Parents of Boy Scouts especially
Plan* for construction of a com ­
26; Building Sites Are Un*
ment to be conducted thia year at a
Job; Terme Of Smith And naw groonds between Astoria and munity house In Springfield are eg- are urged to attend the court of honor
der Consideration; Free Site
pected to aaaume definite shape to­ to be conducted at the Christian
Louk To End At Election In
Offered.
church
on
Tuesday
night
at
8
»'clock
night when committee* of the Civic
Three men, Carl McKInnla. John
June.
at which many members nt the Am­
club,
I.Ion*
club,
Chamber
of
Com­
Masons of Springfield are consider­
Tomaeth, and Benjamin Endicott are
merce and American Legion meet erican Lelgon and Lions club troop«
After aeeeral mont ha of political
ing construction of their own build­
to lw transferred to the National
tranqullhly. In l.re.t In Hprlngfleld Is
b , with representatives of the Farmers will be advanced to higher standings
ing, It was learned today. Whether
In Scoutdom .
b
elio turned
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i — i.
balm;
.urneu toward
„ .w a r , the
u . . coming can» I attend
camp Oordon Lee
1. h..|ng
being Union to discuta the project.
plans which are now In the em bryonic
In
preparation
for
Tuesday
night’s
putgn fur the positions of number*
M. L. Wallace of Jasper, Is bead of
stage will be further developed and
discharged, as he la joining Ute
of the achnol board and school clerk
the Fanners Union committee which ceremonies, the tropa will hold special
carried to fulfillment » ill be decided
¡U n ite d States A m y .
to tie decided at the poll« la June.
la cooperating with the local group* tests on Monday night to clear t h e ,
at a meeting of the local lodge to be
Despite these change», the com
Fred lxiuk, chairman of the board, ! pany I. atlll at It* full -trength of 16 | >» ^ " h'n’ th".., ""UnUn'lr b° tt’ * ’ “ t way for the higher awards. It js Im­
conducted April 20.
will end hie term of office thia year,
The Farmers Union, It la understood, possible to announce the advance- ,
A1 Perkins has offered to donate
men. aa naw member* had been m w t
and must he re-elected If ba remain*
ments until after these teste are taken,
ered In anticipation of the vacancies. la anxloea that the house he establish­
hla lot at Fourth and A streets for a
on the board II W. Smith, given u
The ramp dates thia year are June ed. and a definite plan' for financing according to the Scoutmasters.
site for the new Masonic hall. This
technical victory a year ago after a
Members of the Honor Court who
la considered a favorable location for
16 to 1». the local company leaving the project la »on to be enveloped.
ffffhi
p
ahold but «arm tint tie. also meet seek
A two-story building Is planned, the will sit as officials Tuesday night are
such a building. One or two other
here June 10.
having been la office Î 6 years. He
re-eleitlon If ha keeps hla position
was deputy from 1671 to 1868. and
sites are said to be proposed, also.
The Guard company la sponsoring site having been donated by the city, Mayor G. O Bushman. J. F. Ketela, V,
for another term
sheriff ever tin c a
H e is a direct
When the lodge m eets April 26 the
a show, "Tin Hats." nt the Hell I thia lot , 110 g 6« feet Io dimensions, D. Bain and Dr. W. C. Rebhan. C. R
descendant of a Js rs est rwB aolony
In an emphatic »tatemenl to The Theatre April 2» and 30. to raise * '» Probably be covered completely Clark. I-ane county executive, and
committee wtl| place the results of
New*. Ira M Peterson.
■ a . CltjaRecorder. ’ fund. “ > be expended for athletic by the community structure. The others prominent tn Scout work are
its Investigation before the group and
declared today that he la not a candl
<ithBr
f„r building alto la Fourth and B streets expected to be present.
it will be definitely decided whether to
date for the position of *rh«>ol clerk, camp
Regular honor courts are planned R. B. OLDHAM BUYS
T h l. money goes entirely to | Tonight's meeting h. at 0 o'clock,
go ahead with the project.
"v
despite rumors to, Uie contrary. Hl* th . enlisted men. none of U to the I Members of the Civic d u b committee from now on.
—
KINGWELL FLOWER
For many years the Masons have
oflloe and »ehoel clerk have been held officers
Sum m er Camp Plana
• wh,rh has been backing the project ]
PLANT FROM COURT been renting the Odd Fellows hall for
by th« same person* lor a number of
Plans are rapidly developing for the
The Hprlngfleld company's attend­ are Mrs. Bernice Van Valxah. Mrs
their meeting quarters, but during the
terms.
ance record for March was »4 per Paul Brattala, Mrs. William Donald­ summer camp on Blue River, accord-
past several months plane have been
R.
B.
Oldham
and
his
daughter.
"Under no clrcuiuatMic«* wouht I
’ Ing to Mr. Clark. He Is especially
rent, an unusually high mark, accord- son.
shaping in the minds of many for a
Mrs.
Pearl
Schantol,
have
purchased
accept the position.” declared Mr. Pet­
! anxious to put this matter before the
i lug to commander Swarta.
Just
the old Charles Klngwell greenhouses new Masonic building here.
________________
erson. who la pow city attorney and
EUGENE CHOIR SINGS
1 Hprlngflejd youths, and their parents.
In West Springfield from the county what the plans are for the building
< lty recorder. "1 have m ade no Inti '
HERE SUNDAY NIGHT • • 88 hav® signed up for camp from court which acquired the flower plant have not yet been announced.
■nations that 1 jmld run or would like WEATHER MAN PLAYFUL
_____
Eugene and not one from Sortngfleld.
to move It from the right-of-way of
to. and yen can count me out, l don't
VARIETY IS OFFERING
The ramp, he said, la not a holiday
Stainer’s "Crucifixion," will be pre-
the approach to the intercity bridge MINSTREL TO BE GIVEN
want the Job."
|
•
but
an
Instruction
period,
and
aa
the
Springfield
Baptist
seated at
With the announcement of the pur­
It Is rumored shout the city that
Variety aplenty wtts offered Spring- church Sunday night at 8 o'clock by | such will be of great value to the
BY HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY
chase came a statement from Mr.
friends of Kish» Pollard, who ivaa d e­ field people early thia week by the
the Eugene Baptist choir, directed by hoys who go. Mr. Clark bellevea 20
Final rehearsals for the mtnstreL
Oldham to the effect that he will
feated by a Isohn lrallly In the elect , weather man.
Arah Hoyt Rae
The cantata at- ( boys should go from here.
move the greenhouses immediately to “In Dixie Land." to be given at th»
Ions of last June, will aeek to have
The week opened with a wet Faster traded many to the Eugene church '
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a site facing the new highway from high school tomorrow n igh t Indicate
her name on the ballot this year In Sunday, altogether distasteful to those
last Sunday night.
H.
H.
BRUMMETTE. OLD
the north. He said that one green- that the program will be of unusual
the race for school Clerk Mrs. Poll- , wbo displayed for the first time their
Soloists who will sing In the can­
TIME RESIDENT, IS DEAD bouse will be moved at a time. In attraction^ The program starts at
ard's friends assert that she will be Bpr|na finery. Undaunted, however,
tata are W. H. Cook, Ernest Mc-KIn-
' ”
'
’
” I order that the business may be kept 8 o'clock In the high school auditor*
an easy winner, Inasmuch
as her [ bonnets of the prevailing spring fash-
ney, tenors; Leland Robe. Norton
A native of Oregon and a resident moving for the benefit of patrons,
lum.
poiwlarlty was proved by the major- | lon, were ma,-h In evidence at Spring
Pengra, Vincent Hill, baas.
Mrs. of this city for more than 10 years. J. | The Klngwell flower plar.t was eat-
Ity of ballots given her last year, |
rburrhes Sunday.
“In Dixie Land", a skit, will be dir­
Norton Pengra of this city Is a mem­ H. Brummette passed away at the abltshed a score of years ago. Three
although 1« were throw« out because
On Monday the weather changed so
ected by Dorothy Abbott. The follow­
ber
of
the
choir.
Pacific Christian hospital Tuesday at years ago two n^w green bouses were ing la the cast of characters for thia
an X had not been Inserted following ’ raptaiy that alm ost anything might
The
ir written
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—
, have dropped
uruppeu from
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. . . cantata
, trlla the atory of the , •* ' °<* °< «• ’,e>rs BwWea tie wife bullt. Included la the three houaee are part of the program:’
her
In name.
sky without
H W Smith baa a»l yat announced (:au,tng any great surprise In thia city. <ru*,nx‘on
"
he Is survived by two daughters. Mrs. xioo square feet of glass and 5000 feet
Fltxhhgh Morgan, a Southern plant­
hla intentions regarding » rare for re
morning began with hope« for
1 * *B< *** ** ** * eeman
¡Sadie Minton and Mr». Bell Mankln. of floor spare.
er _____ 1____ _ Hartford McVey
rising from the tomb.
and one sister. Mrs. Elisabeth Morgan.
Mrs. Schantol has been employed Gordon Morgan, his son .. LeRoy NlcB
a bright day. but by 10 o'clock a wet ,
election.
all of Portland.
by Mr. Klngwell during the past year, Richard Lee,
"1 have not given the matter serl- snow was falling with the rain More
one of Gordon's
Mr Brummette was horn at Yon- and will utilise the experience thus
oue consideration yet,” said Mr. sunshine followed, and at noon snow, DOUGLAS CARDENS IS TO
friends ........ ..............Lawrence Root
GET ELECTRIC LIGHTS calls, the son of Banner Bummette. an gained In operating the greenhouses Robert Bratton, one of Gordon's
hall and rain fell.
Bmltb.
It la believed, however, that Mr
The afternoon sky waa a changeable
early pioneer. For many years he for herself and her father,
friends ___ ___ i .......... Evan Hughes
Following the signing of contracts was an Indian Interpreter. For acme ' The removal of the greenhouses Clay Jackson, one of Gordon's
Smith will eeew the office for another ( vheckerlxtard of cloud and the other,
by 16 residents or Douglas Gardens, time he was employed In the street leaves tittle LH to he done In making
term At present he la Justice of the
bhl<,
friends ............................. Paul Pottsr
power lines for domestic services are department here Hla death cam e as way for the new entrance of the Mc- Old Black Joe, an old slave of Mor­
pear«* her«.
to be extended through the district a result of an operation following a Kinxle river highway. The county
Mr Ix>uk faces some possibility of PARKING AT SECOND AND
gan's ................................. Paul Pres«
by the Mountain S tates Power com­ rupture.
opposition If he seeks re-election rs
I court has yet to arrange' for taking Pete, the house se r v a n t-------------
MAIN
CORNER
CURTAILED
pany. The new line will extend to
member of the school board. Two
The funeral services will be held over that part of the route lying on
_____ ____________ Everett Squirsg
Rocky point, three m iles from Spring- Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the , Mr. Oldham's property, the Reed pr>- Ixxy Fake, a wandering Jew.....------ -
or three names have been mentioned
Arrangements wwre made this week
field.
as ■*>s»lble candidates. However, It
Wnlkor chapel, with Rev. E. V. perty, on that side of the river, and
__ ___________________Orval EatoB
between officials of the Southern Paci­
Residents at the district are pre­ Stivers. Pastor of the Eugene Christ- the Thurman property on this.
la remembered that all possibilities
Silas Slick, his Yankee pal --------
fic and the city for the prohibiting
paring for the wiring c f their houses Ian church. In charge. Internment will |
were eliminated last year before th"
_______ ____ ___ Thayer McMurray
parking at the Intersection of Second
and are purchasing electrical equip­ be at I-aurel Hill.
ballots were printed and R W. Carl­
David Kennedy, a money lender —
and Main street which esnsea Incon­
ment.
ton ran for the Job unopposed.
__________________Richard Harpola
Mr. Brummette waa a member of MOVEMENT TO RECALL
venience to the bus patrons of the com­
the Odd Fellows, and the noble grand ,
SHERIFF IS STARTED Sambo, a cotton p ic k e r ----------- -----
pany.
.... .... ...........1____ Freeman Squires
CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN
of the local Rebekah lodge announced |
According to Manager Rllllngaley of LOCAL COMMITTEE MAY
Opposed to Sheriff F. E. Taylor Chorus of Negroes. .. Boys' Glee Club
today
th
at
all
Rebekahs
will
be
at
the
:
tha
bus
line,
trucks
have
been
parked
TALK
MILL
AT
KLAMATH
ON W. C. WRIGHT HOUSE
because of his refusal to dism iss Van
The Intermission will be followed
funeral.
at the corner at the place where the
Representative« of the Springfield
Svarverud. chief deputy, residents of by a group of old southern melodies,
Construction Is to atari soon on the ,
dlncharges passengers. He asked
Veneta met last night and decided starting with "Carry Me Back to Old
new W C. Wright residence at Seven­ that email parking signs he put up Chamber of Commerce may Halt LUCKY BOY MINE IS
to push a recall campaign against the Virginia.” . Other numbers are "Levee
th and E atreeta. The houaa la to bo there, and the request was granted by Klamath Falla next week to learn
TO BE WORKED AGAIN gherlff wlth the hope
getting the Song." "141 Llxa Jane," “Mlstreeg
what progress Is being made toward
modern and attractive In every par­ the city.
I
matter
o
n
'th
e
ballot
at
the
special Shady.'' "I Ain't Goto' Study War no
the
establishm
ent
here
of
the
Oregon-
ticular, and will he a notable addi­
Re-openlng of the Lucky Boy mine
California Cooperative Woolen mille.
election June 28. ’
More." "Yankee Doodle." “Arkansas
tion to Springfield's residence district.
Springfield W omen Invited
Is being started this wek with J. S.
The basement for the new home
All Springfield women belonging tn It was learned today. Men Interested Miller, Portland, engineer of the pro­
The Veneta residents accused Svar­ Traveler." "Old Zip Coon.” "Water­
clubs federated with the state fedrra- In the company live In the Southern . ject, moving to Blue Rlvor to be on verud of running away from danger melon Song." and “Dixie." The ac­
has been fully excavated.
companist is Wlnlfrld Tyson.
Barber Plans To Build
tlon are Invited to attend an Insti­ Oregon city.
the ground to handle the work. Law­ at the time of the Veneta pool hall
E. R. Danner, formerly In business |
Thad Barber has purchased through tute at the Eugene chamber of com­
hold-up.
when
he
was
In
charge
of
Members of the Glee Club, which Is
rence May and Oeorge Cox of Spring-
the Vaehy real estate firm two lota merce April 20 sponsored by the Fed­ at Klamath Falls, and Welby Steven-- i field have claims In that district.
the sheriff’s office during Taylor's directed by Mtss Fay Spalding are:
head of the chamber's woolen mill !
on D street between Ninth and Tenth. eration Clubs of Iyune county.
ahsence from the state. They say William Pollard. Hartford McVey. L»-
A petition for re-openlng the road
He plana to erect a new house on th.»
Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, president committee, have been suggested as I
that Svarverud neglected duty In leav­ Roy Nice, Lawrence Roof, Evas
from
Blue
River
to
the
mine
has
been
of the state organisation, will be on the local representatives.
property during the summer .
ing for Los Angeles to bring back a Hughes, Paul Potter. Orval Eaton,
presented to the county court, signed
Several local hnuaea are now under the program A luncheon at noon la
Paul Frese. Everett Squires, Thayer
prisoner.
by
37
thxpayers.
This
road
Is
about
Service Station Opening
construction and others are planned, planned. County officers were esp-
McMurray. Richard Harpole, Freeman
Rodney
Roach,
game
warden:
De­
five m iles long, and has fallen Into
while In W est Springfield George men attend.
L. F. Anderson, formerly proprietor
puty Sheriff Earl Luckey. Police Chief Squires. Peyton Oderklrk. Edgaf
disuse.
Davennrt. whose house was ruined by
of a service station in Sprlngfiel I,
The mine has been Idle for many Green Pitcher of Cottage Grove, ond Louk. Carl McKinnls. William Cox.
the W illamette flood, la building a new
Man la Injured
announcea he will open his new sta­
Ormell Redding. Andrew Gibson, W ill­
years and re-opcnlng will demand con­ Hapry Bounds, former county Judge
August Chunk, employe of the tion at Thirteenth Avenue East and
home on the Pacific Highway.
were named as poaihle candidates to ard Case and Chester Chase.
siderable work.
Fischer Lumber company nf Marcela, High St. Eugene next Saturday. He has
oppose Taylor In the recall move­
Poles Being Rs>novsd
waa brought to a local physician's of­ erected a well equipped station and
COUNCIL TO TALK WALKS
ment.
CLEAN UP DAYS WILL
Removal of telephone poles from fice Tuesday for treatment of a bad­ will deal In the same line of gasoline
Sheriff Taylor has Issued a state­
AT MEETING ON MONDAY
BE APRIL 25, 26, 27 ment to the effect that Svarverud
Main street between Second and Slx- ly cut arm. The right forearm came and oils as he did In Springfield. His
In
contact
with
a
revolving
saw.
wide
acquaintance
and
popularity
the street .long talked of, la actually
was merely performing his duty In
The city council will hold a special
Rubbish is to be made scarce In
will undoubltedly draw him a wide
being started this week by the Moun­
going to I j OB Angeleef and declaring meeting to consider the spring side­
Springfield during the threfc days set
McKinnon Leaves Posllisn
trade aa It did In Springfield.
tain StAtes Power company In co­
that his deputies handled the hunt walk building program following tha
aside by the city council for clean-up
D. W. McKinnon, for considerable
operation with the city. Merchants
for Albert Brownlee and Dewey Rhs- completion of a surrey of the cltÿ'0
days. April 26, 26 and 27. according
tn the affected area have been asked time employed In the local office of
Attend Crssw/ell M eeting
sell, pool hall bandits, with efficiency needed according to the list made by
to Recorder I. M. Peterson.
to attend to Immediate rewiring nf the Booth-Kelly Lumber company,
Several local club women attended
9treet Commissioner Oeorge Valuer.
and vigor.
Mr. Peterson urged that residents I
their places nf business. The move left his position there last Saturday. the dedication thia week of the new
Small jobs throughout the city sra
Is mode In order to beautify the down­ Chester Aldrich Is taking his place.
club house of the Creswell Improve­ throughtout the city do their bit on , Thompson Taken III—L. E. Thomp­ needed, acordlng to the list made by
Mr. McKinnon Is at present work­
town section. It has been .held up
ment club. Those who went over these days, and that the rubbish I son was taken suddenly 111 while at Mr. Valller, and these will he da-
pending the securing of right-of-way ing on his house.
from here* were Mrs. Paul Brattaln, gathered up be put Into receptacles a lodge meeting at th<^ Woodmen hall ceded upon at Monday's meeting.
from the Southern Pacific company.
Mrs. William Donaldson. Mrs. Lydia of some kind and left on the parking. last night. A physician was called There are no especially large jobs,
Gordon Lae Writes—Oordon Leo,
McGowan, Mrs. Charles Scott and A city vehicle will make the rounds and Mr. Thompson was removed to most of them being connections with
who w h s discharged from the locnl
and gather up the rubish.
Club To M eet
Mrs. T. T. Parker.
his home, from where he was reported sidewalks already in.
National Guard company to Join the
The local women were enthusiastic
The Civic club will hold Its next army, hns written to Paul Frese, a
slightly Improved this morning.
Spanks
Child,
Pays
85
Coglll-M unn Nuptials
meeting on the evening of April 20. friend here, from Vancouver Bar­ over the new club of the Creswell
1
W. House paid $5 for the privilege
Several matters of Interest are sched­ racks. So far, I.ee said, he likes army group.
Flossie Munn and Theo Cogtll, both
of spanking the 7-year old daughter
Conley Visits Springfield— Pat Con-
uled for consideration, among them
life very much.
of
this community, gave their friends
of
Mrs.
Mabie
G
ott
The
punishment
ley,
who
has
spent
the
past
few
Perkins Starts School
plans for the community club house.
George Perkins. Springfield con- was administered when House ca u g h t, months visiting at Silverton, was In a surprise last week when they were
Springfield for a short time Saturday. quietly ¡married at Vancouver, Wash.
Party Motors to Nossburg-»-Dr. and troactor who waa low bidder tor the the girl hanging to his clothes line.
Welcome Baby Son— Mr. and Mrs.
MrS COgin was a resident of thia
Mrs. Gott brought a complaint In Mr. Conley Is Just recovering from
Irll Nelson are the parents of a baby Mrs. Eugene Kester. Mrs. H. F. Zeig­ new Marcóla nchool, la starting work
Justice R. W. Smith's court, and ' an attack of Influensa. Mrs. Conley. city for many years, but recently baa
on
that
Stfucture.
A
modern
and
son, horn at the Mercy hospital In ler, their guest from San Fraueosco,
House, hailed Into court readily who has been In the hospital. Is re- been Hvftiff tth her parents In th«
Eugene Monday morning. The new­ and Mra. Clara Fawver, composed a tractor why waa low bidder for the
pleaded
guilty and offered 86 without ported slightly Improved, although country. Mr. Coglll to employed at
Marcóla,
replacing
the
old
structure
comer tipped the acalea at eight and party that motored to Roseburg, Sun­
the Bnrlncfleld garage
she la still confined to bar ba*.'
a word.
burned
down.
day.
• half pohnda.