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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
LOUK NOI Id SEEK
BOARD RE-ELECTION
Senior Member Does Not Desire
Re-election, Leaving the Field
Open for Aspirants; Smith as
Yet Undecided as to Clerk
ship; Election June 20.
Although lb» school board election
Is only a month away, the only
development so far Is the announce
ment by Fred E Louk. member of the
board whose terra expires, to the ef-
feet that he will not be a candidate
for re-election.
Mr Ijouk thia year. In his capacity
as senior member, has served as chair
man of the board
This will be re
linquished with the position on the
board following the election, and will
be assumed by W. O. Hughes, who
w ill then be senior member.
M r Ixmk has served on the board
three years
Ila has stated that ho
w ill not run. wishing to give other
rltlsens an opportunity to nerve.
R W. Smith, school clerk, declared
yesterday that he had not yet decided
whether he will seek re-election. Mr.
Smith was re-elected last year.
Mrs. Klsle Pollard, who ran Smith
a close rare at the polls last June,
said thia week that she was not
seriously considering running for the
Job. although she has been mentioned
as a possibility. I. M. Peterson, city
attorney, alao mentioned as a pos
alblllty. for the clerkship, repeated
emphatically that he under no cir
cumstances w ill seek the position.
There la plenty of time left for
candidates Io come forward, as filing
Is open until three or four days before
the election— Just soon enough to give
time to have the ballots printed.
Names must be written In If candi
dates decide to run after the ballots
are run off the press.
FATHER RIDES TRAIN.
SON FIRES IN ENGINE
"Not every one gets to do that." said
Street Commissioner Qeorge Valller
when he left the Klamath Palls ex
curslon train last Sunday after rid
In * over the new line In a train on
which his eon. Claude Valller. wvs
fireman. The younger Valller stoked
the engine for the whole distance
while his father rode comfortably in
a coach.
Fifty-two
Springfield
residents
made the excursion trip, along with
more than 700 other I-ane county folk
Many stopped off at point en route
for fishing.
DELEGATES ATTENDING
ASTORIA CONVENTION
Springfield lodge Is represented
this week at the Astoria convention
of the Orand I-odge of the 1. O. O. F.
and Rebekah assembly. Designated
delegates are H. E. Whlker. F 8
Barnard. Mrs. V. J. Daniels and Mrs
Ernest Black and Mrs. Carl Barnes.
Elaborate plans for entertaining the
delegates of Oregon's 437 lodges have
been made from Astoria, and reports
from convention headquarters are to
the effect that the conclave Is proving
a complete success.
Lions Spell
Springfield Lions club members are
not such bad spellers at that, said
Superintendent T. D. Bain esterday.
Superintendent V. D. Bain yesterday,
arterchecklng over papers of Lions
meeting. On the whole, he said, the
papers were good, although here and
there were amasing errors.
■arly Pass Opening
W oodcraft Gives Baccalaureate To French A viators Lost in Ocean Flight
Program June 1 Be F riday N ight
Two
One-Act Skits, Savsral High School Commencement
Events Listed by Superin
Features Scheduled
tendent Verne Bain
For Event
Baccalaureate
services for
th-,
As a benefit entertainment for raid
! Springfield high school will be con
ing funds to semi the Hprlngfleld drill
ducted at the Methodist Eplacopul
team to Riverside. California, this
church Friday evening, with Rev. ;
year to attend the national conven
Charles H. Blom of the Baptist church
tion. the local lodge «811 give a pro
preaching the sermon, scordlng to an-1
gram at the Woodman of the World
nouncement of commencement pro- I
hall on the night of June 1. Two
grama made public this week my
one-act plays and eight special fen
Superintendent Vern Bain.
lures are planned.
The program for the event la as I
In charge are Mrs. C. P. Kgglmann.
follows:
Mrs. Nina McPherson and Mrs. O. F.
Songs, by audience
Kiser.
Invocation. Rev. 8. E. Childers, C'hlrs-
The program follows:
tlan church.
Overture.
Audrey and Jack Danner
Scripture, Rev. Oabrlel Sykes, M e
Farce. "In Want of A Servant." Cast
thodist church.
Includes:
Sermon, Rev. C. H. Blom.
M r Marshall ........
Mrs. Bert DOSSS
Mrs. Marshall _........ Mrs. Kgglmann Song.
Benediction. Rev. 8. E. Childers.
Margaret Flanagan
.. . Edith Eaton
The commencement exercises w ill
Catlna Von Vollenstoln. __ ..... _
be held at the high school auditorium
_________________ Mrs. O. F. Kiser
Snowdrop Washington, ... Leis Griffis on June 3 at t o'clock. The program:
March. Plano, Mias W lnlfrtd Tyson.
Mrs. Bunker, a widow
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, ............................ Mrs. Ada Hurlbutt Invocation. Rev. Oabrlel Bykee.
8ong. "America. The Beautiful."
Freddie ..............
Lucille Richmond
Address, Dr. F. 8. Dunn. University of
Features
Oregon, subject "Betelegeuae."
Ch rales ton contest. Dancers. Tehlma
Solo.
Fay Spaulding.
and Teddy Llpes. Jean Lloyd. Max
Presentation of class. Superintendent
ine Hildebrand.
Bain.
Springfield High school male quartet
ITeaentatlon of diplomas, Chairman
Plano duet. _________ Frlxnell twins
F E Louk of school board.
Selection by la n e champion har
Benediction.
monica player. Andy Olbson.
Names off the seniors who w ill
Minstrel stunt,
Woodcraft quartet
graduate
follow:
Reading ............... Mrs. Marlon Adams
Chrlaty Anderaon. Agatha Beals.
Plano.................
Margaret Jarrett
Naomi Carlton. Audrey Danner. Ed
Second Farce
ward Devine. Orval Eaton. Mary Fish
"M atrim onial Adventures"
er. Doris Girard. Juanita Hack, Evan
Mary Cole ................
Edith Eaton
Jack Cole
.......
Lucille Richmond Hughes. Marjorie Lindsey. Edgar
Aunt Martha Gordon, . Melba Mellon Lonk.
Jessie Manning. Dorothy Maaterson.
Granny Cole ....... ............—
Ida Cox
Grayce Morse, Charles Nadvornlk,
fhras Gordon __
Lucille Richmond
Margaret Oderklrk, Inex Neet. W il
liam Pollard. Asa Robley. Hannah
SALVATION ARMY SEEKS
Shidler. Arrtlla Thompson. Evelyn
$250.00 IN SPRINGFIELD W alker. Violet Inman. Joe Thompson,
Gertrude Hangann
'
The Salvation Army has extended
Its heart fund drive to Springfield, and PROFESSOR HODGE TO
J F. Ketels ami E. R. Danner today
SPEAK TO LIONS CLUB
are soliciting funds for the charity
organisation
A quota of 3250 has
E. T. Hodge, professor of geology at
been established for Springfield.
the University of Oregon, who h a,
The Army has done much work In made an exhaustive study of the Three
Springfield, taking an active part In Sisters region, w ill speak before the
all charity needs here. At Christmas Springfield Lions club Friday noon. He
time the army supplied 17 baskets U) Is a recognised authority on the geo
Springfield poor, and at varloua times logy of this region and gives an in
has supplied at least 150 garmenta Io teresting and Instructive talk.
local people.
Professor Hodge has published a
During and after the West Spring- book "Mount Multnomah" In which
Held flood, the army worked vigorous he tells of the prehistoric mountain
ly In aiding the sufferers.
that covered the T b rs *.S is te r, peak.
and the surrounding territory. It .s
hts theory that when this mountain
CONTEST IS PLAN OF
LOCAL GIRL SCOUTS waa destroyed In a great eruption the
Three Sisters peaks and the great
A "culture contest" Is planned by lava fields were formed.
Springfield O lrl Scouts, and w ill con
tinue until July 37. Members of the
two troops will compete for an at
tractive award offered by Mrs. C. E.
Wheaton, Olrl Scout commissioner
here.
Several of the girls already hav-,
signified their Intention of attending
the summer camp on Row river, which
opens July 27. A good reprceenpt-
tlon of both local troopa Is expected
at the camp, acordlng to leaders.
OLD POSTOFFICE GOING
SERVICE STATION PLAN
The old postoffice and store build
ing at Second and Main stret, ancient
landmark here. Is being torn down
"this week by E W. W alker, who will
put the lumber Into two new residents
here. The building was sold by the
Vasby real estate office.
Jack Larson and Virgil Jones. It Is
understood, w ill erect a modern ser
vice station on this corner In the
place of the old building. AH modern
appurtenances of an up-to-date gas
station are planned. The corner ’«
considered a good one for a gas sta
tion.
Efforts are continuing for an early
opening of the McKenxIe Pass, ac
cording to F. C. Parsley, Eugene busi
ness man. An attempt by stage of
ficials to negotiate the pass by snow
Motor failed last week when the
motor encountered a ruge cone-shape l
crater Just beyond the summit. The
Cllnle Examines 14 Children
state highway commlssoln Is expected
to begin a fight against the snow
Fourteen children of pre-school age
shortly, with the hope of opening the
wore examined at the free clinic held
pass early In June.
last Monday In ths Chamber of Com
merce rooms under the auspices of
Teats Are Tsken
the local health association. Dr. Carl
Real speed was required of Mrs. F.
Phetteplace was the examining phy
B. Hamlin and W alter Oossler when
sician with Miss W illiams, county
they took the clerkship tests of the
nurse, and Miss Beth Konkel, county
postal department yesterday under W.
secretary, assisting. But two children
C. Ott. Letters to 338 Oregon post-
were found to have any defends. The
offices were distributed In fast time.
next free clinic w ill be held July 18.
Mrs. Hamlin received a grade of 98 52
and Mr. Gossler’s grade was 95.83.
Clvle Club to Meet
Hamlin Called to Portland— Called
north hy the serious Illness of his
mother, Postmaster F. B. Hamlin left
for Portlond this morning. His stay
Is indefinite.
The Women's Civic club w ill meet
at the Chamber of Commerce next
Tuesday evening. The spring Rose
Show and the community building will
be topics for discussion.
A
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NUMBER 19
flPRINOFIELD, I-ANE COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY MAY 1», 1M7
TW BNTY-FOURTH YEAR
T h e Paeptss Pape»“
E
W. F. Walker Elected Chairman,
F. B. Hamlin, Secretary;
Building T o Coat $20,000
Planned T o Be Financed
Through Rentals.
Capt. Charles Nungetser, daring French Ace, and Eugene CoA,
navigator, who made the first 1927 attempt to fly the Atlantic, Parle
lo New York. Alt nations anxiously watched and hoped inch courage
would be rewarded with success, when seemingly lots, all ships in
North Atlantic waters made effort to locate them.
H igh-t Y*
A structure costing »20 000 with poe>
xatlon was formed and plans were
made for financing the building at a
meeting of the representatives of
Springfield organisations last night.
Astructnre costing »20.000 with pos
sible revenue in sight of »250 a month
was discussed.
The building for
which plans have been d raw * Is about
<0 x 80 feet In slxe, two stories and
concrete, brick and tile construction.
Fred W alker was elected permanent
chairman and F. B. Hamlin, secretary,
of the community building committee.
Would House Library Also
The building as planned w ill con
tain quarters for the public library, a
woman's rest room, a large dining hall
BOY SCOUTS TO CLEAN
and kitchen, a club room, locker and
cloak rooms on the ground floor and a
UP CITY PARK; PLAN
large auditorium and dance hall on
FOR COURT OF HONOR the second floor covering the whole
A basement, and heating
Boy Scouts of Springfield w ill d o , building.
the city a good turn next Tuesday. system Is also planned. The building
night when they w ill visit the c it y ' throughout Is to be the latest con
park for the purpose of cleaning th a t; struction for community purposes.
plot from end to end in preparation The Plans are on display at the cham
for the summer picnic season. The ber of commerce rooms.
Scoots will leave the city for the parg
shortly after 5 o'clock In the evening,
and at the close of the work wilt be
given a mulligan feed.
May 31 is the date tor the next
court of honor. In preparation for
thia event, the Scouts of Troop 11
•will meet next Wednesday night at
Percy Tyson's residence to pass tests.
A11 tests except those effecting merit
badge work w ill be taken.
Practically all local Scouts w ill at
tend the rally to be held In Eugene
May 28. according to present plans.
LOWELL SAFE ROBBED;
AUTOMOBILES STOLEN
Lease Money to Retire Bonds
The financing plan calls for leasee
to be signed with organisations for a
meeting place that w ill total revenue
of about »150 a month an an esti
mated return of »109 a month from
the rent of the auditorium, dining
room and club room when not In use
by organisations. Committeemen be
lieve that the »250 a month can be
guaranteed from this source, and
would retire a bond issue in 20 years
covering the cost of the building on
a lot donated by the city. I t is the
plan to have the city issue the bonds
In order that they may be saleable
but not to pay for the ball In any way
; out of tax money In the future.
-
A finance committee to sign up the
Police Chief Jess Smitsor. was call
leases conditional upon bonds being
ed out early Monday morning to watch
I voted and the building built was ap
for a stolen automobile driven by two
pointed at the meeting consisting of
tmen blamed with the robbery of the
the newly elected officers, Mr. W alker
Frank Blair store at Lowell early
and Mr. Hamlin, and W. M. Vasby
Capt Hawthorne C. Gray, U S -
that morning. More than 3100 in cash
and H. E. Maxey. The chairman of
A . went up and up in a free balloon
was taken from the safe, which was
at Scdft Field, III., until at 41,000
the organization represenatives are to
feel he was losing consciousness I blown open despite the fact that r get the signed lease for their respeo-
when he pulled the exhaust cord | sign on the door stated that the safe
tlve organizations. They are Lions
to return to earth with a new
was unlocked.
club Mr. W alker; Civic club. Mrs.
world altitude record.
W hile the car did not pass through Paul Brattain; Chamber of Commerog
Springfield It was found later at Kin and National Guard. Mr. Hamlin]
H ^ R0LD MANGUM. U. O.
caid Park. It was stolen from Frank I Farmers Union. M. L. W allace) Am
Klntxley, Fall Creek, after another erican Legion. Jahn W ill: and Loyal
EMERALD EDITOR-ELECT
car. stolen and driven by the robbers j Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen,
DROWNS IN W ILLAMETTE i after their burgulary. was wrecked on E. E. May.
the Fall Creek bridge.
The next meeting of the community
Death lurked again in the waters of j
building committee has been set for
the W illam ette river near Judkins ’
BAIN W ILL ATTEND
June 1 when it w ill hold a Joint ses
Point Monday afternoon, and snuffed
SPRINGFIELR DEFEATS
LIONS CONVENTION sion with the ML Vernon Local :
out the Ute of Harold Mangum, 33-year j
ers Union.
WALKER AT BAESBALL old editor-elect of the Oregon Daily j
Superintendent V. D. Bain of the
Springfield
htgti
school carried Emerald, who was thrown into th e : city schools w ill attend the district CLEAVE HOLCOMB, 34,
river when the canoe which he w as,
away a nice victory from W alker
convention of Lions International to
DIES AT HOSPITAL
Tuesday, chalking up 12 rurts to 3 for I !»««<»“ >« c a p s id .
Arden X Pang-
be held at Medford this week-end, it
the visitors. The game was Spring- i born. Mangum . companion and room-
was
announced
today
by
President
J.
Death came May 13 to Cleave H al
I mate, clung desperately to the canoe
field's
from start — to -----------
finish.
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,
'
! F. Ketels. So far a second delegate comb at the Veterans hospital in Port
Considerable Improvement Is being ‘
I wbo can spare time to attend the con- land. following a long confinement at
shown by the Springfield team.
The canoe was overturned when I t , c U w hag
bpen fonnd
Ketels.
that Institution. Mr. Holcomb, who
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1 7 “ ’ lde8Wlped *
C“ rre" 1 Cre‘ t8 d , A busy week-end with numerous en-
was 34 years of age. formerly was a
CONLEY BROTHERS FILE
by the water which pours through a { tprta,nmpnt fpaturpg „ wpI, „ 1n.
resident of Springfield.
NAME FOR RIVER FARM' break In the mill race back Into the tprea|j n|f c,uj, business Is on the menu
Funeral services were held Sunday
river. Neither of the boys could swim,
for the convention.
at the W alker chapel with Rev. E V.
"McKenxIe River Blossom Farm" Is and clung to the capslted canoe,
Stivers In charge. The Amerctan Le
the name of the large ranch on the which turned over and over.
gion here furnished pall bearers, and
, REV. AND MRS. BLOM
McKenzie owned by Conley Brothers, j ___
Mangum lost hts hold and went
a firing squad of the National O.j..rd
The trade name was filed by the I down
but
Pangborn
ATTEND CONVENTION
successfully
gave a final salute to the deceased,
ranchers with the county clerk.
reached shore.
who was burled at Laurel H ill
Mrs. 8. A. O .y of Silverton has
Thp rtVPr and mln, ace at thla
been vt.tttng at the Blossom
farm for I many Mm## havg
rpgpoIlglble for ‘ Blom o the SPr,ngfldd Baptist church tery.
soqie time, after being called here by drownlnK„ , n , effort to prp¥pnt gucll I ’ <»
th* ^ ‘ h7n ’
wpp1? , ‘
the serious Illness of her mother. Mrs.
ccWentg thp Un(verglty .dm lnistra-11 ° " ’ ^
b e g i n x l T l a v 10 Derision STEALS WHEELS. LEAVE
Patrick Conley, who passed
away re- tton has adopted
rules that
beglnnln*
May B,om
3#' ag dg,^
BIKE OF C. MULLIGAN
adopted rules
tnst no
no stu-
sui , Ch gen<, Mj>
an<J Mrg
cently.
She has now returned to ! dent can go out in canoes without
rggphpd
by {hg |o.
Silverton.
Another "meanest trick" was per
knowing how to swim, that shooting
the rapids at Judkins point is prohlb- ra
ap
conc,aye, the Bloms will petrated in Springfield Saturday night
Get Appointments
Ited, and that all students must learn i
t<> Mnkaukee whgrg they wl„ yla„ by some one who stole the wheels off
Mrs. C. F. Egglmann has bean ap to swim before graduation.
the bicycle of C. C. Mulligan, leaving
Mr. Blom's parents. A full report of the useless frame for the owner. The
pointed head of the credential com
the convention w ill be brought back |
mittee of the state Ladles of the O. A.
bicycle was left behind the Gray store,
Mr. and Mrs. Rowe Back— Mr. and to the Springfield church when Rev
R. and Mrs. Bert Doane has been
where Mulligan works.
named guardian. Notices of the ap- M r’ - N A R" w® ha™ r«tu">ed from niorn returns after a month’s absence.
No trace of the lost property has
Marysville, California, where they
polntments were received yesterday.,
been found.
Boy Is Hurt
Mr. Rowe, who is a Springfield real
Improve Second Street
Kenneth Saul, son of Mr. and Mrs.
estate man, distributed chamber of
Moves from Sprlngflsld—John La-
Scraping of Second street, was un-
Phillip Saul of East Springfield, re
commerce literature.
He believes
dlker
has moved from Springfield to
der way early this week, with consi
ceived painful Injuries when he caught
tourist travel to the south this year
Motor Route B. Eugenet.
derable Improvement to the qualities
his hand In a potato planter on the
w ill be heavy.
of the road noted.
Street Commis
Saul place last Saturday. Brought to
sioner George Valller also was busy
Returns to City— Mrs. Blanche Hot-
a local surgeon's ofllce, the boy was
Flanery at Dallas— F. B. Flanery
Improving the crossing at the South
examined and It waa found necessary back has returned to the city after
left Wednesday for Dallas, where he
ern Pacific track.
to remove the end of one of his spending several days with her sister,
w ill visit his brother-in-law. The two j
Mrs. M. A. Dorsey, of Wendling.
fingers.
plan a fishing trip.
Taylor H a t Aocldent
Daniel Taylor. Instructor In the
Legion Meeting Friday
Dlppel Goes to Moot— Dr. S. R. Dip-
Parkin H e re — A. J. Perkins was
Springfield high school, narrowly
The American Leigon w ill tomorrow pel w ill attend a meeting of the Upper
here
from
Portland
Sunday.
On
his
escaped Injury when hts automobile
night at the Springfield Chamber of W illam ette Dental association at Cor-
overturned on Tenth street Sunday. return he -was accompanied by Welby
Commerce. Commander John W ills vallls this week. He Is chairman of
Stevens,
who
made
a
business
trip
to
He was learning to drive the machine
the organisation.
the Metropolis.
. , urges that all members be present.
when the accident occurred.