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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
TWKNTY-FOUKTII YEAH
SPHIKBFIELO SPIN
II) BE REPLANKED
Repairs May Start This Week,
It Is Announced By Commis­
sioner Clinton Hurd; Steel
Strip Plan Said Inadvisable
Because Of Floor Condition.
SPRINGFIELD. LANK COUNTY. OREGON. THUR8DAŸ OCTOBER,«, 1927
30 YEARS OF WEDDED
LIFE CELEBRATED BY
MR. AND MRS. GODDARD
An event of especial Interest late
lust week was the golden wedding an
nlveraury of Mr and Mra. H M God­
dard of Hprlngfleld, when 42 children
and grandchildren guihsred io make
merry over the occasion.
It was at Blunt. Tennessee, 60 years
previously In the hour, that Mr. and
Mrs, Goddard were married He was
23 years of age, and she 17.
Rhortly after their marriage, the
Goddards moved to Oregon, settling
first on ('amp Creek, where they re­
sided 20 years They lived for a while
at a little farm near Spencer's Butte,
and It years ago moved to Spring
field
•
All hut two of the nine children
were able to attend the anniversary.
The families represented were as fol­
low«: Kate Goddard. Eugene; Bus
sell Goddard. Hprlngfleld; Frank God­
dard. Cottage Grove; Ethel Johnson.
Springfield; Veda Chetwood, Spring-
Held; Maggie Parks and Tom God
dard,
Cottage
Grove.
Included
among those present were 26 grand-
children and one great grandchild
County C om m issioner Clinton Hurd
gave assurance ihl* morning that
work will In’ »Inrli’d Initntsllalely on
robulldlug the Hour nt the Hprlngfleld
brlil«« ever the Willamette river.
Be said that crew» working on
other project« will aoott be free, and
that they will be shifted kunneJIately
to ¡Qiringfleld tfl carry out what lie
termed much-needed repair« on th«
local «pan floor
It la poaalblo. he aatd. that the work
will actuully »tart thia week Th"
county court realise« the condition of
the old bridge, and 1« determined to
make BOOM »ort of repair» for the
b. nefit of traffic thia winter, according
to Mr llunl.
It la probable that the bridge will
be re-planked
For »ome time lb«
M c K e n zie salm o n egg
county court has been conducting an
TAKE DECLARED RECORD
In vratlgatlon
to determine
what
method io puiaue In making tempor­
The greatest spring Chinook salmon
ary repairs on the old span Mr Hurd
egg
take on record In the west was
aatd that the prenent floor la ao worn
that It would make a poor baae for achieved this season by the McKensle
the, ateel atrip« proposed «owe thne river hatchery, according to Hugh C.
ago. mid that representatives of the Mitchell, director of hatcheries. Eg««
company selling the steel «trip» have obtained at the McKensle plant totaled
, 25.000,000
_ _ _
advised «gainst It« u«e.
Results achieved thus far ln“TT!e
If hope« of the state highway oom-
mission materialise, (he bridge will I#37 egg taking season have been sat­
carry heavier traffic than usually for isfactory. despite the high waters. A
a winter thia year through the fact total of 36,000.000 eggs have been
that the McKensle highway will be taken from salmon that came Into Ore­
kept open, Hnowplows are alresdv gon river«.
busy working against the affects of
winter In the pa»« country, and It 1» SAM RICHMOND NAMED
understood a determined effort will be
4-L LOCAL CHAIRMAN
made Io keep the pa«s open
Sam Richmond was elected chair­
man of the Springfield local, Ixiyal
RED CROSS ROLL CALL
TO BE CONDUCTED SOON I^igtnn of Loggers and Lumbermen,
at the meeting held Monday night.
Carl Bosseminn was named vice-
Due Io the fact that the Red Cross
persldent and Ed Kester, treasurer,
will become a part of the Eugene
and John King, aecretary. Roy Carl­
community chest, the organisation
ton was elected trustee.
will depend more than ever thia year
The lumber workers named A. J.
on other communltlea In making the
annual roll call a success, according to Cowart aa representative of the
Mr« Bernice Van Valtah. local Red Springfield local at the district con
ventlon to tie held on October 20 at
Cron« worker.
St. Helens. On the entertainment
Tha roll call will he held shortly.
committee were named Earl Dillard
Plan» for It were made at a meeting
E. May and J. Parker.
of the lied Croaa commission, held
In Eugene Monday night, which Mr».
PASTIME POOL HALL
Van Valsah al (ended.
IS SOLD TO HICKMAN
SPRINGFIELD WOMEN
The l*astlme Pool hall has been sold
JOIN EUGENE CHORUS by Dick Sharnmn to Roy lllchmun. it
Several Sprlnrfleld women became
members of the Eugene Oratorio
society at a meeting held In Eugene
Monday night.
Those who attended and Joined the
gToup were Mrs. Sherman Potter. Mrs.
N. W. Emery. Mrs Bsrnell. Mrs. Ella
Iximhard, Mrs. Bernlee Van Vulzah
and Miss Francis Hodge.
Paul Potter, also of this City. Joined
the chorus.
WOODCRAFT CIRCLE
INVITED TO GROVE
The Springfield circle. Neighbor« of
Woodcraft, has been Invited by the
Cottage Grove circle Io take charge
of a Mg anniversary meeting to be
held at the neighboring city next Mon­
day evening.
Officers and drill team of the local
lodge will put on all the work at the
Oottage Grove meeting. This will
be the first anniversary of the Grove
society, and an Initiation of sever tl
new members will he a feature of the
event.
The local lodge has accepted the
Invitation.
waa announced thia week. The est­
ablishment will move across the street
Into the old Fisher building, which Is
being remodeled for the purpose.
The building Is being painted and
otherwise rennomted. Mr Hlchkman
will operate a pool hall and sell light
lunches.
The paint Shop quarters will be
moved to the rear of the building.
C. A. WALLACE. JASPER.
IS MORTALLY INJURED
C. A. Wallace, well known resident
•of Jasper, died at Salhm Sunday as
the result of Injuries sustained Friday
when he fell from a scaffold while
working for a contractor on a build­
ing. Mr. Wallace had a large number
of relatives at Jasper.
Funeral serrlcea were held at the
Walker undertaking parlors here
Tuesday.
Burial was In the Wallace cemetery.
SPRINGFIELD MEN CO
HUNTING ON SIUSLAW
A party of five Springfield men left
Tuesday for a 10-day hunting trip on
O. F. ANDERSON MOVES
the Sluslaw river. All experienced
TO HOME IN NEWPORT hunters, the, men were expected by
their friends here to return with con­
Forced to toko a complete rest os a siderable game.
result of Injuries received here some
In the group were M. M. Peery, H.
time ago, O. F Anderson, president of M. Peery, Welby Stevens, Jess
the Cascade hfnatjfnctnrlng company, Seavey and A. L. Roberts.
has moved to Newport and la making
his home there for the time being.
Rally Day Successful
Mrs. Anderson hns Joined him there.
Rally day at the Christian church
Mr. Anderson was struck by a fly­ last Hundny proved a great success.
ing piece of emery wheel while work­ One of the largest attendances In the
ing at the local plant. He recently history of the church wns recorded,
went to Salem for another operation more than 200 being present for Sun­
on the wound, nnd waa then told to day school. The social held on the
take a complete raat.
prnvlous Friday night also proved a
sucoess.
Moved to Eugene—O. W. Hobson,
Little Boy Injured—-The small son
formorly manager of the L. C. Ahlea
farm near Springfield, haa moved his of Mr. and Mrs. John Nico of Spring-
» family Io 771 Sixteenth Avenue Boat. field broke his arm while playing here
Tuesday.
Eugene.
Ready For W orld Series Fray
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SIDEWALK and s t r e e t
WORK IS HINDERED BY
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Pspsr" '
A
LIVI NEWSPAPER
IN A LIVE TOWN
NUMBER 39
BUDGET CALLS FOR
$54,530 EXPENSES
Continued wet weather ia holding |
up street and sidewalk work here, i
preventing the completion of the sum-1
mer programs usually ended without Taxpayers To Meet At High
interruption late In September and , School October 28 To Vote
early In October.
R. Plrrle and Son still have con- J On Proposed District Tax 01
$32.351.71; Personal Expense
slderable sidewalk construction . to
finish on the summer contracts, but
Account Pared by Committee*
are being constantly hampered by the i
weather, according to Street Commln- , Springfield public schools will be
sloner George Valller. At the pres­ operated this year at a total experdi*
ent rate, it appears that it will be , ture of »64.639.59. it Is estimated It
six weeks before the last of the side­ the proposed budget drawn up sad
walk Jobs is finished. Plrrle has been adopted by the school board and
working on one of the largest walk- citizens tax cdmmlttee at a meeting
bulldlng programs ever attempted last night Of thia amount *32,351.71
here.
must be raised by district tax.
Street OommUstoner Valller has
Springfield taxpayers were notified
found Is Impossible to finish up work by the board that the budget will be
on Willamette Heights, due to the up for their approval at a meeting to
weather. He expects to have that be held at the high school on October
done shortly, however.
28. at 8 p. m.
In general, this has been one of the
Members of the budget commission
shortest, summer’s experienced here state that the budget drawn up last
In many years. It was an exceedingly night does not exceed the 6 per cent
wet spring, continuing well into June, limitation on Increase as last year’s
while the rains stole a march on the budget did. The total to be raised
latter part of summer and opened this year is *02.351.71; that approved
r.ear wlntef weather befoie summer last fall waa *30.782.72.
was really over.
About *4.500 increased expenditure#
over last year are anticipated by tho
SUNNYSIDE DISTRICT
school board. The amount necessary
STREETS IMPROVED as stipulated In last year’s budget
was *49,999.16, while the total thlg
General Improvement of street con-. year Is *54,539.59.
dltlons In the Sunnyside district to
On the other hand, it appears that
assure residents of passable thorough the board has been successful In lop*
fares this winter la p'anned by Street ping off a considerable sum from the
Big trio of the New York Yankees which are holding their share ot the Commissioner George Valller. He amount to be expended for personal
spotlight In the world series play. In Oehrlg and Ruth, Manager Huggins I already haa done a par| of the work. service. This year that figure la *****
haa two of the greatest sluggers ever known to the game.
i About a day’s grading, cleaning up 980, while last year It was *35.888.54,
of gutters, and some surface work la
Increased receipts are anticipated
on the program for that district
WEST SPRINGFIELD IS
P. T. A. RECEPTION FOR
this year. Total estimated receipt#
not including the proposed tax are:
TEACHERS TUESDAY
PETITIONER TO ESPEE |
»22,187.88; last year. »19,117.44.
HOP
SHIPMENTS
SENT
FOR NEW DRAIN PLAN
The budget as a whole will be
The Parent Teachers association
FROM STATION HERE
found elsewhere In this issue of The
will hold a reception for the teachers,
Petitions to the Southern Pacific
and parentM of school children at the company to aid In the prevention of
Two carloads or hops were shipped News. Citizen members of the t a i
Chamber of Commerce rooms Tuesday j floods in West Springfield by construc­ by the Seavey hop yards «from th e , commission were: D. B. Murphy, W.
evening. A program of entertainment ting better drainage facilities at the local Southern Pacific station yester-' P. Tyson and W. C. W right
Is being arranged under the direction fill passing through that district, were day. A total cf six carload shipments 1
of Mrs. Musters, chairman of the sent to the company's headquarters have been made, according to Carl | POSTAL RECEIPTS FOR
association entertainment committee. I this weetv by a number ot West Olson, Southern Pacific agent.
SEPTEMBER HAVE CAIN
The reception la (or adults only and ' Springfield people.
The hops are stored at the Seavey
every parent and patron of the local,
ranch, and hauled to the local station
September postal receipts recorded
schools Is Invited as well as the 1 A Southern I*acific engineer visited f r loading and shipping.
a gain of *62 over the correspondis*
the
site
of
the
present
drainage
faci­
teachers.
period of 1926, according to announce*
The program includes a talk by lities this summer and admitted that
McKLIN TO PRESIDE
ment of figures today by Postmaster
they
were
Inadequaate,
according
to
Principal Alfred Morgan, a musical I
AT COUNCIL SESSION F B. Hamlin"
reading by Mrs. John Ketels, and West Springfield people. An aperture
For September, 1927. the receipt«
has
been
made
In
the
fill
near
the
songs by Mrs. W. K. Burnell and Mrs
proper totaled *548.02; in September,
wye
above
the
Free
Methodist
church,
A
session
of
the
Springfield
city
T. A. Pearson, of Eugene.
The latdles Civic Club Is assisting but It Is too small and dams up too council will bo held Monday evening, 1926. the figure was *506.19.
easily In high water. It is asserted. with M. J. McKlin. president, in the
With the exception of two month«,
with the reception.
receipts this year have shown an in­
Due to the easiness with which thia chair in place of Mayor Bushman.
In the receiving line will be Mrs.
A number of routine matters will be crease over last. The postmaster’#
It. G. Masters, Mrs. Cliff Abrams, opening clogged the high water of last
Mrs. Percy Tyson, Mrs. Lee Putnam. spring wan unable to And outlet in the taken up by the council. Plans fo r . books show a fair gain for the first
<.
Mrs. D. O. Fisher. Mrs. C. O. Wilson. natural or artificial courses made for the budget are to be held In abeyance nine months as a whole.
Miw. Win. Rodenbaugh. Mrs. W. C .’ It through the West Springfield sec­ until the return of Mayor Bushman
PERKINS BUSY WORKIING
McLagan, Mrs W W Walker, and 1 tion, and spread over the land, aug­ in November, it is expected.
Mrs. Bernice Van Valsah, as well as menting the serious flood conditions
ON NEW LORANE SCHOOL
which caused much damage In the CROSSING HEARING TO
city teachers.
community.
Work is progressing nicely on th#
BE CONDUCTED FRIDAY
Fear of similar troubles Is felt this
new
school building at Lorane, for
SCHOOL CLINIC TO BE
year by the West Springfield people.
The oft-postponed hearing on the which George Perkins of this city
HELD W ITH IN 2 WEEKS Som e time ago they formed a petition- closing of the Second street crossing has the contract. Mr. Perkins said
to the county court, and after obtain­ over the Southern Pacific railroad will today. The building js to cost about
A Clinic for Springfield school chil­ ing approval of the Springfield and
be held tomorrow morning at the *12.000.
dren Is to be held within the next : Eugene chambers of commerce, allow­
county court house, starting at 10:39
Mr. Perkins recently completed *
two weeks under the auspices of the ed the matter to lag. It was said. The o’clock, according to the latest an­
new attractive building for the Mar-
local unit of the la n e County Health J
petition calls for an extensive pro­ nouncement by the public service com­ cola school district.
association, according to announce­ gram which could not now be ac­ mission.
ment by Mrs. Bernice Van Valzah. j complished this year anyhow, it was
Residents of Springfield living on BROADWAY MERCHANTS
The local health group will meet ; said. However. It Is believed that the
the south side will be represented by
CELEBRATE OCTOBER 2?
shortly to plan the event.
proposed Improvements by the South­ legal council at the hearing. In an
A careful examination will be glv-n I ern Pacific would aid conditions con­ effort to block the proposed closing.
Springfield people have been In­
all school children. This plan was siderably.
Southern Pacific lawyers also will be vited by Ninth avenue merchants I#
carried out successfully last year, i
lined up against the move. Représ­ Eugene to attend the celebration on
Teachers are anxious (hat the examl- '
entatives of the state highway com­
CARNIVEL
BIG
EVENT
October 27 whjch will mark th#
nations be given Immediately, said
mission will argue for the closing.
change of the name of that thorough­
Mrs. Van Valzah.
AT BRATTAIN FRIDAY
fare to Broadway. Events will start
A big event of the week-end will be MISS GORRIE IS BACK
at 8 o’clock. Farmers will be asked
HIGH SCHOOL TO MEET
the carnival to be held at the Brattaln
FROM EUROPEAN TRIP to make store window displays and
JUNCTION CITY FRIDAY school tomorrow afternoon from 1:30
prises for the best produce exhibit#
Miss Margaret Gorrle returned late
Springfield high school football to 4 o'clock. Springfield school chil­ last week after 14 weeks spent In will be given.
i
team will eflgage In Its first Inter- 1 dren will perform for the entertain­ touring parts of Europe and the
ment of carnival visitors, and the
Choir Meets Tonight
morrow afternoon, when the local
United States. She has resumed her
The choir of the Methodist Eplscn*
team will buck up against the Junc­ whole affair is under the direction ot position at Flanery’s Drug Store.
the
local
P.
T.
A..
pal church will meet tonight at th#
tion City eleven. The team has been
Miss Gorrle visited the Orkney church for the purpose of r,'-organis­
Mrs. Oro Read Hemenway con­
rounding Into shape this week follow-
islands, England, France and Belgium, ing. New and old members are urged
ceived
many
of
the
carnival
stunts.
Ing the first game with the alumni
and declared that such a trip Is an*
last Friday, and Is expected to show A nominal charge will be made for Ideal one for an enjoyable and profit­ to be present. A social tjme will ba
entrance
to
the
various
rooms.
enjoyed.
considerably more form than In the
able vacation.
first tilt.
Surprise Party Held
Adams Return
The alumni won the game Friday,
Legion Will Meet
Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Adhms re­
13 to 6.
A pleasant surprise party was held
The Springfield American Legion
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. K .' will hold a meeting tomorrow evening, turned last night after a long motor
G. A. R. Will Meet
Pyne last Tnureday evening, a number according to John Will, commander. A trip Into the northeastern state#.
Ladles of the G. A. R. will bold | of their friends dropping in without number of Items of Interest are com­ They were accompanied on the Jour­
ney by Mrs. Carson and Mrs. Adam#.
the first fall meeting nt the home of . warning to spend the evening.
ing up, he said.
Many hundred miles were covered by
the president, Mrs. C. F. Egglmann. | Those present Included Mrs. Marie
the Springfield party.
Friday afternoon. A full attendance [ Itrazael, Al Pohl, Josephine Johns.
Orchestra Practices
was urged by the officers.
Orchestra practice at the high
Thomas Patrick, Lela Griffis, Clifford
Harlan Duncan Home—Harlan Dun­
Hayes, Billie Berg, Charles Jordan, school was started yesterday. Miss
F. H. Urmson Returns—F. H. Urm- Herbert Jordan, Alma Cowden. Mr. Grace Potter Is In charge of the Or­ can, son of Mrs. Katherine Duncan,
son of the Danner Motor company re­ and Mra. O. F. Thatcher and Mr. and ‘ chestra thia year, and a successful teacher In the local schools, returned
turned to Springfield Tuesday night Mrs. Pyne.
oiganlsatlon Is predicted by school Sunday after spending the summer on
the farm of a relative near Sioux City,
after a three-months vacation trip dur­
authorities.
Towa. The boy Is resuming his school
ing which he visited In Pennsylvania
Visite From Portlard _ Maude
work here.
and other eastern states.
Mra.
Swarts
Returns—Mrs.
C.
A
Gorrte of Portland vlslted relatives
he re orer the last week-end. Lucy Swarts returned Tuesday morning
Mrs. Thompson III— Mrs. R. Thomp­
8evertont In Town—Mr. and Mrs Schwerlng came up from Portland from Los Angeles, where she was
M. W Severson of Seavey's hop yard wlth her, vlaltlng her parenta at called recently by the death of her son was reported aerlously 111 at her
tb l«
o ra a k
sister.
Waltervtlle.
were visitors here Monday.