PAOS FOUR
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
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THURSDAY MARCH 8. 1928
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Vermont has the lowest reckless driving record
of any state In the union. We suppose that Is
because in Vermont the driver are almost always
going up hill.
N O T IC I TO VO TER S
Nolle« la hereby riven that
tha
Return from Portland— Mr and Mrs.
MANY AT FUNERAL OF
PIONEER STAGE WHIP Welby Stevens returned last week en>l
,W April Pr‘“
from Portland, after spending four
electlon wfl
will be closed
18. *ry
All
volere should he sure they are re
A number of Springfield people at months there during Mr Stevens’ ser
gistered In the precincts In which they tended the funeral og B. J. McClan vice on the federal grand Jury.
T H E W IL L A M E T T E PRESS
1 live. If there Is any question about
H. E. M A X E Y , Editor.
A yawn killed a man in Kentucky not so long registration you can find out by call ahatl, pioneer stage driver of the Did
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Ing or writing the county clerk. Eu West, who died ut Eugene last Thurs
ago
and lie probably was Just bored to death
Stared as second claa." matter, February 24. 1903 at the
. i gene, Oregon New luw prohibits day, aged 83 years. The funeral was
postofflee, Springfield. Oregon
i voter« from being sworn In at the , held nt the Veatch chapel In Eugene
always
show
A
straw
vote
doesn’t
Mr. McClanahan moved to Eugene
the
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MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATE
W H DILLARD. County, Clerk
ment of the farmers.
| more than 50 years ago. lie hud pre
Mar. 8-15 22 29: APr. 5 12
One year In Advance...... $1.75 Three M o n th s____ 75c
, vlously driven stage In California.
Btz Months . .... ............
$1 oO Single Copy
Specializing In Tonsil*
, After moving to Oregon lie drove
N O T IC E
singe between Eugene and Oaklaiii,
THURSDAY MARCH S, 1928
WHEREAS In chapter 127. general Oregon, and between Oakland and
Over Penney’s Store
1 laws of Oregon, enacted In 1919. It Is
W IT H O U T N E W S P A P E R S f
PAVING WISE MOVE
Grants I’uss He established the Me
declared
to
be
the
duly
of
every
per
(Tingley. Iowa. Vindicator)
son. firm, copartnership, company and Clanuhun Incubator company.
Although Springfield has 28 blocks of paving
corporation owning, lensing, occupy
Nobody
knows
Just
how
many
weekly
newspapers
or more than most towns of its size in Oregon we
Eugeni
Phone 365
ing. possessing or having charge of
Perkins H trs from Portland— Al
believe that several more blocks could be added there are In the Vhlted States. Probably there are aocne- or dominion over any land, place Perkins
here from l*ortlaiid on a
to this, wisely. Heavily traveled streets of ma where in the neighborhood of 10,500 weekly publications building, structure, wharf, pier or business was
visit Sunday.
which Is Infested with ground
cadam are costly to maintain while pavement that can legitimately be called newspaper«. A large per dock
squirrels or other noxious rodents or
needs little attention once it is well laid. The city centage of these are published In one-paper towns.
predatory animals, or as soon as the
Consider then what those towns would be without their presence of the same shall come to
has not the money to look after every street the
Offices— 831 Miner Building, East Broadway Street
newspapers.
What
Is
the
aggregate
worth
to
the
nation
ol
his, their or Its knowledge, at once
way they should be maintained. When a street
to proceed snd to continue In good
is paved this mainteance cost can be transferred these papers*
Are any other newspapers or publications appreciably faith to exterminate and destroy such
to other streets and in general the whole city
rodents by poisoning, trapping or
benefits. We believe that there are several blocks Interested In the ^lture of these towns* Will other papers (other appropriate and effective
take
a
stand
for
the
betterment
of
these
communities,
for
means; and
In town where nearly every property owner would
WHEREAS gray digger ground
town and rural cooperation anil development, for com
be favorable to paring.
squirrels (Cltellus dnuglasll) are nox
munity
betterment,
for
the
growth
of
business
and
for
new
New houses under constuction in Springfield
ious rodents In laine Countv, Orelton.
indicate the city is keeping pace in this line. There enterprises*
Now, therefore, all of such persons,
Can the grocer, the hardware merchants, the hankers. firms, copartnerships, corporation*
are few' vacant houses in town and this along
with the new building shows a healthy condition. the dry goods dealers, the clothiers or the other retail ami companies owning or having do
merchants get along without their community newspaper?
newspaper minion over land In said l ane < omit'
Oregon, are hereby required to Ink
The home newspaper Is the mouthpiere of the com steps to exterminate said «ray dig
OUR W ORST ADVERTISEMENT
munity. Through It the town makes Its bid for recogni ger ground squirrels (Cltellus doug
The old bridge and rough entrance into town tion. It is one of the town's best assets. Every day lasll) within thirty days from the dal«
from the Pacific highway is our worst advertise weekly newspapers are doing their best for their com of the first publication of this notice
If such steps are not taken, a person i
ment. Many travelers gain the impression that munities.
or persons appointed by (he countv ;
we are a run down country village when they
What would your town be without your newspaper*
court of said Lane County will enter
Most headaches ami imligcHtlon arc directly duo
travel over this section of roadway and the bridge.
And yet. there are In every town where a newspaper upon said lands and proceed to exter
to eye Kt rain.
Such is not the case. Streets generally in Spring- is published, men In business— we cannot call them busi mlnate said gray digger ground j
(Cltellus dnuglasll) and the
field are better kept up than most small cities. ness men—who seldom. If ever, patronise the home news squirrels
cost of said extermination will be I
One only needs to get off the pavement in Eugene paper with advertising, subscription, or other support. Such levied against said lands.
to realize that the sister city’s macadam streets men do not belong in a newspaper town, but a one-store The county agricultural agent h ere j
• t o r o m e T ö i «i T
tV tS I C M T S P E C IA L I
hv designates Monday, April 2ml. as
are terrible compared with ours.
country village
Suite 831 M in e r Bldg.
Eugene, Oregon,
Telephone 382
a daytto be known as "squirrel poison |
When the highway department gets around to
ing day” throughout the said Lam-1
the building of the new bridge the entrance to
County, and It Is hereby recommended |
P E R P E T U A T IN G O U R F O R E S T S
Springfield should be one of our best advertise
that poisoned barley, as prepared b.v j
the undersigned and representatives |
ments.
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The consolidation of the West Coast Lumbermen', of the Rureau of Biological Survey of
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Association and the West Coast Lumber Trade Extension the United State Department of Agri
OPEN THE PASS
Bureau and the employment of Col. W. G. Greeley, chief culture, be used for the purpose of
The highway commission should make every of the United States Forest Service, as secretary-manager such extermination. Such poisoned
barley may be secured from the un
effort now to open the McKenzie pass early. are developments that mean much to the progress and pros- dersigned
at his office In Eugene,
There is only three or four foot of snow at the . perity of a great industry. Aside from the economic bene- Lane County,
Oregon, at approximate i
niost on the summit and this can be pushed out of I fits likely to result from unification of the lumber Industry, ly the cost of preparation.
the road by a rotary plow. A clean road would ' there Is good reason to believe that the problems of elimi- I>ate of first publication of this i Is appropriate for any oc
allow the roadbed to dry and the pass to be open- nating waste and the production of’successive timber crops notice March 8th, 1928.
Published Every Thursday a t
Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, by
Dr, Geo. A.
Editorial Comment,
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A Nice Box of
CHOCOLATES
from Eggimanns
ed at least two months before it was for trav el' are nearer solution
last year. The importance Of having the pass
Colonel Greeley long has advocated timber growing on
opened can hardly be disputed. Hundreds of | cutover lands not easily adapted to or needed for agri-
cars pass over it daily when it is open and when it Cultural uses. He has contended that our forests could
is closed these cars must take another routing , be made everlasting by wise use and bv proper attention
to reforestration. Even though we begin now, the time
or the people not travel.
(Slgnedl
casion.
O. S F I,E T C H E R ,
County Agricultural Agent.
M. 8 15 22
Mr«. Purcell la Visitor— Mrs John 1
Purcell, Corvallis, was In Springfield
| Sunday, en route to Wendllng. where
may come when we shall face a shortage of large trees, she visited her husband who Is etn-
POWER RESOURCES OF STATE
I but we can produce merchantable timber sufflcint for most ployed there. The Purcell« formerly
lived in Springfield.
If the reforesting program is no longer delayed.
According to a statement by the Department of needs Colonel
Greeley does not believe that hoarding timber
the Interior, the potential water-power resources is the proper way to conserve It. Its right use tends to in
of Oregon amount to 3,685.000 horsepower, as crease
the supply since ft must speed up aggressive re-
estimated from the stream-flow available 90 per I forestration.
He believes that the future of our forests
cent of the time, or 5,890.000 horsepower, as esti ■ rests largely with
commercial Interests which own
mated from the flow for 50 percent of the time, if and convert with the the commercial
interests which own and I
storage is provided in fesible reservoir sites.
Few toilet accessories re
i convert them.
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In his new position Colonel Greeley will have an op-
ceive as hard usage as the
hair brush. It Is there
A woman to said to be able to dress in 55 I portunity to put some of his practical ideas Into operation.
fore'good Judgment to buy
seconds with the new growns coming into fash- I His presence here on the Coast, where the country's gresi-
ion. But it still takes he an hour to decide which est stand of timber Is found, should aid us in solving many
to Wear.
: problems. We congratulate the lumbermen upon his en- |
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gagement. Although he will leave the public service, his
Some persons who are now making light Of the opportunities for practical accomplishment »111 be greater
They arc mighty good
taste and look just right.
Put up in attractive boxes
to suit your pleasure.
FGGIMANN’S
"Where the Service Is Different”
A Good
Hair Brush
oil investigation may get scorched before it’s over. I ,n hls new fleld-
Hand-drawn bristles give
the best service. That'.!
the kind you will find In
all our best hair brushes.
If you s
for pleasure
—then Camels are
m a d e fo r y o u .
Mild, mellow, fra
g ra n t—th ere’s a
world o f e n jo y
ment in smoking
Camels
Today, us for many years, Camels lead
by billions, and they continue to grow
C 1*M , IL J. Beynelde Tekee««
(-•■ « e e j, W leelea-Selem, It. C.
The b r i s t l e s In our
brushes are selected for
quality and there Is a
wide variety of styles to
select from.
le t yot«v
vaccini land
pvodiA'C
GtnlciJoofx»,
beanj. pedi,
vaduktl
• It will pay you to come
In and Inspect this stock.
,
The goods are made espe
cially for us. We guar
antee them to give satls-
faction.
Flanery’s
Drug Store
Tht
Store
F resh F ro m th e V in e !
Jl
W ith the spirit of spring now in your system,
polish up the old spade, fix the handle on the
rake and get ready to raise a real garden. All the
early salad varieties, of course, but as the season
advances utilize the land for later maturing crops.
The bright Sterling Seed Packets help you nuke
selection from more than thirty varieties—
The Princeton
Lightweight
Now don’t make a mis
take. I am not discussing
prize fighters or champion
ships, but a dainty, in con
spicuous spectacle frame.
The thing th at’s new and
different is the new "Wire-
enforced” Temple which
keeps the frame front ex
panding too much and Is
just the thing to wear with
the close fitting hats.
Dr. Ella G. Meade
O ptom etrist
WATTS OPTICAL CO.
No. 14 8 Ave. West
Eugene. Oregon
A t Your Dealers
AU of the
standard
size
vegetable
packets
J
M ost o f
the flower
seed
packets
also 5c
Nor thrup,King &,Co?s