THURSDAY APRIL 26, 192R
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
BEACONS FOR NIGHT FLYERS
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Aa an aid to aviation and the de-
valopmenl of night flying, the Stand­
ard Oil Company of California la build­
ing *hal will ba the two hlghaat
powered Incandescent electric beacon»
In the country one to be placed on
the summit of Mt Diablo near San
Francisco Bay and the other In the
Merced llllls. la»s Angclee The»« bea­
cons will develop ten million candle-
power and the flashing beams from
them wilt be visible lo aviators for
between I<»o and 150 miles. The com­
pany has taken th is action at the sug­
gestion of the I'nlted States Depart­
ment of Commerce, the Airways Di­
vision of which la now engaged In In­
stalling lights to mark the airways
from I-on Angeles to San Francisco
and from Loa Angeles to Salt I.ake
City The Department of Commerce la
also projecting a series of lights north­
ward aud eastward from San Fran­
cisco. as Indicated in (he chart above.
These official airway lights are sal
at frequent Intervals and ars of three
million candlepower each
The government will give the light
on Mt Diablo the official designation
of "SD," standing for "Ktandard-
Dlablo,” and "HL” signifying ''Stand-
ard-Ixis Angeles,” for the light In the
Merced Hills
The light for this type of beacon,
built by the Sperry Gyroscope Co., la
furnished by large 1500-watt Incan­
/.os
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THURSTON
Mrs. Grace Wise from Eugene and
Mr*. Hoven from Oakland, California,
called to visit Maude Edodston last
Kalu »day.
Mr*. Ernest Bertseh »pent last
Thursday visiting old friends at Trent
also attended the Ladles Aid at that
place.
The Ladles Aid »met with Mrs. Ira
Gray last Thursday afternoon and
sewed carpet rags,
Mr. und Mrs. Belmont Russell of
Silverton spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Russell. Belmont just
recently underwent an operation for
appendicitis. His friends are glad to
know he Is Improving rapidly.
Marcóla high school staged the p.ay
"Mr. Bob" at the Thurston hall last
Friday evening It was well rendered
and enjoyed by all present.
Mr and Mrs A. B Mathews and
family motored to Leaburg last Sun­
day and spent the day with their
daughter, Mrs. Alberta Weaver.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Sparks from
Blue River and Mr. and Mrs. Arch
Shough and daughter, Patricia, spent
the week-end at John Price's, also
went to Franklin last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Weaver and
Bert Weaver visited relatives in
Junction City last Sunday,
Mrs. Bert Weaver spent Sunday
with her cousin, Mrs. John Moore, at
Santa Clara.
Jay Grant, who Is attending O. A.
C. at Corvallis spent the past week­
end with his parents here, Mr., and
Mrs. Charles Grant.
Mr and Mrs. ’’’»vlor Needham
MERCED HILLS
TWO LOCAL PEOPLE TO
GET NEW FORDS TODAY
By Special
Community News
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Correspondente
Two Springfield people will receive
new A model Fords today, E. IL
motored to Cottage Grove last Sunday Danner, ot the Danner Motor con>
and visited Mrs. Needham's mother. [•any, announced this morn'ng. Mr.
Mrs. Teeters.
Danner and Eugene Walker drove the
The Thurston Bible School which two new cars from Portland yestep
was defeated by the Franklin school ! day.
In a recent contest motored to Frank
Mrs. Ella Lombard and Vivian
lln last Sunday taking their luucbes ‘ bailey will each receive a tudor sedan
and ten gallons of Ice cream. They I ot blue color.
enjoyed a picnic dinner giving a pro­
Production ot Fords Is being "T J.
gram in the afternoon. Rev. Hoven ed up and more rapid delivery ' ex­
minister at Thurston, delivered the pected during the next few months,
morning sermon.
it was said.
Poole Gets Post
Charles P. Poole was nam el to suc­
ceed F. B. Hamlin as a member of
the troop committee of Boy Scout
troop 11 which is sponsored by the
Lions club at the club luncheon last
Friday. Mr Hamlin resigned to be­
come chairman of the American
Legion troop. O. Lindstrom of the
firm of Lindstrom and Feigensen
which has the contract for the Spring
field bridge has been invited to be a
guest of the club at the luncheon to­
morrow.
MAN AND GIRL TREATED
FOR INJURIES WEDNESDAY
Two persons were treated for In­
juries here yesterday afternoon
Henry Gulley, an employe of the
Hills Creek Lumber company at
Jasper jumped ofT a log car and land­
ed on a pole. One of the bones In
his left heel was broken.
The five-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Moon received a
severe cut to her head when she waa
struck by a swing. Stitches were nec­
essary to close the laceration.
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Spring Cleanup
NOTICE is hereby given that the city council has set
the date, April 30 to May 3, as the annual Spring
Cleanup. At this time all rubbish, cans or other dis­
carded articles will be hauled away free of charge pro­
vided they are sacked or boxed for quick handling.
Child Millionaire
All boxes and sacks of rubbish must be placed on
the street parking or in the alleys so that the wagons
can collect them all at once.
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A V IA T IO N B E A C O N W O a n e iA N is H O lO -
INU (SCO W A TT L A M P W .IICM OCVCLOPS
T t N M IL L IO N C A N O C t P O W t f l X W INCH
a r r t e c T o a at t e r T ano l a - inch it n s
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Property holders are directed to burn all rubbish
possible and clean up their parking strips.
at b ig h t
WW; TTLZgGTi-
GEORGE VALLIER. Street Commissioner.
descent lamps especially manufac­
tured for the purpose The reflector
and lens of the beacon are 3« Inches
In diameter. The light Is equipped
with an Ingenious device holding two
of the Incnndescent lamps—one direct­
ly In front of the focal point of the
reflector. In the event of this lamp
burning out the second lamp la* auto­
matically thrown over to take the
place of the one that haa gone out.
This la dona almost Instantly so that
there la no Interruption In the opera­
tion of the beacon. The beacon Itself
makes six complete revolutions per
minute. An automatic astronomical
clock turns the beacon on at sunset
and off at sunrise. This clock auto­
matically compensates for the con­
stantly changing hours of sunset and
snnrlse.
The beacons will be mounted on
75-foot steel towers The symbols 8D
and 8L will be hung on the aide of
the towers as a mark ot Identifica­
tion In letters twelve feet high out­
lined In neon lights.
These lights complement the exist­
ing system of daylight airway signs
which the Standard Oil Company
maintains at some 500 points on the
Pacific Coast. These signs are painted
on the roofs of Its warehouses and
give the name of the town In which
located. They can be read by aviators
at a height of several thousand feet
lessees and guests and transient tour­ then back. It took two and a half
ists. The report also shows methods ’ hour* to go up and an hour and a half
of transportation used, whether b y , to return to the cars.
automobile, railroad, trolley, or on j
foot. Naturally, the large majority
Freshly fallen snow covers the
Oregon ranks second to California came by automobile. 16,717.900. but ground to the depth of several feet
and Washington fifth In the recrea­ there were 238,535 hikers.
for a distance of about three miles
tion use made of (he national forests,
around the mine, the hikers reported.
according to Hals just Issued by the
HIKERS FIND DEEP SNOW
forest service for the 159 national
NEAR LUCKY BOY TUNNEL
forests of the United States.
Dog" Human' -And Howl
The relative rank In the use of all
Know almost «ulst deep lies be
national forests for recreation for
1927, shows the following order: Cali­ twecu the Blue River bridge and the:
fornia. Orenin, Colorado, Aritona, and I.ucky Hoy mine, members of the E u-'
Washington. . Each of these states gene Outdoor club found last Sunday I
when they hiked to the mine. Two I
shows over a million visitors.
The forest service data are the beat local people, M,t*. and Mrs. H. E. I
estim ates possible for them to secure Maxey, were In the party of 19 who I
and visitors are listed under such went to the old mine.
The party drove to the bridge ami
headings as hotel and resort guests,
campers, picnickers, sumnmr home hiked 7V4 m ilA to Treasure mine and
John Mortimer Coward, 3rd, aged
five, who has just become one ot
America’s richest children. He will
inherit at least two-thirds of the four
million dollar estate of his father.
John Mortimer Coward, New York
shoe 'manufacturer, who headed the
Coward Shoe Stores, who died re­
cently in Havana.
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Beginning May 1 we will keep our
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SPRINGFIELD FOLKS
By J. F. Ketels
Service Station Open
Y o u 'R e <3OiAi<3 "05
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evenings until 10 o’clock with the
following service to all car owners
on ALL MAKES of cars:
12° To0Z
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GENERAL REPAIR WORK IN SHOP.
CAS, OIL AND AIR SERVICE.
BATTERY SERVICE.
PAROXYLINt PAINTING.
AUTHORIZED LIGHT TESTING STATION.
CREASE RACK AND ALEMITE SYSTEM.
run the railroad station at Azalia,
Mich., is shown here stamping
tickets. He also understands te­
legraphy, unlocks doors, sets the
semaphore to hold fast trains, flags
some others in his spare time and
then doubles up as a “red cap” by
carrying luggage. Besides, he ix
very nandy about the house.
Just installed K. R. Wilson Combination Machine to
rebore and regrlnd cylinder«.
Feel Free to Use Our Rest Room.
You are Welcome.
E. R. DANNER MOTOR CO.
AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERS
5th and A Sts. -
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Springfield
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An offensive au<l> ill-smelling poti
When lo! the flask burst
And the chemist he curst;
For his bosom was Ailed with esuut
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Our prescription department is in charge of a
reliable registered pharmacist. Here perfect
knowledge, skilled precision and pure drugs com­
bine to protect and benefit your health. “You’ll
return to Ketel’s.”
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