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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
TW ENTY-FIFTH YEAH
SPRINGFIELD. LANE COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY JULY 26, 1&2S
SPRINGFIELD BOYS
SET CAMP RECORDS
Troop 11 Has Best Attendance
of Any Lane County Unit at
Lucky Boy Session; Climb to
Top of South Sister Is B"g'
Feature of Encampment.
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Some Baby I
BRIDGE MAN SHEDS
• CLOTHING TO JUMP
TO RESCUE TOOLS
Henderson Badly
H art in Accident
Muny of the people of thia vsl
ley would gladly have abed the
larger portion of their clothing
Monday.
A bridge worker did Just that,
retainIng no more of his habtlia-
ment than a amlle.
But he didn't do It in order to
cool off.
While working on the McKenzie
highway bridge he accidentally
dropped a hammer and lom e other
tonla Into the river. Descending
to the narrow guage railroad be
ing used at the bridge, he divested
htmaelf of all hla clothing and
plunged to the rescue of the tools.
Springfield Man Rushed to Vet-1
eran's Hosptai After Mis
hap at River Monday
Trubert Henderson, proprietor of ’
the Springfield Bowling alley and
well-known Springfield man. Is In a
serious condition In the veterans' hoa I
pllal In Portland following an acci
dent here at 3:30 o’clock Monday
afternoon.
He waa swimming In the Wiliam- '
ette river Juat south of the bridge and
at the time of the accident waa float
ing downstream feet first In float- j
Ing over a riffle hla body hit a »harp
snag embedded In tre gravel. The J
snag went Into hla lower bowels for j
about 6 inches, narrowly mlnaing the
bladder.
Phantom Radio Man!
"Th» P eopx t Paper”
A
LIVE NEWSPAPER
IN A LIVE TOWN
NUMBER 23
SPRINGFIELD GETS
Hill Is Praised By Riders from
All Parts of Northwest; Local
Machine Places First In Pro
fessional Event; Former Traf
fic Officer Takes Two Events.
Setting new records fur their home
Springfield won three honors la the
city mid winning honor» for thorn
northwest annual motorcycle hill*
»rlvii«, Springfield lloy Heouts ended ■
climb held here Sunday.
their unnual encampment at Camp j
In the first place the city furnished
Lucky Boy on Blue river last Bunday I
a hill which riders from all over the
end returned here bronxed end In-;
Earl "W Davtdson, railroad tele northwest declared Incomparable for
vlgorated y half a month spent In the
graph operator o f Reading, Pa., the purpose.
opeg
who has just discovered a means
In the second place a rider under a
Troop 11 of love I scouts set a re
to talk between two radio sets, Springfield banner and on a Spr ng*
over the carrier wave of a broad
cord allt-nuuuce tor the entire ca'de ,
casting station. Davidson has mys field machine took first place In the
SIX CRASS FIRES ARE
of Luue e county oys by having 11 of*
tified many by his 'phantom radio" professional events.
the enrolled tneinberahlp of the troop i
baffling experts by broadcasting
REPORTED LAST WEEK
A loving cup altnort as Lie aa he
In the third place Springfield's
in camp during the two weeks There : la w»i won by Stanley Goldberg,
through his own loudspeaker.
former traffic officer, Elmer Smith,
Companions pulled him from the
END; WARNING ISSUED
ate only 111 active acoute In the troop.' 23 month» old, in the annual baby
won first place in the novice and first
snag and ruatied him to the office of
contest at Sea Side Park, Coney
Troop 12 waa alao represented at
place in the amateur events.
McKENZIE
HIGHWAY
TO
Urasa
lire
in
several
section«
of
the
a local physician who recommended
Island. New York.
camp.
H ill Proves Victor
city kept the fire truck on the move that he be sent to the Portland hospi-
BE
OPENED
TO
TRAVEL
Most of the boys who went earned
Under the blistering sun several
on Saturday and Bunday. Six grass tai at once.
TUESDAY; OIL DRYING hundred spectators watched the thrill-
their own way by working at odd Jobs j ANNUAL PICNIC SET
fires were reported during that time
M B Huntly, chairman of the Am
during dm eprlng months.
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t *”« climb events from 1 o'clock to J
FOR CHRISTIAN SUNDAY
Two fires occurred near the South- erlcan Legj„„
char-g e
Oiling work on the McKenzie high
.
The nine boya of troop 11 who »lay !
ern
Pacific
station,
two
on
Seventh
-hospitalization
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called
to
make
1
way
over
the
12
miles
between
thia
' 8f
. mlnute to ‘ *
SCHOOL AND CHURCH
<d two weeka were: Ralph tiughee.
and A street,, on Bunday Saturday arrangements for getting Mr. Header- city and Waltervllle will be completed hB^wh ch
Gordon
Wright,
Wlaton
liascus,
to r OPlland. He turned arrange. next Tuesday and
„tretch
The annual picnic of the Bpringflnld fire« were on Third and Broadway and
George Mason, Billy Wheeler, John
trafflc atcording t0 an an.
a 7
L
r> Tlm®
Christian church and Bunday school Mill and D street». In each case the nienu over , o Mr, Huat)y who has op<.n
Adame, Irvin House, Henry Trlnka
,hat k)nd Qf „ouncement this morning from the of-
*Lke
a k
* « / '* '
will lie held at Coburg bridge on Hun itru»« waa on vacant lot. and property done a great dPaI
and Lloyd Rlllson. Robert McLaxau day, according to final plana announ was hot In immediate - danger,
work and she had the Injured man . fice of Raymond J. Walsh, resident ^ he hH, ’ i umX r
and Itobert Htarka stayed oue week
rad today by W A. Taylor, general
Eire Chief Jesse Smltson has Issued aboard the Shasta limited Just one engineer for tre state highway com- | | n splendid
condition and with
chairman of (re affair.
I a warning against permitting tall dry hour and five minutes after the ac mission.
Eight Gat Emniama
enough handicaps to make riding
Gut of the group from here eight
Kegular services will be held at the flrasH to grow near houses during such cident.
(Hick work has been done on the ficnlL the hill won the praise of pro*
got camp emblems during their stay, church and the group will gn from dry weather aa the preaenL
The Injury, which might easily have highway since the crews arrived
fessional riders who declare the Eel-
In order Io gel an emblem a scout ‘ there to the picnic grounds to spend
i Ixiw rumldlty also makes it advis been fatal. Is still very dangerous,
Some drivers have already been us : erald Heights incline the best In the
must make alx points in acoutcratt. the entire afternoon,
the physician states. Because of the
which meant passing testa In scout- j A big basket dinner la scheduled as able to be careful with all kinds of location of the wound there is danger Ing the newly oiled section of road northwest for the purpose and who
but most of the traffic has gone by voted unanimously to return here tof
Ing and must make a total of 26 point* 1 the first event on the program Bach stoves and fire, he said.
of blood poisoning, It Is said. In the way of the Camp Creek road. Only future climbs.
In camp helpfulness and camp nctlvl- j family will bring a basket lunch and 1 The sawdust pile at the site of th-» event
no complications set In Mr | the stretch from here to Thurston
The special hillcilmblng machine
ly. Camp helpfulness Includes kitchen the food will be served family style, .old sawmill at Third street and Broad Henderson will be in the Portland gives any trouble from splashing olL
owned by W R. Davis, present d tp
duty and work In making the camp
The picnic site haa been offered way caught fire Monday and a grass hospital for a least three weeks.
Prom Thurston to Waltervllle the traffic officer, with Ray Tascher rid
Kelly boulevard
tetter and activity Includes hikes, fn*e of charge by the proprietors * "re war W » « « »
Word received from the Portland ; coat has dried enough that it does not ing. won first In the 61-inch profes
and
E
street.
Another
grass
lire
-was
swimming meets aud other events.
Swimming and other sports will oc-
hospital this morning was that the splash
sional event.
Thst the local boya plied up so larfc cupy the afternoon
No formal pro- extinguished at Mill and South A Injured man Is “doing fine" and has
Just as soon as the oiling work Is
Result* Are Listed
streets
Tuesday
morning.
a total ot points entitles them to much , <r,m *" being prepared,
jevery chance of recovery.
finished this portion of the highway
Elmer Smith former traffic or
credit Is the opinion of the local and
The Ptenlc will end In plenty of
Mrs. Henderson left for Portland W,H be In the best shape it has over flter here, rode to victory in t o
county scout officials.
time for those who attend to return CHAMBER MEETINGS ARE
yesterday to be with her husband.
been in. according to the highway en events, going 160 feet in the novicn
here for tjie union evening services.
Scouts Hold Second Climb
CALLED OFF TILL FALL
gineer. The base of oil furnished by event and 176 in the amateur ev en t
'Hie chairman urges that all who
The second annual climb ot the
the work done last year aided mater- Thereby he won the novice t y
CHURCH
NIGHT
PROGRAM
can bring their automobiles' so there
Meetings of the Springfield chamber
Three Staters by the Springfield Boy
DRAWS AUDIENCE OF 200 he'said
m“de ‘hi’ t,m*’ < hamplonship of the northwest and
will be plenty of transportation for of wommerce will be discontinued for
Scouts was held Sunday ou the South
the amateur championship o f tbo
those who do not have machines.
the remainder of the summer, it was
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Sister. Every one of the docen boys
north w w t
announced
thia
morning
by
F.
B.
Ham-
h
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People
attended
the
MFfu
4
D
C
i n n iD C n a c
wbo attempted the climb reached the
Official results of the climb follow;
lln president
church night program at the Christ-j
U
A R E IN J U R E D AS
top. The first one to make the ascent CRESWELL GIRL WEDS
Novice ev en t for club champion
With most of the members away on i
’ Y?d*T e” ‘n ' “ 8 The
TRUCK HITS PARKED CAR ship of the northwest:
was Carol Aoanis. whose time was two
SALEM MAN AT DALLES vacations some time during 'the sum- „
S“nda>' B?ho<’1 c,a88 waa ,n
hours and -five minutes, the fastest
First—Elmer Smith, Indian, Eugene.
charge of the program and the Junior
Charfes Nelson and P. C. Lauridsen.
Mlaa Florence Shauh pf Creswell ! ">er season, it is Impossible to get
ISO feet.
known time of any climber who has
both of Junction City, received injur
Salem, were **
attendance at the meetings. It
' » » men s
ever registered on the mountain. ‘I re and Lovlnus Lynn of Sale
Second—E. C. Jorgenson. Harley*
The program consisted of two read- lea here Monday afternoon In an auto-
There Is seldom much
last of the party took four hours to quietly married at The Dalles, Oregon. I w“8 "’«fed
Davidson.
Salem.
Ings by
Mias
Saturday July 21. 192k at 3 p. m.
business to he transacted during this ii-u"
’’ u™
""'’,. Moon, a vocal solo by mobile accident , near the corner of
make the ascent.
Third
Tom
Appleton. Harley, Port
The Reverend Edward. M-rho,!!«. time of year
Wilma Haack, two readings and a ; Second
icond and Main streets.
land.
The trip io the foot of the South
" ert n I Edwards. Methodist ,
X -
.
brief po„ tJca, addrPM kV Dr H n
who is the grandfather
Sister r waa
was made
Saturday by
by motor
motor .'"‘."‘l ' " . 0]
‘."T 1
Ja/nes. uwo readings bv William Cox' » Mr. Nelson,
inches ror
for amatet
amateur chant-
made Saturday
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” Jsynes.
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( 61 cubic mcnes
, „ „horl
hv ReT g E Crt,dp„
Mr\ J M I^ r8on' ’ ««‘»‘ned a j pionship of the northwest:
from Springfield to Frog Camp Boys ‘ ••remony.a nd Mr. Arthur Taylor and '•» *' called by the president. This
did not go to camp left Spring ,8"’"y wer*>
I
”ro"bl>’ b<> ln September or Ocro-
,
.
' ht
7 2 aC,?red
"nd ,acera,ef* hand a"<*' « r s t- E lm e r Smith. Indian,
who
Eugene,
Mr" Lynn wa"
“nd
“> I
" .7
, Lajur,',s*"' Mra A rso n 's uncle. 176 feet.
held in car. and the ».outs In .am p
n ic k e d lit. at B lu e r iv e r
F la h
C re 8 W e *1 w h ’'r e she graduated from
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re vl’ lt,n« her* f™m Grants Pass received
a
fractured
Jaw.
61
cubic
inch,
expert-
received a fractured Jaw.
| 61 cubic Inch, expert:
were picked up at
High th>
t _ Cr<lHWpl| h„ h ^ honl (n
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. . IN
. C R A N D i n a a , m cw .
at Blue
Blue river
river, high-
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teen boy. and six men were' In the ' lha * r"*We" b'*h "rb<w'
,M I-
SAVINGS AND LOAN MEN
The two men were about to get
Wt-8* Geo. Faulders. Harley, Spo-
marks.
They
were
formerly
prorai-
nartv
8he
alao an accomplished must ( T O G A T W F D A T A H C D n r r M
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into their car which was parked along
Washington, 224 fee t
p r 5
d a n an d w in h..
1 u
1
A B E R D E E N nent workers in the church here.
Sooulmaater C. R. Aldrich, and aa „
b «really missed by the
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the curb when It was struck by a
ar<on<l—Seth Davidson. Super Ex.,
slstant Ixturence Moffitt of troop II. j .' , \ church where she served as , Aberdeen. Wash.. July 26—Saving e - r r r ,
- r n o d a c t zve-
truck driven by C. R. Sylvester, Walt- Portlan<L Oregon.
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(and loan leaders from ten western
L rU K 1
PART
erville merchant. Mr. Nelson waa Third—Ray Tascher, Springfield,
and Scoutmaster Kennetn Dillard of pianist for several years.
After a brief visit In Springfield and »talea and the province of British
Troop 12 were along with the boys on
NEW BRIDGE IS ERECTED thrown to the pavement and the front j OreKon-
wheels of his car passed over him. ! H cubic inch professional:
the trip. W. C. M clxgan. R L. Bur I Creswell the newly wedded pair went Columbia will gather here August S
First Ray Tascher, Harley, Spring-
nett and H, E Maxey were also along to Medford where they will be em to 11 to discuss mutual business pro- , An a<le<luate w ea of what the new \ He is now in the hospital in Eugene
ployed in a frull packing plant for j hlems
field,. 233 feeL
McKenzie highway bridge here will recovering from the injuries.
and climbed the mountain.
several months.
Second—Gene Rhyne. Sacramento,
Senator William E. Borah, haa been louk llke was P«'OTM<‘’1 this week
Thuao who made the climb were:
California, Super Ex.
invited as the principal speaker for i whep 8ti** ,or tbe 8Pans was erecteo. FIVE LOCAL DELEGATES
Henry Trlnka, Robert Mclxigan, lr>i.
Third—Joe Marshall. Seatle, Indian.
the annual banquet. Over 600 dele- Stee* for ,be flnor oi ,h e bridge was
House, John Adams, Billy Wheeler, MISS GRACE MORSE AND
ATTEND SALEM MEETING
gates. It is expected, will be In at- • a,readX ln and
8*de pieces were
Earl Wlieeler, George Mason, Wlstnn
JAMES MITCHELL WED tendance and these will represent as- ! pot up ,bl8 week-
Hascus, Gordon Wright, Ralph Hughes,
Five members of the Springfield ^OW NATION OF MAYOR
‘
Dorman Montgomery, Carol Adams.
Al 6:30 o’clock Tuesday morning,. aocintions having a a .e t. of » 7 6 0 . 0 0 0 . - ^ 7 . » ^ r . ^ ^ I ' a« H* n * ‘h*
MUST BE BY PETITION
Boys who were also on the trip Miss Grace Morse of West Springfield ’ <M*°-
riveters will put in thousand, of a,tended the ,1M ay proV an> held in
were Morris Stewart, Milton Doano, { and James Mitchell of this city were
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rivets to support the frame and floor Salem ,a8t Saturday which welcomed
Whoever is to be Springfield's next
Everett Lajoy, Paul Schantol and marrletj at the home of the groom's STREET IMPROVEMENTS
(
the
national
commander
of
the
w
o-,
mayor
must be nominated at least
Lloyd Ellison.
; sister and brother-in law, Mr. and Mrs. j
ARE BEING COMPLETED of the new structure.
men s organization.
' one month before the general election
Two are Leaders
Dallas Murphy.
Those who went from here were: Iin November, according to the city
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Hamm Farm Sold
Two Springfield boys received the
Rev E. V. Stivers, pastor of the
Kelly boulevard between K and L
Mrs. M. B. Huntly, Mrs. Ira Peterson, I charter which provides for thia office,
Sale
of
the
William
Hamm
farm
at
distinctive honor of being selected cs i Eugene Christian church, perform- streets and a block of L street be
1 Mrs. Bernice Van Valzah, Mrs. Frank j The candidate's name is placed on
Vida to Mrs, Racheal Herman of Cres
patrol leaders of patrols organised In ' cd the ceremony
tween Ninth and Tenth have been well was announced today by W. W. Deeds and Mrs, F. B Hamlin.
H>e ballot by a petition signed by a
the camp. Ralph Hughes headed a
Both Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell are well graded this week and are now read
They
attended
the
meeting
during
number of legal voters.
group of eight boys selected from the known here. The former has been for gravollng, according to George Walker, local realty man, who handled the day and the big banquet In the
The only petition yet'slgneu up with
the
deal.
The
farm
includes
60
acres
Springfield troop and George Mason employed In the Gray's Cash and i Valller, street commissioner and chief
evening, returning home late Saturday j ,be Proper number of names la ♦!««<
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of
fine
farming
land.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
was leader of another patrol.
Carry store and the latter at K etels'; of police
i for H. J. Cox, former president of the
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i Hamm will continue to occupy the ni«ht.
No aickness nor Injury was reported drug store.
The national commander ana her chamber of commerce
Lawrence
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.TPrOy.!mPnt.S
* ° '! Property until about October 1. ac
Following a honeymoon trip to Ing on Include the oiling of D street
during the stay. C. R. Aldrich, scout
sister were the women who originated . RaX- G- O. Wilson, M. J. McKlin and
cording
to
present
plans.
master of the Springfield troop, was southern Oregon nnd < rater latke betiween Fourth and Seventh and a
the Idea of giving doughnuts to the others have been mentioned as condl-
on the Job during the two weeks as | *bpy WB1 make their home here,
boys In the trenches tn France.
stretch of south Fork street near the
dates for the position. None of them
Ice Cream Social Set
assistant camp director and camp j
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residence of Mayor G. O. Bushman.
has yet made any statement.
Members oof the Women's Mission
doctor. Burton Nelson of Eugene was TEACHER RESIGNS PLACE
Property owners are standing this nry society of the Christian church POSTMASTER HAMLIN TO
the other assistant director and C. R.
|^j GRADE SCHOOL HERE expense.
ATTEND BIG CONFERENCE LI0NS CLUB WILL HEAR
are giving an old tthie ice cream
Clurk, latne county executive was the
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social on the lawn of the M J. McKlin
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REPORT ON CONVENTION
general cantp director. Junior offlc'ra
After the entire teaching roster for B STREET IS CUT UP BY
Springfield will be represented at ’
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home at 606 D street Friday evening.
are Kenneth Gxner, senior patrol lead- the three Springfield schools had been
The social will begin at 6 o'clock.
the annual convention of northweat I Report op the recent international
HEAVY
TRACTOR
TUESDAY
er, I hlllp I illnian, assiatant senior completed, it was announced today
postmasters In Portland August 10 convention of the Lions club in D ei
patrol lender and John Steelqulst, by Roy W. Carlton, chairman of the
and It by F. B. Hamlin, local post Moines. Iowa, will be made at the
A heavy caterpillar tractor, comhin-j
Prayer Me’ting Off
quartermaster.
school board, that one vacancy Is yet ed with soft pavement« nnd a hot day j Hue to the camp meeting being held master.
weekly luncheon of the Springfield
Honor Court Slated
to he filled.
The convention will be held in the club Friday noon. Eric W. MerrelL
succeeded In cutting up the surface of at Cottage Grove this week, no pray-
A court of honor follows each I wo
Miss Doris Uniat, n teacher In the | B street from tlftr to the end of the er meeting will he held at the Method chamber of commerce green room in member of the Eugene club, who waa
weeks of the encampment, but Bprng
sixth H last year who wipt scheduled i pavement Teusday.
1 ist church this evening, It was an- the Oregon building.
a delegate to the convention, will be
field oys could not attend the one this to tench the fifth grade this year,
Government postal officiais will dis the speaker.
A tractor to be used by the A. ] nouncod by Rev, Gahrlel Sykes.
time because of the mountain Jaunt has resigned nnd will tench In the
Guthrie construction company at the I pastor. Many Springfield M-thodl’ts , cuss technical problems, the conven
Just what took place at the conven
They will receive promotions nnd Corvallis schools this year.
Leahurg power site operations was * «ce attending the camp meeting ses- tlon being largely for the purpose of tion, especially that which bears on
merit badges at a later court of honor
Several applications for the posi piloted over the street. The surface plfifi8 at the Grdve.
instruction.
the western clubs, will he told by Mr.
session to be arranged by officials.
tion have already been received nnd of the street was badly cut up.
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Mr. Hamlin returned Wednesday Merrell.
' I have to report that the camp this others are expected, according to Mr.
City Recorder Peterson notified the |
from Drew where he was called by the
Baptist Services
Dwight Kessey and John F. Ketela
year waa a complete success, especial Carlton
construction company of the damage
Bible school meets at 10 o'clock. illness of his mother. She is now re are members of the entertainment
ly the Springfield Boy Scouts,” Scout
done and a superintendent came here Morning worship at 11 o'clock, with ported improving.
committee this week.
master Aldrich said this morning. Ho
Halsey People Here— Mr. and Mrs. to view the street. He advised the sermon by the pnstor. Rev. C. H. Blom.
believes the hoys get valuable ex Walter Bumgunrdner of Halsey are
city In have the work done and pres The choir will sing an anthem. Union
Returns to Globe— Mrs. Ralph Hurl-
Mrs. Knox la III
perlenee from the summer camps here greeting old friends. Mr. Bum-
ent the hill to his company.
services at the*Christian church on butt, who has been visiting here for
Mrs.
Anna
Knox, aged Springfield
which iwlll help them In all activities guardner Is atp resent employed on
Stein brothers have been employed Bunday evening, Rev, S. E. Childers , several days, returned to her home at woman, Is reported seriously ill at haf
which they undertake.
the bridge crew.
to repair the damage.
Olobe last evening.
speaking.
home on Fifth street