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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
TWENTY-FIFTH YEAH
E IS MADE 10
- REGISTER VOTERS
American Legion and Scout»
Work Together to Get Signa
ture«; Book« Will Clo«« Sat
urday; Walker Makes Final
Decision Not to Run.
An Intensivo rlevehlh hour cam
paign I o Induce nil voter» to register
lor election wild announcement by F.
F. Walker that he will leuve the race
for mayor with the one/candidate
whney petition ha* been tiled featured
the focal political situation thia week
American Laglnn member*, worklnn
through the liny Scouts, and under the
chalrmwnahtp of M It Huntly, were
huiy all thia week trying to raise the
percentage of registered voter» before
the book» cloae.
By no mean» all the eligible voter»
of the four precinct» here will be able
to •vole unless during the next two
day» they register, It was announced
Thl» year there will be no »wearing In
at the poll» and thuwe who have
changed their residence »Ince the pri
mer le* or those who are not rnglster-
ed for any other reaeon will not be
permitted to ca»t a ballot In the Nov
ember genre! election.
Scout» Make Canvass
Directed by C. R. Aldrich and Laur-
•nee Moflltt, scoutmaster and aastst
ant scoutmaster of the I.lons club
troop. Boy Hcouta this wnnk visited «11
the business houses and most of tha
residences urging that votsrs register
Cards furnished by the American Leg-
U>4 signifying that all employes elig
ible to vote were registered, were dis
tributed throughout the business sec
tion.
Special prorosloo has been made
whereby those who cannot register be
fore the city hall rinses at 5 p. m
may do so at tha Huntly delicatessen.
Here voter» will be accommodated up
utyll 10 o'clock each night Those who
do not find the city recorder at the
city hall at any time during the day
may also register at the reetaurant.
Wilson Is Unopposed
"The People's Paper"
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NEW SPAPER
IN A L IV E T O W N
NUMBER 39
SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1928
PERSONNEL OF GIRLS'
17168033
GLEE CLUB CHOSEN IN
TRYOUTS TH IS WEEK
RECORD ATTENDANCE
SPRINGFIELD ELEVEN
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
TO BATTLE COTTAGE
EXPECTED RALLY DAY
GROVE TEAM FRIDAY
School Budget for
Year Is Outlined
With the goal of attendance set at
With the first game of the season on
their opponents' gridiron, Springfield 500, final plans are shaping for the
high school football team will journev Christian church "rally day" program
to Cottage drove tomorrow to official to be given October 21.
Featured by selections by a double
ly open (he football schedule.
Convinced that his (earn has been mule quartet, the newly organised
showing some speedy action during church orchestra, dramatic Interpre
the past two weeks of practice, Conch tations and other numhera, the pro
Leonard Myafleld believes that the gram Is expected to draw the largest
boys stand a good chance of winning number of people to Sunday school
of any time In the history of the
from the drove players.
! church. I-ast year the number reach
Here's die llnup he will start: Ends.
ed 404 and several sere not counted
Thayer McMurray. Coy Mathers, Don
who were there.
Bettis; tackles, Frances Deeds, Jack
Danner, Gerald Morrison, Jesse Sum I Members of the quartet are; I-aui-
ner; guards, Quentin Thurman, Keith ence Moffitt antj( Dallas Murphy, first
Kendall. Mwrence lloof, Gaylord Mor tenors Dean Beals and Lawrence
ris; center. Head Hemenway, John Hunkier, second tenors; Glenn Robert
Lynch; halfbacks, LaVerne Lawson. son and D. H. Rempel, baritones;
Don
I’almer;
quarter.
Freeman Waller Nealon and B. O. Smith, bass,
i E E. Mlrrlson Is director of the or
Hqulres; fullback, Everett Squires.
chestra which will play five numbers
during the program
Mr. and Mrs
CHURCH NIGHT PROGRAM
Dallas Murphy sill sing a vocal duet.
ATTRACTS 185 PEOPLE Mrs Glenn C. Radahatigh will present
a dramatic Interpretation, a E. B. U.
First "church night” program of the
girls' duet will he given and Mr. Mor
fall season held at the Christian
rison will give a short history of the
church last Friday evening drew an
Bible school since It was organized
,
audience of IMS people. The I-nyal
The "rally day" event begins at 9:40
Women's class provided the program
o'clock, with a «hort class period fol
and the Men's class furnished the re
lowed by a recitation and address of
fresh meats.
welcome. Mayetta Moon will give the
The following program was given- recitation and Superintendent 8. il.
Reeding. Elsie Reals; piano soln. Moshler will welcome the audience.
Ire«» Anderson; vocal duet, Agatha The program will follow and commun
Beals. Dean Beale; piano soln, Ion service and a br' sermon by Rev.
Dorothy Withers; reading. Mrs Ulenn 8. E. Childers will follow thia.
C Rad a ba ugh; piano duet. Wlnlfrld
Fairmont. Pleasant Hill and Thurs
Tyaon. Agatha Reals; reading. Frank ton Christian Bible schools have bee«
Anderson; reading. Mre. Marlon Invited to the exercises When the
Adams; talk. Rev H K Childers; read service Is ended a group picture will
ings. Roscoe and Charles Cole.
be taken for publication In the "Look
out", national Sunday school magazine
McLAGANS BACK AFTER
! of this denomination.
Estimated Expenditure» Below the highschool was announced Mon
6 Percent Limitation; Tax
day evening following tryouts held at
Benefit Program to be First Ap
to be Decided Oct. 25
the school.
The following girls compose the
pearance of Local Musician«;
A school budget which Is only *344 club membership:
Outside Artists Coming to As
over that of last year and more than
Sopranos; Vernlce Hawke, Maxine l
sist; Lions Club Sponsors the
*1300 under the amount which would Snodgrass, Louisa McDowell, Ruth
Event; Date Set, October 12.
Carlton, Audrey Smith, Jessie Beals,
CAR TRIP OF 7280 MILES
DAILY BIBLE WORK TO
Aftjr covering 7280 miles on a
EXPAND TH IS SEASON
motor trip during the past seven
weeks, Mr and Mrs. W. C. Mcljigan
Plans for carrying on the week day
and two sons returned to their home Bible classes in Springfield this year
here Sunday.
' call for even a bigger program than
They vtslied Yellowstone national I last year. It was announced by mem
park, but spent most of their time at bers of the committee handtlng the
the hoipea of Mrs. MrLuxini relatives matter at the various churches Sun
In Michigan cities. In Detroit Mr. day
Mcl^ignn attended a meeting of the
Mrs Ora Read Hemenway. chair
national association of electrical en man of the committee, stated that
gineers.
more money will be needed, since the
The local people got a glimpse of work will be carried on for seven
Chicago gang life when a gangster months this year, starting one month
named Ix>mhardo and one of his con after the opening of school and end
federates was shot to death In front ing one month previous to the final
of the hotel at which they were regis examinations.
Other members of the committee
tered.
are Roy Carlton. Oscar Gladdlsh. Mrs.
Ida Gantz, F. R. Hamlin. Miss Edna
SPRINGFIELD CYCLISTS
Platt and Laurence Moffitt.
Unless more voters write In the
name of some other man than vote for
him for the office of mayor. C. O.
Wilson will be the next mayor of
Hprlnglleld It Is not likely that he will
have any opposition at all for the of
fice.
After refusing to seek the office,
then being persuaded to give the mat
ter further thought, and after two peti
tions nominating him fo* the post
have been circulated, W. F. Walker
announced this mornng that he will
not run.
MA* JOIN BIKE GROUP
All petitions of nomination must be
Springfield bicycle riders are eligi
filed by Saturday, but Mr. Walker
positively stated that he would not ble to enter the bicycle club which will
sign either of the petitions which have be formed at Engene Sunday, October
7. at 1 p. m. The organisation meet
been circulated for him.
ing will be held at 1626 Jefferson
All 'Candidates Filed
There Is now one candidate for each street.
A new bicycle gnme will be Introdu
vacancy In the official staff of thia city.
I M Peterson has filed for city record ced at the meeting and officers of the
er to succeed himself anu W. O. club will be elected. There Is no age
Hughes wtl seek re-election as city limit for memherahlp In the club.
treasurer.
Two regular vacancies on the city
council will be filled by H. J. Cox and
W. A. Taylor unless unexpected op
ponents file petitions before Saturday
evening, which Is not probable. The
third place on the council-will be for
a two year term due to the retirement
of George 8tewart. Petition nominat
ing Harry M Stewart foV this position
has been filed.
G ift is Completed
Comfort gift bags to be used in
hospitals throughout the country have
been completed by members of the
Springfield Red Croas chapter. The
bags will be turned over to the Lane
county chapter executlvea. Mrs. A. B.
VanValtah. Mrs. At Valentine and Mrs.
M. B. Huntly were In charge of the
work here.
Personnel of the girls’ glee club of
TO PLUKONCERT
be provided under the 8 percent limi
tation, was adopted last night by the
board of education for the current
si hool year.
Total estimated expense for running
the school system this year is *51,699
.00. Of this amount *6200 will come
from the county school fund, *1300
from the state school fund. *5000 from
the elementary school fuud. This
leaves a balance of *32,699.00 to be
raised by a district tax.
The budget shows the total bonded
indebtedness at *71X100, the total war-
rant indebtedness at *17,797.39, the
tola) of other Indebtedness at *336 and
the total amount of all indebtedness
at *89,134.31.
During the last year, It was pointed
out, the warrent Indebtedness was re
duced by *5000. Warrants to the
amount of *4000 will be retired a*
once. It was stated.
Ruth Bettis, Dalny Tomseth, Kather
Springfield's own hand will make Its
ine Jack, Miriam Rice, Esther Mc
first public appearance next Friday
Pherson, Mabie Neet. Dora Wagner.
; evening, October 42.
Frances Frlzell, Audrey Daniels.
I Playing a benefit concert both for
Altos: Jule Pollard, Naomi LeVee
the purpose of raising funds to defray
Nellie Wright. Lela Squires, Emma
expenses nad to Introduce themselvea
Trlnka, NelMe 'Sankey, Dorothy With
, as an organization to the "people of
ers. Thelma Cox.
Springfield, the bandsmen will be as*
U n a Frlxell was elected accompan stated by three Portland artists, on«
ist and Miss Frances Hodge la the Eugene soloist and possibly by ths
director.
Eugene Lions club quartet.
The Lions club of this city Is spon
PLAYERS ARE SELECTED
soring the concert. Dwight Kessey,
FOR ORCHESTRA AT HIGH i J. F. Ketels and H. E Maxey are mem
bers of the Lions club committee In
Membership of the high school or charge of arrangements for the con
chestra under the direction of Glenn cert. D. B. Murphy and F. B. Hamlin
Qole will this year consist of at least have been named standing committee
10 pieces. It was announced this morn- for the band.
tog.
Plans Are Outlined
Following tryouts earlier In the
At a meting of officers of the band
week the following personnel was an- with Mr. Murphy and Mr. Hamlin and
nounced by the director: Violins, Jack Mr. Maxey on Monday evening final
Danner, Eldred Glaspey, Betty Ander- arrangements for the opening concert
Salaries Total *34,900
Principals’, teachers' Xuittors' and son*Maxine Swarts; cornet, Jospeh were made. The program will be
other employes salarle* tor the year Crandall; clarinets, Mariam Rice, Eu-. held in the high school auditorium and
will amount to *34.800. Salaries of gene Walker; banjo, Irene Marley. I plans call for accommodating a crowd
Instructors vary from *220« tor the ' piano, Evelyn Marley; trombone, Glen of between 400 and 500 people.
principal of the high school to *16 a |Cole, leader,
Individual members of the scout or*
year for practice teacher*.
ganlxatlon will help with the ticket
sale and a campaign will also be con
Supplies will cost *3.831, tha large»* PROMOTION DAY TO BE
the largest Item being *11*0 tor sap-
HELD SUNDAY MORNING ducted In the high school and grade
schools.
Admission prices will ba
plles Fuel will cost *71* and It will
coat *1*0 for the telephone service In
Promotion day In the Sunday school nominal, officers of the band announ-
the three schools.
will features services at the Spring . • ced.
Maintenance and repair work on the field Christian church on Sunday, It 1 If the concert Is well attended It
was announced today. Pupils of the means that the present financial wor-
buildings show a total of *716.
school who have reached promotion ries of the musicians will be over and
A complete budget summary will be
age will go Into other classes. A short that the band may progress unhamper-
found on page five of this newspaper.
program will be given for the event. ed, H. K. Phillips, manager stated.
A school meeting will be held In the
At the 11 o'clock preaching service.
Outside Talent Coming
high school building on October 26. Rev. 8. E. Childers, pastor will speak
Without expense to the band, tha
at 2 »-
to discuss the budget and on "The Grip that Holds" and at the Portland Lions clnb Is sending threw
to vote on levying a special district 7:20 o’clock service his subject Is, art|gts to assist In the program for
tax. Objections to the budget may be “Are God's Laws fo be Interperted or t^e concert. One accordlanlst, ona
voiced at -this time.
Obeyed?" Christian Endeavor. Is at banjolst and probably a rorngtlst will
6:30 o’clock.
come from Portland. Mrs. Arah Hoyt
BAPTIST RALLY DAY
Rae. prominent Eugene vocalist, ha«
LINCOLN
STUDENTS
NAME
already
consented to he on the pro*
W ILL BE ON SUNDAY;
SPECIAL PLANS MADE
ORGANIZATION LEADERS *ram
Several times the Lions club of Eu
Election
of
officers
of
the
Lincoln
gene
has volunteered to do anything
Sunday will be "rally day" at the
Springfield Baptist church, tt was an "rhonl •»■««>» body was. held yester-1 It could for the club of this city. Tha
will be - given
an opportunity *-
to
nounced this morning by the pastor, j <l»y. Billy Knox was elected president club
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provide part of the program by send
Rev C. H. Bloom. Plans for a large ° f thp student organization.
Other officers chosen were: Mar ing Its male quartet to the concert. If
attendance and a special program
jorie Prochnow. vwe-president. Gor- arrangements can be made.
have been completed he declared.
. _
, . ------. don Wright, Secretary; Ford Danner,
Prof. Andrew Landles. director of
The event starts at 10 o clock and treasurer and Hazel Wilson, librarian.
the
band, will be featured in a hart-
will be a continuous service. At 11
, j The officers will serve but one semes- tone solo. His record as a band lead-
o'clock the pastor will deliver a mes
er Includes successful direction of a
sage particularly to the young people j *er-
A gnme against the eight grade number of bands. Including the Vnl-
on the topic, "Watchers.”
team of Cottage Grove Is planned by , Tersity of Oregon band two years ago.
B Y. P. U. meets at 6:30 o'clock and the seventh grade players of the Lin-:
Band Working Hard
the evening church service Is at 7:30 coin school here Friday.
Despite the disadvantage of the ▼«•
o'clock, with the pastor speaking on
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I cation season, attendance at band
the subject, "The Transfigured Life.”
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| practice since the first meeting In
Special selections by the^cholr have | J U V E N ||_E LODGE NAMES
the spring has been good and never
been arranged for both morning and
NEW STAFF OF OFFICERS haa ** dropped below 20. The roster
evening services.
Includes approximately thirty player«.
Stove Works Moved
Because the building In which his
business has been loented for some
time Is soon to be torn down, Mux
t'oglll is moving Into the building at
the southwest corner of Third and
Main streets. The business will con
tinue Io be known ns the Max Stove
Works.
Doris Chase was elected guardian Most of these are Springfield boys and
neighbor of Juvenile circle No. 4S. mm. but a number come regularly
Neighbors of Woodcraft, at a meeting each Tuesday night from Eugene and
Saturday afternoon. Other officers , Thurston.
named were: Velma Peddlcord, past! Besides the practice offered in the
guardian neighbor; Alice Neet. ad- rehearsals. Prof. Landles assists be-
▼tsor; Lois Deeds, attendant; Wilma glnners free of charge on pieces used
Llpes, magician; Barbara Adams, by the band.
clerk; John Dale Adams, banker; j Numbers to be played at the benefit
Bonny Findley, Inner sentinel; Oliver concert have been rehearsed thorough-
Adams, outer sentinel; Margaret Jar ly and Prof. Landles has compliment-
rett, musician; Thelma Llpes. captain; | ed his. bandsmen and the progress
Willard Nesblt, Howard Nesbit. flag made. Although the program Is not
bearers.
yet complete, at least five or six good
Members of the adult circle present marches and other band numbers will
were: Mrs, C. F. Eggtmann, guardian he presented, he said. Other parts of
neighbor; Nina McPheraon, Stella the program will lend variety to the
Findley. Ace Peddlcord, O. F. Kizer, concert. It was pointed out.
Mrs. McPherson -was elected senior
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guardian of the Juvenile group. The JUNIOR CLASS TO EDIT
regular meeting of the lodge will be-
SEMI-MONTHLY PAPER
held on the second Saturday of each r
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month.
i a mimeograph newspaper published
by the Junior class of the Springfield
Membership Drive On
, high gch00i wJil be issued twice a
Plans tor an intensivo membership mon,h this ypar- “ was declded at
drive for the Springfield high schoo. a clasa meeting yesterday. Copies will
student body were made at a meeting he distributed to the student body.
The staff Includes: Bessie Stewart,
of the student council this week. 'It
was decide,I to again make t t . drive editor: Nellie Wright, associate editor;
an inter-class contest, with each class Ruth Bettis, business manager; Ber-
competing for points. The first to nice Cline, society editor; sports edi
reach 100 percent enrollment in the tor, Clare Thurman; Maurice Porter,
student organization receives three makeup editor; Elma Lansberry, Joke
points, the second two and the third editor.
one point
Marcóla Man Injured
C. I. Cox of Mnrcoln received a deep
gash In Ills head when he wns struck
by a falling slick of wood last Satur
day. He wna piling the wood on a
rick 'when the stick fell, cutting an
artery and causing considerable loss
of blood.
Next monthly church night program
for the Christian church will he held
October 19 in the parlors of the
church. It wns announced today. The
Friends Bible class taught by D. H.
Rempel will serve the refreshment«
and the high school class will arrange
the program.
GASOLINE EXPLOSION
INJURES MARCOLA MAN
Explosion of it small can of gasoline
which he wns carrying With him to
start brush fires caused sevore In
juries to E ,O. Simmons of Marcoln
last Saturday afternoon. The gasoline
Ignited and enveloped him In a sheet
of flames.
If* hair was badly singed and his
upper chest anil both arms were bnrn-
ed deeply. It wns not necessary, how
ever, to send him to the hospital.
Church Night Set
New Girls Welcomed
New girl students at the high school
were given the official -welcome of the
Qlrls' I-eagne at a reception In the
high school gymnasium last Friday
afternoon. A brief program wa« given
and refreshments were served.