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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
TWENTY-FIFTH YEAH
“Ths People's Paper"
A
L IV K N C W 8 P A F K R
IN A L IV E T O W N
SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1928
CITY BÄND TO GIVE
Christmas M ail » B asketball Men
Rush S ta rts Here
Begin Practise
Extra H e lp ’ to Be Hired
Springfield Postoffice;
Vaughn Returns
Proceda of Second Entertain
ment to Defray Expenses of
Local Musical Unit; 16 Num
bers on Program for Bell
Theatre.
By 15 Men Answer First Call
Coach Mayfield; Star
Quintet Looms
82, DHOPS BEifl
Civil War Veteran was on Way
O. L. Vaughn, regular city mall
With the football chamlonzhlp *afe-
to See Doctor; Picked Up In
carrler who ha* be..,, absent from hl. ,y tucked away. , he , tudent,
, he
Front
of Hotel; Was Intimatg
postal duties due to Illness, returned o . * , .
,
.
to work this week. In time t„ be p r . J P *
h ‘* b "ChOO‘ 8re ” '** tUrn'
Friend of John Ketels; Funar-
pureil for the annual Christmas mall ' lng tbe,r “,,ent,on to
prospects of
al Notices Later.
The »«con’d benefit concert for
rush
During his absence, Vaughn i a winning basketball team.
Springfield uiu*li- lovers will he pre«-
Wrlle on his way to see a doctor
wa* replaced by Roscoe Perkins. The j Indications that the local prep in
entail by the hprlngfleld band Wed (
latter, however, will remain on duty ; stitution would have a quintet ot
for treatment, James O'Connell, better
' at the postofflee as part of the extra j championship isl.’bre became more
nemluy night, December 19, ut the
known to all Springfield as "Uaoto
Photo »how* Milton S. Hershey,
chocolate manufacturer, who has , help hired for the annual holiday realized Monday evening when 15 men
Hell theatre.
Jimmy",
fell dead on the sidewalk la
iresentrd the town of Hershey, ; rush.
reported to Coach Leonard Mayfield
The proceed* from the concert will
front
of
the
Hprlngfleld hotel a llttla
’a., with r two million dollar com
The ChrlHtma* packages and other for the first practice of the season.
!»• uhim I to help defray the expense* '
munity center This is the latest holiday mall have begun rolling In
after
nine
o'clock
Wednesday mora-
More men showed up at the practices i
of the bund which I* In need of money, I gift of Hershey to the town with
j
by
the
large
numbers,
according
to
F.
Ing.
He
was
to
have
celebrated hi»
following during the week, and when
according to II. K. I’hllllp*. manager j which he is clozely identified
| B. Hamlin, local postmaster
Hershey was born at Derry
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,
With
the
actual
warming
up
sessions
begin
83rd
birthday
this
coming
June 11.
of the bund.
Township, Pa.,
in 1857. and ‘ began
*., in
the mall hags expanding, Hamlin Is i n«xt week. Coach Mayfield expects to
He
was
picked
up
by
several
men la
Mr. Phillip* ha* rounded up a pro-' manufseturin Hr is now 'fliimms^
ftnd,n* 11 necessary to hire extra help ♦>“*« about 20 men on haDd dally.
Lancaster
He
is
now
chairman
and
around
the
hotel
and
taken
insid«
gram that It I* believed hu* never j
Pretty and shapely Alice E ld -' the living quarter», but he was dead.
Choppmg or the number of men on
of the Hoard of the Hershey Cho- I for the Christmas rush. About three
been equalled In Springfield. Hix
ridge,
famous
Boston
swimmer,
colate Company and owner of j men will be used In the campaign to j the «quad will not take place for a lit- !
high c I hnm number* are arranged on
practically all the stock H i. home accommodate In a good fashion 1 tie while yet. Mayfield Is endeavor I has become engaged to Joie Ray, No one as yet offers a statement of
famous marathon runner.
j having gen the elderly man fail to his
is at Hershey. Pa
the program for the concert, Milch
j Hprlngfleld gift senders.
. Ing to get a good line on his men. so i
death. He wa* found lying on the
will feature the band especially. The
j With so many holiday packages be- i that he may know the qualities of each
. sidewalk helpless..
.band director went from place to place CASCADE HIGHWAY FROM
SNOW
MAY
BLOCK
j Ing mall.-d at an early date, the re- ; prosper^ before ruling out ones from
Mr. O'Connell had left the Joha
■aching niaterlul for the evening * en PORTLAND T O HERE IS
suits of the educational campaign put the list of official squad numbers,
TRAFFIC OVER PASS ON
Ketel's home on Second and A street,
tertainment, and Indication* are that
on
by
the
United
States
Postal
depart-
'
When
the
first
practice
was
called
ENDORSED AT MEETING
mckenzie highway where he had resided since coming to
the program next Wednesday will be
ment throughout the country Is being Monday afternoon, four lettermen re
Springfield a little more than three
of an extraordinary calibre.
A resolution urging the state high read z.-d
Mr Hamlin advises local ported, namely, Thaver McMurray and
Stormy weather and a white aval j years ago, about nine o’clock in the
•'If the public support* this concert way commission to make an Immedi people to take advantage of the Coy Leathers, forwards; Lawrence
anche of »now threaten to block the morning to see his doctor. He had
In a good manner. It will be po**lbln ate survey of the proposed Cascade government Insurance on packages. Roof, center: and Francos Deeds,
been ill with the flu for several days,
to present these large concerts once state highway from Portland to because for a very nominal sum. the guard. The Saulres brothers. Everett McKenzie highway from here to Bend.
Barly Wednesday morning the eld
As
the
week
opened,
five
inches
of
Hprlngfleld
or
Eugene
««*
unanimous
contents of a very valuable package and Freeman, who performed well In
a month.” was the statement Issued
Inst night by Phillip* Whether the ly adopted Wednesday by the Bast can he replaced in case of damage last season's tilts, were expected
snow had fallen on the road fourteen erly man complained to Mr. and Mrs.
Ketels about the condition of his
bund will continue In good financial 8 Me Commercial club of PortlantL The In the mails.
report later ' • the week.
miles west of Sisters, but highway stomach. Mr. Ketuls had gone to
Boxes are being sent from here to
condition or not will be greatly de proposed road would pass through
With these six men as a nucleus for department crews have been kept at
town and was headed for the Ketels
termined by the way In which the Oregon City Molalla, Silverton. S tay Panama Canal, Europe, Canada, to casaha blood, the going Is slatPd to be
vurlous and distant point In the rough for opponents of the Springfield work all through the week in an ef drug store. Just before he left tho
local public hack* next Wednesday’s ton, find Lebanon.
concert. Phllllin, stressed the fact
A. J. Perkins attended the meeting United States, and to various other quintet. But the six lettermen are al fort to keep the road clear for traffic. Ketels' residence, Mr. O'Connell was
that they are not attempting to com ns a deb-gnte from the Hprlngfleld point* on the world map.
Motorists have continued to use given a hot glass of lemonade by Mrs.
so meeting competition within their
Ketels, who was
Prominent In the campaign of the own ranks In the personages of new
merclallze the musical group. He chamber of commerce.
Delegates
f.-els that the only logical way of from the various communities on the United States po*tal department to players who are working doubly hard number of them have been using I
meeting It* expenditures Is for the desired route were also présentât the prevent congestion of holiday mall In an effort to work themselves Into chains as a protection against the i The 82-year old veteran of the Civil
gathering.
trains nre the air mall routes. Aware some position on the maple court five slippery mountain roads being made ? ar s,artAd “"t on his way to the
luind to present su<-h concerts.
Pointing out thiil about fifty thou* of tbl> p,r* ,he7 »•ll 8<M»n P|a7- the na Coach Mayfield, who ha* usually been a8 a result of the current wether.
8 office, but he also started
ami persons living on the fertile east ,,on'M 27 n,al1 routea “re literally pre- be hered with the trouble of deciding
The Dags u exDecfpd
„„„„ 2“ „ ,'a8t lap ° f ,ife' Strol,lnF pa’ t
SEDAN WRECKED ALONG
side of th e Willamette valley would ,>n,n* the,r
In anticipation of a among sever*! good men fora certain at Ieagt tni j a n u arv 1 C rew
- u P u !
* v 8,r’*e t' Mr- O’Connell met
M c K enzie road S unday he provided with a means of through I tr',n’<’ndou" v° lump holiday m a ll- post In the lineup, fears that the usual men will do everything In their newer *l7ewa?ir
pre8UIrab|7 fel> to the
travel to Portland, the organization *r”et|ng cards, letters, and even small predicament Is bound to arise again to keep the snow cleared away until
* A DM8erbv
,b"
passerby noticed the
The left side of a 1928 model Oak
man lying on the walk, and he picked
being this year because of the fact that the at iea*t the first of the year
land sedan automobile win. «nnshud unanimously endorsed the project (flf’ Packa«n"- Millions are
the aged man op and brought him In
»Sunday night on the McKenzie high after hearing apeaker« argue for the 8p"nt in Purchasing new and larger Hat of pgorMota present* many fast j
to the hoppl assisted by a few other
Investigation
of
the
route.
Speeches
P'ane8-
and
every
route
Is
preparing
basketball
men.
i
Motorista
are
urged
by
highway
ex-
way about *lx mile* ea*t of Vida
men who were In the hotel at the
were
also
made
telling
of
the
other
t0
throw
>
ta
Preserve
planes
Into
ac-)
A
full
schedule
Is
being
drawn
up
I~
rt"
tO
drtTe
c»refully
up
the
Me-
when the car driven by J. Heller* of
time.
Hprlngfleld crashed Into a «tump No benefits to he derived from construe j ,lon 10 rarr7 the bumper crop of for tile mill city lads who are always Keniie road becau8e of its Irregular-
lion of such a highway.
, Christmas cheer.
on ,he R0 for more compe, |tlon wh„re. 1 “ 7 together with the slippery auto
The people In the hotel Immediate!?
one was hurt ns a result of the mis
called for Mr. Ketels. Sr. at the drug
Much of the road Is now construe- | "rb,‘ recent air mall postage reduc- ever they go. Games have already Path8 ‘8 l° 'nduc‘Te t0 arldenta‘
hap.
store, and he rushed to the scene to
ted. It was said at the Portland meet- , t,on more ,han anything else will In- been slated with Eugene high, U n i v e r - ----------------------------
The accident occurred as a result Ing. the Portland Molalla stretch be-' fluence ,he volump of holiday air slty high, which won the champion- LOCAL LEGION AUXILIARY
find his friend had passed away.
of the driver being blinded by the ' Ing paw-d already.
The body was placed In charge o t
mall leaving the I*aclflc Northwest ship last year. Cottage Grove high, and
TO SEND XMAS BOXES the Walker-Poole funeral home. No
llghta of another vehicle that was
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for the east and m'ddle west, accord- Lebanon high. Tentative games are
backing Into the road, on a curve. Mr.
Ing to Claud
Christmas cheer will be sent out by 1 annauncements have been made as
E. CHURCH TO HOLD
. u V. O'Callaghan. traffic being aranged between the Hprlngfleld
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Hellers was forced to hit the stump M. USUAI
of ?“*
the exact
« t l l N n i v c r m / i c r c manager of the northwest division of hoopsters and 9t. Marys. Coburg, and members of the Ladles' auxiliary o f i ! i yet
"" ”*
,‘“ ct date
aa,e and
aa place of th«
just off the highway.
USUAL SUNDAY SERVICES , the transcontinental air mall.
Shedd.
t h e Springfield American L
ertn n
*n eral
More deflnlte
definite data »HI
will bs
Legion
More
in the obta,nable
or Saturday when
Mr. Hellers had recently returned
which
met
last
Friday
night
Regulur services will he held at the
j Mrs. I .Call half sister of Mr. O Coo-
from Montana, and took out his sedan
chamber of commerce hall.
Methodist
church Hunday morning and
1 nell, of Nampa, Idaho, arrives la
from the Dnnner garage, where tho
The
local
women's
group
will
supply
automobile had been stored for the evening. It was announced In the ab
four boxes for the veterans’ hospitals Springfield.
Inst eight months, without being sence of Rev. c. JJ. like, who went
Mr. O’Connell wus unamrried, and
at the request of the national head
out of town today.
moved.
his only known relative is Mrs. Call
quarters
which
has
apportioned
the
Sunday school will begin at 9:45 n.
The car was hauled Into Hprlngfleld
number of boxes to be made up by ot Nampa.
m and the regular service will be held
Mondny by workers of tho Danner at 11
With the completion of the second Isyl Kpeler. Vivian Miller, Doris Munn, each chapter of the national organlza
The dramatic story of how th«
a. m. The choir will song an j
Motor company.
Windows w e r e | anthem entitled. "Let This Mind R e1 six-week period at the Hprlngfleld Muriel Tyson.
j tion. Just what hospital will receive Ketels became such great friends of
Fourth B Grade
broken, and the left side, especially i In You.” by Chapman.
i schools Inst Friday, teachers and prln
the Springfield boxes has not as yet Mr- O'Connell was related to Spring-
Honor Roll: Ruth Keeler.
been determined.
j field News by John Ketels. Sr., who
the front, was wrecked considerably.
j
clpals
have
announced
their
honor
j Violet Runic will he the leader of
Perfect Attendance: Bill Burnett,
roll*
for
the
past
period.
The
names
A
box
of
toys
for
children
of
the
himself was shocked by the new«. Mr.
Ihe Epworth League service at 6:30 !
Dele Carson. JPan Daniels, Delma
DOCTORS GIVE CHANCES
i P- m ChrNtmn* songs will be the i of Ktudents who won place* or, the Glaspy, Earl House, Lawrence Jones. veterans in the hospital In Portland Ketels was indeed surprised at th«
will be made up by the local ladies manner in which his old time friend
scholarship and attendance honoi
t IN INFLUENZA SITUATION subject of the meting. Mrs. C. J. Pike rolls last announced on November
Rov Steele, Scott Wright, Louise Co- , as part of their manner of sending met his death.
will slug a solo.
gell, Jennie Jackson, Ruth Keeler, cheer annually.
Mr. Ketels told of the two acquiring
Fluctuations In the number of
The regular evening service «111 be when the first period of six weeks Jenn Lloyd, Ila Putman. Bernice Smith I
terminated.
Mrs. F. B. Hamlin presided at the their friendship in 1898, when they
cases of Influenza In the Hprlngfleld held nt 7:30 p. m with a sermon to be
Maxine Sniltson, Maxine Vallier.
meeting in place of Mrs. M. B. Huntly, first met in the Blue Mountain dis
district have been noticed during the rellvered by Rev. C. J. Pike with a
The high school list has not as yet
Fourth A Grade
president, who was 111 with the flu.
trict. At that time, Mr. O'Connell was
past week with a gradual Increase In special number to be rendered by the been completed. With so manr cases
Scholarship: Roland Farnsworth
the outlaying country ns the number r^olr,
millwright and Mr. Ketels a foreman
! of Influenza during the past six w-cks
Barbara Barnell, Frances Keeler. Flo LEGION TO RESUME WORK
in a mill. Since their meeting in th«
of cases decreased within the otty.
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1 of time, the attendance honor roll has
rence May.
mill, the two men have been very In
Dr. W. H. Pollard was nailed out COUNCIL HOLDS LAST
taken a gradual slump In number
W ITH MEETING ON DEC. 21 timate friends.
Perfect Attendance: Barbara Bar
^everal llmej, the past week to enre
When the students return from their
SESSION TH IS YEAR Chridtmas vacation on January 2, 1939. nell, Frances Keeler, Florence May,
for cases of conlngluus diseases. The
In 1903. O’Connell helped start up
Renewed activity of the Springfield
stiuntlon
Isgradu i q-u,,
i„ui rnfM'ting or » fbp
,, prenent cltv the honor lists are expected to take Irene Anderson Bernice Barnes, Mar Post No. 40 of the American Legion a Masonic lodge in Baker county. He
.1 , In . Hprlngfleld alone
.
i ne inflt
jorie Moon, Mary Moore, Lolse Wil
ally .. depreciating
(.olln(.ii nerore inn
,,, now
„
,
.
... In seriousness, ac- «oiincii
members
take a boost, because it Is expected that son, Emerson Ables, Elmer Chase, is slated to take place this month, was a charter member of the lodge
cording to Dr. W. C. Rebhan, who ban nmrA wnH hnm m « 1
«
the flu epidemic will have quieted-
there. He became worshipful master
Roscoe Cole. Floyd Green, Neal Ded- now that J. M. I-arson, post command
handled severnl patients sines the spl j r()1„ |nt,
‘
f ' ' " "K . ” * considerably by that time.
of the McEwan lodge, no. 125. H«
er,
has
returned
to
Springfield
after
a
(lpm|(, took
, Z m e m il Z
7
,r'"”'a< »pd a8
erson, 3tephen Rice, Gordon Gillett.
took some part In Masonic activities
long
illness
while
In
a
hospital
In
To he placed on Ihe scholarship roll
| the members did. not want to start any
Sixth A Grade
here as well.
However, the doctors In this city , new work for next year.
(he student must have an ave.-nge of
Honor Roll: Vivian Runte, Echo Tacoma, Washington.
«
still report that the epidemic Is still
Larson announced that the local
M. J. McKlln, senior member of the 90 per cent or more In all subjects Tom set h.
Mr. O’Connell was a veteran of the
here, for they nil have Influenzn pati council, L. L. May and Harry Stewart To receive a position on the attend
Perfect Attendance: Clara Barns, order will get started again beginning i Civil War. He enllnsed for servlc«
ents today. The general opinion Is nre retiring from the council and ance honor roll, the student mu*t have
Elsie Beals, Eileen Baker, Ellen Cox. with a meeting of the local group on In 1865, and when the war ended, h«
that the graveness of the trouble is Mayor O. O. Bushman Is relinquishing been neither absent nor tardy -during Melba Lowery, Lela Peterson. Vivian Friday, December 21. Plans are be re-enllsted till 1868. He was a mem
simmering down In this part of the his oflifflce to C. O. Wilson. W. P. the six weeks covered In the report
Runte, Juanita, Seaman, Mary Smlt- ing made to hold the meeting In the ber of the Geary post, Eugene chapter
country while the middle west and the Tyson is th» only member holding as announced today.
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
son, »aye Stratton, Mnry Tate, Echo chamber of comerce room.
eastern divisions of the continent are over. W. C. Mclxgan, W. A. Taylor,
Old matters of business will be dis
By grades the roll for the Lincoln Tomseth. Mary Uchytil, Harold Gar
The veteran formerly owned a
now undergoing the epidemic heavier and H. J. Cox will he sworn In the first school follows:
rett, James Gott, Clair Hadley, Idvln cussed as will plans for future pro farm near Lowell, Oregon, but h«
than ever. Several schools and uni of the year, they having been elected
First Grade
House, Donald Nelson, Verlln Posey, grams and activities.
sold It In October 1925, and since then
versities have been closed In the Mid
at the November election
had lived with the Ketels in Spring-
Honor Roll: Dorothy Jean Stewart, Bruce Squires.
dle West because of the large number
MAXINE SMITSON ENJOYS
field. He acquired numerous friend
Frank Stewart, Willard House, Frank
Seventh and Eighth Grades
in Influents case*.
Anderson.
BIRTHDAY W ITH PARTY ships while he lived here, and wa«
BAPTIST CHURCH TOPICS
Honor Roll: Marie Coffelt, June
Informative directions have boon
given the popular nomen of "Uncle
Perfect Attendance: Dorothy Jean
FOR SUNDAY ANNOUNCED
Geiger, Marceline Seavey, Leola
given continually by doctors to the
Jimmy.”
A
Jolly
group
of
sixteen
little
friends
Stewart, Frank Stuart, Beryle Robert
Oaten, Beatrice Gillette, Eva Louk, met at the home of Maxine Bmltson
public in an effort to halt the spread
son, Frank Anderson, Violet Steinnletz
“The
Word"
ta
the
Rermon
topic
of
Mr. Ketels telegraphed to Nampa,
Melba Harris, Elwtna Meacham.
of the dlsense nny more than what It
to help celebrate her ninth birthday.
Rev. C. H. Blom to he delivered this Jarle Apger, Shirley Hnack, Alberta
Idaho,
yesterday to relate the new»
Perfect
Attendance:
Frank
Schra
Aiecessary.
Games were played and delightful
Sunday at the eleven o'plock morning Keeler, Winifred Lyons, Dorothy Mul der. Robert Stark. Elwlna Meacham.
to
Mr.
O’Connell's half sister, who
refreshments were Served by the host
service at the Hprlngfleld Baptist ligan, Emma Lou Strntton, Jane Alice Beaitlah Richardson. Joel Cowden,
will
come
here Friday or Saturday.
P. T. A. Meets Friday.
ess’ mother assisted by Miss Lucille
church. Bible school will meet nt 10 Pengrn. Merle Nice, Billy Dow, Joe Milton Doane, Donald Hawk, John
Mr. Ketels stated that Mr. O’Connell
Fritts.
An
enjoyable
afternoon
was
Schlagel, Lee Pine, Bobby Pollard,
The Hprlngfleld Parent Tenchors o’clock In the morning.
had once stated his preference of be
James, Blanche Bates, Leola ‘Gates, spent by all those who attended.
association will meet Frldny nfternoon
"Possessing our Possessions" will he Arthur Georgo Prorhnow, Ernest Beatrice Gillette, Milba Harris, Eliza
ing burled In the O. A. R. cemetery,
Those
who
were
present
at
the
af
at 3 o'clock at the Lincoln school topic for the Gospel service to he held Hawke.
although
It may be that both th«
beth
Hemenway.
Beth
Jennings.
fair are: Isyl Kaeler, Mary Smltson,
building.
Second and Third Grades
at 7:30 in the evening. The B. Y. P. TT.
Masons and the O. A. R. men will
Bertha
Keenan,
Lela
Maxwell,
Berna-
Irene
Anderson,
Florence
May,
Fran
A program will be presented by service will he held at 6:30 p m
Honor Roll: Doris Mnnn, Muriel dlne McFarland, Marjorie Prochnow, ces Keeler, Lillian Butler, Mary Fritts. Jointly conduct the funeral service«.
members of the first, second, third,
Special selections by the choir will Tyson, Frank Bennett, Billie Foster, Velma Sonverson, Esther Werdlow.
Bernice Smith, Ruth Keeler, Margaret
and fourth grndes. A candy sain will he rendered nt both services.
Perfect Attendance: Kenneth Ables. ' Belzonn Hill. Everett Chetwood, Keith Butler, Geneva Fritts, Ila Putman,
Gillette i-1«» Flu—Harry Gillett«
be put on by the Girls’ league of the
Prnver service nnd Bible study will Frank Bennett, Burt Currie, Junior En Currie, Melvin Foss. Ralph Gillette,
Juan Stratton. Maxine Vallier, Louise has been confined to his home with a
Junior high school with Mrs. Marjorie he held nt the church tonight at 7:30 dlcott, Burnell Gates. Jack Hake, Don
Charles Johnson. Charles Steele, Eve- Coglll, Marjorie Moon, and the little case of the flu. C. A. Eastman Is tak
Lnsnlle In charge.
o'clock.
ald Houno, Robert Nice, Bettte Currie,
(Contlnued on Pays 1)
hostera.
.
,
ing his place at the A. R. Sneed store.
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III.
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Honor Roll for Second Six
Weeks Period Announced