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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS THUltHDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1928 Proposal Made to Stop Floods West Springfield People Present Plan at County Meeting GOOD SOUP, GOOD SEKV1CL WHAT IS A RICH MAN7 CAPTAIN OF TOUR SOUL NO SOCRATIC METHODS. U. of O. Enrolls 28 Local Students PAGE FTV« Scouts Delay S w im a t U. O . TOWN AND VICINITY Grocery Man III— J . C. McMurray, Has Scarlet Fever—Klvs Bryan la Lane County Registration Total at home with a case of scarlet fever. proprietor of McMurray's grocery it 851; Eugene has Chiefs of many hotels competed store on Fifth street, la 111 at bis home In New Yoik to see which could 757 Students Hers From Walton—Margaret Hal with the flu. make the best soup. Six wise men, including Clarence H Mackay's French chef, Combes, allotted first prize to E. Alliott. That competition means more to human welfare than the average man realizes; more., for instance, than any Olympic competition. Rprlngfleld Boy Scouts will not go the University of Oregon to swim un til after January 1, It was announced thia week by C. L. Aldrich, scoab- master of troop 11. The Rprlngfleld Lions club has been cooperating wit* the local boys In providing transpor tation for the lads every week to tho university swimming pool. The uni. verslty pool Is closed during the hod- day vacation. sey of Walton spent the week.end In Twenty-eight students from Hpriug Rprlngjleld. ASTORIA GIRL BRIDE Held are registered In the University To Albany— W. C. Me lagan of the of Oregon foi the past fall term. It OF SPRINGFIELD MAN was laerned Wednesday after an local plant of the Mountain Rtates Power company went to Albany Tues nouncoueiit bad been made by K a il A wedding of the Christmas season M. I’allett, university reglstra", that day on business. that proved to be of much Interest to . Soups contain vitamines and more than 28 per cent of the student i Maud Gorrle Haro—Miss Maud Oor- Rprlngfleld folks was that of Miss | other valuable nourishment and bod- v s from lane county. rle of Portland was a week-end visitor ' Grace Hall of Eugene was named I stimulate the flow of digestive The nlatlstTal study of the geogra here at the borne of her mother, M r s ence Paterson of Astoria, to William ' fluids. To manufacture good soup and sell a great deal of it is to | phicnl distribution of students of the C. I. Gorrle. Wallace Halsey, son of Mr. and Guy l render public service. unlvi rally Indicated thnt Lane county Halsey of Rprlngfleld. The ceremony J Moves Into" New Home—C. F Bar took place at the borne of the bride's , Income tax returns show 2H.I j was second only to Multnomah C 'l i n i y Americans with net incomes of 1 In the rumher registered Lane coun. her and family moved Wednesday In mother In Astoria on Saturday even- j $1,(XX),000 a year or more. The, | ty has 851 students registered while Io their new borne on Tenth and A j Ing, December 15. Rev. E. W. Hughes , number has increased by fifty-two o fthe Grace Episcopal church In As- , in two years. Citizens reporting Multnomsb county has 95#, a total of streets. incomes of 15.000,000 or more num #32 of them being from Portland. Leaving for Portland—Mr and Mrs torla, presided. ber only TEN There were four Of the 28 Rprlngfleld students. 17 George Htewart will leave Sunday for Miss Elizabeth Paterson attended teen of them in 1926. are girls and 11 are men. Eugene Portland where they will spend the the bride and John Halsey, brother of Once a man with a million was alone Is represented by a total of 767 holidays with relatives. the bridegroom, acted as best man. considered rich. To be REALLY students. Mrs. Edna Edwards played the wed Y O U R N E W Y E A R ’S P L U M B IN G “rich" now you need $1,000,000 a P o rtla n d Folks Coming—Mr. aw! ding march. The total registration of the unlver Z»*' _____ We stand by with our little gasoline alty for the fall term la 3008, the larg Mrs. R. Connan of Portland will ar Members of the immediate families rive Sunday to enjoy the Christmas torch and kit ready to respond at a There are several billionaires in eat ever. holiday with Mrs. Cannon's cousin, and a few friends were present at the moment's notice to your call for any eaiatCnce that modestly refrain wedding. A reception was held after plumbing repair Job you want done. Listed below are the 28 University from talking about it. Mrs. Bert Doane. Many a young person has of Oregon students from Rprlngfleld | the ceremony. To save time and expense tell us the apoutcu: Agatha Reals, Horn Beaman, Iowa •It matters not how strait the gate Out of town guests were Mr. and nature of the work and we will bring Adrian Improving—Henry Adrian How charged with punishment Carlton, Naomi Carlton. Audrey Dan of the Springfield Is reported to be Mrs. Guy Halsey and Mr. and Mrs. the needed materials. Or if it be a the scroll. ner, Helen Eyler, Virginia Franx, Ella gradually Improving from his case of John C. Halsey, all of Springfield. The regular installation task we are ready I am the master of my fate, Ollklnson. Chesta Hayden. Helen E pneumonia. He is not expected to newly married couple are both gradu to do it any day of the year. 1 am the captain of my août Hughes, Rsdle Lambert, Dorene Iari- return to work for about three weeks ates of the Oregon Agricultural col-1 The Reverend E. H. Emmett. mer, Rernlre Neher, Thelma Sweeney, lege. They will make their home In Congregational!»!, says those wh<l , Mury Whitney, Mary Wilburn, Chart y e t Portland where Mr. Halsey is em talk about being “captain of my I res» Willis, Willard N Case, John H 1 527 M A IN S T . soul" are only "whistling loudly in Returns to Idaho—Beulah Hall, ployed by the Bell Telephone com- the dark," making "an outward Cox, Kenneth nillnrd, Nolan Hallo sister of James O'Connell, who passed i pany. noise to cover up an inward feal ! well, Evan B. Hughes. Howard away here Wednesday morning, Dec and disquiet.” Hughes, Clarence A Kester. LeRoy ember 12, left Monday to return to LOCAL FOLKS GOING TO It is hard to be sure that you sV Nice, Dale O Phetteplac-e, William T. her home In Emmett, Idaho. captain of your soul in these mo<J Pollard, and John Wilson. COUNTY C. C. MEETING ernist times. Scientists say yoi Visits at Waltervllle—Miss Lucy | haven’t any soul, anyhow, and yef DRUG STORES SELLING don't know where your soul is g<J 8chwering of Portland passed through , Several members of the Springfield ln|t later, if anywhere, or wher CHRISTMAS SEALS NOW Springfield last week on her way to chamber of commerce will Journey to this earth itself is going, with the visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. : Eugene tonight to attend the meeting From Now Till Christmas We are sun dragging it along. Christmas seals are now being sola Bchwerlng at WlaltervlIIe. of the Lane county chamber of com However, a man CAN be calm Giving a Big Christmas Turkey To merce to be held at the Eugene cham in an emergency, and that’s what at Ketels’ drug store and Flanery’s Each Purchaser of One of Our De the poet meant. drug store, and the sale at the vari Student Arrives Here Miss Mar ber of commerce hall at 5:30 p. m. pendable Used Cars. Special music has been arranged William McAndrew, who wa«, ous schools here has been discontln garet Mortensen, who has been at ued. It was announced this morning for the affair and dinner will be served superintendent of Chicago schools! tending St. Helen's hall In Portland, , Every Car In Our Large Stock ia Waves for Athens to spend a year by Mrs. L. K. Page, member of the returned to Springfield Wednesday to by the Boys -nd Girls clubs. Priced Down to the Last Dime and studying Socrates'» methods of i local committee In charge of the sale The three official delegates from spend the Christmas holidays with leaching Hia plan, may heaven, of the small Christmas stamps. Every Car Tagged Plainly with It» the local chamber are: W. C. Wright thwart It, it to revive the Socrates her father. Dr. R. P. Mortensen. Price. About $50 was realized from the nacthod in modera schools. W. A. Taylor and J. A. Seavey. All seal sales conducted at the Bri-.ttaln Expected Here — Mr. and Mrs. members of the local chamber are pri and Lincoln schools. It was repot» d Theron 9ausser of Portland are ex vileged to attend the county meetings, All We Ask is That You See These Socrates, tf lAsto JwcdVei Ms Cars Before You Buy. Then Yoe to Mrs Page, who states that not ail pected In Springfield this week-end to but only the three officially designa method accurately, touched a sew It was well Indicated at the meeting peak hi boredom. Instead of say Will Agree That We Have the Big the money has been turned In as vet, remain as holidays guests at the home ted men are entitled to the right of that something would be done In the ing what he had Io say, ha went gest Bargains in Lane County. thereby making the report lneotnp- ! of H. M Stewart. way of preventing the river from over around Robia Hood’s barn with vote at such sessions. flowing In' the West Rprlngfleld dis guest ion» and answers tiresome bo- i lete. yon d measure. The high school took out 10C0 seals trict and causing damage. Home from Hospital—John C. Park Salesman—"Now how would yon like Whether or not Socrates was and »old all of them, It was announced er, who has been in the Eugene hospi trousers like these? They’re worn a rniilty, as alleged, of filliag young today. The prep stddents conducted tal for about two months, was brought LOCAL MAN PRESENT AT Greeks with disrespect fur the good deal." n sale of seals on Saturday. De :eoibc r to his home in Springfield Wednes Eugene, Ora. gods, and in spite of the usarreE Customer—"That, sir, is perfectly Buick Dealers SCOUT COUNCIL MEETING ousfy heroic hemlock drinking epÉ 8, at the Gray’s Cash and Carry store day, and is reported to be getting evident." ♦ode, yon can hardly blame the here. along well. C. L. Aldrich, scoutmaster of troop Atheniaas for getting rid of him. The proceeds from the sale of the What modem education needs is no. II of the Rprlngfleld Roy Remits, little Christmas stamps are used In a moving pictures, with condensed and If. E. Maxey, rhalrmnn, are the verbal elucidation, not Socxatic di campaign to fight tuberculosis. Sup Rprlngfleld men who went to Eugene alogue». ervision of patients and contact» free Monday evening to nttend the annunl 17695312 chest examinations, corrective work meeting of the Lane county Roy Rcont COMMISSION RECEIVES for pre-school and school children as council held at the Osburn hotel. APPLICATION FOR JOB a preventative measure, epunty wide Or W. R Moxlev, president of the health contests for school children council, reported at the meeting thnt The Civil Service commission nt and community health programs and the number of scouts In lane countv Slip-over styles In fine Washington, D. C., has announced meetings—all are carried on by the for the pnst year Is 407. There are Lovely crepe de chine woolens— that until December 31 it will receive la n e county public health assoda. ' 619 merit badges out. 210 flrst class gowns, pajamas, shorties, applications for positions of store tlon through the sale of the Christmas ' $2.95 Quality, now $2.39 scouts and 102 second class members dansetts. chemise — I n, keeper-gauger under the Riireau of seals. $4 95 Quality, now $3.98 A total of 100 new members were peach, nile pink. All mod Prohibition In the slate or Oregon. $6.75 Quality, now $5.35 «Z tnken In during the pnst year. One erately priced. Coat styles in big assort-j»\.J The entrance salary will be be M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL hundred more will be sought for mem ment styles and colors. Pure silk Milanese (gloae bership during the coming year. It w-ns tween $2.000 nnd $2.500 n year. High TO GIVE XMAS PROGRAM silk) guaranteed n o n er-snlarled positions are fllled through | decided nt the meeting. A long and varied Christmas pro shrinkable— Officers elected at the meeting of promotion. The duties nre at Industrial alcohol gram has been arranged for eresentn- the council are: Vesta $1.50, Slips $5.95 plants, denaturing plants, bonded tlon hv the Rundav school classes of Or W R Moxlev, president: O R warehouses, distilleries, etc. the Springfield Methodist church to Bandeaus, $1.50 Rtnfford, vlce-nresldent; Powell plnnt, Applicants must show thnt within be given nt the church Christmas Eve Panties A Bloom ers $2.95 treasurer; nnd Wallace Wlntler, scout the Inst ten yenrs they have had nt , Monday, December 24, at 7:30 o’clock commissioner. least one year's experience In a cheml ' Each class In the school, the num H undreds of H ig h e s t cal or physical laboratory, or In a , her of them being about 20, will pres Grade Rayon Undies Pajamas in big range com- chemical plnnt, or In pharmaceutical j ent some form of entertainment on "Their chauffeur seems a sober, WXJ* bination colors $2.95, $3.50 work, or an gunger or storekeeper- the evening’s program. Pantomimes, careful fellow." gunger, or as Government Inspector of plays, readings, and short sketches In gift boxes. Imported French kid, priced at Bloomers 98c, $1.29, $1.49Three piece pajama loung "Well, for the wages they pay they wv . ___ a».... to s.~ ing lexer set—black out-- E ln r k w with i t h rpd chemical plants, distilleries, brewer nre slated for the evening. Vests and n Bandeaus red or or can’t well expect anything else," $2.95, $3.50, $4.75 ies, wineries, or pharmacies. The church room will he decorated Match 75c, 89c maize combination, $5.00 Full Information may be obtained with a Christmas tree and appropri Gowns In asosrted p a tte rn s ..............—■ $1-95, $2.95 "The bullet went through Jones and from the United Rtates Civil Rervlce ate decorations. Everyone Is welcome Leather Driving Cloves Commission, Washington, D. C„ or J killed Smith. They arrested Jones." to attend the affair. H. L. Gillette, Big selection Bloom ers and S h orites 98c, 2 P r. $1.95 "Why?" from the secretary of the United ' superintendent of the Sunday school, I Nicely lined with fleecy wool, priced D ansetts in Boxes .................................. $1.95 and $2 95 ■'Well, It was through Jones that J States Civil Service board nt the post nnd Mrs. C. J. Pike compose the com $2.95, $4.G5 office or customhouse In any city. 1 mlttee In charge of te affair. Rmlth was shot, wasn't It?” PropiianlH fur control of probable flooda «long the WII Iniiii-lle river RprIngII•• l«l huil held meetings here and ■oath of Eugene were brought up for itlN i'IlH lin n II I II H e e l i n g hl Id M n lid u y night ut the county euurt house II I Eu icene In conjunction with the session of the l.ime County Engineer's aoclety. For ninny week«, citizens of Went KprltiKfleid lul l held raetlngs here unit there to discuss ways mid means of preventlnic the river front overflow lug Into their dlutrlet. Petitions were put out asking thnt some net Ion lie tnken In the wuy of curbing such floods A lurk« deleKiil Ion of Went Kprlnicfleld people were In iittendunce Ht the meeting held Mondny evening The following resolution was adopt- I ed at the meeting "Bo lu resolved, that the Improvement ' of West Rprlngfleld by protecting It from A i m i i I h la a matter of great Inter- eat to the county at large and that the ' lan<> county court would he well Justi fied In Blanding the expense of the necessary preliminary surveys for that purpose." Rlmon Klovdshl, engineer, showed , charts snd described various propos , «Is for control of the Willamette I waters. Herwral plans were submit- j ted at the meeting Extension of the mlllrace to Mc Vey's point by use of the old slough which now follows the west aide of the Ilirlflc highway was suggested aS a poslble remedy to the problem of floods. It was explained that by ex tending the race through the chan nel from Judkins* point to McVey’» point, the dam near Judkins point could be taken out. Owners of the mill race will be Interviewed on the matter of this proposal. That the reefs In the river bed be blasted out In order to make a dear er rhannel was the text of a pro posed project presented at the meet ing The advisability of erecting dikes, between Judkins point and McVey’s point was another suggestion offered at the session Monday evening. PLUMBING W. N. LONG A Christmas Turkey Free F. W. Pettyjohn Co. Dainty ” ' _ SALE OF SWEATERS Women will Appreciate GLOVES I HANDKERCHIEFS Embroidered Fancy Work Hand embroidered models or. sale— Imported from Ireland and other European countries—Priced 25c, 35c, 49c, 09c, 98c, Pillow cases ........................................... $2.95 Boxed Kerchiefs 59c, 75c, 98c- $1.45 Lunch S e ts ................................. $6.75, $4.50 Card Table Covers ..................... 89c, $1.29 Lovely georgette kerchiefs, hand-tinted, lace Aprons, Bags, etc. ........................ 49c to 98c trimmed in dainty folder— , 98c each Wishing You the Fullest Measure o f Happiness on Christmas Day and a Very Happy Ne<uu Year— Buy Her a New Coat For a gift. Every coat in stock marked down for clearance. One special group $17.00 MR AND MRS. W. A. TAYLOR White Front Grocery The Q u a lity G rocery o f S p rin g fie ld PHONE 9 ln.il BEARD’S Eugene Oregon