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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
TW ENTY-SIXTH YHAlt
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ROLLS FOR TERM
SPRINGFIELD. LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. JANUARY 31, 1929
EVANGELIST WILL OPEN
SERVICES AT CHRISTIAN
CHURCH SUNDAY A. M.
H o o v rr’j Son
W E STATE BODY
M rs. M ary Sm ith
P a sses a t N atron
“The People's Papar '
A
L IV E
NEW SPAPfcR
IN A L IV E T O W N
NUMBER 4
GROUP APPOINTED
Floyd A R ohm will open hl» evangel-
Istlc campaign nt the Christian church
Deceased Long-Time Resident,
her« next Hundny. Hl» flr»t servloe
of This Section; Lived
Fxcellent Record is Made by will be nt 11 o’clock Hundny morning.
Local Growers Join Cooperative
Here 76 Years.
Committee of Five to Meet L’fce
Students In the Three Local Till» «will follow the regular Bible
Organization
to
Curtail
Over-
Body from Eugene and Dis
Mrs.
Mary
Susannah
Smith,
one
Schools; Junior High Gets 27 school da»» which will meet nt 9:4B.
Production of Hops; Acreage
The booster choir will sing »t the
cuss Union of the Two Cit'es;
of the earty pioneer» of Lane
Pupils Who Pass Out of 6th clone of tho Bible school meeting
to be Cut One-Third by Agree county, passed away at her home
Bridge Committee to Handle
Grads.
ment.
The Rosses will have entire charge
near Natron last Friday.
Mrs.
Celebration.
*b” music for the morning service.
Bmlth was 76 year» old and hag
Htudent» and pupils of the local
To curtail the overproduction hop lived her entire life In this section.
' They will furnl»h special vocal and In
A committee of five to discus i con
schools made un excellent record In
grower» of this section are Joining She wag born August 3, 1852 In the solidation of the two cities with r rp
strumental music. The choir will wing,
Hsrbsrt Hoover, Jr., 2$, will tuon
thu first semester of thu »chool year. "It 1» a Good Thing to Hlng Praises.*’
a three state cooperative organization. Bristow home near Pleasant Hill, men from the Eugene Chamber was
become Director of the Radio Tele
The grower» met Tuesday In Eugene which has been said to have been
A considerable number of pupil» of
At 8:30 In the evening Christian
authorized at the meting of the
phone Communication» of the W elt*
and
many of them signed up with the the flrgt house built In Lane county.
'Endeavor
will
meet
and
at
7:30
the
arn A ir Expre»» and technical assist
the primary grade» mud« the honor
Springfield Chamber of Commerce Fri
ant to the president, H M Hanthus. I association which Includes the ntates
Mrs. Smith was the daughter of day evening. President F B. Hamlin
roll and few failure« were reported It) evening, service will open with the
k was announced in Lo» Angclea
of Oregon, Washington and California. Mr. ahd Mr». Cornelius J. Hills, who has named Mark Peery, Harry 'Pew-
Itoieo'» In charge. A feature of the
eTther the grade or Ihe high »chool». evening »ervlce will be. a »olo by L.
George Hewitt 1« representing the were among the very first settlers of art, Mayor C. O. Wilson, Dr. W. C.
' association in this section. He take»
The term was started with a good C. Hunkier entitled, "I Find No Fault
Lane county. Mrs. Sm iths father Rebhan and H. E. Maxey.
a tte n d a n c e In all of th e »chool» O nly In Christ My Lord."
, lSa»es on one-third the acreage of the crossed the plains in 1847 with Isaac
Since the meeting the Eugene Cham
tw o w ere ab»«nt nt th e L incoln school . Next Munday will be the first San- (
, Individual hop grower and no hop» Briggs, who later filed a claim on the
the flr»t day and tho Brattain «chool dny for the diiHses to meet in the new
are produced on this acreage. Growers land of which Springfield Is at the ber of Commerce has appoln’ id a
re p o r ts almoNt 100 p e rc e n t a tte n d a n c e . Sunday schodl room». The work which
agree to "work for the Interest of the present time a part and who also committee consisting of Frank J li
T w e n ty »even pupil» passed from th e ha» ben under way during the pa«F
Industry and not »ell hop roots to non gave Springfield the name which it king, Mayor H. E. Wilder, Bruce Br n-
dage, Hugh Rosson and Joseph K-dte.
6 th g rad e Into th e Ju n io r H igh «chool. weeks imrtltlonlng off the large Koclal
member». In this way It 1« hoped to
now bears. Mr and Mrs Hills settled The ronun!ttee w)n
, fact
The honor roll follow»:
curtail the production of hop» suffici first
room Into two floor» with 6. »mall
near Jasper. later moving to
no
make
ently so that grower» may make a Hills
room» on the lower floor for cla»»es
H IG H SCHOOL
Bids for Springfield - Cogswell profit on the crop«.
creek, which now bears their n id a tio n s according to the anti ity
Scholarship:
Ituth Carlton, I>ale baa Ju»t been completed and laat Fri
name. Mrs. Smith
‘
1 was married
' ' " ‘ to granted It by the directors.
Section of Highway to Be
Daniels, Mary Hadley, Irene Mutklcy, day and next Hundny will be the Ini
Hops will continue to be »old to the William Smith who passed away 9
Nadine McMurray.
Submitted February 26; East dealers by Individual growers as at years ago.
tial meeting» held In the remodeled
Considerable discussion took yt-ca
room».
Side Project Not Taken Up at present but the association will keep
L IN C O L N SCHOOL
The deceased is survived by two at the Springfield Chamber mcc-ing
i the members Informed as to the cur- daughters, Mrs. J. M. Tallafero, of Friday night In regard to the iwls-’- m
1ST G R A D E
Church night, held Friday night,
Meeting.
Scholarship: Frank Btuart. Beryl win a complete »uccea». A large as
rent price of hops so that they may Springfield; Mrs. Alvin Olson. Cres- of even appointing a commltl»-» to
Robertson., Dorothy Jean Stewart, semblage attended and a delightful
Contracts for the construction of act Intelligently.
weH; five brothers, Jasper Hills, of study consolidation of the two t — ns.
W illard H ouse, J a n e Alice P e n g ra.
p ro g ram wan given. Very much en the Gate creek bridge and the Mc
All local growers who own their Oakridge; John Hills, of Lowell; Many thought that the question v-ot
A tte n d a n c e : Frank Anderson, Billy joyed was the play. ’’Mother'» Influ Kenzie bridge were awarded at a own yards and who attended the meet- j Sheridan and Joseph Hills, of Jasper; ! comfr-< “P continuously and It r>’~ht
Dow, Willard House, Andrew Oott, ence.” given by the Chrl»tlan En- meeting held In Portland Tuesday. Ing signed up and others who were Elijah Hills, of Portland; and tw o ' as wel1 be 8ettIe<1 one time as =n-
Merle Nice, Frank Btuart, Dave Smith, deavor.
Higdon Bros with a bid of 817,01200 not present are being interviewed. ' sisters, Mrs. Henrietta Jacoby and other. The Springfield committee - "g
Joe Hlaggle, Alberta Keeler, Winifred
-——
■
appointed with Instructions to rc--rt
secured the Gate creek contract and Those who have »igned with the new i Mrs. Jessie Humphreys, of Jasper.
the Northwest Construction company organization include William McBee,
I-yon«, D orothy M ull'gun, E m m a Lou EUGENE HIGH BEATS
Funeral services were held in the back to the Chamber of Comr-i^-ce
Hlnitton, June Alice Pengra.
'with a bid of 140.920 00 secured the
L. Edmlston, Anderson Brothere. : Walker-Poole chapel Sunday after- after It had met with the Eugene c m -
SPRINGFIELD 31 TO 19 McKenzie bridge work Work on the H.
2ND A N D 3RD GRADES
Ed Stafford and Welby Stevens.
i noon. The attendance was one of the mlttee.
Scholarship; John Spore, Doris
McKenzie
bridge
I»
being
held
up
by
Bridge Celebration Talked
j largest that has been held from that
In a Kbme marked by good team
Munn, Muriel Tyson, Frrnk Bennett, work and tip-top pluylng by the en right-of-way delays.
j chapel. Interment was in the Mount
M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL
A celebration at the completir n of
Mahlon Pengra,, Bobby Davis,, laiwr- tire visiting team Eugene high school
Tho approaches to the Springfield
the new Springfield bridge aero»'
TO COMMENCE CONTEST Vernon cemetery
ence Thompson.
defeated the Springfield »und by a bridge »fill remain In the same status
Willamette river was discussed e’ ”-e
A tte n d a n ce ;
M ax im ' C ogiti, B e ttle score of 31 to l.<* at the high school
meeting. The program of the H-’—!s-
a» heretofore. The contract was; A membership campaign has been SPRINGGFIELD’S SHARE
Currie, Isyl Keeler, Vivien Miller, gymnasium here last night The game awarded last fall to A. C. Mathews started by the Methodist church Sun-1
burg bridge celebration was read ~"d
OF COUNTY ROAD FUND
Doris Mutin. Roberta Putman, Muriel showed one team In the be»t of form of Eugene, but due to flood hazard j day school. The campaign is being
REPORTED AS $2,171.04
T°tPd ‘° refer the
Tyson, Murrlel Crider, Bobby Itavi», j playing admittedly their bewt ««me of work has been postponed unt.l the conducted through a contest between
to the bridge committee.
Kenneth Ables. Frank Bennett, Bert . th„ geaH<)„ an(, , ho o, hpr ,)>am g„„ flood danger Is past. It Is possible
the different classes of the Sunday
Springfield will get $2,171.04 from!
Currie. Oene Demaotlskl, Junior Endi-, ln , he d,imp8 of „„ ofr.fortn week
this work may start by March.
school
and
will
be
conducted
through
Lane
county as its share of the road CAS STATION ON MAIN
cott. Bobble Foster, Bonney Findley,
The contracts for the stretch of out the month of February. Both money collected In the county taxes. Ì
The Eugene bov» led out from the
Burnell Gates. Jnck Hake, Norman
STREET IS COMPLETFD
beginning and kept their lead aug highway between here and Cugsyvi-ll former members and those not now Last year this figured $1,626.14 which
Nealon. Robert Nice. Robert Perry.
hill will be awarded at the next meet- attending Sunday schools of other was augmented after the Initial pav-
menting
It
as
the
game
progressed,
Earl Stevens. Bernie Slagle, John
The gasoline station on Second «nd
bringing It to a 6 lxi»ket gain by the tag of tho commission on February 26. churches will be canvased by the ment by remittance of $290.38 making Mafn gtreetg whirh hag
Spore, Iawrence Thompson, Mahlon
been under
This road mill pursue Ihe route sur-1 classes. The main purpose of the cam-
end of the second half. The half time veyed
by slate engineers last month.
Is to Interest members already y e ^ o f i u
i X
. "
onst™ct,on
‘he past month
Pengra.
»core wns 18 to 9 Tho local boys,
4 T H A. GRADE
^ " th
' Th6 “ ““e*
” " U*raed ‘°
the e r Z lo n " of a
taken off of their feet by the speed ip ^ x im a te ly S a Y o f^ " “" ’T e
Scholarship; Rolland Farnsworth. and nccuracy of the Invading quintet apiroxlmal. ly half of the way already.
At the end of the campaign which city is figured upon a 1.9 millage of couple of Doles will com plete th e tab
Barbara Bnrnell, Florence Mny.
will be the fourth Sunday In February the city’s valuation. The money Is
_
j during the first half of the game, heimn Judge Barnard said, and the remain-
Attendance: Frances Keeler. Flo to And themselves In the second half der will be secured as soon as a des-
a social affair will be held at which returned to the city according as it
EaF J° De8 Wh° W ' owner and
!'nd
rence May. Via Weight, Neal Peder and played an almost even brand of crlptlon of the territory has been got-' the class bringing In the greatest num- is taken In by the county in the form proprietor of the place plans on o-»n-
son, Floyd Green, lloscole Cole, Emer hall with their opponents. The win Ion. So far no condemnations
condemnation» have
li.-iv*» her
h e r of o f members
m -m h iir a 'will
m-in be k —
the honor . of taxes, usually around the 1st of ing up about February 10. All h<* Is
son Ables.
' class.
ners gained only three points of th< lr been necessary.
April and the 1st of October of each waiting for now is for the weather to
4 T H A. GRADE FOR S E M E S T E R
get so the finishing touches can be
12 points lead during the second half.
The comtnislson promised to affect
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year. Springfield uses Its share ln
Scholarship; Barbara Barnell, Flo
put on the station.
The next hoop game for the local Imrvdiate graveling of the new sec- MARCOLA WOMAN PASSES
stTeet Improvement work.
re n c e May.
The station, Mr. Jones says, will be
boys will be played here next 8a*'ir- on on the Willamette highway be-
Eugene’s share of the fund money
A F T E R 1 D A Y 'S II I UFCC
Attendance: Emerson Ables, Neal day night with Shedd high school. This t tween
Lowell and Oakridge. The Lane
1
1 PAY S ILLNESS for this year is $26,111 46; Creswell, modern throughout with a hydraullo
Pederson, Florence Mny, Roscoe Cole,
promises to he a tight game and «he , delegation to the meeting asked for
Mrs. Bnmetta Lovetta, 67 of $295
Mar 90;
■ Cottage Grove. $1.885.52; Co- greasing hoist, a tire room, two un-to-
Frances Keeler.
home boys plan a rigid week of prac j extension of this section 3 miles be-1 cola passed away at the Pacific Christ. burg’ U21.34; Junction City, $780.49 date greasing pits and two visible gaso.
4 T H B. GRADE
tlce in reparation for It.
i yond the point where It Is now being ian hospital in Eugene la s t Sunday 8nd Florence »««9 98- The fund for line bowls. Mr. Jones will carry stand-
Scholarship: F ran d ea Jean Lloyd.
The first string game Inst night was : worked, but no promises were made after an Illness of one day. Mrs. L ot Florence was Increased by the addi- ard 0,1 Ppfx,urts—red crown gasobne
Ruth Keeler.
and oils of the standard oil company.
preface
tlon of a special tax.
«faced by a preliminary between the | The Florence highway problem still i ette suffered from acute Indigestion
Attendance: Frnncls Jean Lloyd. second tsrlngR of Eugene high and
The
station also will carry a complete
remains in an Issue between the Rail- j The deceased was born in Green’
Dale Carson, Detains Glaspev. Jennie Springfield high In which the visitors
line
of
automobile accessories.
“nd the hlghwav pec
Tennessee, and came to Oregon LINCOLN TEACHFR COES
Jackson, Bernice Smith, Maxine Smlt- took the honors with a score of 10 to T
pie.
The
highway
is
being
built
be
about
6
years
ago
to
live
with
her
TO BRATTAIN SCHOOL
son, Ixiutse Coglll, Ruth Keeler, Max 8.
MISS MARY ROBERTS IS
* 'i ’l-t»' tween the railroad an dthe Sluslaw daughter Mrs R. W. Earnest of Mar-
ine Valller, I-nwrence Jones, Mnry
Mrs. Paul Basford, who has been
river and there are a few places where cola.
GIVEN BIRTHDAY PARTY
Fritts, Ila Putman, Rnlkh Hickman,
Here from Dextei— Mrs. C. F. Bedell it will be necessary for the track to
>
teaching the 6-A class at the Lincoln
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of Dexter, was here over the week-end. be moved back to give sufficient room '
Y k
t W° / ° n 8’ D' lard school, has been transferred this term
Miss Mary Roberts, local librarian,
for the highway right-of-wny.
I “Y Y 7 “8'£ Ka"888*
tw° daU2t>’ to the Brattain school to take the was given a birthday party Tuesday
.
.
! ters. Mrs. Macy Whlttenburg of Colo-
Among other things taken up at the rado and Mrs. R. W. Earnest of Mar- place of Miss Mary Vorls who resign night by Mr. and Mrs. Truman Gay.
ed at the end of last semester.
Miss Roberts’ birthday anniversary
meeting was the adoption of a $1.225.-, cola.
The class which Mrs. Basford has was last Saturday, but the party was
000 oiling program. This money Is to
Funeral services will be held from ben teaching at the Lincoln school held for her later.
j be used over different sections of the
the Walker-Poole funeral home in Eu was graduated Into the Junior high
state.
Those present at the party were:
gene. and interment will be in the old school. There were 27 pupils in the Miss Mary Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. Tru.
Nothing
was
done
about
the
east
The following article Is one of n are not only making yourself happy side highway due to the calling off Odd Fellows cemetery.
class.fi Mrs. Bastard Is teaching the man Gay, and Mrs. Welby Stevens,
series In the Prize winning essay and comfortable hut are helping pro- of the convention of those Interested
3rd grade at tHe Brattain »chool.
Mrs. Gay's mother.
contest sponsored by tho 4-L Em bnbly many of your friends and even The Cascade asHoalation. members of TROOP 11 OF LOCAL BOY
ployee Wood Promotion committee of relatives. Just suppose all the people,
Lane county were using other ma I '' 1 ' 1 aro supporting the east side
SCOUTS VISITS EUGENE
Springfield.
The stories were all of
terlals Instead of lumber for building I blKbwa>’ plan WHS
b»ve met In
wrlltten by students In the high and their homes. All business would stop, i ’ ° r,land ° n Jan"ar>- ’ ’ and map a
The local scout troop No. 11 visited
grade schools of the city and contain
troop No. 2 of Eugene Tuesday. The
All
of
the
people
would
have
to
g
o
!
pr,*
^
,m
P
a
n
t
e
d
at
the
state
Important truths why wo should sup
meeting, but on account of Inclement two troops enjoyed a social time
port ths lumber Industry ln Lane where they could find work and the weather this meeting was called off. together entering In an Inter-troop con
cltltes of Lane county would be only
county.
With 13 feet of snow at the summit Springfield mill can run for some
The members of the Lane county test. Members of the two troops vied
ruins like ancient Rome.
with
each
other
In
knot
tying
contests
of
the Cascades, from. 2 to 6 feet up In time yet, possibly a month or more
court
were
all
In
attendance
at
the
Wooden homes make you comfort
“W h y Lane County Homes able for wood is a non-conductor of state highway meeting.
and relays and other things.
the Wendling section and similar with the logs on hand, the headquar
Should Be Built of
During the trip taken by troop No. depths throughout the mountain sec ters office at Eugene reports, but the
heat and cold. This Is done by the
11 to Willamette heights last Sunday tions of the country. Lane county be Wendling mill's log supply may give
Wood."
«
cells ln the wood called dead air LOCAL LEGION MAY JOIN
several
of the boys passed scout tests. Ing universally chastised by severe out in a week or so.
spaces and of course homes built of
GROUP
FOR
LOST
CREEK
Telephone lines are down between
By M A R C ELIN E SEAV EY
So far five members of the scouts and plentions weather.
other materials cannot furnish this
this section and the upper McKenzie
Eighth Grnde
comfort. Therefore wooden homes
The Springfield post of the Ameri-1 haTe been found t0 baTe fulfilled the
Up until ’•»sterday, this section had region, snow depths rangings from 1
Oregon stands first In standing tlm are really more comfortable than
can Legion have been Invited to ac reulrements necessary to become a been very fortunate—excepting for a to 10 feet are estimated. Appearances
ber and third ln lumbering. Many others.
company other legions of this dis member of the Mountaineer’s club. few squalls of snow which melted as are that members of the American
mills have been torn down In the last
Woo<len homes furnish happiness by trict on a pleasure trip up the Mc Following are the boys: Earl Wheeler, It dropped there was no severity ln legion who plan on a Sunday frolic
year as a result of the pooplo using making the home otwner proud of Kenzie to Izist Creek next Sunday.
Ralph Hughes, Winston Bacus, Carol the air. But this morning Springfield
up ln the snow will have plenty of
artificial material for building their them..
Legion posts from Eugene, Cottage Adams, and Billy Wheeler. The moun and Eugene (talk awoke to an Ice- It to frolic in.
homes Instead of using their natural
A house that Is built of wood Is Grove, Monroe, Junction City, Albany, taineers group will have the first meet covered ground with silver thaw In
Snoiw throughout the lower sections
resource, lumber. Many men are nnw much more easily to heat than one Corvallis have been Invited to go. More ing separate from the boy scouts in dications ln the air. Cars were crawl
of the valley so far Is not deep, rangi
depending upon the lirmher Industry built of stucco, brick, or concrete. Con than 100 persons are expected to be the near future.
tag slowly over tfie highways with Ice- Ing from 1 Inch to 3 and 5 inches. The
to make their living for their wives sequently a wooden home costs less there.
filmed windshields causing much an higher areas of the coast range do
,
and children. When mills shut down for the upkeep than does one built of
noyance.
Dinner will he served nt the Lost MRS. LLOYD’S FATHER
not report as great a gepth as the
think of the people without work, some other materlnl.
Creek ranch, or those wishing to may
All
three
of
the
Booth-Kelly
camps
Cascade side. A report from the Stas
SUCCUMBS
AT
CRESWELL
think of the people without work.
A wooden home besides being com take baskets. A frolicking time is
up In the Wendling section have been ia w before last night’s fall gave a
Say tn yourself that If you had built fortable Is very pretty. Most of tho expected with the toboggan and skiing
James S. Smith, 70, father of Mrs. closed on acount of the snow—the range of from 1*4 to 2 feet of snow.
your home of wood those ninny people best looking homes are built of wood “possibilities.
Rhoda Lloyd of this city, passed away camps closed were camp Nos. 40, 39,
Reports from the motor association
would not havo been without work. while very few are built of stucco
at Creswell last Tuesday.
and 36. A man down from camp 36 of highway conditions this morning
Although the lumber of one house or other artificial materials. Beauti Visits Here Enroute to Japan Home
Mr. Smith was survived by two yesterday reported 3V4 feet there, and state that the snow gets lighter from
would not effect the business of n mill, fully carved wood work will win the
Dr. Rachel Read of Tokyo, Japan, daughter»: Mrs. Vera McDonah, Mrs. other report» of the jumber opera Cottage Grove south, but that high
If all persons would take It upon them respect of all who see It and It gives Is vlRltlng her niece, Mrs. Guy Halsey, Rhoda Lloyd, and four sons, Clyde,
tions give from 2 to 6 feet estimates. ways are slippery. But goln north the
selves to consider this there would be an air of comfort. Yon compare a at her home, 720 B. street Dr. Read Ray. Ernest and Fred.
The Booth-Kelly mills are still opera snow Increases especially between
enough who used lumber for their woeden home with one built and has been traveling ln Europe during
Funeral services were held at Cres. ting, but If the severe weather con Salem and Portland. Portland has
homes to keep the mill going. There covered iwlth stucco.
Which one the past six months and Is now on her well at 10:30, Rev. T. H. Trevithick of tinues both mills will be forced to 5 Inches and It was snowing there
fore In building wooden homes you
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way to her home in Tokyo.
ficiating.
close for the lack of logs. The this morning.
v j
AWARDED TUESDAY
I
W hy Lane Countv Î lomes
Should Be ¡Built of W ood”
Snow Blankets Country; Three
Logging Camps Shut Down