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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS Try the H om t Print Shop Firtt “TM People’s Paper" A LIVE NEWSPAPER IN A LIVE TOWN = = E 3 = SPRINGFIELD, I .A NE COUNTY. ORDOON. THURSDAY, MARCH 21. 1»29 FOUR-L PRESIDENT TO SPEAK AT MEETING NEXT MONDAY NIGHT BE PLANTED HERE W C. Ruegnltz of Portland, presi dent of the 4-L will apeak at the next monthly meeting of the 41, to be held Total of 112.000 Fish Will Bo In the Woodman Hall here next Mon Libor a tod Into Stream« Adjac day on the subject of "The 4-L as Knlated to the Community." ent to Springfield; 12 Deposit« W. I’. Tyson, local 4-L president. In to Be Mad« in Vicinity When vites business men and everyone In Truck is Available. terested In community welfare to be present "Mr lluegnltg has a message A promt«» Of 112.000 rainbow troet to give that will tw of great Interest to bo ilUtrlbulwl In streams sad river« to everyone In the community and adjacent to Springfield »»« ulvon by especially so to the business men,” Ben Durria member of the atste «nine commission. to a group of local men I Mr Tyson Mid. A program will follow Mr Ruegnltz’ Interest««! In the matter at a m«wllng ‘ talk consisting of the following num held In the chamber of commerce hers: fniislcal selections by the high n Th" fish wlll'b'e delivered. Mr Dor- , school orchestra. the male quartet, the M'HART DEFERS AID 10 FLOOD PROBLEM H. S. Teams To Join in League NUMBER 11 BIG VENEER PLANT TO LOCA TE IN CITY Springfield, Eugene, University ” And Cottage Grove Highs GRAND MASTER VISITS i Newly Formed Willamette Val Senator Wires Reply to L. N. I To Compete ODD FELLOW LODGES AT ley Veneer Company Plan Ex Blowers Letter Relative to A baseball league which will Include1 tensive Operations Here And MEETING LAST NIGHT Willamette River Situation lbp Springfield. Eugene, University Building to Start Immediately Suggesting Help from River and Cottage Grove high school« la In Fred J. Melndl. I. O. O. F. grand On Factory. Harbors Bill in Congress. I <>»« o«teg according to Leonard May master, of Portland, was an official Í I.T field, coach Mr. vlgltor at at a a joint )„|nt m meetlng the Cres- -------- T.M, Springfield athletic ...---- -------- — visitor eeuus of me Tyxz.oUnn n t a l a r a a n l a n t n t Henator Charles L. McNary. In a Mayfield has communicated with the wp„ Oakr|dgP> Marcola and Spring t 1 & g P , ™ recent telegram to Lawrence N three other schools and they have all lodges held In the I. O. t). F hall ***<? Willamette Valley Veneer Blowers of Cottage Grove, expressed signified their willingness to Join In hprp |ggt ntKy,t. other orand officers 1 company In Springfield is prac- w)11(nRnpgH |„ ,.|ud„ the legls- the league and a meeting has been call pregpnt were. grand warden L. L. tJcally assured with the filing Utlve river and harbor bill at the regu ed for next Saturday for the purpose jjBkpr of Eugene, and grand marshall today Of articles of incorpora- ,gr gpgg|„n ,,f the Congress next Dec- of making definite arrangements Ac- y arna|j of Salem. . . . rn v n n n n v Th e <(|nbpr „ ,M.„¥|g|<)B „ulhorlzlng prelim cording to the present plans to games Representatives from Portland. Eu- ° com p any m e )nHry surveys on the Improvements of will be played between each of the Rpnp Grants Pass. Waltervllle, Elmira, i in c o r p o r a to r s a r e J. A. McPIier- ,hp ^nilsm etts river channel« The contesting teams, the first games to f^rvallls and Glendale lodges were SOD and W. C. Bailey Of Port- m ix e d q u a r te t, an d th e o c te t. A read- (p,pgram was a reply to a letter writ-j start either during the first or second prPgpnt gt the meeting. The Grand I land, who have selected a site rla «aid, a« noon a« a truck la available ' m I som etim e between the Ing will also be given by Fay Persona. , pn by Mr Blowers asking for govern week of April Manter gave an address to members Lo n y ,e ¡nduatrial tract adjoining W i l l be I W some,.me n iir r m ii .. _____ « I _ whlch will K; , __________ rpgbmpn, g wt„ toUow I h o n program men! help on the Willamette flood j g„ far 2f, men have come out for fn regular session and representatives | east end Of the Booth-Kelly flrat of May or thereabout and will " j baseball practice Including many of from other lodges also gave a few I be nnloaded st 12 different Places, nve | • »• ... . - problem. pond. he nnioaa i w illam *b« program will commence at 8 The telegram follows: "If It Is the jagt year'g letter men and Ml but two remarks. About 125 members and 1 tn the McKenzie. - In McKetixl four In tne wiiwim , Present plans are for a first desire to have the channel of the W1I- of last year’s Willamette valley cham visitors w-re present. . .. . i o clock. ette and three In Fall Creek ' lamette river Improved between Salem p|onHhlp team, and according to the Following the closed session the unit to be built immediately that Willamette river deposits will be ! and Springfield, It will be necessary co#ch. the men are showing the pro- meeting was thrown open to everyone will employ about 50 men and to DENTAL CLINIC PLANS made, at west H street In Eugene, at , to have Congress authorise a board of ppr enthusiasm and form for bringing and the following program was given: FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS expand with other units until It the Ixsinard place soutbweet of here, ‘ army engineers to make preliminary home the laurels again thia year. Mr. piano and xylophone duet by Dorris at Jesse Heavey's Hop Island ranch. j MADE AT HEALTH MEET surveys During the regular session Mayfield expressed himself as being Girard and Ted I,enhart ; male quartet will employ 150 people. and at a point on the rtver above A main building 60x180 feet is to be of congress commencing next Decern- ■ optimistic over the prospects, for. al Dallas Murphy. Lawrence Sunkler. Natron. Uiads will be thrown Into the I " "Ferry / ' ,h "I me'‘l,nK her there will likely be a legislative thoUgh ypar-g battery with Albert Ijturence Moffitt. John Robertson; a erected and 2000 lineal feet of dry McKenzie at Deadmonda the th# ”f u ?4e . .s river h“rh,>r bUI anrt ,f “ *" your Harper as pitcher and A. McPherson dance by Mr and Mrs. Lawrence sheds 14 feet wide are to be built A Meyers Park, the tall race and at henllh “""i” '‘ ’ ""J""J,., desire. I will be glad to have Included ag catcher Is gone, E Squires and J. Anderwon; ten minute talk by M. C. 12-acre tract Just south of the railroad power plant, at Heavwv s ferry the " bln bill authorization , __rb grg . . . «hnwlnr no well to fill the Bressler: piano duet by Lena and and on the west end of the Industrial . . . h -it W.v txtween I bom ...................... a™.i„.«Mid 10 ,h »»’horlxatlon for such a , bynrb showing up potnl on the river d .n t.l C .n.c for the Spr.ngfle,d faTorab)e „ „ Francis Frlsoll; Introduction of Grand tract has been selected tor this loca 7 “ - u ’ i m Jie 8' hW ,r . . . . .7 ^ J e c t «- adopted. then Congrea« ^ trbpr.„ TgrgIM.y g « ™ , other t h e ----------- Master by W F. Walker; Address by tion and surveys are now being made Meyer’s Park. Deposit, will be made . #<)t yg( mgdF, bu, un- r|a, e thp nPreggarr money for the street crossing and two rail runners-up show promise of giving the Grand Master. tnU> Fell Creek at the Fall C * ~ ^ d<r wgy f„r C„ B,C w ^ tobn, hed , dpyglt)p|Ilgnl Ol.d to have road aldinga, one to bring In the loge the older men a run for thetr money. Refreshments were served by mem „ore. also at s point four m . s goon. .. and the other for the loading e f the Seven of last year*« first team ont bers of the local Rebekah lodge with finished veneer. the store at the Lowell bvidgw M(<g an<1 Woffc of fl(w1 prgTPntlon by maaaa Bpth »«»in Konhe, - < ais«a Mlgg xwa ann Bessie ■ «> * s-vw» w w West . this year are: Jack Danner, first base; Ernest Black as the chslrman of the w1U be >000 ftRh fish will be lib-rated liberated Into n o aarh wtlltams, both of iJtne county health 3prlnrflgI(J pgopiP was brought to a Sheet veneer from both hard and Don Bettis, second hase: L. Roof. refreshment committee. Noble Grand dlffernat place. I association attended the meeting and ! paugp aboU{ g month ago when an soft woods will be manufactures! In short: Don Palmer, third base; Hugh |E E. Pyne Presided at the sessions. The dumping of fish Into the*e P«’r Mlgg Konkel presided. Among other , pffort t(} <Bt , bp county to stand ex- the first unit and later the plant will Cowart, short stop and catcher: I a - tlona of local «ueam s will | thing« dtecu«ned were plan« for the I of preliminary servers failed. be extended Into more finished pro verne Lawson. Ralph Cole, and T. Mc- "PEARL OF ORIENT SEAS" rather complete and extensive fi»h bealfh program The county court offered to conduct Murray, outfielders. ducts. Large tracts of timber hare liberating program which 1« to be car , R wM gJgtled cbair. the survey provided the West Spring- SUNDAY THEME AT LOCAL been cruised on the east side of the Two games hare already been rledi out through tht« district. Jo n j Riganee committee. field people put up a bond covering the CHRISTIAN CHURCH , Willamette rtver In the vicinity of Hcndersr, one of the leading men n^ Following me business meeting, tea expense, which has not been provided scheduled with T-ebnnnn. one being on " - | Coburg and purchased by the oom- April 19 at Springfield and the other , prated In the movement. Men from was served and a «octal time wa» had Since that time State Engineer R. "Pearl of Orient Seas” will be the panv. Logging will be done on this land Cottage Grove have Informed him. Mr. The a««oclatlon meet» every two Klein In a reply to a letter written to May 17 at Ix-hanon. theme of the address to be given by , by the company. Other timber will be Henderer said, that that city will Mr. Inea. student of the Eugene Bible i bought delivered as logs to the mill him by J H Bower of the West eiirrtrC T C month«. direct the liberating of fish In the Springfield district, asking for help U OF O. MAN SUGGESTS University, at the Christian church by farmers and smalt timber land Present at the meeting were: Me«- streams , south here, and south of of here, ano the tne hatch w A HwneBWayi E E Fraed- (from the state highway department CITY BEAUTIFICATION AT next Sunday morning. Mr. Ines has owners. ,he Oakridge secton » 11 ' uh L R ,^ <e Car, Olgol, „ x wM , he state htghwav department ery InBL BROTHERHOOD MEET preached for four years having spent Deed to Be Sought . — . . . ...uth .1 - MarJor)p 1 ^ ,4 ,e Arthur could not stand th? preliminary sup care of . the . streams south and and _____ • a year In the Philippine Islands to a Authorization for a lease of the IS- • H I , ■»- M- k ™ « - ’“ ¡ ' “ T W llm . .» a Ml«— - r - — «"I” -«P -n — W Professor Edgar E. DeCou. of the congregation of 150 members. He acre site to the Willamette Valley Ì cause It would require too exten- mathematics department of the Uni- comes here reputed as a talanted and | Veneer company was made at the «rate x ™ ..,. . . • « « . slve a survey to estimate status of . of Oregon, spoke on city beau- ! Interesting young man. last m eeting of the Springfield city night meeting to make this fish libera conditions on both sides of the river t|ficat|on at tbe meeting of the j Special music for the morning will council. A request was also made of tion an annual affair. Other matters SEAVER BUYS LAND Mr Blowers. In commenting on the Mp(hod|gt brf)therhood held In the 1 be a selection given by the mixed the Eugene city council that a deed of interest to sportsmen were discuss NEAR NEW BRIDGE FILL situation, pointed out the advantages Methodfgt cburch last Monday night quartet entitled "We’ve a Story to Tell for the particular tract be granted the ed nt the m a tin g Including bird liber- remarked of the notice to the Nation." Louisa McDowell. J new company, the land being the pro- FROM LANE COUNTY In a large way In securing government j backing of a channel widening be- 1 able Improvement he had observed In Dallas Murphy. John Robertson and perty of the city of Eugene, and held atlng M a n y F ish T o Be L ib e r a te d W J. Seaver. West Springfield, this tween here and Salem !,lUK’t5 ’ 7 the appearance of Springfield. He Mrs. Jennie Murphy compose the by Springfield on a 49-year lease. During the season of 1929 more than K„ . k fcmgh, from I-nne county the old a narrower and deeper channel which ment(onwJ the lmproyBment ln the quartet. I Location of the plant here has beea 1F,.(IO<I.OOO fish Will be liberated In 'he Klngswell property near the west fill , will be of sufflc.lei^ depth to carry shruba. and com- victor E. Hoven will conduct the through the efforts of the Springfield reams <if Oregon and all of these will I of ,bp f»prlngfleld bridge which con ' «mall boats, thereby solving some of appear- BVPnfng Rervlce and the choir will Industrial and Park committee. Cham especially the JJ m o re than six Inches In length ac glgted a, th„ )mP of purchase by the the transportation ‘’»fic'titl.s along 8(.hof)1 an„ ,<oh Iam |) o f God ber of Commerce and Southern Pacl- conllng to a report recently released (.„unty of „ppr„ ,t nlately three acres. , he nne as well as reducing the flood , sbnlbherv growing there a n d ______________ fle railroad. Efforts to have it come hv the Slate Game Commission. The Thw consideration was »2000. menace. here date back to last fall when sur spoke of a need of more shrubbery at ^RS. LATTIN DIES AT n lin tln g s will I«- mini«' along the roast i A reservation was muile by the , " veys of the timber were made in this (h- Lincoln and hlgl» school. A com ¡ HOSPITAL IN EUGENE vicinity and plans for a plant were - —"I ' - - for a right- ■ " 'w . RENFRO BURIED and western Oregon first and Eastern y fbp present sale « w m p a c * w i - r urn i mittee of the brotherhood consisting Oregon streams will he left until late (|f wny Bn(, f(,r „ burrow area for dirt on the Columbia river. Mr. McPher AT PLEASANT H l L L |of*p R Hamlin. L. May and Charles Mrs. Olive Lattln. who has been ill ln the spring before plantings will grnvel for the fill. ‘ son and Mr. Bailey were first intru Mevers were appointed to take the t t . . . . , st the home of her dauc • r in tin's dU(.p{j tQ s prjngfleid people at an is- The funeral of William H enry. made as the roads will not permit ’ M|. s ,.ny,,r )s having the old Kings well house which Is In line of the ) Renfro. «2. who passed away at the nia,,er up * ' e s< ° ° " . — — ------ city . for some time - ** ,, formal meeting here two weeks ago travel from the hntcherlei nd which was Included Eugene hospital last Thursday was Pro essor "U P . pn,| of thp ColleKe HIU Pac,flc cb r’s,,an bos'i wben H. E. Maxey, chairman of the A crew of men from the hatchery ' rlght-of wav a moved over toward hi* held nt Pleaaant Hill Saturday at IT •’ P an ing ma town pital in Eugene ,llls morninp. rs. lndu9trial committee, brought them of the State Game Com In the sale. M . with Rev E V Stivers officiating | Main street running easi*<mi o f t o Egtt,n ^ as rpcently taken over there a committpp of th<, depnrtm ent «......... mission has been engaged during the camp grounds. A large group of friends and relntivAs «and for the purpose suggested that a herp Chamber of Commerce. ,„«1 tw o weeks In planting trout In , attended the funeral and gorgeous I garden club be formed similar tn one | deceased was born in Bendon, Mr. Bailey, who has had many year« the streams of Clai kamas. Marion. THIEVES STEAL CLOTHES floral offerings were given. now in ln Euffen«- ¡Michigan, In 18.9 and tuent> years expprlence jn tbe manufacturing o t Linn and Lincoln countlea. The Mol FROM LOCAI MAN’S CAR One new member. J. Nehr, was ini p t0 thig gpctlon and has b e e n . Mr. Renfro was born In Kentucky, alia. Pudding. Milk Sllelx and trlhu ..^ ^ o f O p e r a t i o n s of the May 18. 1868 and moved to Fall Creek Hated into the brotherhood at the j 1)v,ng )n Sprtng flpld and Eugene ever larles. Santlam and tributaries and ■a s ,s _ survived __ J lx«* Saaw eons' sons: An overcoat am! lx and olh< r yparg ago at which place he lived , meeting. Besides the talk of the ._ cp « gbp by nA three . . 1 * 1 _ * _ ssa a a • new plant. He plans to move here stolen from < a ¡up numerous small streams have already art|c,pg of a value __ w until within 2 years-of his death ¡evening, regular business was tran- Jacf>b Ralston of Eugene; M. H. Mur- soon from Portland. been planted. I car belonging Wm Itodenbough of when he moved to Walton to live with «acted and the Initiatory music was of g prinRflejd an(j Albert Ward of A twenty mile trip on snowshoes j ,hp RMenbough Garage, while the car | h)f( | rendered. Junction Cltv: and one daughter. Mrs. The new firm asks no flnanacisl confronts the men from the Oregon was parked on the Coburg roarl last | Mr Rpnfro wag „ mpmber of the W ' guarantee from Springfield except the Mabie Gott of Springfield. purchase of a oertaln tract of timber State Game Commission to whom has WPPk. j o w lodge at Jasper, and the Method. LEGION MEMBERSHIP will be Funeral announcements been assign««! the task of taking «*«» Mr Rodenhough was in a farm church at Fall Creek. He Is aur which It will later buy from the com APPROACHING QUOTA made later from Rainbow trout at tbe Diamond hollgp demonstartlng a radio and when , ^(vp<| t< o glgterg Mrs. Walter mittee. Efforts to purchase this tim 1-a.ke station In Central Oregon Last bP b u r n e d to his car he found H»« | Lyong of Walton, and Mrs. Ollie Glas- ber will be made soon. The buying Efforts at increasing the member- ’ QEO. MASON WINNER IN year the Diamond Lake station, which ■ windshield broken and evidence of an of Wa„a WaiIa Washington, and of tbe timber Is substantially a lo se ship of the local legion are bringing KETELS PLANE CONTEST to the company and hM been resdllF Is one of the largest on tbe Pacific I attempt to break the locks of the o n e brother. George Renfro, o f results according to J. M Larson, cap Coast, supplied almoat 17.000.000 eggs doora oj the car and the articles gone, Wagner. Montana. He Is also sur agreed to by the committee which has tain of the victorious team In the re George Mason with his “101 Army promised this community’s aid. to the department and this season It Is vived by seven nephews and three cent drive. Tbe number has been model miniature airplane won 1st expected that tbe take will exceed LOCAL MEN MAY ATTEND nieces. The Branstetter chapel of Eu brought up to a total of 60 members prize in the boy scout airplane contest that figure. » COUNTY CHAMBER MEET gene was In charge of funeral arrange and prospects look good for reaching which has been sponsored by Ketels PARTY HONORS WOMAN'S Very few streams were either open ments. the quota of 80 members which is the Drug store. His award was a vest BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY ed or closed for fishing by tbe State A delegation consisting of Messrs. goal. Mr. lJtrson says. pocket autographic kodak. Game Commission at Its last meeting. W. A. Tsylor. Jesse Seavey. and W. K. CHRISTIAN CHURCH A party was given to Mrs. Mary Ralph Hughes with a smaller less In order to give tbe fish of tbe Metol- Barnell are expected to Bttend the TO HAVE CANTATA Installs Cooling Plant sturdy model, but made on trim lines Vincent by ladles of the Baptist Ins river a better opportunity to spawn meeting and election of officers of the R. O. Cline, who has recently moved won second prize which was a foun church in honor of her 79th birthday A pageant cantata picturing the his dairying distributing operations In. that stream was ordered closed be Ijine connly chamber of <<ommerce to tain pen. and Robert Stark won third yesterday afternoon. story of the resurrection of Christ en to tbe Swarts and Washbnrne Packing tween its sources and the forestry ser be hsld in Cottagj Grove tonight. Present at the party were: Mes prize which was a watch. All of the vice ranger station. Mill Creek In 4. E. Bhetton. of Eugene Is presl- titled “The Dawn of Victory will be , p]nnt ___ bl,|](j|ng ______ _ last week Installed a winners were members of Troop No. dames Walker. Barnard, Spencer, La Clackamas ronnty was opened and a dent. George O. Knowles, vlce-presl-! given by members at the Christian I ppo'1InR gyateii». The cooling system 11 of the local boy scouts. All of the Mar. Sidwell. Tobiaa, Stacy. McPher few other slight changes were made. deni snd T. J. Flippin Jr.. Is secretary- , church EaRter Sunday. The pageant j wh1ph 1n<.,uded butcher equipment planes which have been on display son. Robertson, Frost. Cutsforth, Blom, manager of tbe county chamber. | will be carried out ln costume. Lawr , fcought froTn Madison, of In Ketels Drug store window show Lane and Vincent. A program for the coming year will ence Sunkler and the choir of the Marco]a and consists of ammonia CHURCH PLATFORM evidence of work and skill. Christian church are practicing for It freezing facilities. PARTY HONORS BOY’S BEING REMODELED also come up nt the Cottage Grove. now. There will be speaking and Mr. Cline has Just finished moving BIRTH ANNIVERSARY S. P. TO WIDEN WAY alnging besides the choir. The cantata his household goods from Goshen to Extensive repairs nnd remodeling SIX STUDENTS MAKE will be given nt 9:45, the regular Bible the Cline Dairy ln the Chase Gardens ON INDUSTRIAL SITE are being done to the local Chrlstlnn Bueford. the sbtall son of Mr. and H. S. HONOR ROLL school hour. district owned hy hl« grandfather, church platform by Dean Beals this A crew of men started working this Mrs. Pratt Holverson was the host Isaac Cline. Mr. Cline recently sold week. A second door Is being put on The following six students of the week upon the widening of one mile to ten of hla little friends at a party his frigldalre equipment to the Delight given ln his honor at the home of the platform and the back of the plat local high school made the honor roll ST. PATRICK DAY MOTIF of right-of-way on the Southern Paci form la helng pannelled. Also the for the first six weeks of the present FOR LOCAL CARD PARTY Valley Dairy at Saginaw. fic track between the west end of the his parents yesterday. Games were choir seats sirs being raov«<d to make term of school: Beulah Richardson. played and a general social time was Here to Attend Funeral—Miss Mary Industrial tract and Mohawk Junction. had by the children. A much enjoyed «octal event of last room for the piano In line with tbe Ruth Carlton. Nadlse McMurray, Tbe right-of-way at the present time Dorothy Withers, Margaret 8warts, week was a St. Patrick party given at Waechter of Portland, Robert Sielton Present were: Jltnmle and Eugene choir. Is «0 feet wide and will bo widened the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence of Great Falls, Montana, arrived here Phillips. Emerson and Kenenth Ables, and Eather McPherson. to 200 feet. When the tract was traded Chase last week. !M. Patrick decora yesterday to attend the funeral of Soott Wright. Dele Careon. Bobble Cuts Fse«—The twp-year-old son of to tbe city of Wugene the railroad com. George McDermott which was held Twins Born—Twin hoys were born tions carried .mt the Erin motif. Davis, Junior Endicott, Floyd Green, Mr and Mrs. Frank Bainbridge fell peny reserved enough land to provide on a hottie the first of the week snd to Mr. and Mr«. F. P. Maxwell on Bridge w m the game of the evening in Eugene. Miss Waechter was Mr. VFWF «■ fer » M MeDeraott's selce. with «even tables playing. Weet D cat a peAnfnl gweh te Ms «se» I «... h i p s iiiim v i u o s t