Students Win Prizes in Naracotics
Contest Conducted by W.C.T.U
T h e first p rise o f tw o d o llars for the
b e st p ap er w ritte u oil th e p erils of
n a rc o tic s in th e c o n te s t co nducted
am ong th e stu d e n ts of the S p rin g field
sch o o ls by th e W om en's C h ristia n
T em p eran ce U nion w as aw ard ed to
D onald H aw ke, stu d e n t In th e eig h th
g rad e a t th e Lincoln school. M elba
L ow ery, of th e sev en th 11 an d L eila
C lark of th e eig h th A t'e d for secon .
p lace and w ere a w ard ed one do llar
each.
T h e e ssay s w ritten by th e stu d e n ts
w e re se n t to P o rtlan d and Judged at
th e sta te h e a d q u a rte rs of th e Union
H on o rab le m ention w as given to th e
essay s w ritten by J u a n ita S eam ens.
M ack Sm ith. L ela P eterso n . M arg ar
et D yer. M lton D oane. M elba H a rris,
an d M arceline Seavey.
Donald H aw k e's essay is b eing e n
te re d In th e s ta te wide c o n te st for a
p rise of ten d o llars It will he p rin ted
as soon as th e s ta te co n test Is o v e r
and it is re tu rn e d to S p ringfield
M elba L ow ery’s and L eila C lark 's
sto rie s a re p rin ted below :
Sm oking and P re p a ra tio n for L ife's
W ork
By L elia C lark. 8A.
T he m ost im p o rtan t th in g in o u r
liv es is to keep o u r bodies in a h e a lth
ful condition
I am g e ttin g p len ty of
.fresh a ir and su n sh in e, and o u td o o r
ex ercise. I am doing th is so 1 will
b e a stro n g , h ea lth v w om an w hen I
grow up and w il be able to m ake a
good liv in g and be a co m fo rt to
o th ers. I e a t n o u rish in g foods and
w e a r th e rig h t kind o f c lo th in g each
d ay so th a t I will he stro n g an d h e a l
th y in th e r e a r s to come.
My ed u catio n w ill h elp m e to be
com e su ccessfu l in w h a te v e r b u si
n e ss 1 m ay choose. 1 am develo p in g
m y b rain by th in k in g th in g s o u t fo r
m y self In stead of b ein g d ep en d en t
upon som e one else.
T am try in g to form good h a b its
and to asso c ia te w ith a good cla ss of
people so th a t I m ay be u seful to
o th e rs as well as m yself.
Boys who b ezin to sm oke c ig a re tte s
th in k It is v ery m anly, b u t if th ey
w ould only realize th e h arm th ey a re
doing th em selv es tb*v would n e v er
begin such a h ab it. T h ey th e n begin
t r •’sso ciate w ith bad com pany, com
m it crim e, and cau se m isery to a g re a t
n u m b er of people
T h ey becom e c a re le ss and th a t is
th e cau se of so m any fo re st fire s and
th e loss of m any lives of people. A
p erso n who sm okes becom es filth y
s r d does not care how he looks.
T e a c h e rs o f . In stitu tio n s of le a rn in g
sa y th a t th e stu d e n ts th a t sm oke a re
du ll and stupid snd n e v e r ra k e good
g ra d e s in school. People who sm oke
do not sm oke th e sm oke th e sam e
n u m b e r each day. th * y sm oke m ore
ev ery dav. T h e » m c k 'u ? of a single
c ig a r e tte will Inc-os«e t*” n ulse from
te n to fifteen b eats. T ob acco h a rd e n s
th e a rte rie s, cause« c an cer, and in
san ity . It cau ses di«ea«os of th e di-
g e rtiv e organ« Ivpgs n*rvnu« «vstem .
h ead , eyes stir, b r " ’u
E v ery fifty ro u ts th a t is sp e n t for
a p u n il’s ed u catio n , one d o lla r is
« p o p ’ f o - t o b a c c o . If tob acco «•’ « not
u sed , th re e b 'llio n d o lls-s would eo
, n »o t p e h o m e s o f t h e T’n't*«’ S ta te s
each v ear. It Is e stim a te d th a t o v er
tw o h u n d re d billion c ig a re tte s a re
«smoked in a v ear. and m o re th a n th re e
butto n d o llars is sc e n t for tobacco
each y e a r in t h e U n ited S ta te s. Is it
s n v w o n d e r th a t w c h a v e h a rad t i m e s
w hen ’h i t m oney is th ro w n a w av an-
n u allv for tobacco.
.1 am going to s e t s g c o U e g a m r ’ h v
n o t g ettin g into th e fib h v h a b it of
sm oking c ig a re tte s, for th ey te a r down
m y body as I build it. up.
Bv M elba L ow ery. 7B.
I am not th in k in g of fust to d ay but
fo r th e fu tu re H ealth m ean s so much
to you and to m e that. I cannot, explain
it. I t is b e tte r any d ay to have a
good Htrong h e a lth y bodv th an all th e
m nnev in th e w orld o f co u rse, you o r
I could buy a n u m b er o t »hings In th e
w orld w ith th e m oney, but. th a t is not.
th e point. If you w an t to be a good
citizen , w h at do you n eed ? An old
sh riv eled up body Is not going to do
th e w orld an y good a t all. To have a
clean h e a lth y body m ean s a grea»
d eal m ore to us th an we th in k It does
A n o th er th in g in life w hich help s
11s is a good ed u catio n . If we w ant
to be in good h ealth wc m u st have
a good ed u catio n to know w hat
h e a lth is and w h at it m eans.
One reaso n w hy I w a n t to h av e a
good edu catio n Is when I h av e to
su p p o rt m yself I w ant a position th a t
is w orth w hile.
B esid es h a v in g a clean
h e a lth v
b o d y and a good ed u catio n I m ust
p o ssess good h ab its. K in d n ess, clean
line«« th o u g h tfu ln ess and tr u th fu l
n e ss . All th e se th in g s a re Im p o rtan t.
E m p lo y e rs w a n t som eone th ey can
dep en d upon, flood h a b its a re n e
ce ssa ry .
E ven in ev ery d ay life, a t
home, a t gchool, o r on th e stre e t.
VERY LATEST
Any good h a b it is a h a b it w o rth
By CFC1LK.
while.
S ince It is th e vogue to be coated
T h e re a re also m any th in g s th a t re g a rd le ss of th e w e a th rr sum m er
te a r dow n th e body.
One «if the u«-veloped In a n u m b e r of Interest-
w orst is th e cig aret. Do y au kuow devedoped in a n u m b er of Interost-
w orst is th e c ig aret. Do you know Illg fabrics.
d irty cig a re t.
A new n ote ts th e coat of m atch
Young m en and women so m etim es lug ta ffe ta w orn o y er g e o rg e tte or
th in k s it Is sm art to sm o k e
They chiffon
And extremely new and
say “Oh. T can quit an y tim e 1 w ant to '' chic anil as p ra c itlc a l as it Is deco
and so they go on. It stains becom es a ra tiv e is th e coat of b raid Illus
h ab it. A h ab it w hich m ak es you b e t r a t e d . H ere, upon a foundation of
com e a slav e
J u s t th in k , a little sh e e r w h ite rayon crepe, r o e s .Hid
bunch of rolled to b acco w ith a little row s and row s of d r e ravon braid
paper aro u n d anti it becom es vour a re stitc h e d on diagonally and wc
w orst enem y. It d o e se n 't scent pos have the perfect ensem b le c u t ' >r
sible. but it's tru e. It d u lls th e brain . th e black, w hite o r black m il-w hite
It m ak es th e h e a rt beat fa s te r, anti frock, as well as a sm art s e p a ra te
th e a rte rie s becom e h ard . In fact. coat for w ear over any sp rin g or
It affe c ts all p a rts of th e bodv in su m m er co stum e.
tim e. S m o k in g lead s you to stealin g ,
\ r o t h e r n o v elty of th e season Is
an d a life of crim e. T h en all th e th e sh o rt c a rd ig an Jacket of prin ted
p le a su re of life is gone
velvet w orn o v e r a sleev eless frock
I am n o t going to let th a t c ig a re t of plain chiffon
ge» th e b est of me.
Do you know th a t ab o u t three-
Needs Two Cota
fifth s of th e d e a th s a re cau sed by
New O rlean s, l.n , Apr !> H arry
sm oking* Did you e v e r n o tice th a t
B audot, w eig hing 3frt noun,«. iT 'im ed
people w ho sm oke can n o t sta n d sic k
he w as too fat and u n stead y on his
n ess o r h a rd sh ip s as w ell as non-
leg s to he a b o otlegger, but a verdict
sm o k ers* If they h av e an y serio u s
of guiltv w as re tu rn e d anvw->v Tt»n
d ise a se th e y ra re ly reco v er.
a tto rn e y for B audot a rra n g e d for tw o
W h at a re th e boys arid g irls going
co ts at th e |nll fo r his client.
to school fo r? O ne re aso n is to learn
Capelet M o tif a Favorite
w hat a h a rm fu l th in g It is to sm oke
O ften and In m any d ifferen t f irm s
T hen th ey tu rn rig h t aro u n d and do It.
vou will see th e becom ing l l t t * r a n «
O ne c ig a re t firm s c a tte r s cig aret
let th is seaso n , *or th is vou*hfii, j
aro u n d a school b uilding in R o ch ester
th em e ba« stam p ed ,i««’lf upon coats
N ew Y ork. T h ey do th a t so som e
and fro ck s with equal favor
young boys o r g irls will s ta rt th e
C oats of s t’k of m v e n e t t e , of
h a b it
if th e y can n o t gPt them to
»weed of « atlnv h ro ’ detnth ait w el
sm oke in g rad e school, th ey will try
co m e th e c an elct.
L ,k*w t-e frocks
to get th em in high school. If It Is
n» cb*ffon. flat cren e or d o th
Bom*- i
no t a su ccess th e re , th ey w ill go to
tim e s th e can e Is ,’ttle m ore than a i
th e u n iv e rsitie s .
T h ey o ften sen d
e x trem ely po p u lar for use w ith lig h t
la rg e c irc u la r collar, o r tl m av
out a y o u n g m an to g et th e n am es,
w eight w oolens.
G ray lends Itself
d ivide Itself ln»o th re e little circ u la r
a d d re s se s and b lrth td a v a of th e non-
ch arm in g ly to the new sh a d e s o f blue
tie r s
A g a in
It c o m e s
w e lt down t
sm o k ers.
W hen th e ir b irth d a y a r
.
. . .
..
and b lack ; th e soft, cream y tan skin
aro u n d th e sh o u ld ers
If «urn an«’
riv es th e y send th em a c a rto n of
'a r e used w ith d a rk e r blues, black and
th
e
m
ost
y o u th fu l— von will m ake
c e rta in of th e beige tones.
clg arets.
of th e e a p elet m otif.
N inely p e r cen t of th e sm o k ers in
h ig h school g et d isco u rag ed and quit,
Sun-Tan Colors In Hose
lig h t w eight velour In th e so ftest
fo r th ey c a n n o t k eep up in th e ir work
Sun
w
o rsh ip ers tru ly a re tho fol
lov eliest p a ste l sh ad es Is used for the
T h e ir h ig h e st a v erag e is 78 p er cent.
m o re lu x u rio u s d re s s c o ats of s r r ln g low ers of fashion today for gloves
Som e of th e men w ho w ork In a
U suallv th e se m ode,« a re fur-trim m ed, an d hose a re supposed to m atch one's
tob acco firm o ffer a g re a t sum of
p referab ly w ith flat, pliable fu rs th a t " s u n b u rn " ; new sh a d e s in silk s run
m oney to th e ir sons if th e y do not
a re not w arm -looking o r cum bersom e. to th e su n ta n tin ts anil su m m er flesh |
sm oke u n til th e y a re th irty . T h ey
T h e co at Illu stra te d is one of H enri tin ts a re a c c e n tu a te d In every concelv
know th e n if they w ait so long th ey R endel's own d e sig n s In m-iuve velour, ah le wav In fa b ric s and accesso ries.
w ill n e v e r form th e h ab it of sm o k w ith a w h ite a s tra k a n c o llar cut on
E specially do th e sun sh ad es find
ing. No g re a t a th le tic cham pion of th e V lonnet lines. T he h at of m a tc h th e m se lv e s po p u lar In h osiery. From
an y kind will sm oke, so you see If in g felt h a s th e flat coqn* fe a th e r palest rose tin ts to de--p copper-colored
even th e ch am p io n s do not sm o k e It trim m in g w hich Is a m otif of the sh a d e s—acc o rd in g to th e wav YOU
m u st he and Is th e w isest plan to pay m om ent.
ta n —should be th e color ra n g e of your
no a tte n tio n to th a t d lrtv cig aret.
hosiery. U nless, of course, you hap
pen to be w hat Is know n ns ''s to u t.''!
Squirrel a Popular Summer Fur
U N IV E R S ITY HI GIRLS
S q u irre l— both n a tu ra l g ra v and T hen sun -tan s a re too ro b u st; beiges
b le a rh e d sq u irre l w hich re sem b le s the w ith a stro n g ac c e n t of gray ¡ire
TO E N TE R TA IN LOCALS
A T DANCE TOMORROW m o re ex p en siv e su m m e r e rm in e— Is p referab le.
T w entv-five m em b ers of th e Spring-
field high school g irls ’ leag u e h av e
been in v ited to a tte n d a m a tin e e dan ce
given in th e ir h o n o r by th e g irls’
leag u e of th e U n iv ersity high school
a t E u g en e to m o rro w afte rn o o n a t 3
o'clock. S om e tim e ago th e Spring-
field g irls' leag u e e n te rta in e d th e re-
p re s e n ta ’lves of th e E u g en e and
U n iv e rsity h ig h school g irls' leagues,
and tw o w eek s ago. th e g irls of E u
gene high school e n te rta in e d th e
locals.
T h e g irls w ho will go to E u g en e ar»
E s th e -
M cP h erso n , E lsie
Cooper,
Iren e J e te r. B ernice C line, L en a Friz-
ell. E th e l S p en cer. R uth B ettis, L u clle
R ichm ond.
Audrey
M oskap.
B eth
Jo h n s. M axine S n o d g rass. M a rg aret
S w a rts.
L ouisa
M cD owell.
N ellie
W rizh t. M aude B ra tta in , E velyn Man-
lev. Iren e M anley. B essie S te w a a r.,
A ngeline S ev erso n , T re ss M attiso n ,
F ay e F ish e r. A udrey S m ith . Iris H a r
p er and F ra n c e s F rite ll. Miss F ra n c e s
H odge, adv lso n of th e g irls' league,
will accom pany th e g ro u p to E ugene.
NAME SUMMER ' "A D F R S
FOR GIRL SCOUT GROUP
S m oking and P re p a ra tio n fo r L ife's
W ork.
THURSDAY. MAY 9. 1929
TRE SPRÍNQFUB.D N WW 8
PAG« U O H l
P la n s for su m m er w ork of th e
S n rin g field girl sco u ts w ere discussed
a t a m e e tin g of women in te re ste d In
th e o rg an izatio n at th e hom e of Mrs.
c ia v to n
B arb er F -ld a v
aftern o o n .
Mrs. O. H J a r r e tt is th " p re s id e n t of
th e gro u p In ch arg e of th e g irl scouts,
and th e o th e rs includes M rs. C arl Ol
son. M rs. W. K. B arne«. M rs C O.
W ilson. M rs. C layton B a rb e r and Mrs.
C lark W h eato n .
.T he g irls o f th e o rg an izatio n a re
now w o rk in g on p x h lh lt s of wild flo
w ers to ho show n In E u g en e soon.
T he g irls and th e ir m o th e rs have
been Invited to a tten d a te a given In
E u g en e M o th ers’ Day, M ay 12.
T h e le a d e rs for th e S p rin g field girl
«routs d u rin g th e su m m er will he
M rs. A ustin T asselle. M rs C lifford
W ilson and M l°s A udrey D anner.
M iss Alta M anning, th e ir p re s e n t
le n d e r w il, n o t he h e re d u rin g th e
su m m er.
,
G l-ls to Piav Baseball
T he S p rin g field high sehool g irls ’
b a se b a ll team Is p ra c tic in g in nre-
n aratln n fo r Its first gam e a g a in st
P le a sa n t III,’ school h e re n ex t T u e s
day. T h e g lrls b av e a n u m b e r of
gam es sch ed u led w ith W illam ette v al
le y h ig h schools.
T h ey a re b ein g
co ach ed by M iss M aurlne L om bard.
Juvenile Circle Meets— The Juve
n ile C ircle of th e N eighbors of Wood,
c ra f t held its re g u la r m e etin g last
S a tu rd a y aftern o o n In th e W. O. W.
hall. T he y o u n g sters sp e n t th e p e r
iod in p ra c tisin g d rills fo r th e con
v en tio n of th e N eighbors of W ool-
c ra f t, w hich will be held h ere n ext
m o n th .
R e fre sh m e n ts w ere served.
K e n n e t t i t M e d fo rd -41. W . K en
n e tt left W ednesday on a b u sin ess
trip to Medford.
M rs . P e p lo t In
M rs E lm er Peplot
and lioby of L eaburg w ere S pring
Held v isito rs W ednesday.
E golm ann Goes
F ish in g
V F
E gglm an spent W ednesday on a
ricbing trip Io I'u ah m ail l.uko.
I? S T yto bill W ednesday aftern o o n
betw een C ash and U srry and Mill
stre e t. Ia>ave nt N ew s O ffice. Re
ward«
H
C o t t a g e G ro v e
FKItlAY, MAY 17
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Portland Man Here — T h ero n B.
S a u ss e r and sm ull son of P o rtlan d
v isited last S a tu rd a y a t th e hom e of
H a rry B. S te w a rt.
To V isit ln Lot Angeles- Mrs
H e re From W sltsrv llls — Mr end
Mrs L aw ren ce M illigan of W ulter
ville w ere v isito rs 111 H prlngfleld
Wi dni'sday.
CHINATOWN
NIGHTS
M
T. S m ith leav es today for Los A n
geles, w here she will spend tw o
m onths v isitin g w ith h er d a u g h te r,
Mrs. F ay e Jo hnson.
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