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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR
NEIGHBORS 10 «IEEELZ
HERE ON U
Biennial District Convention of
Order to be Held in High
School Gymnasium; Public
Program to be Held on
Wednesday.
RPKlNOriBLD, LANE COUNTY. OREOOS THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 192»
Cha filin’ j Children
A nnual R oseS h ow
Is F rid a y E vening
FIRE DISTRICT IN
WEST SPRINGFIELD
Flower and Art Display to be
in Newland Building;
Chief Smitson Given Authority
Parade Big Feature
to Attempt Fire Control Or­
The tenth aunual Springfield Rose
ganization Across River; Of­
Festival, sponsored by the local Civic
fer Made For Brattain Tract:
club, will open here tomorrow evening
is $225.
at 7 o’clock. Besides the rose show,
"•The People's Pap er"
A
L IV E
NEW SPAPER
IN A L IV E T O W N
NUMBER 22
FDR SCHOOL CLERK
Will Run Against Clerk W. G.
Hughes; Mrs. Fred Frese and
C. A. Swarts for Director;
Board Cuts Warrant Debt
$12,000.
a parade, art exhibit and a bund con
A petition for H. J. Cox as candi­
A fire control district may be
cert will be featured during the
S idnry l ari Chaplin ( I r l t l . and
date for clerk of the 8prlngfleld
Plans are |>ra< Iti slly completed for
created
In
West
Springfield
under
the
C h arlrv Spencer (.hapbn, J r . the
festival.
district was filed by Carl Wyman
the biennial district convention of the
new estate law according to a report
tw o »on* of Charles t haplm . who
Thu rose ahow and the art exhibit made to the city council by Fire
Tuesday with W. C. Hughes, district
„ q u ir e nearly $M *>.a
’,»ch
Neighbors of Woodcraft, probably
will be held In the building on Main f'htef Jesse Smitson Monday night. ;
clerk. Cox Is the secretary of the
lor living expenses, according to
the blKKcat event of Its kind ever to
the rcoort <>( their guardian. Lata
street formerly occupied by Newland’s He was given authority by the coun- j
Willamette Valley Lumbermen’s as­
G rey ( haplm . of Los Angrlc».
be held In Hprlngfleld. which will
store. The doors will open for the ell to tajee the matter up with the
sociation and one of the Springfield
Mi»» Florence F lo w e r. N ew Y o rk ,
bringing in of roses at 8 o'clock, ac residents of that section. During - ladies' cham pion pocket billiardist city councllmen. He will be opposed
open here for a two-day session next
the U S . w ho I» to c o m p ile to r >
< (tilling to Mrs <’. E. Wheaton, general the last year the Springfield depart­ ol
by Hughes, the present Incumbent.
Tuesday morning. One hundred and UNION BIBLE SCHOOL
honor» in European citic». .
Ml
chairman
of
the
affair,
and
will
re­
So far there are only two candidates
OPENS
SESSION
W
ITH
ment
has
answered
five
fires
In
slaty four official delegates and at
main open until 11. The tomus are to
Mrs. Fred Frese and C. A. Swarts.
LARGE ENROLLMENT be divided for competition Into four West Springfield some of which would FATHERS TO BE HONORED
bast fifty others from all parts of
Roy Carlton, present chairmon of the
have been disastrous if it had not
Southern and Central Oregon, < xdu-
board, will not s«ek re-election. The
AT SPECIAL SERVICE
More thnn 1W> student-children are classes. Class A will include baskets been for the local engine.
of lw< Ive or more roses of one variety.
election wtll be held Monday, June
alve of Hprlngfleld and Eugene, are
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
A law has been passed by the
registered In the Hprlngfleld union Class II will Include six roses of one
17, In the city hall.
expected to attend.
Bible school which opened at the variety, class C three roses, and class legislature making It possible to
Any resident and citizen of the
special
service
in
observance
of
The delegates will start arriving In
create fire control districts and as-'
school
district can vote whether re­
Christian church Monday morning D single roses All extra buds must
Springfield Monday afternoon and
sess the cost on the tax roll. Chief Father's Day will be held at the gistered or not. It has been ruled
be removed from the rosea exhibited.
under
the
direr
Hon
of
Miss
Goldie
Springfield
Christian
church
Sunday
will he registered at the Hprlngfleld
Smitson said he believed that many
that the new lrw requiring registra­
No other flow* rs besides roses may
hotel and Kggtmann'a store. They Smith of the Eugene Bible Univer­
residents of West Springfield would morning beginning at 10 o’clock. tions at all elections does not apply
be placed In the baskets or vases,
will he unsigned rooms nt the three sity. The school will continue dally
be In favor of assisting the city keep L'po nentering the church each per­ In school elections which are provided
though other forms of greenery may
son will be presented with a rose,
hotels, until those buildings are filled, from 9 to 12 until June 23. when a
be used. Cash prizes will be awarded up Its fire department and have the either red or white, to wear In honor for in the state constitution.
and then In the private homeu of the
added
protection
the
pumper
and
W a rra n ts Reduced $12,000
public program will be held at the for the first and second entries In
of his or her father. A special section
town. Two banners welcoming the
chemical rig affords
The
warrant
Indebtedness
of
each class, and ribbons for the third.
church
dcmonatratlng
the
knowledge
of seats will be reserved for the
visitors to the city will be placed
An Alley or Not an A lle y
Springfield school district No. 1$
The
Judges
for
the
contest
this
year
which
the
children
have
acquired.
fathers
attending
the
service.
at rose the streets by the Chuniber of
The dispute over an alleged alley
has been reduced $12,000 during the
Commerce and by the American 1-e-
The children are divided Into four will he Elmo Chase, of Chase Gardens, In the Kepner field In Sunnyside ad­
Following a short Bible lesson, a last four years and the operating
and
Mrs.
It.
H.
Bierce
and
Mrs.
E.
L,
gion. and the wtndowa of the stores departments. beginners, primary, Jun­
dition was discussed by the council special Father's Day program will be expenses show a decrease the last
In town will be decornted In red. ior, and Intermediate taking In child, Knapp of Eugene. Mr. Chase acted as It seems that the plat prepared by presented by the children. This will two years, according to figures of
green and white, the colors "f the reti from pre-school to high school one of the Judges for the Eugene roar Engineer Kepner showed an alley include readings by Irene Anderson the clerk’s books. This is in face of
age
Mrs. Wilfred Cook. Mrs Em show last year. Mrs. Bierce Is a mem­ but the description of the addition Danny Read, and Lt>- 'le Davis, a vocal
order.
|mproTement of school building«
majune
Travis. Mrs C. H. Blom, and ber and former president of the did not Include It. Mr. Kepner now solo by Lloyd Harris, and a vocal an(J increase)j enrollment Is consider-
The meetings will be held In the
Eugene Garden club, and Mrs. Knapp
good progress.
h>gh school gymnasium, which Is be Mrs.' D. H Kemple are In charge of Is a member of the club. All rose claims to have a deed to the piece of duet by Jessie and Elsie Beals.
land,
and
wants
$H>0
for
R-
R
eo­
At
11
o'clock
Rev.
R.
E.
Dunn,
new
dup to overrunning the budget 10
lng decorated by the American Le- *he groups.
growers In Springfield are urged to
gion The meetings the first and j The beginners and primary depart make entries In one ot more of the rients of Sunny Bide contend that It ' pastor of the Springfield Christian yearg gone by warrant indebtedness
Is a public alley and want the city church, will preach a Father’s Day was more than $27,000 in 1925 and
second daya will be for the members mentg have as their project for the classes.
to open It for use.
of the order only, but Wednesday session the study of God’s loving care
sermon. Mrs. W. P. Tyson will sing it has now been reduced to about
Mrs. L. K. Bage and Mrs. Maude
A light was ordered on West D' "The Lord's Prayer.” Mr. Dunn Is a $15,000. Taxes due the district will
night the special program which will and of the Old Testament characters Bryan will have charge of the regis­
be presented aa the closing event of The two upper groups are studying tration of the entries which are street at the turn near the river as ' graduate of the Eugene Bible Univer­ probably offset this last figure. Be­
It was regarded a dangerous curve.
sity and was preaching at Stayton be cause warrants draw six per cent
th e convention will be open to the the three missionary Journeys of St. brought Into the rose show.
Mrs.
Paul. In addition to these projects
fore coming to Springfield, He will an(j bonds five per cent the surplus
Offers
Brittain's
$225
public.
t Carl Olson. Mrs. Walter Scott, and
each of the groups is having Bible
The council voted to offer $225 to ' remain here during the summer 8aTed from operating expenses out
The Hprlngfleld boy scouts will act memory work, study of the most fa­ Mrs. Ira Beterson are on a committee
of the budget has been applied on
as guides and ushers during the con­ mous old hymns, biblical geography. I to have charge of arranging the flow- the Brattain Land company for the months.
Christian Endeavor will be held the old warrants and little progress
I era In the vases. Mrs. I. A. Valentine, triangular strip on the south side of
vention. directing the delegates to
Bible drill, and hand work. The
thte lodgings assigned them and as­ i hand work Includes the making of Mrs. Meda Catching, and Mrs. Dave Its tract on East Main street The Sunday evening beginning at S’.50, hag been made in paying off bonds,
state highway commission desires to with Gladys Edwards as leader. The If the future boards continue a policy
sisting In other ways
They are salt and flour map« for the geogTsp I Bailsman will he In charge or the
asked to wear their uniforms Monday phy course, vases from Jars and sale of Ire cream at the building, and straighten the road at the end of the topic of discussion will be "The Price of economy bonds may be retired
pavement, and the added right of of Voluntary Christian Service." At at about the same rate as the war-
afternoon, Tuesday and Wednesday. bottles for the Doernbecher child­ Mrs. Archie Davis will take charge
way
la needed. About three-tentths 8 o'clock Rev. Dtmn will preach the rants have been paid off.
The local circle of the Neighbors U ren’s hospital at Portland, and scrap of the decoration of tne windows of
of an acre of land Is required, ac­ evening sermon, taking as his subject
The operating expenses of district
the
building.
The
merchants
of
the
arranging to furnish transportation to books for the children at the hospital.
town are urged to co-operate by de. cording to the highway department “Arguing With God." Mr. and Mrs. 19 has been as follows: 1924-25,
the lodgings for those delegates who
Th« children will give demonstra­
941.092.76; 1925-2«. $42.362.72: 1929-27
Dallas Murphy will sing a duet.
do not drive their own cars to Spring- tion of their memory work and other | corating their windows with roses plans.
$41,070.84; 1927-28, $40,848.82; and
1 during the festival.
fie ld .
things which they have learned dur­
1928-29. $39.603.57.
»*
The art display of the work of the EAST MAIN STREET
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
The commute« a In charge of the ing the two weeks at the program at ! pupils of W. A. Elkins. Eugene artist
Outstanding
warrants
have
de­
MAY ASK TO BE SET
APPEALS BRIDGE CASE
convention are: general chairman the Christian church June 23. The ■ who hos conducted classes In Spring-
creased and stood each year as fol­
OUT OF CITY LIMITS
Mrs. Marlon Adams; assistants, Mrs. hand work will also be on display at ; field for the past several years, will
TO SUPREME COURT lows; 1925, $27,670; 1926, $25.454 30;
C. f Eggtmunn, Mrs. W C. Mcluigan, ! that time.
he held In the building In connection
1927, $22,412.63; 1928, $17,410.48; and
A petition to vacate the Stewart
I Children who have not yet reg’s- with the rosp show. Mr. Elkins will
Notice of the appeal of the circuit,
(Continued on Pare HI
1929. $15,608.09.
addition
on
east
Main
street,
movtng
tered for the Bible school may do so also display a number of oil portraits
court decision regarding the approach
During the past two years the op-
the
city
limits
west,
is
being
circu­
nt
any
time
before
the
close
of
the
LOCAL NATIONAL GUARD
i whteh he has painted The display will lated by J. L. Boyle, a resident of that to the west end of thte new Spring-
field bridge was filed Tuesday in the erat‘n* expenses have been kept inside
Smith
says.
Adult
LEAVES_FOR CLATSOP
™“ eI(.0Ine Bt thP church Include pencil drawings, pastels, and section. A few residents in the ad­
Lane county circuit court by the at- ,he bud*et and the bl'd«et has h***“
'oil paintings. Springfield people who dition have signed the petition but
torneys
for the state highway com- b*'°"' ,be a,x
cent »««‘Ution.
any
morning
If
they
come
before
the
The Springfield National Guard
will have work on exhibit will be Mrs. others have expressed the opinion
mission,
the
Lane
county
court
and
Dur'»<
tb”
t,me
a
nev
roof bas
doors
close
People
coming
In
late
unit, 23 strong, left yesterday morn­
L. K/Bage. Mrs. W. A. Taylor, Kath- that not enough signers can be gotten.
the A. C. Mathews contracting com- Put on the Lincoln scbo01 and repa,r*
disturb
the
Instruction,
she
said.
ing at 5:30 o'clock for the annual
er.vn Hemenway, Doris Girard, Pearl If the petition Is completed it will be pany. The state highway commission made 50,11 0,1 the bl*h 8ch00’ and
Oregon summer camp at Camp flat
McMullen, Alta Manning, Edna Swarts presented to the city council for will endeavor to bring the case before KTmnaelum roofs as welt as lm-
»op. near ostorla They were Joined RURAL ROUTE 2 EXTENDED Hazel Mullins. Mrs. Pratt Holverson.
the state supreme court without any Pavements on thte Brattain school
action.
at Eugene by the members of the
SIX AND A HALF MILES Miss Severson, Mrs. George Proch-
unnecessary delay, and It Is probable grounds,
Mayor
C.
O.
Wilson
hag
the
opinion
Fug* ne unit, and picked up other
now. Faye Holverson, Mrs. W. N.
that
the
Stewart
addition
could
only
that a decision will be rendered there
units at the towns along the way.
Springfield R. F. D 2 has been ex­ Dow, Mrs. Ora Read Hemenway,
MARCOLA MAN DIES
They arrived at Camp Clataop yester­ tended from Milligan’» corner, one Barbara Barnell, Roland Farnsworth, be set out of the city limits by a vote before the end of July.
of
the
people
of
the
city
as
a
whole.
The
notice
of
appeal
was
signed
by
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
mile west of Waltersille. for six and Mnrgaret Jarrett, Louisa Cowden and
day afternoon.
There are no sewers In Stewart ad­ J. M. Devers, representing the com­
The National Guard will remain at one half miles up l ie >1« Kenrie high Irene Johns. Mrs. Ora Read Hemen­ dition but the city has done some mission. District Attorney Alta King,
Gordon Pratt, 54, a resident of Mar-
Camp Clatsop for two weeks, under­ way, It Is announced by F. B. Hamlin, way Is In charge of the exhibit.
street
improvement
and
that
part
of
representing
the
county
court,
and
;
cola
for the past ten years, died at
The parade, which is one of the
going Intensive military training local postmaster. B G. Sankey, mail
the town is responsible for a share Immel and Evans, representing the the Good Samaritan hospital at Port­
carrier
for
Route
2.
went
over
the
big
features
of
the
festival,
will
begin
while there. Approximately 3.000 men
of the general obligation bonds.
A. C. Mathews company, which was land. after a long Illness. His funeral
from all parts of Oregon are expected new extension Saturday, calling on at 7 o'clock. The line of march wilt
awarded the contract for the fill was held Sunday afternoon in the
the
patrons
and
Informing
them
that
Continued on Page 5
to attend camp this year. The men
approach by the highway commission. Marrola Woodman hall, with Rev.
ECKERSON
MAKING
will drill In preparation for a big de- the service would begin July 1 for
Finley of the Wendllng Methodist
LAKEVIEW
MAN
CHOSEN
DEMONSTRATION TOUR
roonatratlon and sham battle which all who had boxes ready at that time.
church In charge. Interment took
SEVEN
SCOUTS
SIGNED
TO TEACH MUSIC HERE
Mr. Hamlin made a tour of Inspec­
will be held Saturday, June 22,
THROUGH MONTANA
place In the Marcola cemetery.
FOR LUCKY BOY CAMP
tion over the route last week, finding
Mr. Pratt is survived by his widow,
The officers of the local unit are a large number of boxe« which were
Ernest McKinney of luikevlew. a
Mnjor G. H. Eckerson, proprietor of
one
son, Elmer, of Marcola, and a
First Lieutenant C. A. Swarts, com­ below the atandard required by the graduate Of the University of Oregon
Seven boy scouts of Springfield
the new Springfield aviation school,
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Hickman, o t
mander, Lieutenant Walter M. Goss­
Troop
11
have
already
signed
up
(or
this
year,
was
elected
last
night
at
a
government, either having no doors
left Saturday for Montana where he
Rochester, Washington.
ler, tttaff Sergeant Truhert Henderson, or not being weatherproof. These special meeting of the school board
will spend two weeks on a demonstra­ the summer camp at Camp Lucky Boy
Sergeant« Charles F. Scott, Orval A.
according
to
Chester
Aldrich,
scout
must be changed If the mall Is to be to teach music and English In the tion tour of the state, doing stunt fly.
LOCAL GIRLS TO PLAY
Cantrell. Ell W. Miller, and Orval H.
delivered there, he reports. Standard Springfield high school next year. Ing, taking up passengers, and signing master. Several more are expected
Eaton; and Corporals Alfred C.
IN EUGENE RECITAL
mall boxes may be purchased at any He will have charge of both the glee up pupils for the school, which will before the camp opens.
Townsend, Don Bettis, Elmo Long,
The boy scout camp for the Lane
clubs and the orchestra. Mr. Mc­ open early next fall.
hardware store.
Margaret Jarrett, daughter of Mr.
and William O. Cox. The privates
scouts will be held this year begin,
Kinney majored In the school of
The major went to Montana by way nlng July 8 and continuing for three and Mrs. O. H. Jarrett;Barbara Bar­
who made the trip wore Albert Har.
music while attending the University
per. Don Palmer, Roy Severson, Alvin GREEN LANTERN CAFE
and was a member of the men's glee of Portland, flying from Portland to sessions of two weeks' each. The nell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. K.
DESTROYED BY FIRE club. This completes the high school Belena. a distance of 680 miles. In camp Is located on Blue river, a tri­ Barnell; and June Berg, daughter of
Cantrell, Edgar Louk, Alonso Man-
five hours and five minutes. This butary of the McKenzie. The hoys Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Berg, will be pre­
waring, John Lynch, Freeman Squires,
faculty for next year.
The Green Lantern cafe, located
Verol McFarland. Stanley Miller,
A resolution against playing base­ comes near getting a new record for who have signed up so far are Ford sented by Reuben Charlyle Goffrelero
about one nnd one-half miles east of ball on the high school grounds on that course. James C. Stovall of Danner, Bob McLagan, Winston Bas- In Eugene, In one of five group re­
Frederick Clark and Bert Tomseth.
Springfield on the McKenzie highway, Sunday was passed by the board at Eugene, Eckerson’» partner, teft this
cus, Don Nelson, Joe Cowden, Ray citals, to be given In the near future.
was burned to the ground between
week for Montana to Join him In his Smith, and Bob Hayes. Twelve from Each, of the three young ladles Is
the
meeting.
METHODISTS TO HOLD
twelve and one o'clock last night, the
Journey. On their return to Spring- the troop attended the camp last year. preparing to give a complete Indivi­
ANNUAL PICNIC TUESDAY fire originating from some unknown
field. Eckerson and Stovall will make
C. R. Clark of Eugene, Lane county dual recital later in the Fall.
cause. Miss Naomi Lee, a waltresa PARISH BUYS INTEREST
a demonstration tour through Eastern executive scout master, and Burton
The annual picnic of the Spring- at the cafe, who was sleeping on the
IN P. AND W. BUILDING Oregon, stopping at the principal
Huntlys on Trip
Nelsop, assistant camp director, at­
field Methodist church will be held aecwnd floor of the building, barely
cities.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Huntly left
tended
the
last
meeting
of
the
troop
Charles Barish, who came here re-
next Tuesday afternoon and evening awakened In time to escape from the
and talked to the boys about the sum­ Saturday morning for a tour of
at Swtmmera' Delight, near Goshen. structure before the roof collapsed. cantly from Salem and purchased the
Church to Have Pageant
Western Oregon and Washington.
mer camp.
The picnic Is sponsored by the Metho­ The Springfield fire department was Kcssey stock ranch south of Spring-
They went from Springfield to Seattle,
A
special
program
observing
Child­
dist Brotherhood with Frank Bartho­ called, but was unable to render and field, has bought the Interest of A1
where they will visit for several days,
Petersons On Tour
lomew, president, acting as general assistance, ns the blaze was too far Berklns In the P. and W. building on ren's Day will be presented- at the
returning to Astoria this week-end to
City
Recorder
and
Mrs.
I.
N.
Peter­
Springfield
Methodist
church
next
Main street. John Winsenreld will re­
chairman of the affair.
along.
visit with Mrs. Huntly’s father and
son
left
Wednesday
morning
on
an
The afternoon and evening will he
The building was owned by Mrs. tain his Interest In the property with Sunday evening. The principal fea­
also at the National Guard camp at
extended
tour
of
Eastern
Oregon,
spent pitching horseshoes, playing Brassfleld of West Springfield, nnd Mr. Parish, The building Is occupied ture will be a grand pageant entitled
stopping for a few days In Portland Camp Clatsop, near Astoria. From
"Roses
of
June,"
which
will
be
given
by
Clover
and
Cox
and
the
White
baseball, swimming and boating, nnd the business was being operated by
enroute. They will be gone for about there they will retnrn for a tonr ot
the picnic dinner will he served about Leo Goodman. The loss on the build­ Front grocery. Mr. Parish and Mrs. by a group of the children of the
two weeks. Jess Smitson. fire chief. Washington, taking Mrs. Huntfy’S
church.
Each
class
will
contrlbnt»
6:30 o'clock. The Brotherhood, the ing Is estimated at 215000 and the Winsenreld will make no Immediate
Is acting as city recorder In Mr. father with them. They will return
choir, the Sunday school and tfcn contents at $1000. Some Insurance change In the building but will con­ something to the program, either re­
to Springfield In about two weeks.
Peterson's absence.
citations
or
songs.
tinue to rent IL
Epworth league will attend the pfcnfc-. was carried.