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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
TW HN TY-HIXTII YEAH
EFFORTS10 SEULE
and Eugono Cham-
bora Call Meeting: County
Court Calls Commissions’ Aa-
QU
tention to D a n g e r o u s
S p rin g fie ld
Bridge.
"Th« People's Pspsr*'
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NEW SPAPER
IN A L IV E T O W N
H BRING KIELI», LANE COUNTY, <>KE<¡ON THI HSOAY, JULY II, 1929
CRAY’S TO MOVE TO
FIRE LIMITS MAY BE
CHANGED TO ALLOW
NEW CORNER LOCATION
DURING COMING WEEK
WOODEN BLDG. BUILT
G ray 's C osh and C arry will move
I Into tliolr lo w location In th e Per-
k in s hhi-vctis b uilding at th e c o rn e r
j o f i-'iftli unii Main Homo tim o ihn ng
th e next w eek. ulthm igh th e exact
' annoi y.-t !.. d e te rm in e d . It was
an n o u n ced thin m o rn in g hy D allas
i M urphy, o w n e r of Iho sto re . Il was
o rig in ally p lan n ed Io have th e grm « ry
In Ils now lo ia tln n hy Ju ly I, hui Ihn
rem od elin g and
fin ish in g of the
building took m ore tiin e Ih an waa
ex p ected .
T he Coi kliiH Slovena b uilding ra n
now hardly ho m o g l i lx«d a« th e Hame
one aw w as occupied hy K afo u ry 's
► t >ro ami b efo re th at hy th e F a rm e rs'
Ex* hange
T he old front of th e
h'llldlng wai lo rn aw ay and u new one
built T h e pew a rra n g e m e n t Includes
a larg o ro rn o i e n tra n c e , fro n tin g on
laith Main and f if th , a sm a lle r e n
tra n c e on Main, and a n o th e r on Fifth.
T h e re a re 25 foot of window disp lay
on Main Htroet, ns well an a leaner
am o u n t on F ifth
T he e n tire building
h a s been re p a in te d In a cream color,
with trim m in g In light brow n
T h e fire llm lta, now ex ten d in g
along Malo s tr e e t from
Mill to
S e v en th s tre e t, may be sh o rte n e d to
S ixth s tre e t by th e < Ity council to
pet mil w ooden hulldingM to be con
stru c te d In th e hlo< k Het out
P lans
for a se rv ice Hlatlon at S ev en th and
Mam has cau sed th e p ro p erty ow ner
( to ask th n t th e fire llm lta be revised.
T h e fire and w ater co m m ittee of the
council w as In stru cted at Monday
n ig h t's m eetin g to a sc e rta in If the
i ( h an g in g of th e fire lim its would
a ffect In su ran ce ra te s and report
buck
■ T h e s tre e t co m m issio n er wyis In
stru c te d to b u rn g rass along the
park in g - and on v a c a n t lotH before
ln< reu sed in dry
the fire h azard
w e a th e r
T h e cou n cil I« still co n sid e rin g the
s ta te 's p ro p o sal to s tra ig h te n Main
s tre e t »it th e end of th e pavem ent
hut h as reach ed no u n d e rsta n d in g
In un offerì lo fimi a wny out ol
ilio Spi lu g li' hi bridge c o n tro v e rsy a
Ji.lnl m eeting or (ho E ugene and
S p rin g fie ld l'h a n ih o m of C om m erce
bridge co llim iti..... wilt he hohl lo
tilglil at Iho lin a i c h am b e r of ro u i
m on i
W est S p rin g field o b je c to rs lo
th o d iri UH have been liiv iin i lo ho
p ien en i. Il I# felt th a i I h o old bridge
siru* tu re I h d ngerolls to ro n llllilo III
use iiiniiv m onth« m ore and livut a
Holiillou to Iho problem «lioiild he had
Im m ediately
T he ro tin i? court alno
In ag ain Inkin g a h an d In th e bridge
Inaile and Ju d g e C I’. B arn ard ban
w ritte n Iho highw ay i m niiilsslm i lh al
L. E. BEAN, NOTED LANE
a piling ap p ro ach ho bulli al p re se n t.
T he W ent R prlngfleld people a re
COUNTY CITIZEN, DIES
alili holding off on th e highw ay com
SATURDAY AT SALEM
T he In terio r a t th e «tore h as been
m issio n 's offer Io e x ten d th e w est
a p p ro ach 100 feel and th en fill W ith kalnoinlned In light green w ith the
Ixiuls E. Bean, chairman of the
T h e conn- Oregon stale public service commis
out they accep t thin co m p ro m ise »n w oodwork p ain ted cream
Leaves School fo r Stage
Dr
»«tFi Bowman, 19, member
ol Boston's most exclusive social
te t, has left an exclusive school to
make her debut on the stag*
H er
lather is • m ultim illionaire stock
broker
ECKERSON WINS PRIZE
IN ANNUAL AIR CIRCUS
SUNDAY AT SILVERTON
WHEELER LAW RETAINED
AT LEAST FOR YEAR
BY BOUNDARY BOARD
The high schools of Lane county
will continue under the Wheeler
high school tax for at least one more
1 year. It was decided at the meeting
, of the county boundary board in
Eugene Monday morning, which was
attended by Dr. W H. Pollard and W.
G. Hughes of the local school hoard.
Considerable sentiment against the
law was expressed at the meeting,
according to Mr Hughes. As many of
the schools of the county have already
made up their budgets and as the
county assessor has made no provi
sion for the levying of tuition against
districts whose students attend other
high schools, the boundary board de
cided that It would be impractical to
attempt any change this year. It Is
possible that the county may change
back to the original tuition system in
another year.
The Wheeler tax law provides that
from a general tax levied on the en
tire county each high school district
shall receive $60 for the first 20
students enrolled, $50 for the second
20, and $30 each for all above 40.
A survey of the financial status ol
the high schools of lame county will
be made during the next year by Dr.
C. L. Huffaker. professor of education
in the University of Oregon, In an
effort to conceive an Weal plan of
finance. Dr. Huffaker Is being paid
by the state to make survey in seve
ral Oregon counties. The results of
his research may have some bearing
on the retention or discontinuance of
the Wheeler law a year from now.
NUMBER 2«
SIUSLAW RIVER IS
ROUTE TO BE USED
Citizens at Public Meeting Op»
pose Change, so Court Will
Accede to Wishes; Federal
Man Claims Cost Will not Ex
ceed Original Estimate.
The road down the Sluslaw from
Mapleton to Florence will be con
structed as originally planned instead
of being re-routed over the .Mapleton
bill as was proposed, it was announc
ed by the Lane county court following
a public meeting at the Chamber of
Commerce at Eugene Tuesday night.
The citizens from all over the county
who attended the meeting expressed
themselves as favoring the river .
route, and the court announced that It
would accede to the wishes of the
people.
The county, the state and the gov
ernment are co-operating in sponsor
ing the road. The cost of the un
completed section was originally
estimated at $1.000,000. of which Lane
county was to furnish one-fourth.
Later, however, after the land over
which the proposed road is to be
built was viewed, the opinion was ex
pressed by Oral E. Crowe, county
commissioner, and P M. Morse, the
county engineer, that it would be
more economical for Lane county to
build the road via Mapleton hill route.
Earl Hill. Cushman resident, who
made a trip to Portland to interview
H. F Farmer, head of the federal
bureau in charge of the construction,
stated at the meeting that $1.000,000
NORTH SISTER BALKS
was Mr. Farmer’s original estimate
ATTEMPT OF CLIMBERS
and that Me would not alter It. Mr.
TO ATTAIN SUMMIT Crowe spoke In favor of the change
of route, but a motion made by O. K.
An attempt to climb the North Sister Wright of Junction City and seconded
in the Cascades, the most treacherous by Cal Young of Eugene that the road
and difficult of the three to scate, was be constructed along the original
made Sunday by Keith Ingalls, em route was carried. Judge Barnard
ployee of the local Booth-Kelly mill j stated that If It were necessary for
and Darold Elkins of Eugene. The the county to put up additional funds
men say they came within 100 feet of J for the construction of the road, that
the summit of the peak, but were they would be taken from the Oregon
forced to turn back from there because and California land grant money
of a cliff thnt separated them form which the county receives from the
the top. The snow, which still lies federal government.
heavy on the mountain, made the
scaling of the cliff impossible.
Rev. Pike to Preach Sunday
While descending Collier glacier on
Rev. J. C. Pike, pastor of the Spring*
the mountain. Ingalls and Elkins had field Methodist church, will preach
the experience of seeing crevasses at the Baptist church Sunday evening
open In the Ice before them. The at 7:30 o'clock. The subject of his
crevasses were not deep, Mr. Ingalls sermon has not yet been announced.
said, but they rendered the way more All three of the local churches are
dangerous.
cooperating In union services every
The two mountain climbers left Sunday evening during the summer.
Frog Camp at 4:30 o’clock Sunday Last Sunday Rev. C. H. Blom of the
morning and came down the mountain Baptist church delivered the message,
at 3:30 in the afternoon. The ascent and two weeks ago Rev. Dunn of the
over the steepest part of climb was Christian church.
>
made with ropes. The men expect to j
try climb the mountain In about a
Kester at Convention—Dr. EugeD«
month.
Kester left Wednesday for Portland
Major G. II Eckerson. of the local
municipal airport, was one of the 25
aviators entered in the annual air dr.
cue held at Silverton July 6 and 7. ac
cording to word received thia week.
The major contributed a number of
air stunts to the program and was also
awarded second place In the whirlwind
nice, the only one he entered. Tex
the part of the «lute It Is likely that tors will he arranged around the sides sion and one of the most prominent Bankln of Portland, famous aviator
the bridge suit must go through a of the room, with all of the large res.dents of l.an<- county, died sud and proprietor of the Rankin school of
long drawn out appeal In the supreme ' center space given over to inerrhan ili-nlv of heart failure at his apart aviation, was awarded first in the
court.
1 dlse displays. Gray's will retain the ment al Salem Saturday night.
event.
The county court’s letter to the . lease on the buildings now occupied
Mr. Bean had served as a member
Major Eckeraon Is now at Vancou
highway commission follows:
¡by the store, though It has not yet of the slate public service commission
ver. Washington, where he is acting
July 9, 1929 been decided as to what use will be since 1925 and had been chairman of
as Instructor In war tactics at the
The Honorable State Highway Coin i made of IL
the body since January 1 of this year summer school for army flyers there.
mission. Salem. Oregon
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Only three weeks ago he returned Shortly after July 15, after he has
Gentlemen:
W. C. T. U. TO PRESENT
from Washington, D. C., where be completed his two weeks period of ser-
T he m a tte r of th e ap p ro ach to th e
PROGRAM AT CHURCH "pent fl*e weeks attending the grain vR.e, the major will again return to
w est end of th e S p rin g field bridge
rate hearings In the Interest of the thè reserve status and will come to
seem s to hav e developed Into a co n
A public entertainment will be pre J Orl-gon commission.
Springfield to complete his plans for
tro v e rsy betw een th e S ta te H ighw ay Rented Friday night at 8 o'clock at:
Mr. Bean was born In lame county j
school of aviation he expects to
C om m ission and th e people living In the Springfield Methodist Episcopal In 1867, and hud lived here practlc- Htart here early this fall.
He has
W est S p rin g field , w ho claim they church by the local Women's Chris ally all of his life. He was a graduate a|fO made tentative pkina for an air
would he dam ag ed hy a fill th e e n tian Temperance Union. A program of the University of Oregon and had , circus to be held at the local air port
tire d is ta n c e and w hose claim has consisting of readings and musical practiced law In Eugene since 1898 ■ some time during this month. Tex
been upheld by th e C ircu it C ourt.
numbers will he presented by Spring. He was elected as Lane county repre- Rankin and a number of other noted
We realise that the State Highway field and Eugene talent.
sontatlve to the state legislature in flyers are expected to appear here,
Commission might he able to keep
The program of the evening Is as 1999, serving there for one term and
Rankin and Eckerson are the only
this matter In On- courts for an In-1
. then as stale senator from 1911 to
follo WS
Oregon
flyers who have as yet an-
definite length of time, making, as
1915 From 1917 to 1921 he served
Wlnlfrld Tyson
. .nounced their plans for entering the
a common expression goes, the tax dann solo
i- o >.h.n -«a as representative again being speaker
B
. .
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| national air races from Portland to
payers of lame County, the "goat." Vocal iluet Mr«. W ( Rebhun and of . the
house In 1921. He was a can
Mary
Whitney.
Cleveland. Ohio, In September. Eck-
During the summer of 1921 the re-
didate for the republican nomination
Faye Parsons.
' erson will fly his new Waco sport
-quest wus made by the lame County Read Ing
for
governor
In
1922
Kyle Rmlth.
model, and Rankin will fly another of
Court thnt the State Bridge En- j Plano solo
Mr Bean was the owner of a great the same make. Rankin is famed
Xylophone
solo
Ted
la-nhart
glneer made an examination of the
Mnry Devereaux deal of timber laud In Lane county. througbout lhp countrv „ the aviator
old Springfield bridge and give us s Vocal solo
R
in
d
in
g
Mrs
Marlon Adams, much of which is on the McKenzie I who dpf,pg BuperRt|tIon
year
report of Its condition. On October
Paul Potter river east of Springfield. He was while flying in the races he corried a
33rd 192«, we received the following Vocal solo
I dano solo
Donald Fields, among those who favored a railroad j large black cat with him, and blamed
report;
j Vocal duet—Mrs. W P. Tyson and »P the McKenzie from Springfield. I his failure to win first on the fact that
"Calculations made hy this De I
Mrs. Roy Carlton.
i he lost his mascot some place enroute,
partment disclose the fact that , Reading
Mrs. Lum Andengnn KENNETT HOLDING SALE
j This year he has announced that he
while the bridge Is not absolutely
Violin solo
Arthur Hendershott.
TO
DISPOSE
OF
SURPLUS
will carry a number of mirrors with
dangerous for traffic, It Is pretty
Plano solo
Bernice Neher.
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, him. breaking them at stragetic points
badly overstreased. If the pre
An unloading sale which is to be- along the way.
sent structure Is to be carried In
come an annual event is being an i
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ERNSTING
WINS
SHOES
service for a period In excess of
nounced
this
week
by
G.
W.
Kennett
MILL
EMPLOYEES
LOSE
IN THIRD TOURNAMENT
two years, It will be necessary to
local
clothing
store
owner.
The
sale
j
make another very thorough In
43 DAYS FROM MISHAPS
By winning the weekly horseshoe will open Saturday morning with the j
vestigation at the end of that
Employees of the Booth-Kelly mill
time and It Is quite possible thnt J tournament for the third successive store closed all day Friday In prepar-
here lost a total of 43 days work as DR. CHILDERS ACCEPTS
considerable reinforcement will ■ time. Gilbert Ernsting. local high , atlon for the event.
i school boy, was awarded the posses- ' It Is Mr. Kennett's Intention to the result of five Industrial accidents I
PASTORATE IN EUGENE
be found necessary. At the pre
sent time some of the Joints and , slon of the nickel-plated pair of shoes | clear all, or the major part of, his at the mill during the month of June
offered by the local horseshoe club, of summer goods off his shelves before according to the monthly report ' Dr. 9. E Childers, for six years
connections are pretty badly over-
stressed In rivet bearing and In ! which he Is a member. D: J Beals stocking up on the fall lines. He Is posted. One man lost 11 days work pastor of the Springfield Christian
was tho runner-up In the third contest. offering, he says, his goods at the as a result of being struck on the : church, will serve as pastor of the
shear and some of the main dl
Although Ernstlrg is given the minimum of profit with hopes of dls- knee by a 4x4 which tipped up when First Christian church of Eugene
agonal members are stressed
nearly to the yield point of the I possession of the -h- ■ a, he will he posing of all his surplus within the , |,p gjppp,,,! on r . The second lost one during the coming year. It was an
obliged to defend them against pill shortest time possible. Mr. Kennett day from a severe bruise on his arm. nounced Sunday following the vote of
metal under standard highway
competitors every two weeks during expects to make his lino of goods the third 10 days from a sprained the congregation of the Eugene church
loading Extensive repairs to the
the horseshoe season, which will last carried more complete when he wrist. One man lost 13 (lays during which approved the action of the
roadway and decking will also
month as the result of an accident board of directors in offering Dr.
until September If he lias retained stocks up again following the close
he necessary. If the structure Is
of
the
sale.
them
for
longer
than
anybody
else
in
the
planing room which cost him Childers the post.
to be carried for any considerable
during that period, they will be his
, one finger and will also lose some time j Dr. Childers accepted a position on
l period. Altogether the ol dsteel
4L To Have Float
permanently.
this month. The fifth man lost eight the faculty of the Pacific Bible sem
span has outlived Ils usefulness
The
Springfield
4L
will
enter
O'days
from being struck on the hand inary at Los Angeles following his
and should be replaced by u mod
i
flout
In
the
industrial
parade
to
he
a
]arRP sliver thrown backward resignation from the Springfield pns-
B aseball Cup Displayed
ern structure as soon ns funds
the
held
nt
the
time
of
the
Sunset
Trail
'
jrom
,},p
e,iger a totul of 15 days torate and from the faculty of the
Tho
silver
eup
awarded
to
can be made available for the
Springfield high school for winning i pageant In Eugen July 25, 26 and 27. | wpre |„st a( tho mill during the Eugene Bible University. However,
purpose.”
he was granted a year’s leave of ab
the league baselxill championship last i W. P. Tyson, presldentof the organi month of May.
sence by the California school In
On March 29th, 1927 an agreement j BPai)on
now on display In the wln- ration, has appointed L. L. May as
was reached between the Stale High i ()(>w of Roors jPWP|ry store. The the chairman of a committee to take
Party Goes to Newport—Mr. nnd order that he might accept the posl.
wav Commission and the Lane County l p
nhnnt 1S inches high and charge of the construction. No plans Mrs. H. E. Gerber, Mr. end Mrs. tion at Eugene.
Uourt whereby tho County agreed to j hgg np (hp ,op (hp fI(rurP of „ haBphHn have as yet been worked out.
George Gerber, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy i
Delicatessen Entered
contribute $65,000 of the estimated p|ayPr 5 framed picture of the local
Houck and families spent the latter •
Burglars
entered Moon's delicates
Legion Delegates Chosen
coat of $150.000 for the completion of j (pflm w)(h Lponar() Mayfield, the
part of last week on r camping trip ,
■the structure and approaches, the coach. Is displayed In front of the
Commander J. M. Larson. William to the Newport vicinity. They left sen on Main street Monday night, but
County to purchase all right-of-way, cup. The cup was awarded hy the Vasby, nnd M. B. Huntly were elected Wednesday and returned Sunday. It took nothing other than a small
eatlinnted to cost at least $20,000. On Hendershott gun store of Eugene.
as delegates from the Springfield , wag an especially Interesting trip for amount of merchandise. There was
the 27th day of March, 192R, a con
post of the American Legion to the , ,hp H E Gerber family, as none of no money In the cash register in
tract was entered Into by and be aside from the decking, would last nt slate convention at Salem August 8, j ,bem had seen the ocean before, hav- either the delicatessen or Swarts meat
market and the safe In the market
tween the 8tato Highway Commission least twelve or fifteen years and 9. and 10. pit the meeting of th o jlnf, romp from North Dakota.
was not disturbed. The Intruders
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nnd Lindstrom & Felgenson, and the would not In any wise he considered Legion Friday night. H. E. Maxey, [
took a carton of cigarettes and a
bridge waa completed nnd except for a poor Investment.
C. E. Swarta and Vern Wooley were |
Many Go To Laks
However, the time has come when chosen as alternatives.
I
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.
small amount of tobacco, candy and
the eontroveray with regnrd to tho
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
| Approximately 1600 persons, In-
pastry.
They entered the building
west npproach, could have been open we must pul expensive repairs on
'
Former Residents Visit—Mr. and eluding 63 from Springfield, made a through a rear door.
ed for trnffic at least by July lat of the old bridge If It Is continued In use
Journey
to
Crescent
Lake,
located
and we feel that It Is not unreasonable Mrs. L. G. Ewbnnks of Los Angeles
thia year.
over the summit of the Cascades on
P arty Plans Mountain Clim b
If a piling approach extending went to ask the State Highway Corniola are visiting with friends In Spring-
the Natron Cut-off, In three special
M r. and Mrs I-awrence M o fflt and
from the present structure about 250 alon to complete Rome approach to field. Mr. and Mrs. Ewbanks are
trains Sunday. The excursion Is an
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Aldrich are plan
or 300 feet to correspond with the the new Springfield Brklge and re former Springfield residents. MPa.
annual affair sponsored by the South
ning on climbing Mount Adams, lo
present bridge waa built of Port Or lieve the people of Lane County, who Ewbanks was employed for a time In
ern Itociflc company. The big feature
cated In the Washington Cascades,
ford cedar with fill from there- to have acted In good faith, of any more the Springfield ghrnge here.
of the day waa the motor boat races
this week end. They will go to
connect with the Pacific Highway at cost In connection with the old bridge
which were held on the lake during
McPhersons at Banta Barbara— A.
Trout lake, Washington, where Mr.
the neareat point which would be the and alao the risk to human life which
the
afternoon.
and Mrs Mofflt formerly lived, and
turn neareat the bridge, the expense cannot he weighed agalnat the amali A. Anderson received a poet card
extra cost, If there be any extra, to yesterday from Alva McPherson, who
will go from there to the mountain
would probably not exceed $10,000.
On Vacation—Mr. and Mrs. P. 8 provided weather conditions remain
The Intereat on the preaent In- completing these approaches as soon left last week for California. Mr. Me •
Phtrson has obtained employment Kohler left Wednesday on their vaca. favorable. Mr. and Mrs. Mofflt will
vestment. County $86,000 and State as possible.
Tours respectfully.
driving a truck In the oil fields near tkin. They are on a fishing trip to leave Springfield today, while Mr. and
$06,000, at five per cent Is $7.600 per
DANE COUNTY COURT, Banta Barbara.
tha lake country of Eastern Oregon. Mrs. Aldrteh will leave tomorrow.
year. An approach of thia character.
to attend the national convention of
the American Medical Association
there this week. He Is especially in
terested in surgery and goiter. Dr,
Mortensen is now the only physician
left In Springfield, but he plans to
go for the closing days of the meet
ing, as soon as some of the other
local doctors return.
R. E. Mosier Here—R. E. Mosier,
one-time owner of the old Springfield
creamery and now Interested In gold
mining at Grants Pass, is visiting in
town at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Dallas Murphy. Mr. Mosier injured
one of his eyes quite badly while at
work recently and Is now taking
treatments at Eugene.
New
Endeavor
O fficer — Beulah
Thurman was appointed secretary,
treasi'ier of the Springfield Christian
Endeavor by Winifrid Tyson, presi
dent. Miss Thurman succeeds Carl
McKinnis, who resigned.
Back From Montana—William Han
cock returned to his home here Tues
day afternoon after spending the
spring In Montana. Mr. Hancock has
been working at Missoula since
Mprch.
Washington People Visit—Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Kingsley, son Dick, daugh
ter Eunice, and grand-daughter Betty,
of Aloa, Washington, were visitors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chaee
at Chase Gardens over the 4th of
July.
Kansas People Here—Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Olle of Eebon, Kansas, ere
visiting In Springfield for a few days
at the home of Mr. OGe’a brother,
Kenneth Gilè.
Medford People Here—Mr, and Mm.
C. H. Olle of Medford worn In Sprtm*-
fleld Snndev vlelttng nt the home of
their son, Kenneth Olle.