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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8. 1»2H
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
ItsBliaked B rary Tkurwuay at
Springfield, Lana County, Oregon, by
T H E W IL L A M E T T E PRESS
H . E. M A X E Y . Editor.
Bntervd
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second class w a ite r , F eb ru a ry 34, 1DU3 at th .
postonica, Springfield. Oregon
L E T 'EM SAY YOU'RE CRAZY
COUNTY FAIR OPENS
WIIAOOA YOU CARE?
AT EUGENE GROUNDS
"S ince 1902," w rites Dwight C. Rose, savings
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21
{ hanks ami insurance com panies have in the ag-
IT iiiim are In full awing (or the big
I g reg ate probably suffered g re a te r loss th ro u g h
i unsuccessful speculation on the trend of interest lam e county fair, scheduled for the
rate s Ilian th ro u g h any oilier form of investm ent fairgrounds at Eugene August 31. 33,
I or speculation.” In o th er w ords th e financial 33 and 34. which prom ises Io edlpao
w ise-acres were 100 per cent off th eir trolleys all previous falra held In the county
With the buildings and pavilions
tw enty-seven years ago.
Every fifteen years or so som e new scientific
tru
th appears and upsets half of th e accepted
THURSDAY. AUGUST S. 1939
scientific tru th s, which drives the scientists
cuckoo and gets their g o ats besides. And ever
mckenzie in bad condition
so often som ebody discovers th a t for tw o c e n
The beautiful .McKenzie is a sm all asset to tu ries school-teaching has m ade less
progress
L ane county this year from the shape the road th an tobacco-chew ing, and th e achoolniarnis go
is in. T he highw ay is in the poorest condition **ld when you rem ind them o f it.
it h a s been for y ears and tew to u rists are stop-
h jll8t 8eemg th a , everybody’s m ore or less
ping along the banks of the river. ’1 Tie lo w e r' half-cracked, im m ature, unbalanced, provincial,
highw ay is very rough while tne dust on t h e ! one-sided, stupid, stolid, hum drum , prosy, flat
upper ingnw av com pletely sh u ts o n a d riv e rs and stale, heavy in th e head. We all laughed out
Vision every tim e he is passed by a n o th e r c a r .1 ¡"Ud, a ‘ ,h e °!d T b o rn e and f 1i,nplcx ty pesetting
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i m achines, and in tu rn a t the linotvpe and niono-
I h i s condition and the bad places to go turougn type. We all used to give advertising th e ha-ha.
at points oi c o n stru ctio n reduces the recreation- (W e were so durned sm art ourselves.) T hink of
alau v am ag es oi the river to r alm ost nothing.
i pulling a carriage w ithout a h o rse h a -h a ! T hink
of a flying m achine— hee-hee!
It is evident th a t if the McKenzie is going to
bold its own th e road m ust be oiled com
8til1 crazy. from both Inside and outalde the
com pletely
pletely Il? aO| * hken 8on‘ebody t,e118 118
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■ *ets be broadm inded. Let s answ er. “ Well, von county. The Waldo Hill stock farm
over the sum m it and kept in first class coudi- v an 's hurt our feelings.— Spinal Colum ns.
at Silverton has entered a flock of
tiou. This is one of th e chief revenue produem g
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sheep In the sheep exhibits.
Mr
Sw ango has asked that Lane livestocg
counties for the s ta te license tees. \ \ e snouiu HEALTH SUGGESTIONS FOR
AUTOMOBILE TO U RISTS n,en make (heir plans early for en-
dem and oi the s ta te better m ain ten an ce for im -i
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tries und make reservations of stalls
McKenzie highw ay.
(By O regon S ta te Board of H ealth.)
a„ aoon BH
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To speak of disease when planning a to u rin g
T he Four-H d u b children win
vacation, th e United S ta te s I*nblic H ealth Ser- Hgaln ho|d th.-i, big »how .,t .h e fab
W ithout a dented can or dam aged label 2400 vice points out, m ay seem tac tle ss; but we all Usi„g th. attractive new buildings
Thl. (.h|,d ren «
can s oi H aw aiian pineapple w ere smppvu iro iu know the d an g er to health from im pure w ater pu, up ,ast
H onolulu to e m c a g o in iigut wooucu Boxes. Many tourist cam ps a re so located th a t they m ay events have proved to be on . of the
C hecks w ere m ade oi the sm pm ent m ro u te ai have w ater from the public supply. T h a t is for- nwa, „„ractlvc feature» of it... fair,
A horg,. rat.,ng program which pro-
various term inals to see u m e new Doxes were tu n ate . O thers m ust develop th eir ow n supplies
stau u m g up to th e u aru useage, especially in b e from such Bourses as wells and springs. In doing „uses real thrills tor those who like
ing um oauea trom shipboaru. o u ic ia is ot m e th.1,8’ the.r‘‘ anS e? the Possibility of unsafe w a te r these c o n t .s l. is being arrang.d tor
c a rrie rs praise the wooueu box. \> e m m is w oou unless the developm ent work is done in accord each afternoon of the fair, with Chet
co u n try snouid also praise m e wooueu Dox aim W,t 1 acceP,e d san itary principles
if th e tourist tkinlels as manager and J K Greer
re tra in Hom using wood sub stitu tes.
t tu a t »-« c a ,“ p has been Inspected by a _ governm ental as starter* Many of the best racers
m ake m akes Oregon and m aterially a ffects ou r a Ke,1<-'J antl approved and certified, the safety of on the coast will make the circuit
the w ater supply can be assu m ed ; but if it has which Include» the Lane fair, und this
individual to rtu u es.
not. we should know tth e ou tw ard signs of a year'» program should more than
properlyd eveloped supply for which to look.
equal the races at lust year's fair,
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T he com m unity wmm eatabllshed about
a year before (be lumber company
higiin Io operate there Saglliaw 1« an
Ophwu Indian word meaning Sauk
place, referring lo I tie Sank or Sac
Indiana Saginaw (eiaI office was ••»
tahllabed March 4, 189k. w ..o laittni
W eaver ns firs! poet m aster
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A tta n d ln g Cburch Convention
Mra. Ikilhia Murpby, ber alatera-lu
law. thè Miasea lincei and Irrudel
packed with Interesting aftrlciillurul
Murpby, and ber pannila . Mi
and
and Industrial exhibits, the barns
Mia II T M llcbell of Asbland are
filled with livestock and poultry, anil
In Si a lile Ihla week attendine thè In
big afternoon and even in g programs
i (erm iiloiuil convention of tha Chris
going ou before the grundstond, the
! Gali cburch
Itelegales troni alt
fair prom ises four big days for Spring
JA SPER
T he c o m p ile r baa I mo n
parta
of
Ibe
Unitisi
S tates and Canada
field people who attend lam e county's *tin «urcuMaful In his «(forte in a«cun
u ri' m eeting Ihere tu d lscilss Ibe proti
»how
i the origin of the name of this place
icuis of ib e cburch.
Already space Is nearly gone In lb«'
ALVADORE Alvadore is a town
agricultural building and In the main alMiiit 1(1 mill's northw est of ISugene.
F ire at W e a l S p rin g fie ld
pavilion at i he fair, and a great varl located mi u branch lino of (the
The roof of Ira Young's home In
ety of exhibit« Is indicated In the Ikiuthern Pacific. Il was named for
entries. Com m unities nml farm or Alvadore W elch, a public utility p r o W est Springfield was destroyed by
ganlzatlons throughout the county Rioter of Portland, who built lb> fire late Saturday afternoon. The
are busy on produce and com m unity Portland, Eugene and Kaeh-rn rail blaae wus auppnaed to have originated
from a d efective flue. T he local fire
displays, and the fair will mirror the way through the comm unity
Tin departm ent responded to the call and
agricultural prosperity of the county. railway was aubaequently acquired by
succeeded III saving Ibe boose, using
C. B. Swango hus beep placed In the Southern Pacific.
i benih alH mol u garden hose. The loss
charge of the livestock show at the
GOSHEN The com piler «loes not wus fully roveri«! by Insurance
fair and Is receiving many entries,
MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATE
i year In Advance-------81.15
Three Months
Montha ..„.......... ......... it l>0 Single Copy .
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of Cottage Grove
Mr. Sm ith waa In know wbo nullied thè town ut Oc
In bihllcal geogrsphy (ioshen
strum«situi tu «»curing the post offlc«' , alien
«ml nMined II for Mrs Walker. The! wus a paMloral regimi In Inwer Egypt.
post office at Walker wus dim on ■Kciipled unii colonlted by thè Israel
Ile» liefere thè Kxodus. Il was altuat
lliioed about 1.1*35
S A G IN A W
T h is pince wus named «si east of thè della and w«s<t of Dm
by J. I Jones for SitgiiiMw. Michigan m odem Hues canal.
yy L ’ V / H
OUR
USED CARS
W ith an O. K. T h a t C ounts
are
R econditioned o r C hecked and sold under our
SATISFACTION GUARANTEE
MORRIS CHEVROLET Co.
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i f 111!
U 'llf u r
C lllilillr
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942 Olive Street,
EUGENE
USED CAR LOT 7th and OAK
I S
Open springs a re generally «unsafe, because which drew wide acclaim
T he last hoy th ro u g h the exam inations given
An entertainm ent program of gr«-al 1
by luiisou in selecting m s protege won tne they a re so readily accessible to c o n ta m in a tin g
merit
Is being work«*«! out for both
coveted uonors. His siow uess evidently mu not influences. If the spring is not properly protect
Under
m ean lack o f know ledge out m ore c a re iu i ex ed. surface w a te r ca rry in g off the w ashings from day “nd nl*ht pr“r '"M
pression and p aw s in preparing m s paper m ore the ground can very easily run into the spring I*oy‘* Anderwn’g direction. rodeo
lnter,,i,a“ ’ °‘l».r fea
th a n m e others, sch o o l leacu ers snouid con T he best type of sm all w ater supply is a driven ev'’nt!'
sider m is w ith th e slow enud in th e ir t a r t — uie or drilled well, which is cased from th e top of the ‘ure" F’rank z<,rad°’s «>1 "t“ »' troupe
a p p a re n t backw ard child som etim es is ¿ "¿ ¡g ro u n d to th e w ater-b earin g s tra ta , or at least ,,f i***’’' 0«'"1**™- irupeze artist«; ai
sm a rte st.
to th e first layer of solid rock. To th e top of th e NuU,e-
d o w n , if. different
casing the pum p m ay be a tta c h e d ; and about BCt,; Manuel Madu». spectacular
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th te casing and under th e pum p th ere m ay be wlre w alker- “"d a «reat firework»
A pound of ground barley is equal to a pound ,b uilt ,a w a te r*d &ht sloping platform . If, in your dem onstration arranged by the Hitt
Of shelled corn as a dairy or hog feed, according ^rav e*8■ y ° u a re not sure of th e q u ality of th e Firework» com pany of S eattle, are
other feature«.
to experts of the s s ta
ricu u ltu
ta te
te a ag g ric
ltu ral
ra l college
college. ^ r 'n k in g w ater boil it before using. A fter boil
In addition, the Browning am use
ing.
it
will
probably
have
a
flat
taste
.
T
his
m
ay
B arley is one of th e easiest crops grow n in
ment com pany will have thriller» and
be
rem
edied
by
pouring
the
w
ater
from
one
ves-
W estern Oregon., while corn does no t. alw ays
-eh. A * million bushels of barley wv're T* l ° a n o ^h er a »um ber o f tim es, which proce- am usem ents on the ground, making
tu rn out well.
a r«-al carnival event for the big fulr.
grow n in W estern O regon last year. W ay n o t d u r e p e r in i t s t h e w ate r to a e ra te itself,
T he Odd F ellow s band of Eugene will
m ore barley irom Oregon and less corn irom m e !
a11 the ca m P facilities, the to u rist will pro- furnish m usic for both afternoons
middle west as a feed ration, Mr. F a rm e r?
bably ap preciate n o thing m ore th an a clean, saf und evenings.
and sa n ita ry m ethod of sew age disposal. Flush
T his year, a loud speaker n system
y n i v i i i Is
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toilets connected to a sew erage system of a city
being imifalled at ih«1 fairgrounds,
T he fact th a t P resident H oover’s an cesto rs provide th^ be8t a rra n g e m e n t of all; but, if this through which enter!, tainnu uts .uni an I I
cam e trom Sw itzerland m ay explain wny he is ! 1S 1,nP°KS!b,e. tb e y m ay w ith satisfactio n be (. in nounrem ents will
he
broadcast
holding down on the navy bunding program , nected to a septic tan k . Chem ical closets arc ac- throughout the grounds.
Sw itzerland has gotten along all these y e a is ceptable if 8,ven tb e necessary care and a tte n tio n .
A w ell-planned to u rist cam p will have th e s u r
w ithout a navy.
face co n tain ers for receiving g a rb a g e ; a tte n d a n t
service for rem oving and cleaning th e g a rb a '”
O cean-going vessels are now crossing the c an s; and the necessary m eans for its ultim at
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CRESW ELL—C resw ell post office
A _________________
tlantic in four days
and a _____
half. P erh ap s pros- di8P°8al such as an in cin e ra to r or nearby buria
pects of a ir com petition is causing the builders ground. C areful a tte n tio n should be given to th e •A.'» established March 4. 1876 The
to design faste r crafts.
! source of tb e »rtlk supply, particu larly if th ere place wan named by Ben Holloday
, a re children in th e party. A sw im m ing place for John A. J. Creswell, postm aster
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I should be selected w ith care also, in o rd er to general from 1869-74. C resw ell has
avoid th e use of rivers carry in g sejyage
wage from an elevation of 645 feet and is on the
T he buyer w ho goes to g rea t pains to purchase i ' com m unities located upstream from tne cam p.
main line of the Southern Pacific
in the lowest m ark et is usually the one who gets
E ducational m easu res are th e only m eans of company and the P acific highw ay.
beaten.
i reaching th e hundreds of th ousands, o r m illions, C resw ell Butte, about a m ile to the
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rath e r, who an n u ally s ta r t out on a trip in th e ir j ^ utht' h„ ; an «ie vation of 982 feet,
rr
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cars. H ealth officials a re endeavoring to j ohn a . J. C resw ell was born in
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T n r 18 ° f Sw188 ex[ra c t,o n ' d e c e n t help the to u rist keep them selves free from sick- MarylaIxJ lD 18ig and Herved as
aM v ,
of a f a m ily of linen w eavers who cam e to this I ness, thereby m aking possible the fullest enjoy- 8. rep resen tative and as senator be
co u n try in 1740. T heir nam es were once H uber, m ent of a trip of this kind.
fore joining the cabinet. In 1874 he
Imagine a Picnic without
Ice Cream
T h a t's hard to do in tills day mid nge. F^ggimunn's deli
cious ice cream m akes a success out of any picnic.
A
liberal helping o f o u r pur»» w holesom e ice cream surely is
appreciated these hot days by people out in the open.
O ur candy too. is a sph'iidid tre a t for you on your
vacation. T ake along u box and you'll enjoy yourself.
Candy not only keeps you in good spirits but peps you up
to do th e m any things you wish to do on your trip.
F G G IM A N N ’S
"W here the Service Is Different" k Z
in
Histo/y of Local Names
PINKY DINKY
By Terry Cilkison
was appointed counsel of the U nlttd
S tates in the Alabama Claims matter
and served unt.« 1876. He died In
1891. Creswell station was named
by Holloday several years before the
post office was established.
WALKER-—Walker post office was
established In 1890. Francis Smith,
first postm aster, had com e from
Crawford County, Iowa, to seek a
w estern horn« and open a sm all mer
can tile business. He secured proper
ty from Mrs. J. F. Walker, a pioneer
resident of the neighborhood north
Let Us
Tell You
All About It
E w a n t to tell you ab o u t R est-H aven
M em orial P a rk —all a b o u t it. We
w ant to explain to you ju st w hat
th is Hplendtd and gr»»atly needed develop
m ent m ean« to th e com m unity—and to you
a s an Individual citizen. We w ant to lay
before you th e com plete plans of the u n d er
taking, and to give you th e nam es of the
m en w hose vision and w hose practical good
sense have m ade possible the launching of
this enterprise.
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We w ant to give you th e nam es, also, of the
m en and wom en who a re already co -o p erat
ing in this developm ent. No doubt you'll
find th e n am e of a n eighbor or a friend
am ong them . And we w an t to tell you ju st
what it m eans to p a rticip a te in this w orthy
project, and w hy fh»'se good people consider
them selves fo rtu n a te .
All th a t we ask is th e privilege of talking to
you. W on't you g ra n t us th a t opportunity?
J u s t call 830, o r drop us a card. A rep re
se n ta tiv e will call upon you a t your con
venience.
Our smart styles do
not detract from one’s
appearance —T hey of
ten add to it.
DR
E C MEADE
O P T O M E T R IZ T
14- W E Z T
B TH A V E
R est-H a ven
MEMORIAL PARK