PAGE FOUR
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
Published Every Thursday at
■prlngfleld, Lana County, Oregon, by
T H E SP R IN G F IE L D N E W S
GOV. PATTERSON IS POPULAR
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“Souls For Sale”
G overnor P a tte rso n ’s visit to th e a irp o rt Sun­
day was m arked with rem iniscences. Pioneers
and plain old tim ers were on every hand to shake
his hand and rem ind him when th is or th a t hap­
pened in y ears gone by. T he governor has a
good m em ory and delights in review ing early
day efforts w hen Oregon was being builded out
of the wilderness.
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a pause to th e sw aying Jaw s of the
gum g rin d in g crow d.
B ut Mem w as ex p erien cin g an
ag ita tio n such as she had not known
since h er m o th er told h e r about
L ittle Red R iding Hood an d grow led
like a wolf, show ing long, w hite
te eth . •
THURSDAY, OCT. 10, 1929
tend his fa th e r's fu n eral. She pro­
m ised to h a ste n back, and begged
M em ’s forgiveness for d e se rtin g her.
It w as plainly a tim e for quick and
decisive action.
S he th rew caution asid e and fo r­
bore to reg ard the perils of incon­
sisten cy . She w rote a le tte r to h e r
fa th e r and m o th er in w hich th e lilt
of hope co n trib u ted an atm o sp h ere
of b rid al bliss.
“ My d a rlin g M am m a and P ap a: —
W ell, you have lost your d a u g h te r—
not by fell disease, b u t by fell In
love * * *
You see, Mr. W ood­
ville— Jo h n — w as so a tte n tiv e and
kind and co n sid erate and resp ectfu l
—a lm o st re v e re n t, you m ight say —
and h e ’s so big and handsom e and
fine and noble, and I w as so sm all
and lonely and so fa r aw ay for so
long th a t— oh, I Just could not re sist.
• a • a W e leave a t once for
Yuma, so ad d ress all your le tte rs to
m e as Mrs. Jo h n W oodville. G eneral
D elivery, Yuma.
D oesn’t it sound
grand, th o u g h ?”
sacrile g e of re v e rsin g th e L im ited,
alre a d y late, she pulled th e rope
herself.
H. B. MAXEY, Editor.
S he knew
the signals, having
Watered as B eco n i^ ta ss matter, February 24, 1903 at the
played in a railro a d serial, and she
postAhce, Springfield, Oregon
soon had the tra in b acking a t full
S he w as asto u n d ed a t th e courage
speed.
of Tom Holby. It w rung h e r h e a rt
MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATE
T he governor’s popularity w as evident am ong
She had h a lf su spected th a t Tom to see him In this A laskan p ictu re
O»a year An Advance........ *1.75 Three Months ____ 75c
the old settlers and the younger ones as well. H olby had a com panion in th e d es­ plow ing ac ro ss w hite S a h a ra s of
Mtz M on th s............................. *1.00 Single Copy _______be
His visit to the airport dedication strengthened e rt, and when she looked out and snow, to see him challenge th e b a r­
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1929
the stro n g grip he has alw ays held on th e Lane saw him w ith the p re tty chit whose room bully and beat him down and
county people’s friendship.
m agazine he had picked up, she was stan d , to rn , bleeding, and panting.
H e is not poor who h as th e use of n ecessary things.
tem p ted to give th e signal to go B eing a wom an, she w as n o t quite
• • •
— H orace.
ahead again.
convinced of R obina’s su p e r saintly
ANIMALS ON TH E ROAD
But she p re fe rre d to give poor in n o aen ses in th e film, b u t sh e had
AIRPORT DEDICATION GREAT SUCCESS
Springfield dedicated the new m unicipal a ir­
A scarcity of anim als, alive or dead, has been Holby h e r opinion of him . Mem no doubt of Tom H olby as G alahad.
crep t back to h e r place, sh iv erin g
In h e r room she rem em b ered h er
port in a grand m anner. The largest crowd noticed on the highways.
with her first experience of stard o m p a re n ts. She had not w ritte n to
th a t ever assem bled here for one single event
It is said th e heaviest m ortality from m otor and Its conspicuousness.
them for tw o days, and she had not
turned out and enjoyed the program and stu n ts cars is suffered by the skunk, which is hard to
T he tra in njade up so m uch of its c arried Mr. W oodville forw ard.
of the aviators. Governor I. L. P atterso n , Chief explain, for surely every driver would go far
One th in g w as c e rta in — she m ust
Justice McBride, A ttorney-G eneral I. H. Van ' out of his w ay to avoid h itting this anim al. In lost tim e th a t it w as only tw o hours
late when it drew into T ucson. Tom free h e rse lf from th e G a lb raith s;
Winkle and Budget Director Sam Kozier, state the N orthw est rabbits are the heaviest toll.
m ade his adieux and left Mem in a
officials who were distinguished guests of the
Birds, once ru n over in g rea t num bers, are whirl. B ut h e r facu lties w ent around -sh e m u st get out of T ucson. She
occasion, were well received. Springfield felt now seldom hit.
m u st becom e Mrs. W oodville a t
in the mad panic of a pinw heel when once.
honored in having them present.
W ith a few lin es to explain th a t
The box tortoise, who years ago never a som ber person spoke to h e r:
S he would probably have given up “Mr. W oodville” w as not rich— y et—•
The new airport, we believe, and we are sup­ “speeded up” w hen a car w as com ing, now
‘ Miss S ted d o n ?”
try in g If a b it of luck had not be­ she ended th e le tte r.
ported by all the aviators who have landed on fairly gallops to the safe woods when a driver
"Y es."
fallen her. Mrs. G alb raith rode over
S he w ro te th e G alb raith ’s a sim ­
the field, has the m aking of a first class field. toots the horn to w arn him.
“I am D octor G alb raith , p a sto r of
It is about the m ost level piece of land th a t
It is alm ost impossible to believe, but it really the F irst C hurch h ere. Y our fath e r in h a ste and d is tre s s to explain th a t ila r le tte r and bought a tick et fo r
could be found in this p art of Oregon, and has seem s as th o u g h the anim als have developed telegraphed me to m eet you a t th e , h er husb an d an d sh e had to leave Yuma.
T ucson a t once for a few days to at-
CON TINU ED N EX T W EEK
sandy soil particularly well adapted to th e op­ a sense of the danger of ca rs and therefore
tra in and look a fte r you.”
eration of airplanes. No houses, m ountains or avoid the well traveled roads.
I “Do you know p a p a ? ”
trees hinder the pilots when m aking elevation
Som e hum ans could profit from their example!
“No, but he found my nam e in the
on the take off. No bad air c u rre n ts are pre­
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yearbook.
I have found a nice ■
valent and the prevailing winds are over t h e ,
hoarding house for you, and my
WHAT HOOVER HAS DONE
long 3,000 foot runw ay.
T he location of the field on the M cK enzie' A quick-w itted aggressive P resident is plainly , wife and I will look a fte r you as best
; we can.”
highway is one of its chief assets. E xperts in on th e jog a t W ashington. H ere are ju st a few
Mem w as stru c k violently w ith
of
the
m
any
things
he
has
done
since
taking
aviation now recognize th a t the m ost successful
the thought, “B ut w hat becom es of
possession
of
office
five
brief
m
onths
ago:
airports are going to be on m ain traveled high­
Abolished th e fiction of the Official Spokes­ Mr. W oodville now ?”
ways in the future. Aviation, like other success­
In h e r d esp eratio n she c a u g h t 1
ful business, m ust advertise. And the show m an­ m an.
Announced his plan for a com m ission on law sig h t again of Tom Holby, who had
ship connected with aviation Is its best adver­
w alked b risk ly to th e head of t h e 1
tising asset. L ocation of an airport on a m ain enforcem ent.
tra in and w as strid in g back to his
Supplies it in a light, easily digested form .
traveled highw ay is as necessary as having a
Called C ongress into special session to act for car. A fra n tic w him led Mem to
m erchandise store on the m ain street.
farm relief.
I say, very d istin ctly , a s she passed
It is one of th e very b est sources of quick-energy.
W ithdraw n th e governm ent’s oil lands from h im ;
The gathering Sunday indicates th a t the
All your favorite kinds are here.
field is a draw ing card and one th a t is of great lease or sale in the interest of conservation.
“Good n ig h t, Mr. W oodville."
O verturned the established policy regarding
benefit to our city.
H olby could h ard ly believe his
publicity for incom e tax retu rn s.
ears, but he laughed to him self.
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Called on th e R epublican P a rty in th e South "T his is fa m e !” bowed and w ent on.
"W here th e S ervice is D ifferent”
to
reorganize itself, p utting an end to its scan­
T H E W H EA T PROBLEM
T he R everend G alb raith paused,
dals in patronage.
but Mem urged him along, saying,
Although C anada imposes a duty of 12 cents
Supported the constitutional governm ent in j “T h a t’s an old frien d I m et on th e
a bushel on w heat, farm ers along th e United the Mexican rebellion.
tra in ." And now she fe lt th a t s h e !
S tates side of th e international boundary are
Intervened in a labor dispute to a n tic ip a te a
had estab lish ed the existen ce of her ,
Belling th eir w heat a t C anadian points.
strike on the Texas and Pacific railroad.
Mr. W oodville. She w as alread y un­
Appointed the Farm Relief Board.
consciously
" p la n tin g ”
c h a ra c te rs.
They are able to m ake a profit a t this trade
"H is face looked fam iliar,” said
a fte r paying the Canadian duty.
A nnounced a plan to sum m on in 1930 the first
national conference on child health to be h e ld ; th e p asto r, “b u t I guess it w asn ’t.”
The Dominion authorities have this to say: in tw enty years.
T he reason it looked fam iliar w as
“The higher prices of w heat in C anada which i
th e fact th a t p ic tu re s of it w ere !
Appealed to chief naval pow ers for action on
THE DELIVERED PRICE OF THE
enable. American farm ers to pay the C anadian
posted up all over T ucson. H olby
duty of 12 cents a bushel and still sell to ad vant­ arm s lim itation.
I w as to a p p e a r th e re in p ictures.
age in the C anadian m arket are attributed to a
Mrs. G alb raith tu rn ed out to be a
M
ade
a
decision
to
put
before
C
ongress
a
num ber of causes, including lower tra n sp o rta ­
Joyous W estern w om an raised on a
program
for
the
m
odernization
of
the
antiquated
tion costs, higher reputation for quality and iin- !
prisons of the Federal governm ent.
ra n ch and of a loud and h ilario u s |
proved m arket organization.”
cordiality.
She w as d istressed be­
Deeded his week-end cam p in Virginia to the
The tra n sa ctio n s as a whole indicate the
cau se she could not tak e Mem Into
highly com plicated natu re of w heat m arketing, Federal governm ent as a perm an en t hom e for, h e r ow n little hom e, b u t it was
particularly in the case of the individual farm er. , his successors.
sp illin g over w ith children.
T H E W IL L A M E T T E PRESS
SPORT TAKES LOTS
OF ENERGY
CANDY
F G G IM A N N ’S
BEFORE BUYING
CHECK
Chevrolet Six
j
MORRIS CHEVROLET Co.
These tran sactio n s seem to us proof positive I
th a t im m ediate steps m ust be tak e n to untangle
Oregon as a sum m er playground is appealing
the im portant problem of w heat crop disposal. m ore and m ore to the w ealthy. H erbert Fleish-
haeker, S an Francisco banker, h as purchased
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2300 acres on th e lower Rogue river, about 30
Elderly men, old tim ers, real pioneers and miles from Bandon, for a sum m er home] He
youngsters alike took to the a ir at the dedica­ plans on bringing o th er C alifornia friends w ith
tion Sunday. M -ny who had never flown before him.
w ent up, and everybody liked it.
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Eighty new’ fam ilies moved to Oregon to m ake
One-fourth of the m uscles of the body are in their hom es this last m onth, reports th e sta te
th e face and neck. T h a t’s th e reason som e cham ber of com m erce. So we continue to
people’s m ouths work so fast.
grow.
The Hard Season For Grandmother.
By Albert T. Reid
On th e w ay to h e r b o arding house
sh e noted m any of Tom H olby’s p o r­
tra its . H e w as not th e s ta r of the
p ictu re. R obina T eele w as the sta r.
Mem felt a longing to see th is
heroic p ictu re, b u t Mrs. G albhaith
would n o t leave h e r fo r a m om ent,
an d th e n ig h t w as p ra y e r m eetin g
night.
Mem a tte n d e d th e evening d e v o -:
tions.
T h ere w as n o th in g stra n g e j
to h e r In th e drow sy, cozy a tm o s­
p here, th e sp a rse com pany singing
hym ns and bow ing In p ra y e r and
finding a m y stical com fort in th e
th o u g h t of sins forgiven and in eter- j
nal hom e beyond th e grave.
D octor’ and Mrs. G alb raith took h e r
back to h er lodgings and left her. )
T hey had no objection to m oving
p ictu res and a tten d ed them o f te n .'
but Stem did not know this, and she
felt like a th ie f w hen h e r w orser
self com pelled h e r b e tte r self to a
d ark d ishonesty.
Both selves w ent
to the m ovies.
It th e cinem a sto re had been an
opium den Mem could h o t have
sneaked m ore guiltily Into it.
W hen she hau found a se a t In the
d a rk hall she w as so Illiterate in th e
sta p le s of fiction th a t she tingled
w ith
ex citem en t
over
hackneyed
situ a tio n s th a t left m any a so p h isti­
cated child yaw ning and n ev er gave
942 Olive Street,
EUGENE
OREGON
USED CAR LOT 7th and OAK
O w n ersh ip o f a P o n tia e B ig Six is an ex p erien ce
in e c o n o m y . T ru e, m o st p eop le c h o o se P o n tia c ,
n o t b eca u se it is so inexpOti&ive, b u t b e c a u se o f
th e m a n y b ig car ad van tage* w h ich it provides.
B u t it is a fa c t th a t w ith a P o n tia c you a c tu a lly
eave m o n e y . Y ou save—
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th e lo w est-p riced car ever produced w h ic h offers
so m an y a d v a n ta g e s. Y ou save w h e n y o u drive
b e c a u se , accord in g to a large corp o ra tio n w h ic h
em p lo y e d 996 cars o f 33 d ifferen t m a k e s d u r in g
1923, P o n tia c c o sts o n e r e n t le s s p e r m il e t o
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save w h en you t rade it in b eca u se th e d e m a n d for
u se d P o n tia c s h as alw ays exceed ed th e a v a ila b le
su p p ly . C om e in to see an d drive th e car w h ic h
offers all th e se a d v a n ta g es.
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The Shur-On fam ily
’ Includes a style for
every face.
All Shur-On fram es
and m ountings a re un­
equivocally g u aran teed
for m a te ria l, d u rab ility
w orkm anship, color.
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