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TWKNTY-HIXTII YEAH
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
STATE SURFACING
ROAD S E C « EAST
SPRINGFIELD, IA N K COUNTY. OREGON-
RE-ROUTING OF BUSES
NOT TO BE EFFECTIVE
UNTIL ONE MORE WEEK
ondary Coating of Rock I
t « r some tim e ye t, according
W. E. Huell, principal of the Hprlng
Within Few Days; Eugene Ito W. E Head, manager of the buaea
which operate out of Euguue.
fleld high school, was named vice-
Repairing Highway Around
it was thought that aervlce could president of the fame county division
Dam Near Leaburg.
of the Oregon State Teachers' asso
> L IV E
NEW SPAPER
IN A L IV E T O W N
THURSDAY. NOV. 14, 1929
B u ell V ice-Pres.
of L ane Teachers
I The twenty minute service he
Have
'tween Hprlngfleld and Eugene, which Springfield Teacher«
.
approved by the city council at
Place« on Program at In
Three Mile Stretch to Get Sec*' th e ir last meeting, win nut be
stitute. All Attend.
“The Psople*e Paper*
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
A n o th er V ictory
i A Won B y S.H .
CIGARETTE BOARDS
¡AND STREETS TOPIC
Football Players Set for Con
test Here Tomorrow with
Six Automobile« Damaged in
Junction City Team.
i Bill Board« Showing Sugges
Crash«« During Past Week;
tive Signs, Street Grading
Another clean victory was added
Pop Bottle« Scattered About
and Traffic Talked Along
to the long list now held by the
Street When Truck» Collide
local high school boys last Friday
With 1930 Budget Adoption;
at Intersection.
afternoon, when they marched out
Order Fire Hazard Vacated.
have been alerted over the new
ciation yesterday at tha closing ses
W o rk on portlona of the M cK ensle bridge the aecond week |n November
on the Brattaln field and completely
highway, which la to be completed but the alowneaa with which the sion of the two day Institute, which I c - B Ba«’cb of Bugene was knocked / swamped the football aggregation
Cigarettes, street grading,
thia year, la being ruahed thia week, work on the fill la being done has was held at the Woodrow Wilson I ““conscious for several minutes, and , from Harrisburg high school with a traffic regulations came in for «
Junior
high
school
In
Eugene.
D.
A
)
received
a
broken
rib
and
several
according to W. II. Libby, resident made It impossible to route the
score of 40 to nothing. The game round of discussion along with the
engineer for the state highway de heavy buaea over the rough ap- Emerson, principal of tthe Cottage ) cuta ab° “t his head which required was fast and a bit rough at times.
19.10 budget at the council meeting
partment. The three mile stretch proaches, according to the manager, - ^ ro** bl8b achool, was elected pre- , ,our »tltches, late last Thursday night
sldent of the association.
j when the automobile which he was
““ th“t the
I Tuesday evening. The budget was
Just east of H p rln gfleld w ill receive
T ra ffic H am p ers W o rk e rs
Insurance Moffatt, principal of the drlvlDK collided with another car rlshurg coach had to use In the game,
Its final working for the present year I A considerable amount of traffic
passed as framed by the budget
Lincoln
school, was selected as one drlven by W. E. Hummer of Hpring- as many of the players were left at
In the next few days, he stated.
i •* passing over the new structure 1
committee
at the October meeting,
day, however, despite the of the delegates to the state conven- ’ ,ield at ‘he lnt,f section at Fifth and home because of poor scholastic
C rew s have been busy on thia sec ' each
averages.
They
tired
before
the
and
taxes
were
ordered levied In the
tlon,
which
Is
to
be
held
in
Portland,
;
Muln
»traets.
The
Oakland
car
which
1lon a ll w eek, p u ttin g on loose d irt i roughness of the fills, and the work
game
ended,
but
played
a
good
de
December
26,
27,
and
28.
'
Harch
was
driving,
and
which
be-
sum
of
828,899.24.
uud w orking It Into the large rock that Is being done. The first large
Noverai Hprlngfleld teachers had J longed to Frank Griffin of Eugene, fensive game until the final whistle
Church Would Ban Billboards
to form a solid foundation, and to group of vehicles to pass over the
was completely demolished. Garage- isi.-w.
A commun'catlon from the men ot
p revent trucks and autom obiles from bridge went over a week ago Sun places on the programs during the
Tip. two Squires brothers were the Baptist church asked that an
The continual line of cars institute. Mr. Muffati led a depart men who have examined the wrecked
skidding about.
T h is w ork Is e x day
’rjured slightly during the ordinance be passed prohibiting
passing over the fills, which must mental section on city grade schools. car estimate that It will cost more to bo\
pected Io he com pleted today.
repair the machine than It was worth i*ar
■ * will be able to play with cigarette advertising appealing to
Others
from
Hprlngfleld
who
led
con
move
slowly
due
to
the
roughness
ot
Apply Rock Surface
at the time of the wreck. A bumper t i ’ team mates tomorrow after- boys and women from using bin-
ference
utscusgloUM
were
W
E.
Buell
the
road,
have
been
a
large
factor
In
O n ly one h a lf of the base coating,
the delaying of the work, and motor and Mrs. L. K. Page. Mrs. Page i on the Willys Knight, driven by Sum- r o, when they meet the Junction boards within the city. The council
the la y er of one and one h alf Inch
team here in the next to the I had been informed that this form of
ists
are requested not to drive over served on the nominations committee. ner, was bent and was the only da t
rock, w ill be applied to this stretch
mage done to It.
la t game of the season. They have advertising was to be discontinued
the
bridge
during
the
working
hours
Several
prominent
educators
of
this fa ll T h e fin a l surfacin g w ith fine
Barch, who Is an employee of the dei’«s ted the boys from Junction be- after the first of the year and It was
of the day until the work has been Ihe state addressed the group of 600
rock w ill be m ade next spring
Lyons
garage east of Springfield, was fort.
confidently expect to re decided to wait until then before
completad.
teachers. The major part of the two
Nothing further Is to tie done with
taken
to
a doctor’s office here, where peat their former actions, according J taking any action on the request.
Fill Work Ends
¡days were devoted to sectional meet-
this stretch beyond the three miles
his wounds a .-re dressed, after ht
The A. C. Mathews company has ¡n*M and **»«“•»*<»»» of distinct prob- regained consciousness.
Cross W alks to be Maarked
this fall nr winter, according to Mr.
lems.
The final game now on the sche-
The council ordered lanes drawn
l.lbby. There are several large fills almost finished work on the fills,
The
second
accident
here
happened
All the teacher« of the schools In
dule will be played the following I on the pavement at street Inter-
on this portion of the road, all of only a small amount o> dirt to put Sprlngfl.XI were In attendance at th e !“* ’ °'CloCk Sa,urday «nooning when a
Friday with the Cottage Grove team sections for pedestrian traffic cross-
In
the
larger
ones
which
form
the
which are newly constructed, that
delivery truck owned by the Purity
meetings.
— — ——
—
I Ing the principal corners on Main
West
approach.
The
state
highway
will settle a great deal during the
Bottling works of Eugene, and one ot
FATHERS
AND
SONS
MEET
(street
Whether metal markers or
department
and
the
Hprlngfleld
Sand
winter, und the surfacing of these
the large trucks owned by the Guthrie
ANNUAL
RED
CROSS
paint
will
be used will be decided by
aud
Gravel
company
have
taken
the
AT METHODIST CHURCH
places would only create a waste of
construction company collided on
the street committee.
After the
ROLL CALL STARTS
funds und material. Traffic will con rock which was used In the founda
North Fifth street and Broadway, tip-!
FOR ANNUAL BANQUET crossings are marked efforts will be
tion
for
the
old
building
on
Mill
tinue to he routed around by Thurs- j
ON MONDAY MORNING ping over the light delivery truck and ,
ton during the winter and until the street which was torn down last
completely ruining the contents, con
Slxty-peven f ^ i and sons at- “ nM
U ’mt> ’ e accl ents.
new portion cun he opened In the week, and have used them to form
The annual Red Cross roll call for slating of several cases of bottled pop tended the annual father and son.
a retaining wall on the south side of
banquet which was held at the ^ he 8treet con,n>ittee was
instruct-
spring.
Hprlngfleld will begin early Monday and other soft drinks.
the west approach.
Two lanes of
School
children
who
gathered
In
Methodist
church
on
Tuesday
even-
®
d
by
the
nlayor
t0
br,n<
in
a
report
morning,
according
to
Mrs.
C.
E.
Repair Leaburg Road
gravel have been spread on the West
Kenyon, who has been selected as large groups had a great time for a tug. The three churches, the Metho- In regard to making all streets enter
The rough stretches of road around
side and the east approach will soon
general chairman of the drive this while. salvaging unbroken bottles diet. Christian, and the Baptist ing into Main street and Fifth and A
Leaburg, where the power dum Is
receive its first coat of gravel.
year.
from the cases, which were scattered , churches all united in having one street stop streets.
being constructed, are gradually be- ;
The
formal
dedication
of
the
Street to be Graded
Ing repaired. The city of Eugene has '
A final meeting of committees will all over the road. Ralph Hepner was large banquet this year as has been
One block on M street near Kelly
’ the custom In former years. Due to
an agreement with the highway de bridge will take place on December be held this afternoon, at which time the driver of the delivery truck.
The front left wheel and fender of conflicting events last year, how- in Sunnyside addition was ordered
canvassers will be selected and given
partment whereby they must build 7th.
the automobile belonging to Leighton ever, It was Impossible to have the graded and graveled on petition o f
their Instructions by the chairman.
portions of the highway which they
the property owners. A petition to
had to move and m ust repelr a ll parts , SCHOOL BOARD VOTES SUM
The drive workers will visit every "'’’f'Ft't of Hprlngfleld were broken Joint banquet
Sam Bartnolomew acted as toast- ! gTade a“d 8uriace Third atre«t fron»
In ju re d d urin g th e ir w ork there T h is
F O R RADIO CONSTRUCTION business place In the city on the first Monday morning when hia car col-
days of the week, and will make an Hded with another machine owned master, and Introduced the speaker; C to D was referred to the street
work Is being rushed now and must
Funds for the purchase of «uff|. attempt to call at all of the residences i by
A- Weed, a farmer residing of the evening. Walter L. Myers, of comm,ttee tor investigation.
be completed this yenr.
Work on the straightening of the dent materials to construct a seven 1 during the week also.
near Vida, at the Intersection of 7th the faculty of the Eugene Bible unl-
Dryped Fire Hazard
hlghway In cast Hprlngfleld lias been I tube all electric radio receiving s e t 1 The “«nual Red Cross membership and D streets.
verslty. He gave a humerous talk
The factory of the Dryped ChemF
The right fender and the running to the boys and men. The male ra* comPany In the McKinnis build-
delayed until the other portion of the were voted by the school bourd Bt | ’*ucs are 81.00.
board of the Weed machine were de- ) quartet from the Bible university ing has been condemned by the
their meeting last week. The set Is
road cun be finished.
mollshed.
being built by the students In the CHINESE BOY SPEAKS
sang several numbers and Claude Pba*e Bre marshal’s office as a haz
All of the accidents »nlch were
physlrs
class
at
the
high
school
un
ECKERSON FLIES SHIP
AT SUNDAY SCHOOL reported were caused by the failure Neely led the group in community ard, the mayor reported to the
council. Oils, parafine and other
der the direction of Ernest McKinney,
singing.
TO MEDFORD AIRPORT Instructor.
Leonard Jee, Chinese student at of one or both of the drivers to heed
Ladles of tthe Methodist church highly combustible materials la
Three hundred feet of regular In the University of Oregon for the ordinary driving regulations, ac prepared and served the supper.
Major G. H. Bckerson and James
I large quantities were stored there
and If a fire started it would practio
Htovnll, his partner In the Bckerson sulated copper wire was donated to pnst reveral yeurs, will address the cording (o the filed reports.
W. A. Taylor was general chair-
Two other machines being driven
, ..
ally be impossible to put It out he-
Flying Service, Inc., left the local the class last week by the l*aclflc in» mbers of the Hunday school at
man
of
the
committee
in
charge
o
f
»
n.„
.
u_. , fore <rpa‘ damage was done, the fire
airport at noon today In their taper Telephone And TVIegraph company- the Methodist church and their by traveling salesmen crashed to the h.„„,..» .„ h —
The council
winged Waco biplane for Medford., for use In building the basket colls friends at 9:46 next Sunday morning gether on the Pacific highway where Harry Chase. J. D. Horton, W. H. committee reported.
the
approaches
to
the
new
bridge
ordered
the
building
vacated
of these
where they will do some exhibition , and other necessary windings, all of
Tlie Hunday school lesson for the
Pollard, William G. Hughes and W. materials.
flying and transact some business. I which are being done by the day deals with the relationships of connects with the pavement, last I. House.
Saturday. One machine was turned
They expect to return to the local j students.
reces In the community, and will be )
around two times and was quite
THANKSGIVING TO BRING
very fitting to have the student tell )
airport late this afternoon.
•
Seek Low Wave Stations
badly damaged. No report was filed P. T. A. TO HEAR REPORTS
Lloyd Kenny took his physical I The set Is being constructed so as the members something of his Impres In this city of the accident.
EXTRA VACATION DAYS
AT MEETING ON FRIDAY
examination yesterday and will take to get down to the real low wave sions of the people of this country |
.
i The schools of Springfield will not
an examination for his limited com-1 pickups. Many of the Eastern and and of the attitude of his own race
The regular monthly business be in 8esglon
November "9
WHEEL. FENDER. BROKEN
merclal pilot s license at the end of European stations are using a low towards us.
IN
SATURDAY
ACCIDENT
the week. If he is successful In j wave transmitter and Mr. McKinney
H. L. Gillette, superintendent ot
te7no
i
.J
, tOm° " ° W 8f' *n* ‘° W ° Hu^hes-
Of ‘ho
passing this examination ho will he hopes to be able to pick up some of the Hunday school, says that every
ernoon at the Lincoln school at 8chooI boar„
Thp
membe
The
front
wheel
and
fender
on
Al
permitted to fly ships and to carry these stations during the winter one Interested In hearing the ad
three o clock It will be a strictly voted at tbeir ,agt mpe(
passengers, hut will not he eligible months. Many people claim that dress Is welcome to attend. He fred J. Morgan’s automobile were busmess meeting.
gtudent8 and t#acherg
torn
off
In
an
automobile
accident
Hprlngfleld la located In a radio wants particularly to urge the mem
to train students.
on the Pacific highway east of Al-
Consideration will be given to re- day off, and wish to make announce-
Kenny Is Ihe mosl udvanced stu pocket and this will l e investigated hers tr be present on time.
banv last Saturday evening. No one ' ports of the two delegates. Mrs W. P. ment of the fact at this early date se
dent at the Bckerson flying school. and tested with the set.
was injured in either of the awo j Mortensen, president of the organl- that those patrons who have children
He has made many solo flights In
The more expensive parts of the JUNIOR CHURCH TO BE
machines that collided.
i zation, and Mrs. George Prochnow. i ln school and who may desire to take
the Arrow sport plane, has made a set will be built together In such a
Wet pavements were given as the who attended thte state convention (trips over the holidays may do so,
forced landing and has several cross manner that they can readily be re STARTED BY METHODISTS
cause of the accident, which hap a» Grants Pass last month and who taking their children with them The
country flights to his credit. His moved and Interchanged for use In
The Junior church at the Metho
latest one was to Medford when he an amateur transmitting set, which dist church here has resumed Its pened when an approaching car j will make their reports to the local hoard wishes to give the public an
took the Arfow plane to that city at may be built later In the school fall work, and will hold meetings skidded to the left side of the road body tomorrow. Plans for the enter- opportunity to make their plans a©-
the same time the major took Ihe year. Nothing definite has been de every Sunday morning during fall and locked front wheels with the taining of the Lane County council of cordlngly, stated Mr. Hughes,
Morgan car.
the P. T. A. will be discussed further I The students have had a very easy
large monoplane, the City of Port cided yet, however, about the con nnd winter months. The first meeting
and
a probable date for the meeting, schedule this week. Monday was
struction of the transmitting set.
land.
was held last Sunday at 11.00 a. m STOLEN AUTO FOUND;
which Is to be held In Springfield Armlstice Day and there was no
It Is planned to have a large loud
The Junior church Is conducted by
TOOLS, COAT, ROBE, GONE some time this month decided upon. school ln session. The Lane county
s. c. WRIGHT RETURNS
speaker located In the auditorium, some member of the congregation
teachers’ Institute has been meeting
The first and second grades
FROM CANADIAN TRIP which can be used during assembly and consists of short talks and
in Eugene on Tuesday and Wedne»-
The Ford automobile belonging to serve refreshments following *
periods and for other occasions.
music by the children and outsiders. LeRoy Nice, which was stolen last
0 drfy, thus leaving only two days of
meeting tomorrow.
8. C. Wright returned to Spring-
It Is conducted to provide a means Sunday evening ln Eugene while he
school for the students this week. All
field Sunday front a two weeks’ SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
of keeping the children In the was attending a theatre was found
the grade and high schools In Lane
LITTLE KNOWN ABOUT
visit to his large wheat fnrm at
county have been closed the first
IS ENTERTAINED FRIDAY church on Sunday morning and also Tuesday on Goodpasture Island. The
Saskatchewan, Canada. He reports
allowing their parents the utmost car was not damaged In any manner,
MAN WHO DIED SUNDAY three days of this week.
that the past year has been an un
The Junior girls’ class of the Bap freedom to attend the main services but the tools, an overcoat, and a lap
All efforts to locate relatives of STATE FIRE MEN MAKE
usually dry one In the southern half tist church were entertained Friday In tho auditorium of the church robe were all missing from the car
of tho province, and that the north evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. while the children are busy In the when discovered In a clump of small Roy Harris, Hprlngfleld, who died at
AN ANNUAL INSPECTION
ern half teems to have plenty nf Alvin Severson at 720 O street. Mrs. basement.
trees. Only the Jack had been left a Eugene hospital early last Sunday
morning,
have
been
unavailing,
ac
moisture. Mr. Wright was surprised Severson and her daughter Edna
Mrs. W. H. Pollard has been di under the rear seat by the thieves.
E. A. Taylor and George Stokes,
at some grain yields which were ob acted as hostesses for the evening.
cording to W. W. Brandstetter, coun
recting this work for the past year,
deputies from the state fire mar.
ty
coroner.
tained on the dry lnnd. There hns
Puzzle games and other stunts but has announced that she will be FIRE DEPARTMENT GETS
shall’s office at Salem were here last
been no moisture on his farms since provided amusement for the evening. unable to do so this fall.
No
Harris had been in Springfield but week and made an Investigation ot
NEW
RADIO
FROM
CITY
the last rain In May, until a light The hostesses served buns and director has been selected at this
a short time and had been arrested
.„ « ...I .i
..
i the f,re hazards >n Springfield ln com-
time.
snow blanket foil shortly before he welnefs, cake and chocolate.
"everal
times on liquor charges while pany with Jess Smltson, local fire
Th
city
fire
department
boys
are
here. He was serving a court sen-¡chief. They were well pleased with
returned to this city.
Those present were Lottie Gay,
now the possessors of a new all tence when he died
Guy Wright of Eugene and Hnrry Shirley
Smith,
Jennie
Jackson, EASTERN STAR PLANS
general conditions here, according to
electric radio, which was purchased
Wright of Hprlngfleld drove to Port Louise Coglll, Jane Elizabeth Ander-
A thorough Investigation of the Smltson. Only a few improvements
BENEFIT
CARD
PARTY
for
them
by
the
city
council
at
their
land Sunday to bring homo their Hon.
man’s personal effects Indicated that were asked by the men.
Elizabeth
Johnson,
Lillian
last meeting Tuesday night. Funds
parents. Mrs. Wright had been Rodeheaver, Drucllle Ogilvie, Ethel
The Eastern Star will hold a for the purchase of the set were In he has a wife In California but also
The most important one was the
spending the past week with her Severson, Donna Severson, and Mrs. benefit card party at the home of
Indicated that the man had made a cleaning up of the imriammable mate
cluded
In
the
city
budget
which
was
daughters In Portland.
determined effort to get lost from his rials at the Dryped chemical plant
Fred Frose, the teacher of the class Mrs. 8. 0. Wright on November 23, adopted at the meeting.
relatives before he died.
b«>glnnlng at 2:00 o'clock.
Small Improvements were also asked
The members of the fire force are
From Cottage Grove—Mrs. O. R.
He was butled Tuesday by the at the Lincoln and Brattaln schools.
Hag Minor Operation — George
Mrs. W. K. BarneU is chairman of very pleased with the new set. and
Homlngwny was n visitor In the city Frnnks of Jasper underwent a minor the committee in charge of the
Brandstetter funeral home with a The school board met to consider the
Tuesday from her home nt Cottage operation on Ills head last Saturday. party. She will be assisted by Mrs. will find in It the means of enter- very simple graveside funeral eon-
Improvements and ordered a new
taining themselves during their long d ^ i hv
asL o
? '
Grove.
He I r getting along nicely.
Hora’chnrch of gong for the Llncoli school and a
Will Wright and Mrs. C. E. Wheaton. hours o„ duty a. the fir. station
the Lighthouse Temple, Eugene.
new hose at the Brattaln school.
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