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P rin t Sh op F trat
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
S I’UINCEIEI-I). LANE COUNTY, OREGON-
TW ENTY-SIXTH YEAH
Woman K illed in
A uto Accident
FINISHED TUESDAY
Locnl Light is One of Forty-
seven Being Erected in State;
Five are in County. All Will
be Turned on at Same Time
When Last is Constructed.
Work on the
beacon
««war
and
light on Emerald Heigh'» was com
pleted Tuesday by « craw of three
tueu working under the direction of
G. A. Illnley, of Halt Lake City,
Utah. The beacon la now uwulllng
the Mtrlnglng of power lines Io the
top of the hill no that the light can
be tested . The light will not he turn
ed on perm anently until ull of the
llghia betwiM'ti Iteddlng and Portland
have been com pleted.
The beacon consists o f three large
llghia
The largest one la aet ul an
angle of one und one-half degrees,
and revolves one com plete lorn »-very
ten seconds
II la pointing akywurd
and Illum inates a large circle In the
aky with every revolution The other
two llghta ur>- known ua course llghia.
They are aet stationary to throw their
light In tw o ruya, one north und the
other south along the route of ull
the helicon lights on the coast.
L ig h t V is ib le Sixty M iles
According to Mr Illnley the largest
light will keep the uv'^tor posted us
to ..i1 position amt proxim ity to the
cut u, while the sm aller llghta will
direct him along the route of the
ulrwaya. The large light la one
thousand w atts ami, with the use of
unipllflcutlon liqises, throws out a
ray equivalent to two m illion candle-
power. This light la visible for five
m iles In ordinary fog and can he
seen fur sixty m iles on a clear night.
The course lights are five hundred
w atts each und throws off a light
equal to three thousand candle power.
MANY COMING TO
P.T. DISTRICT MEET
SIX MEN ARE JAII ED
FOR POULTRY THEFTS
EARLY SAT. MORNING
Six men are being held In the l-ane
county Jail, three serving one month
sentences for vagrancy and three
awaiting action of the grand Jury
following their arrests here and In
Eugene early Saturday morning, after
deputy sheriffs had followed the men
mobile In which she was riding
most of the night and had watched
A large delegation of parents and them take 26 dressed chickens, three
turned over tw ice on thn Pacific
highw ay Just south of T angent, be teachers Is expected here Huturday I dressed geese and some turkeys, from
for the all day program of the lam e the plant of the Swift company.
tw een Albany and Harrisburg.
county Institute of Parent-Teacher
Springfield entered the scene of
Mrs Uluru Fawver, her daughter, organizations which Is to he held
the night chase when one of the men
who was driving the car, received a In tlx- M ethodist church, beginning at
crossed the river and went to a house
sprained neck, u sprained left knee, 10:00 In the morning
The m eeting on Ninth and K streets. Here the
and several laxly bruises In the «am« Is an open one and all parents and
officers found thrpe live turkeys, nine
accident. Mrs E. W Collins. J r . a teachers In Douglas and Dane coun ducks and five chickens when they
daughter In lay, escaped with inluor ties have been extended an Invitation arrested the men and Investigated
bruises.
to attend.
the house.
Crowded O ff Road
Dan« and Douglas counties com- ' It is believed that the men were all
According Io Mrs. Fawver. she was
prise the tw elfth I’. T A. district In or part, of a gang of roost thieves,
driving about 25 m iles per hour und
Oregon and will have a Joint m eeting who had been robbing farmers and
had tried scverul tim es to pass a car
here with the lam e county organiza townspeople of their flocks for the
uhcad of hi r, hut every tim e she
tion us hosts for the day.
past several months. The owners of
swung her cur out to pass the other
the fowls found in the house have
C ounty P resid ent to Preside
muehlne the driver would turn over
Mrs. Ethel Parker, of Elmira, the been located and have received their
to the left side of the road und stop
birds.
her
The accident happened, she county president, will preside at the
Jack McDonald, George Ryan and
m
eetings,
and
will
extend
the
greet
stutes. when she soundixl her horn
Hugh McNamara are being held in
und attem pted to pass the other cur ings for the county council.
The m em bers will all be registered the county Jail at Eugene, pending
after severul unsuccessful attem pts.
at
10:00 o ’clock and the opening ex action of the grand Jury. Their ball
Khe turned out to pass the machine
when the driver ahead of her cut ercises, con sistin g of prayer and has been set at 41500 each. The other
over short to the left side of the road, group singing will follow im m ediate men who are serving the Jail terms
are Ed. Sullivan, Oscar Olson and
forced her to drive off the gravel und ly after.
William Gorman.
causing her car to skid Into the ditch
Mrs W illiam Brice, of Portland, the !
The arrest of the gang followed the
and turn over tw ice. The driver la-w president o f the state Parent-
ahead of her did not stop
Passing T eachers association, will open thn catching of one of their number try
m otorists look them to Alabny.
m eeting proper with a word of greet ing to steal a pair of pants in Ka-
ing from thn sta te congress.
Miss foury's store. Police took him to Jail
Born in O regon
.Mrs. Collins was born near C or-; M oselle Hair, o f the Extension d ivi and he Implicated the others.
vallls, June 1(1, 1887. She ami her sion at the U niversity, will make a
husband had been making plans to short uddress on behalf of that , CENSUS SUPERVISOR IS
observe their fortieth wedding anni Institution.
APPOINTED FOR DISTRICT
versary yesterday, Novem ber 27.
F ie ld S e c re ta ry Com ing
She Is survived by her husband, E. i Mrs. Charles Roe. of New York
The appointment of Joseph H.
W. C ollins, Hr.; three d au gh ters,, City, National Field Secretary of the Koke, Eugene, as district census
Mrs. Clara Fawver, Mrs. Erank Par I*. T. A., Is on a visit to the Pacific •supervisor for the
southwestern
rish, und Mrs. Bud G riffin, nil of coast and will have actual charge of Oregon district was announced this
Hprlngfleld; two sons, Harvey Collins m ost of the day's program. She will ’ week by the director of the bureau of
and Edgar Collins, Jr., both of Spring j make tw o addresses in the morning. census. Mr. Koke has taken the oath
field; four brothers, 8. E. McBee, of She will first explain the "Parent- of office and is beginning to organize
Springfield; J. W. McBee. Hoquiam, i Teacher Movement" and after some for the work.
W ashington; II. B. McBee. W enat group singing, she will talk on "It's ' The actual enumeration will be
chee. W ashington; and U. F. McBee. Place in Education."
‘ done next spring. Enumerators are
Eugene; two sisters. Mrs. W. C - A covered dish dinner will be , paid by the names secured and pos-
Campbell, Spokane, and Mrs. Erank ' i served to all present at noon.
A slbly will work for 30 or 60 days. It
Bartholom ew, Springfield.
j group of local ladles will have charge Is said that a competent enumerator
A
L IV E
NEW SPAPER
IN A L IV E T O W N
No. 47
THURSDAY, NOV. 2H, 1929
Mrs. E. W. Collins, Sr., Dies
When Automobile Turns
Lane County to be Host to
Over on Highway
Members F r o m
Douglas.
Mrs E W Collins, Hr.. 62, of this
State and National Officers
city was Instantly killed Sunday after
Coming to Take Parts on
noon ut four o'clock when tho auto
Program Here Saturday.
"The People's Paper“
SUTE OFFICEBS TO
C h am b er C alls
in Other Or
ganizations to Consider
Purchase.
Chairman Van Duzer Present®
Structure to People and Gov
The purchase of the McKlnls
ernor Patterson Receives It
building on Main street near Second
at Ceremony December 7,
for a community hall will be con
Band to Play,
sidered at a meeting of heads ot
civic and service organizations of
Springfield called Friday evening at
the Chamber of Commerce. The
building, remodeled and repainted,
with a new roof ready for occupancy.
Is being offered for $6500 by the
owner.
The chamber of commerce Is call
ing the meeting that the matter may
be studied and a decision reached.
Invitations to be represented by
three delegates each are being made
to th Dions club. American I^eglon,
National Guard. Doyal Deglon. Civic
club and American Deglon auxiliary.
A community building has long
Ix-en wished for In Springfield, and it
Is believed by some that the re
modeled McKinnis building will be
very satisfactory. However, unani
mous support must be given it by
the various organizations to make
the venture successful.
The building would house the
theatre and national guard armory
downstairs, a hall 32x50 feet upstairs
and several club rooms, dining room
and kitchen.
An architect has
figured the changes in the building
and the owner has made his price
based on the building remodeled.
Thanksgiving Day
Very Quiet Here
No
Public Entertainment
Planned; Some Leave
For Other Places
is
--------
a very quiet Thanksgiving day is
The new Springfield bridge will be
presented to the people of Oregon by
H. B. Van Duzer, chairman of the
highway commission, and accepted
for them by Governor I. L. Patterson,
according to a program arranged by
the dedication committee at a meet
ing Tuesday evening. The Odd FeF
lows band of Eugene will play at the
dedication of the bridge at twe
o’clock, December 7.
The dedication ceremony will be
presided over by Mayor W. P. Tyson,
who will call on Mayor H. E. Wilder,
Eugene, and Chairman Van Duzer
and Governor Patterson for ad
dresses. The ceremony will take
place at the west end of the structure.
Preceding the dedication servlcee
a dinner In honor of the highway
commission and engineers will be
held at the Osborn hotel in Eugene,
Frank Jenkins will be toastmaster,
and addresses will be made by Sena
tor Edward F. Bailey, chairman of the
Dane County Chamber of Commerce
highway committee, members of the
highway commission, county court
and engineers for the commission and
bureau of public roads.
Men and
women interested in good roads are
invited to be at the luncheon In honor
of the commission. The purpose of
the luncheon is good will and closer
understanding and fo-«peratlon be
tween the commission and the people
of this part of Oregon.
Invitations have been issued to
mayors, chambers of commerce and
service clubs in every town In West
ern Oregon to be present at the
affair.
being spent by the people of Spring-
field today. No church services are
The lights are all controlled by
being held, and no public entertain
special autom atic self-w inding d o ck s,
ment has been prepared. Most of the NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
which are adjusted at W ashington. I).
citizens are staying home enjoying
<’ , according to the meridian In which
BY CHAMBER FRI. N IG H T
their turkey dinners. Some of them
they ure used. They are so adjusted
have family reunions, while others
W. A. Taylor was elected president
that they will alw ays turn on the
have been invited out of town for of the Chamber of Commerce at th«
ligh ts exactly one half hour before
Leaves G reat G ran dch ild
; of this phase of the convention.
j can make from $5 to $8 a day. Any the day. Several of the Springfield monthly meeting held in the chamber
sundown and turn them off again one
She also leaves her father-in-law - At one-thirty Mrs. Roe will con-\ one wishing to work as an enumera people have returned to their homes
rooms last Friday night The other
hour after sundae every day of the and mother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. E
j duct a parliamentary drill period tor should write to Mr. Koke at for the day. The schools are to be officers elected were C. E. Wheaton,
year, regardless of the changes In 8. Collins of Springfield, and tour
. with discussion. She will also make Eugene. Appointments will be made closed tomorrow and this has made vice-president; C. E. Kenyon, trea
tim e of sunrise and sunset.
grandchildren and one great grand I two addresses In the afternoon. Her after an examination has been passed j it possible for many to leave town
surer; W. K. Barnell. Carl Olson. F*.
The beacon was erected by the Har child.
by the applicants.
i
(Continued on Pa~e 6)
B. Hamlin. W. C. Wright, and Jes»
rison and Wright com pany of Char ! Mrs Collins was a mem ber of the [ first will be on the "National Scope
Seavey, directors.
lotte, North Carolina.
They are 1 Baptist church of Springfield, a mem j of the Parent-Teacher Movement.”
effect the playing of Reed Hemming-
and the final one will deal with the
W. K. Barnell. Jess Seavey and F.
specializing In title erection of bea
way, former member of the Spring
B.
Hamlin were elected permanent
cons and In lighting airw ays, and America In Eugene, and of the Re-1 j manner of organization of P. T. A.
field squad, would have on the team.
associations.
have been awarded most of the con bekah lodge here.
It must be said to hts credit that he representatives from Springfield to
Cup W ill be Presented
tracts from the United S tates govern- I The funeral services were held
played the outstanding game for
county chamber meetings.
Mrs. Charles E. Hunt, of Eugene,
ment for this work.
The candidates for the offices wer«
Cottage Grove, and also, without ex
on Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'
president of the Eugene City Council
M any Beacons E rected
ception. the best punter on the field. nominated at the meeting held In the
clock from the B randstetter chapel
of Parents and Teachers will present
The crew that was here the first In Eugene.
His punts were always well timed, last part of October They will be
Rev. Ralph Mullholnnd
of the week have been working their o f the Springfield Baptist church the trophy won by the Dane county Cottage Grove BOWS to Spring- accurate, and not too high. The Installed at the last meeting of the
field Team For First Time in Springfield punters were seldom year, which will be on December 27,
way north from Redding. California, j f |(-ja t,-d and Interment w as made councll at the Grants Pass convention |
this fall for having the largest In i Many Years.
and will soon com plete a network of ! jn
Season Ends able to make a good kick. Their
I-nurel HUI cem etery.
The retiring officers are F. B,
crease In members of any organiza
th ese lights from California to Wash- ,
With No Defeats and Only attempts were usually blocked or Hamlin, president; W. A. Taylor,
tion in tho state.
Ington. They have erected fourteen
the punts went wild. Three times vice-president; W. N. Gossler .seer«-
W. W. WAKE AND HIS SON
One Score Against Locals
of the beacons between Ashland and ,
Mrs. W. K. Barnell will sing a solo,
the locals tried to ’kick goal and tary. and C. E. Kenyon, treasurer.
BUY MEAT MARKET "Hasta Manana." meaning “Until
Springfield. They will build thirteen
The Springfield high school foot- three times the Grove boys rushed : The gecretary lg appointed by the
more betw een Springfield and Port- !
Tomorrow," by Al. Hegbom. . Her | ban ,eam cIoged its schedule for the In on them and blocked their trys. ; pregident and no announcement hae
W. W. Wake an I son. Ira Wake,
land heforp the full group of 47
daughter. Barbara, will be her ac-' year Iagt Friday afternoon on the ,
T w o Injured
, been made Rg yet o( any new ap-
lights are turtied on for netual service. have recently purchased the Sani oompanlst. Mrs. John
F. Ketels I Rrattaln field by a very thorough , Philip Hesey, left end for the Cot- 1 pointment.
tary
Meat
Market
from
F.
O.
Bennett.
It Is expected that It will take
will also appear on the program with downing of the much-touted aggre tage Grove team, was hit on the .
Several reports were listened to,
about three weeks to finish tho Mr Wakp and son have had con- a reading
j gat Ion from Cottage Grove, by a j left temple with a player’s shoe I including the report of the delegattoa
construction work, and a little longer '
« y l e n e e I-. meat ma-kets
Word has been received that the score of 18 to 0. This was not only early In the first half and was un-
.are they can all be turned on.
I ,n E,“ Pnp anrt o,hpr c,,!es b-forP
which went to Portland to urge th«
newly organized P. T. A. group at a great game for the spectators In conscious most of the game. He
These lights are located approxtm- i r"’n,n< ,o SPrh”'f'pl<’'
the sidelines, but it was a beautiful came to Just before the final whistle j Improving of the McKenzie highway,
Ira Wake has lived In Hprlngfleld Canip Creek Is sending a delegation
the delegates to the county chamber
ately ten miles apart, depending
for the convention.
manner In which to close an alm ost! blew.
for
some
lime
and
has
been
employ
meeting at Creswell last Friday, and
somewhat upon the condition of the
perfect football schedule.
| Pohn Lynch also received a bad ,
the suggestion that a new building b«
gmiind. There Is one of these bea ed at the Sellln Meat Market In FOUR L INSTALLS NEW
| blow early in the first part of the '
Seven games played, seven game«
purchased for civic purposes.
cons located south of here, near Eugene.
second half. He made several passes
Mr. Bennett has moved to his
OFFICERS MONDAY NIGHT
Creswell, and two more near Cottage
during the half and seemed unable
up for them as against 6 for their
WORKERS COMPLETE
Grove.
Another will he erected ranch Just south of Springfield on
A very good program and good eats opponents Is the record of the local to recognize his teammates. He was
the
Pacific
highway,
and
will
live
near Coburg and one near Browns
RED CROSS DRIVE
taken
out
<n
the
third
quarter
when
there this winter. He has no other wore the high lights of the Four-L agregatlon. Only once hag a team
ville.
It was found that he was In a dazed
EARLY YESTERDAY
monthly
meeting
which
was
held
at
Immediate plans.
been able to score on them, and that
condition.
the W. O. W. hall on Monday even wag in the Brownsville game, when
The Red Cross roll call In Spring»
The game Friday was one of the
INTEREST IS PURCHASED
ing. New officers were Installed for the local players attempted a pass
ODD FELLOWS ELECT
field
came to a close last night. This
hardest
fought
and
most
bitter
play
IN RODENBOUGH GARAGE
the coming year and a talk was made after leading their opponents by a
was In accordance with the plan an
ed here for several years.
OFFICERS LAST NIGHT by R. E. Daniels, field representative
margin of almost 40 points. The
nounced at the opening of the drive«
The lineups for the game were:
Announcement wns made last week
of the Four-L organization.
pass was Intercepted and a Browns
O.
E.
Findley
was
elected
noble
of the purchase by A. J. Davis of a
c . Thurman ...... L.E. ..............Heshey over the entire nation that all roll
The followling program was pre ville back carried It through the J. Sumners.... .... L.T. .......... Chestnut calls should end on Thanksgiving day.
part Interest In the Rodenbough grand of the Odd Fellows at their
sented
by the local people: piano and entire Springfield team for the only o.
business meeting last night. The
Mrs. C. E. Kenyon, who has been
L.O ............... Brown
garage.
bell
duet
by Florence May and Bar score made against the team this J. Lynch......... ....... C. ... Hammlngway acting as local chairman this year,
other
officers
elected
were
Harry
Mr. Davis Is well-known Hi Spring-
year.
o. Geiger...... - R.G. ............ Durham stated last night that she was very
field, and has been operating a saw Woolley, vice-grand; Oswald Olson, bara Barnell; vocal solo, Muriel Ty
son,
accompanied
by
Winlfrld
Tyson;
Credit Due Coach
secretary;
and
Karl
Girard,
treasurer.
G. Morrison......... R.T. .....Googesburg well pleased with the manner In
mill near Donna for the past few
The appointive officers will not be reading by Mrs. Marlon Adams; piano
No little amount of the credit for R Cole
RE. ................Holly which the local people responded to
years. He will assume active man
selected
until the meeting at which solo by Margaret Jarrett; vocal solo the success this season must go to H. Tomseth
1 H. ................ Ward the drive. There was $143.00 In the
agement of the garage while Mr.
R.H. ............ Newton treasury last night and a few workers
Rodenbough devotes most of his they are Installed. All officers will by Mrs. Dallas Murphy, accompanied William Baker, coach, who Is com T. McMurrav
be Installed the latter part of De by Winlfrld Tyson; reading by Faye pleting his course at the University, E. Squires..... .... Q...... .........Breedlove were still to turn In their reports.
time to the sale of radios.
cember or nt the first meeting In Parsons, andmuslc by the high school and who Is coaching his first football F.
F.
Some of the local people have con
orchestra.
team
In
a
high
school.
Baker
Is
January.
Scores
Listed
Total
tributed more thon $1.00. The $143.00
CHURCH NEEDS, TOPIC
The newly elected officers who well-known In this county as a
The teams played against this represents 137 Individual member
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH FUNERAL HELD SATURDAY were Installed Monday night were championship pitcher for the Uni this season and the scores are as
ships.
Charles Paddock, chairman; Ben versity of Oregon baseball team.
follows :
No quota had been set for the
"The Needs of the Church" will he
FOR NORMAN SKINNER
The game Friday afternoon was a Springfield...... (? Lebanon _____ 0
Hklnner. vice-chairman; John King,
drive other than an effort to secnr«
the morning sermon topic at the
The funeral services for Normnn secretary. George Cox, Charles Pad- great surprise to the many local Springfield---- 19 Junction City.... 0 a membership from every adult re
Chrlstlnn ehurch on Sunday. Veltle
business men, who had closed their Springfield.......41 University High 0
Skinner,
the eight yenr old son ol dock and L. D. May were re-elected
sident of Springfield.
Pruitt has chosi-i "Tho Church and
stores
for the game and who watched Springfield.......39 Brownsville __ 8
to
positions
on
the
conference
com
the Ark" as his topic for the even Mr. nnd Mrs. Ernest Hktnner, of
the Springfield boys trample all Springfield.......40 Harrisburg ....... 0
Longview, Washington, were held on mittee, which they held last year.
ing sermon.
Installs New Frigidaire
over Cottage Grove.
Springfield.......12 Junction City _ 0
The
retiring
officers
are
W.
P.
Ty
Special music Is being prepnred Saturday nt two o’clock from the
A
new
Frigidaire was Installed at
Springfield.......18 Cottage Grove .. 0
son, chairman; and L. L. May, vice-
Former Player Interests
for the morning. In the evening the Walker-Poole chapel In Eugene. S.
the
Pastime
Quick Lunch and card
chairman.
John
King
was
re-elected
There
was
a
lot
of
speculation
be-
j
choir will sing "Come All Ye People" Earl Childers, pastor of the Christian
parlor
yesterday.
fore
the
game
started
ns
to
Just
what
17#
to
his
position.
church In Eugene, officiated.
by Charles Oounod.
C o ntrol Clocks Used
GRID SQUAD CLOSES
V