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8 Dedication Ceremony Marks Historic Period For Springfield THE T ry the H o m e P r in t S hop F ir s t NGFIELD NEWS TW ENTY-SIXTH YEAR SP7.INCÌSELI) HAY RACK RIDE PLEASES YOUNG FOLKS ON FRIDAY M iss A gatlia B eals w as h o stess on F rid a y evening a t a v ery d elightful p a rty w hich began a t h e r hom e in S pringfield and cam e to an end at th e C. D. Sm ith farm n ear here. The g u e sts w ere ask ed to assem ble a t the B e a ls’ hom e w here th ey w ere e n te r ta in e d w ith p arlo r gam es and served re fre s h m e n ts , th ey they w ere tak en to th e S m ith hom e, w here th ey en- Joyd a ride on an old-fashioned hay ra c k . T he evening w as bro u g h t to a close w ith a g en eral g ath erin g ab out a large bonfire. T hose who w er invited to a tten d ■were A udry D anner, C h artres« W illis, V irg in ia F ranz, Je sse B eals, W in ifrid T yson, B eth M ontgom ery, A gatha B eals, W illiam P ollard, H ow ard H u g h e s, W illiam Cox, Ted M ontgom ery , J a c k D anner, L aw rence Roof, P au l P o tter, Paul F rese, F ran k L om b ard , Cecil E m m ons, and Mr. and M rs. H arold R o b erts of E ugene, who flcted as chauerones. LANE COUNTY, OREGON- Mr. S im ons’ e a r received the g re a t e s t in ju ry . It w as torn alm o st com p letely off in th e accid en t. ' H e was ta k e n to th e P acific C hristian h ospi ta l by a S pringfield p hysician who a tte n d e d him . T h e injured m an lives ab o u t four m iles e a s t of S pring field on the Mc K enzie highw ay. Xnu g’|irtnyftrlb ffirthgr ^PROGRAM 12:00.—B anquet at O sburn Hotel.— Mr. F ran k Jenkins, T oastm aster. •*' Song.— America. Vocal Solo.—Arab Iloyt Rae. Address of W elcome — S enator Edw ard F. Bailey, Chairm an Lane County C ham ber of Com m erce Roads and Highway Com m ittee, Vocal Solo.— Mrs. W. K. Barnell. 'falk s by Members of the S tate IR .b w a y Commission, County Court, E ngineers of Hie S tate Highway D epartm ent anti Federal B ureau of Public Roads, and Good Road Boosters. Address.— Governor I. L. P atterson. 1 the end of th e year. F our y ears of com m unity e ffo rt will end in a grand clim ax S atu rd ay , when th e new S pringfield bridge will he dedicated by a fittin g cerem ony. T he new s tru c tu re is one of th e fin est on the O regon highw ay system , and co stin g n early $200,000. opiii.-D edicaJion^ Cm c,,mny gt New Springfield B r id g e - M a y o r W. P. Tyson of Spring- Address.— M ayor TT. E. Wilder, I r Dnqc,a tnrp<rOf B« d ee i'?.r J Ise the pp°ple of O regon— C hairm an IL B. Van D usti. Oregon S tate Highway Commission. M usic— Eugene 1. O. O. F. Band. A cceptance of New Bridge for th e People of Oregon.— G overnor I. L. P atterson. •"l'' '"-''¡!ll'l'l:íll!l!¡;:,lll¡, !!l,’llll||!| Ul;||HHIIHIIIIM IIIIl»l,' Committee in Charge o f Dedication CHAIRMAN— H. E. Maxey, S pringfield C h am b er of Com m erce. SECRETARY O. S. F letch er, L ane C ounty F a rm e rs’ Union. PROGRAM COM M ITTEE: BANQUET COM M ITTEE: P. B. H am lin, S p ringfield C ham ber of Com m erce. J. R. McKy, E ugene Lions Club. M artin A nderson. C ottage Grove C ham ber of M elvin H ansen, E ugene C ham ber of C om m erce, H a rry M. S tew art, S pringfield L ions Club. Com m erce. S P E A K E R S C O M M ITTEE; J. W. M cA rthur, E ugene R o tary Club. F. C. W alters, E ugene K iw anis Club. N. L. M ichels, E ugene A ctive Club. E d w ard F. Bailey, 'J u n c tio n City L ions Club. J. FI. M iller, Ju n ctio n C ity C ham ber of C om m erce. j| W. F. W alker, S pringfield L ions Club. Electrical No. 48 , Dedication Saturday Marks Four Years of Community Work Since 1926; Structure One of Finest; 1090 Feet Long and Cost Nearly $200.000. Saturday, ^December 7th, 1929 i L IV E N EW SPA PER IN A L IV E TO W N Bridge Ends Four Years United Effort MAN'S EAR LACERATED G eorge Sim ons suffered bad cu ts and b ru ises abou t his head and sh o u ld ers la st Sunday w hen th e fro n t w heels on th e Ford tru ck which b e w as d riving locked ju s t as he was c ro s sin g th e ra ilro a d tra c k s about tw o m jles e a st of S pringfield. T he tru c k tu rn ed o ver and w as dam aged ■considerably. A THURSDAY, DEC. 5th, 1929 DEDICATION IN ACCIDENT SUNDAY “ The People's Paper" Idaho Man S tops—Jo h n B reilan of N am pa, Idaho, w as re g iste re d a t th e E lite h otel on S atu rd ay . O th er g u ests re g iste re d a t th e h o tel d u rin g th e p a st w eek-end w ere: E. A. M iller, Signal, O regon; A. R. R uthven, J a s p e r; Alvie Jo n e s and C harles Boyd, A lbany; H, L. P ettib o n e, C ulver, O regon; E. H. R odm an, R edm ond; C. W. L lck ess and E a rle M urphy of P ortland. Goes to A lbany— Sam R ichm ond w ent to A lbany S a tu rd a y n ig h t to a tte n d th e d in n e r sponsored by th e A lbany cam p of the V e te ra n s of th e Spanish-A m erican w ar. Approaches Cause Trouble D elay in se ttlin g th e type of a p proach held up th e opening of th e bridge d u rin g th is p a st sum m er, b t i f ' w ork was finally resu m ed , a „<1 now we have the new bridge a fte r n e a r’ • four y ears of com m unity effort. T he plans for the brid g e called firs t for a stru c tu re 850 feet lont£-a' 550 feet of ste e l w ith 150 foot con c re te ap p ro ach es on each end. L a te r 90 fe e t of co n crete ap proach w a i added to the S pringfield end to cro ss a slough, and still la te r 150 feet w as added to th e w est end to rep lace th e sam e am o u n t of e a rth e n fill. T he new bridge is now 1090 fe e t long, w ith a 27 feet d riv ew ay and sidew alks on both sides. L an e county voted $75,000 for th is new brid g e in 1926, and has expended abopt $15,000 m ore in rig h t of way and added costs. F ederal B ureau ot Public Ronds co n trib u ted $87,000, and th e s ta te of O regon th e rem ain d er, to build th is m agnificent s tru c tu re at HIDDEN LAKE OBJECTIVE the “G atew ay to th e M cK enzie.’’— th e ; OF THANKSGIVING HIKE ju n ctio n o f th is cross s ta te highw ay, • ♦ fed eral road No. 28, and the P acific Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Syagle, M axine highw ay. S n o d g rass and Riley S nodgrass sp en t Lions S ta r t A gitation th e ir T h an k sg iv in g day on a h ik e to T he S pringfield L ions club in H idden lake, on th e south fork of the Ja n u a ry , 1926 sta rte d the ball M cK enzie riv er, in the C ascades. rolling to secu re th e co n stru ctio n ol I T he p arty left h ere a t th re e o'clock th is new bridge to rep la c e th e old , in th e m orning and drove to H ard y ’s obsolete stru c tu re . T he proposition | cabin, w here they left th e ir c a r and w as tak en to the C ham ber of Com proceeded to h ik e up th e ra n g e r m erce, w here a bridge co m m ittee tra il to th e lake, a d istan ce of fo u r w as appointed to in terv iew th e h ig h ; m iles. way com m ission. T his co m m ittee T he w e a th e r w as nice and b rig h t, co n sisted of E. E. M orrison, W elby S tevens, A. J. P erk in s, M ayor G. G. hut a bit cold until the p a rty had B ushm an, an d H. E. Maxey. T he J hiked fa r enough to w arm th em selv es. firs t th re e m en p resen ted the m atfei T h e re w as no snow on th e tra il to th e sta te highw ay com m ission at ! or around th e lake, th ey rep o rt. T he the F e b ru a ry , 1926, m eeting, and w ere ! ground w as fro sty and the larg e logs told th a t a study of th e bridge s itu acro ss the sm aller stre a m s and atio n w ould be m ade an d rep o rted j creek s w ere coated w ith ice, w hich m ade trav el over them very pre on a t th e M arch m eeting. carious. Bonds Voted in 1926 At th e M arch m eetin g of th e h ig h T hey saw m any ducks on the lake w ay com m ission it w as voted to co before re tu rn in g to S pringfield ab o u t o p e ra te w ith L ane county in build- I nine o'clock in th e evening. ing th e new bridge. D uring th e , su m m er of 1926 a petition w as c ir REBEKAH’S HAVE SOCIAL cu lated callin g fo r a special election MEETING MONDAY EVE, to vote $75,000 in bonds a t the tim e of th e g e n e ra l N ovem ber election. T he re g u lar m eetin g of the R ebekah T he election w as held and th e issue lodge w as held at the I.O.O.F. room s passed by a larg e m ajority. on M onday evening. G am es and v a ri M any difficu lties p re sen ted th e m ous o th e r am u sem en ts provided th e selves even a fte r th e bridge w as m eans of e n te rta in m e n t for th e g a th financed, and it w as not until M arch, erin g . R eg u lar business w as also 1928, th a t the co n tra c t w as let to tra n sa c te d . L in d stro m and F igenson. P o rtlan d co n tra c to rs, to build th e stru c tu re . V isit From S iste rs— B ert T ow ns T he c o n tra c to rs w ent to w ork and end and h is wife of S iste rs, O regon, th e bridge w as com pleted a s let hv w ere w eek-end v isito rs in th e city. I PIONEERS J 1 PUBUC IttM C Z j FORD The Modern Christmas M ode W hat to g iv e ? -w h a t to give? Now the modem electrical mode solves the annual shopping problem. Electrical gifts delight every one who yearns for something smart yet practical. They bring lasting Joy. There's an appro priate electrical gift for Mother, Dad, Bobby-everyone. Let our windows be your Christmas shopping guide. Announcement We are now retailing our own Used Cars MODEL-A FORD TUDOR $525 $550 DODGE 4-PASS. COUPE $300 OLDSMOBILE De Luxe Sedan $375 CHEVROLET COACH ........... $235 ’24 FORD COUPE $90 ’26 FORD ROADSTER $225 '26 4-door FORD SEDAN $225 MODEL-A FORD ROADSTER Today I Spar«h>y i n cafcew V a in ly S a t i e s c d t p «a la d a o n **y precia.« b o a B m » * • e e |e y > Ike MODEL-A FORD TUDOR DURANT SEDAN WHIPPET SEDAN DODGE ROADSTER dodge s e d a n ................ '24 FORD 4-door SEDAN ’26 FORD TUDOR '26 FORD TOURING. Rux. $525 $475 $350 $250 $300 $90 $235 $150 **************** T E R M S The most a p p re c ia te d gift, one 4 everyday happiness for aS I fatuity In better cooked, easier | — r —yr ___ f M ountain S tates P ower C ompatì ! DAVE RIFE, Manager on Lot 7th S T R E E T —Rear Osburn Apartments E.C. Simmons Co. EUGENE O REG O N