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THUItHDAY, DHC. 12, 1929
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MANY WORKING DAYS ARE
LOST AT LUMBER MILL
H. S. CONFERENCE DATES
AND PROGRAM CIVEN
Junuury 10 unii
11 huvti h««n
m lei'led uh ih« dal«« for III« T«nlh
Annuii) III k I i Milioni C onferm ici ut
III« Unlveralty of Oregon
The eonfurene» thln year wlll li«
illvlded Itilo flv« aeetlons, uditori of
tn'hnol (m|i»rH unii yourbooks, proni
d en ti ni Klrln' leu« i l e » , «tuilenl body
offirari. unii
principili» o f I i I r I i
sitinola.
Karl M l'ullett, reglatrar, and l*ay
Fonter. ntudent, ure In cliurge of thè
program urrungeinentn thln your.
Geraldine rarrar, noted opera star
M o I im I » | ii iiU,n» rifilili all parta o f 1 and concert nnger announced at
Ih« northwent huvo been Inviti li lo j Ridgefield, Coon., that aha plana to
retire from the stage on her fiftieth
)■« preiont ul III« conferenc« tu muke
birthday. February » . 1932.
iulilr«m «i unii lo tak e u d iv i puri In
thè round Inido «lini uhh I oii », wblcli PUBLIC INVITED TO
(orni on« of Ih« importuni feuturen ■ ANNUAL COUNTY MEET
of III«*« meeting».
OF SCOUT LEADERS
The offlcem who wlll prenlde ut
Ilio vurloiiH NedliiiiH of Ih« confi-r-
T he annual m eetin g of all banc
enco are Hurney Cumeron, Hujem, county scoutm aster« and those Inter
president of lit« student body officers M ted In their work will be held at
association ; Lucille liable, W ushing th« Chamber of C om m erce rooms In
ton high school, Portland; president Kugen« on Monday even in g. Decem-
of the girls' league association ; und t,«.r to
Th» m eeting wlll take the
lhidley McClure. Iletison P o ly te c h -1 f u r m of u banquet, which wlll be
nlc high school, Portland, presldout followed by u pageant put on by
of the press conference.
¡a ctiv e Hcouts to dem onstrate and 11
Th« visitin g dntegates will be en- j | U»tr»te the reports of th« year's
ti rtulned by th e U niversity stu d en ts Work
s t a reception und banquet, und will j Springfield bun been
Invited to
attend the opening basketball gwmeu „elect one Hoy Scout Io appear In
of the year ul Mi Arthur Court Frl-
pageant In full uniform, equipped
day and Saturday night« when the with pack, troop flag, umd colors.
Oregon team s m eet a team from The selection has not been made yet
W ashington state.
The Scout selected and th e Scout
Springfield high school delegates m asters will he g u ests at the ban
to the con feren ce have not yet been quet.
New officers for the ensuing
elected , hut they w ill probably bn year w lll be elected after the re-
selected next w eek, according to t ports and the pagtant.
W K. Buell, principal.
The tick ets for the dinner will be
fifty cen ts each, iuh I everybody In-
LETTER SENT FROM CHINA terusted In thin work Is Invited to
CAUSES INTEREST HERE
In clu d in g lad les, says It. <’.
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nf the
Annual
I Merrill, chairm an
The war In China Is more than a M eeting com m ittee.
The local mem bers of the Lions
war on paper, If the scrapping In
that country Is responsible fnr the Scout com m ittee which Is sponsor
condition of a letter which the N ews ing a troop Is H. E. Maxey, chati-
has Just received from a m issionary mun. and W. C. Ilebhan and W. K.
In China. The letter was mulled In Burnell.
Shunghal on Novem ber 7, and was
D elivered on Devember 3.
The Interesting thing In connection
with the letter 1« that the envelope
appears to have been opened and has
been allowed to get very w et at
at som e tim e before It reached tho
shores of the United States. It was
marked In Sun Francisco to Indicate
that It hud been received In bad
condition.
The letter ;as w ritten by llev. H.
G C. Hallock, and tells of the effect
th e A m ericans have had on the cu s
tom s and habits of the Chinese dur
ing our C hristm as holiday period.
Hunt Duoka Sunday— Frank Bmlt-
Register at Elite -Am ong the guests
non, W. K. Harnell, and Riley Hnod- at the Kllte hotel during the weekend
grana went duck hunting on Sunday, were Hilly Percy, A. Johnnon, Mr
Highly nuven mid one half working hut were not auccensful In bugging attd Mrn. F. W. Force, and Robert
dayn were lout ut tho Booth Kelly any. They went out neur Hrownnvllle Caatle, all of Portland; and R. Pol-
lack, of Westfir.
mill hero during th« month of Novem- und Albany.
' b«r na tth e reimlt of accident« to
employ«»«.
T he accldentn
which
euuHi'd tho Ion* of tim e ranged iron,
a broken buck to an Infeclnd finger
Frank Holmen fell from a lumber
plln on N ovem ber 14. und fractured
neverul vertebrae
He had lost 23
! dayn from work a the end of th«
month. Thia wai the moat (terlou*
I accident of the month. T he other
1 accldentn Included on« In which
| Frank W orley Injured hla foot with a
I plckaroon «lipped and « tru c k him In
the foot.
Discharged from Hospital—J. C.
Churchill wan discharged from thd
Pacific Christian hospital In EugeM
last Sunday following an lllneM
which kept him In bed for many
- days.
A
FIRST MILL ACCIDENT
OF MONTH IS ON DEC. 5
tb'lvln Doane was the victim of the
first accid en t to be reported at the
December. He pinched a finger be-
I tw een a (ruck standard and the bed
' on D ecem ber 5, and lost several days
work.
Cottage Grove Man Here — D. M
Shaw , nf C ottage Grove, was a v is i
tor In the city the first o f the week.
C onsults Physician Matt Sm ith of
Marcolt w as In town Monday to con
sult a local physician.
Oexler R esident Shop»—O. M. Mat
hew s of D exter was purchasing sup
plies In the city Monday.
Many Register at Springfield Hotel
—T wo California people, F. C. Tailor
and Fr«d R alston, of I-xxll, California,
were registered at the Springfield
hotel over
the
week-end. Other
gu ests were F. C. Montgomery. Cor
vallis;
It.
E. O'Brien, Aberdeen,
W ashington; R. H Larson, W endling;
Ray Manning, Portland; and M L.
Sm ith. Floyd Maye, W. B. Morland,
Jam es Thom pson, H. A. Moody, F. A.
Shepherd, and W. H. Glover, all nf
Albany.
THE CHRISTMAS STORE FOR
KIDDIES AND GROWNUPS
Our tremendous stock of Toys, Novelty and Useful Goods makes this truly the Christ
mas Store ot Springfield. Here something can be found foi every member of the
family at prices that will be in reach of your Christmas purse. We have searched all
parts of the world and have one of the finest selections ever offered In Springfield. From
our large stock we make a
FEW SUGGESTIONS
Fancy Art Dishes
Hand Painted
Imported Piece»
Pictures
Candle«
Toilet Set«
Purses and Bags
Dolls of all Kinds
Doll Carriages
Wagons
Carta
Scooters
Lamps
Inctnse Burners
Shaving Sets
Vases
Flower Bowls
Book Ends
Mirrors
Baskets
Stationery
Crockery
Aluminum Ware
Rubber Aprons
Perfumes
Hosiery
Handkerchiefs
Drums
Horn«
Balls
Books
Tree Decorations
Candles
Candle Sticks
Cut Glass
TURNER’S NOVELTY STORE
“The Store of Thousands of Christmas Gifts’
SPRINGFIELD, OREGON
I. O. O. F. BUILDING
CHARGES REDUCED
on extension telephones
and telephone service connections
.We take pleasure in announcing a reduction in tele
phone charges, effective January 1, decreasing the ooht
of service to telephone users in Oregon. These reduc
tions include:
SAFETY COMMITTEE NOT
SPONSORING A CONTESE
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The announcem ent which was made
last week of an essay con test to lie
sponsored by the 4-L organisation
was erronoun. and no such con test Is
being contem plated tills year, accord
ing to m em bers of the Safety co m
m ittee.
An old copy of tho rules and re
gulations for the co n test which was
held last year, was unintentionally
circulated nnd gave rise to the story
which appeared last week.
R E D U C T IO N IN CHARGES FOR BUSINESS
A N D RESIDENCE FL A T RATE E X T E N S IO N
TELEPH O NES, 25 cents per month. For example,
the monthly charge for—
B u sin ess d e s k e x te n sio n (n o w $ 1 .2 5 ) w ill b e red u ced to $ 1 .0 0
Oakridge Resident Here — Mrs
(lyxle McPherson of Oakridge w as i
transacting business In Springfield 1
Gifts That Will Please
the first of the week.
Perfumes and cosmetics in dainty gift sets,
bottles of cut or fancy glass—the ideal for gift
giving, and always certain to please those who
receive them on Christmas morning. Take the
time to inspect our stocks when shopping for
gifts.
B u sin ess w all e x te n sio n (n o w $ 1 .0 0 ) w ill b e red u ced to 7 5 c .
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R esid en ce d e s k e x te n sio n (n o w $ 1 .0 0 ) w ill be red u ced to 7 5 c .
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R e sid e n c e «sotf e x te n sio n (n o w 7 5 c ) w ill be red u ced to 5 0 c .
Injured Woman R ecovering—Mrs.
’ H illy Hood, of M ascots, who was
shot recently by her husband, who
later turned h is gun on him self. Is
y m aking fine progress In her recovery,
according to her physician. It Is be
lieved that she will be able to leave
the hospital In a few days.
FLANERY’S DRUG STORE
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• E L IM IN A T IO N O F SERVICE C O N N E C T IO N
CH ARG E in all cases where telephone instrument is
already connected for incoming or outgoing calls.
••THE R EXA LL STORE”
Visit at Marcóla— Mr. nr.d Mrs. J.
W. S teven s spent Sunday at Mnrcola I
visitin g at the Chnrles I’nrls home.
PHONE 15
SPRINGFIELD
Going Lihe
w
Hot Cakes
’E have sold hundreds of beauti
ful Christmas Cards the last
few weeks, but we have re
ordered more so that we still
have many cards to select
from.
Nicely Embossed
and Engraved
Christmas Cards
with name printed on them
priced for 25 cards and en
velopes $2.00 and up.
From now until Christmas
we will give 24 hour service on
imprinting names on Christmas
Cards.
THE WILLAMETTE PRESS
Opposite Postoffice
R E D U C T IO N IN SERVICE C O N N E C T IO N
CH ARG ES—
For business and
residence extension
telephones
F ot
residence main
telephones
For private
branch exchange
telephones
Tbs present charge
of $2.00 w in be reduc
ed to $1.50
The present eharge
of $3.50 w ill be redac-
ed to $3.00
The present charge
of $3.50 w ill be rsdua*
sd to $1.50.
These reductions are in accordance with the fundu-
, mental policy of the Company, which is to provide
It, the best possible telephone service at the least Jf
cost to the public
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T he P acific T elephone
. A nd T elegraph C ompany
i HL * RLWJWT, M $
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