Try the H om e
P rin t Sh op Firat
TW EN TY-SIXTH YEAR
THE SPRINGFIE
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McKINNIS building to
BE REMODELED TO SUIT
COMMUNITY MEETINGS
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c o u n ty , O R EG ON •
£
IN SCHOOL DISIRICÍ
NEWS
T h o m p s o n F a m i l y ST0P s , gns
H a s L a r g e D in n e r
“ The People’s P ap er”
L IV E
NEW SPAPER
IN A L IV E T O W N
placed
BY WORKMEN FRIDAY
TO ENFORCE MEASURE
A community hull may lm starteli
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In Hprlngflnld after the first <>r the
Children of Mr. and Mrs. L. E.
The stop street ordinance recently
Will Start School and Carry year In the upstairs of the McKInnl»
passed by the City Council is now In
Thompson Meet Together
hitlhlltiK A committee represent lux
Passenger« on Big Field in the Springfield Chamber of < ’i . m i n e n . Net Warrant Indebtedness is
effect. The placing of stop signs on
on Christmas Day
Lower at End of Year Than
Addition to Operations at espei-ta tu sign u lease nn the up
all streets leading Into Main street
One Of the largest family gather
It Has Been for Many
Springfield Airport in Noar ’" ‘“r’*
«ub-lei
tho varl-
automatically
made the ordinance ef
Years; Outstanding Warrants ings to he held In Springfield this fective at once. There has
, oils service and civic organizations of
Future.
< hrlstmas occurred yesterday after-
the city.
n Radio Control Station for North
Less Than Month Old.
non at the Woodman Hall, when the ""rn” trouble with motorists who are
Mr McKInnls Is remodeling the
Aviation school and passenger
and South Airways in Oregon
The net warrant Indebtedness or children of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. not accustomed to stopping before 1
carrying rights on the Medford air building upstairs for a hull and club
to
be Located on Emerald
Thompson
and
their
families
gather
entering Main street, but as a whole
port has been awarded Io the Ecker rooms, lie will kalsotnlne, paint and diool district 19 Will he almost »6.000
ed
for
a
Christmas
dinner
and
tree
at
Heights;
Land Leased for
son Plying Service. of Springfield, renovate the building to suit the needs less after warrant 60 and all others 1:00 o'clock.
the new regulation has worked out
Purpose.
and will he (iterated by Major (I II of immtnudlty gatherings The main issued
before that have been paid
The gathering is now almost an an very satisfactory. Several motorists
Kekerson In addition to the manage hall will he 32x(3 feel, and there will
__
nual
affair with the children of Mr. have been warned and arrests will be , Í 1 The establishment of a _ F'ederal
tnenl of the Springfield airport The he six other rooms for club and (lining than It was a year ago, according to
ami
Mrs.
Thompson
An
effort
has
ma<l«
for
the
second
offense.
The
radl°
8tation
In
Springfield
for
the
purposes
Information given out by William O.
major expects to le gin operations at
Ihe Chamber of Commerce at Its Hughes, clerk, who Is now completing been made for several years to hold ordinance provides for a fine of five guidance of air mall planes has be«
Medford shortly after Ihe first of
and
,or m IWMIOn OI lt-
come almost a certainty with the
the year.
last meeting decided (O rent the up his semiannual statement of the
the
members
are
usually
present.
leasing of new ground on Emerald
financial
status
of
the
school
district
Medford has the finest airport In stairs portion of the building at »60 a
Sickness and other causes Interfered
_
_ _
Several motorists have complained
,lelgbt8 bT the department of com«
Oregon, and Major Kekerson plans a month rather thun buy the whole
The warrant Indebtedness last year I with
the
meeting
last
year
for
the
,hat
they
cannot
see
the
signs
when
'
me‘’ce
and
arrangement
for
electria
structure.
first class advanced school In avia
«as »10,288 91. and this year for the I first time In a long while.
a car Is parked near the corner, and aerr,ce extension to the property.
tion lie will discontinue his school
same period It will he »4,892.24.
The Christmas dinner was pre- It is expected that the street com The new slte ls at the end of Sunset
here until the spring and summer BIDS ARE RECEIVED
When warrant 780 has been paid, pared by various members of the mlttee will soon have the corner of boulevard- a f«"* hundred yards south
months, when he will have a pilot
there will be no outstanding warrants families, under the direction of Mrs. the streets marked off for several ° f the alr mal1 beacon light already
FOR NEW BUILDING
give Introductory flying courses of
the school district which are Maude Bryan and Mrs. Gay.
feet and motorists will have to park erected-
BY GEORGE STANLEY ugalnst
It* hours, It Is announced Passenger
more than one month old.
The Christmas tree was provided thelr car" ba‘ k of the lines, which
The purpose of the new station Is to
»> rvlce will also he maintained on
These figures Indicate that the and decorated for the event by the will be drawn on the pavement.
lllds for the construction of the new
send out radio beams over the north
the Hprlgflehl port hy him
building to bouse the Hotels drug school district Is gradually paying oft Roberts brothers, who have done this
and south course, which will control
Students now In the course of In store are now being received by Mr. Its Indebtedness, and that the flnan
for the past several years.
a
radio compass In the planes. Three
NEW
POLICE
OFFICER
structions will be finished up at the
George Stanley, of Eugene, who Is •lal status of the district is better
Immediately following the dinner
radio operators will be stationed here
Pprlngfleld port or taken to Medford going to erect the structure, which than It ha* been for some time, thinks
APPOINTED SATURDAY
the entire group gathered about the
to broadcast« the signals when the
for their additional Instructions, It will house the drug store when It Mr Hughes, who states that the net
large
Christmas
tree
for
a
program
new station is erected. There «■
Is announced
H.
R
Davis,
better
known
as
Bill
will he moved to make room for his warrant Indebtedness at this time Is and exchange of tokens.
Havls, was appointed Chief of Police another 8tatlon at Chehalis. Washing-
The Kekerson Dying Service has grocery store, wh.ch he expects to much better than It has been tor
Those who
were
present
at
the
for
Springfield by the police commit'-
aBd theFe WiI1 be “ ke,y
»t
a franchise on the Springfield air
open this' spring In the present loca many years.
Mr and , Mrs. L. E tee of the City Council last Saturday ” iOrd' according to an official of
port, calling for the keeping of one tion of the Kelels' store.
;
The Indebtedness will Increase ThompHon
...
,r a,ld Mrs Welby afternoon, to take the Diace of Kon tbe departlnent of commerce, w
ho
who
airplane In flying condition on the
Two bids have been received up to again from now until July, when Stevens; Mrs. Beatrice Gay; Mr. and ne,h Giles, resigned.
has been here on two occasions lately
field nt all times To fulfill this thia morning by Mr Stanley. They an,rther tax payment will be madei I Mr" EarI
Davis
is
ti I" I l l / i l i i . e f , , • A « _ _
as
.. a
Roberts; Mrs. Maude Bryan former po'llce "of’^Zr
selecting the site.
agreement a plane will be stationed
of this city,
were from the firm of Hargreaves and but the Increase will not be a n y iand dauKb’**r. Chystal; Mr. and M
Local people who have been doso
rs. having served In that capacity before
here, according to the major Major
Lindsey, of Eugene, and George Per greater than it was for the same perl- KarI Thompson and daughters. La- the appointment of Mr' cil'es"'who 8tudents <>' aviation in the last few
the aPP°'n«ment of Mr. Giles, who
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Ex kerson and James Stovall are kins, of Springfield one other firm
od last year, and the Income will be ' ’‘rne and Kathryn; , Mr and
—x Mrs. F. has held that office for OT almost
r
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“
1381 and
Ie»
a year.
months declare
that beason
light
partners In the venture nt Medford has taken out a set of the plans, and alrnoNt thi» name
D. Thompson and children, Esther,
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radio
beacon
are
tw
o
link»
i
.
.
ns well as Springfield.
beacon are two links In a chain
was expected Io submit a hid very
Jean and Donald; Miss Marguerite
.of developments which is destined to
ROYAL
NEIGHBORS
ELECT
soon.
Hurd, sister of Mrs. Floyd Thompson;
CAST PLEASES AUDIENCE
make Springfield an aviation center
JOHN FISHER PASSES
No exact date has been set for the
i Mr. and Mrs. K. V. Barrett and family
NEW OFFICERS FRIDAY in the next few years.
W
ITH
PAGEANT
SUNDAY
I.
AT HOME NEAR DONNA opening of the bids, but It Is expected
r I Light was turned on and tests made
Mrs. Dodd Miller was elected oracle
that they will he o|H*ned during the
The pageant "The Birth of Christ." ney. all of Eugene; Mr. J. M. Thomp of the Royal Neighbors at their re of the new air mail beacon last Fri
John Fisher died at his home one
week, and thnt work will begin
which was given at the Baptist son. Mrs. Bryan's father; and Victor gular meeting held at the home of day evening for the first time. The
mile east of Donna on Tuesday even soon afterwards.
Fogle.
church
on Sunday evening at 7:30
ing at ft. 00 o clock, at the age of 70
Mrs. William Stearmer last Friday big revolving lights flooded the town
The building will be built on the lot was well presented and pleased the
years.
evening.
Other officers who were and surrounding country, and could be
between the Sutton block, which Mr
REBEKAH LODGE HOLDS
large
audience
which
filled
the
audi
elected
are
Mrs. I. M. Peterson. vice- seen for many miles.
Mr Fisher was born In Indiana, and Stanley has recently purchased, and
BIG CHRISTMAS PARTY oracle; Mrs. Georgia Nettleton, chan-
married Lydia Burkenbln« In that the Wright and Sons' hardware and torium to see the production. The
church choir sang several numbers
state, ills first wife died In 1907. furniture store.
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cellor; Mrs. Ina Scrivener, recorder- KENSINGTON CLUB HOLDS
und some carols to help the cast. The
A hrlstmas tree and all the neces- Mrs Ida Cline, receiver- Mrs Emma
having nine children, two of whom
CHRISTMAS PARTY FRI.
pageant depicted biblical soenes of “ w k lt
7 7 Pre*ent at ‘he OlBOn’ mar8ha11: Mrs. Ida Morelock
died In their Infancy.
LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS
events
surrounding
the
night
of
the
weekly
meeting
of
the
Rebekah
lodge
sentinel.
He moved to Oregon In 1913, and
Mrs. S. C. Wright and Mrs. A- J,
on Monday evening. Each guest
METHODIST CHOIR SING Nativity.
married Nancy Sterling, of Eugene,
The retiring officers of the Royal Morgan were Joint hostesses Friday
brought
a
gift
which
was
numbered
A short talk by the paHtor. Rev.
where he lived until 1928. when he
A full church turned nut to greet Ralph Mullholand, on "God Sent as it wes received at the entrance, Neighbors are; Mrs. William Stear evening for the annual Christina«
moved to Donna Two children were
the singers at the Methodist church on Forth His Son” concluded the even- and later in the evening each person mer. oracle; Mrs. Sadie Lambert, party of t' Kensington club, which
born to this union.
was held
the W’right home. A
present drew a number to determine vice-oracle; Mrs. Georgia Nettleton,
Surviving Mr. Fisher sre his widow Sunday, under the direction of Arah Ing program
chancellor: Mrs. Ina Scrivener, re special guest for the meeting was Mr«.
Hoyt
Rae.
when
they
presented
the
i
For
the
morning
services
the
8un-
which
gift
was
to
be
theirs.
and the following children
Mrs
corder. Mrs. Ida Cline, receiver; Mrs. ! W1Uiam
Portland, who sang
The committee in charge announc
Frank Marshall and Mrs. Zona Mar cantata "The Christ Child." by Hawley day school provided a program of ex-
Emma
Olson,
marshall;
Mrs.
I.
M
.
i
8everar
soI°
8
during
the evening.
at the evening church hour.
i erclses and the pastor delivered a ed that Santa Claus was too busv
shall, of Eugene; George Fisher, ot
Peterson, sentinel.
Little Peggy Wright acted as helper
The
following
people
had
solo
parts
short
sermon
and
could
not
be
present.
All
his
on the topic, "They
Ottumwa. Iowa; Mrs J. W. Mays. , .
for Santa Claus and distributed the
helpers were also working and he
January 15 has been set as the date gifts.
Junction City; John Fisher, Eugene; In the cantata: sopranos, Mvrna Bar- Presented Cnto Him Gifts."
ger and Mrs W C. Rebhan; contr-
didn't
have
any
extra
clothes,
or
he
f°r
tbe
,n8tallation
of
the
new
officers,
Miss Norah Fisher. Salem; Lalimer altos, Mrs, 9. 8
Those present at th emeeting were
Potter and Mary MUSICIANS ENTERTAIN
would have let someone else wear
~
Fisher, Eugene, Mariiy Fisher, Salem;
Mrs. William Price, Mrs. Rosco«
one of his suits.
Devereaux;
bass,
Fred
Buell.
William
RELATIVES GATHER FOR
and Nell Fisher, at home. There are
Perkins, Mrs. Guy Wright, Mrs. Lar
AT LIONS LUNCHEON
Pollard and John Devereaux; tenors.
Mrs. Lee Putman. E. E. Pyne, Os
16 grandchildren and four great
son
Wright, all guests, and Mr«,
CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAYS
Ernest McKinney and Paul Potter
wald Olson. Elmer and Stella Find-
grandchildren who survive Mr. Fisher.
j
Clarence
Chase, Mrs. Levi Neet, Mr«,
Ted
Charles
and
Ed
Scrogglns, ley. and Mrs. O. H. Jarrett were In
Those In the chorus were Mrs.
The funeral will be held from the
A large gathering of relatives was Charles Poole. Mrs. J. T. Moore, Mr«,
both of Eugene, where they are con- charge of the program.
Paul
Hrattnln,
Ilia
Bartholomew.
Mrs,
Eugene chapel of the Walker Poole
held at the home of Mrs. Emma C. E. Kenyon, Mrs. C E. Swarts, Mia«
I V\. K, Burnell, Velda Bortholomew, i ducting classes In musical Instru
funeral home on Friday afternoon at i
Olson and her son. Oswald, for I Ed“a Swarts, Mrs. Mary Kessey, Mrs.
Mrs Willis Bertsch, Mrs. W. e ments, appeared on the program for
Entertains Parents—Dr. and Mrs. Christmas dinner.
2 00 o'clock Interment will be in the'
Odin Olson of Lawrence May, Mrs. L. E. Basfordj
Buell, Theo Bartholomew, Dorothy the regular weekly meeting of the Mortensen entertained Mrs. Morten
Laurel Grove cemetery.
Bridal Veil, Oregon, a brother of Os- ' Mrs. W. N. Dow, Mrs. Harry Whitney,’
Lions
club
at
their
luncheon
last
Bailey, Mrs. H. Foss, Miss Hurd.
sen's parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
wald. arrived Sunday for the holi-! Mrs. W. K. Barnell, Mrs. W. C Rel>
Doris Meyers. Mrs. II. (}. McElhaney. Friday, and pleased their audience Schnetdky, at a noon dinner on days.
John Halpin, an uncle and Sam han. Mrs. John Henderer. Mrs Will
STEWART HOME SCENE OF
with
piano
and
saxaphone
solos,
Dorothy May Potter, Mrs. W. C.
A ! ( thte
hrlstmas
Later
in the
present
entire day.
party
drove
to’^ afternoon
w " 0? Gallow
GaI'°Wa>'- b° 'h ° f Ta<’(’ma- were also Wright. Mrs. McMurray. Mrs. W. C.
speaker
was
to
have
been
NEEDLECRAFT PARTY Rebhan, Mrs l>. A. Wooley and Mrs.
-
P a y lr° Ve tO ,he W R Present, as was Mrs. B. E. Lansbery | Wright, and Mrs. A. J. Morgan.
William Rixlenhongh, sopranos; Eve from a college In Albany, hut failed j Wallace home at
Jasper, where they and family of Westfir. Mrs. Lansberv
to
appear.
The Christmas party of the Needle, lyn Buell. Mrs. A. It Brown, Mary
craft club was held nt the home of Devereaux. Mrs. N W. Emery. Mrs.
S. c. W RIGHT HOME SCENE
Mrs. IL M Stewart oil last Thursday E. E. Fraedrlck. Mrs. s. S. Potter, !
OF CHRISTMAS DINNER
afternoon with ¡1 covered dish dinner. ! Violet Ritnle, Jule Pollard, altos; j
Immediately following the dinner _ Ernest McKinney, Paul Potter, Sam
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Wright enter-
< hrlslmas party was held, during the j Bartholomew, Frank Barthoh >mew, P. i
tained their children together with
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colirae of which Ihe gifts were distri A. Wooley, tenors; Fred Buell, John
♦ + ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * -» + * * 4, * their families at a Christmas dinner
buted among those present In a very Devereaux, William Pollard, S. S. 1
at their home yesterday. The home
novel manner. Such things as length Potter, and A. II. Brown, basses.
was beautifully decorated in Christ
ot noses, and sizes of the Individual's
mas colors for toe gathering.
In the mo'ttlrg Miss Charlotte Hill
feet were duly considered In Ihe mat yard played a violin solo.
Those who were present were iir.
ter of presenting the gifts Io Ihe re
and Mrs. James Elder and children,
cipients. Mrs. W. 11. Pollard told
family gathering held
Dan. Mervln. Allen, and Harry, all of
Ihe members some of Ihe things
Milwaukee; Mrs. William Price. Port
AT
HOME
OF
MRS.
WILSON
which she saw while on her trip to
land; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wright and
Chicago this fall.
/lL U S tn .f\T E D
BY O C N A LD R ILB Y
children. Scott, Teddy and Peggy; Mr.
One of the larger family Christmas
Tho next meeting will ho held at gatherings in Springfield was held
and Mrs. Guy Wright, Eugene; and
CHAPTER I.
Ihe home of Mrs. Dan Crites, in Eu nt the home of Mrs. Gertrude Wilson
to ....
the pretty brunette beside him.
Mr. and Mrs. Larson Wright and their
;
‘Don’t
I?”
There
was
a
harsh
"Tho game Is this,” announced Mrs.
gene, on January 2.
Mrs. Floyd on Emerald Heights Tuesday even
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. Ä
X
S
C
J
"
"
“ •* “ a
Clary. Flushed .
Westerfleld will assist her at that ing, when a large number of close
illy
with
the
gray
eyes,
the
effects . of
time.
. . excitement and a hum,d ‘yphofd- I Wish to goodness some
friends and relatives gathered at her
generous mouth and the smooth youth HIGH MASS HELD HERE
Those present at the gathering wore homo for a Christmas dinner and a tropical night, not to mention one tiny body'd think of a party that didn’t
of her. "And where did you learn so
glass
too
many
of
the
champagne
BY FATHER D. P. CURLEY
Mesdames Clifford Wilson, C. O. Christmas tree pnraty.
mean swimming with your clothes on
whose bursting corks had lent a I've two dinner suits down here; one's much about me, Mr. Leeson?”
■Wilson, Dan Ckltes, Floyd Wester
Those who were present were Mr.
The young man's embarrassment
Father D. P. Curley conducted high
field, T. Thompson, George Carlson, and Mrs. H. B. Mulkey and their Fourth of July tone to the party, she been ruined by salt water; I refuse to ! was painful.
mass at the Catholic church In Spring-
R L. Drury. F. W. Walker, E. E. May, children, John, Mary, Margaret, and stood upon a chair and waved a bunch
*1 dldn,t mean that . . . that I knew field yesterday at 10:00 o'clock in the
W. II Pollard, Allan Kafoury, Harry Wnyne, all of Portland; Mr. Otto J. of ribbons.
Sh-sh. said the girl. "When Mrs anything about you. only . . . well, you
forenoon.
A Christmas tree and
Her
guests
eyed
her
languidly.
Mrs.
Clary
chalks
her
Stewart, and Mrs. Fisher of Eugeno, Wilson and his children, Mnrgnret
cue she usually are wholesome. I don't care If it program was held following the mass.
Clement Clary—"Cooper” Clary's sec pockets the ball."
who was nn Invited guest.
and Otto, Jr., of Salem; Mr. and Mrs ond wife, who had cost him, he not
angers you or not. That's what you
Several Springfield people attended
“Honest, you seem rapt and ex- are.
E. 9. Riddell and children. Bob and Infrequently said, hell, headlines and
the midnight mass at the Catholic
E n jo y R eading “ N ew s”
cited
and
everything.
Sigrid, of Eugene; Mrs. W. H. Riddell five millions In cash (the first Mrs.
For a moment lt seemed as If she church in Eugene on Christmas eve,
A postal enrd from Mr. and Mrs. of Eugene; Mr. and Mrs. Charles
"Why shouldn't I be?” demanded would take Issue with him, debate the
beginning at 12.00.
H. P. Batchelder, former residents ol Kenneth Wilson and daughter, Patri Clary had refused stocks, bonds, other the girl.
trivial matter; then she laughed,
negotiable
instruments,
or
real
estate,
this city, who nro now living In Ix>ng cia, of Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
The lawyer shrugged.
patted him lightly on the cheek, and BABY SON CHRISTMAS
Beach, California, states thnt "wo Wilson and son, Mac; Hobart Wilson when she had finally had yielded to
"I don't know. Only, you seem a said:
his
demands
for
a
divorce)—had
a
look forward to the weekly visits of and Donald Wilson, of Springfield.
shade different from the rest of the
GIFT TO LOCAL PEOPLE
"Really, you're a sweet boy; And—
reputation for putting a bizarre touch crowd here. Nicer, not so . . . . 80
the 'News'.” The Batchelder's aty,
Little Patricia Ann Is Just three Into every party she gave, and those
but
you
mustn't
tell
It
to
a
soul—
rowdy.”
well nnd enjoying the sunny weather months old and made her first visit
A Christmas present In the form of
sometimes I'believe that I am an old-
present were willing to stop flirtation,
In Ixing Beach. They stnte that lt Is to her grandmother.
"Just a dear, home-loving maiden, fashioned girl . . . at heart. Remem an eight pound baby was one of the
scandal, and talk of real estate for tho kind io make some man happy,
exceedingly dry there now.
many gifts which greeted Mr. and
ber mo kindly In your evening
¡a moment.
Mrs.
Ivan Anderson this year when a
eh?”
Jeered
the
girl,
"Now
tell
me
Going to Monroe—Joe Gerber leaves '
prayers, won't you?" and the Jeer in
Leaburg Man Here — Arthur W. today for Monroe, where he will 1 "We go to the pool," said the I'm wholesomo, and ruin my evening
son was born to them at the Pacific
her last sentence banished the effect
Frazee of Lenburg, was a visitor In spend the balance of the week with hostess.
completely.”
Christian hospital in Eugene Tuesday
of intimacy that hed been created by
Several
guests
groaned
slightly.
the city this week.
"You don't mean that," said Leeson, her earlier words. She moved slight.- morning. This Is the only Christina«
friends.
One young man, Billy Leeson, turned j blushing.
baby which has been reported for the
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city this year.
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