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P r in t Shop F ir a t
TWENTY-SIXTH YEAH
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
ATHLETIC HULING
HITS SPRINGFIELD
PROTEST FLOOD WATERS
power company crew
OVER LANDS CAUSED BY
places heavy lines
M c K enzie road work
ON STREETS of city
Perkins to Build
Stanley Structure
Farmers and other« llvltia along
Several naw power lines are belns
the McKetiale highway east of Hprlng- placed In Springfield thia week by a Contracts Not Awarded, But
Grocer Doc Ta res Springfield
fleld are protesting to the highway
Ruling Will be Ignored if Not department In regard to the floods crew of nine men from the construc
Man to Get Job.
tion department of the Mountain
Modified in Time for Eugene over the grain fields and around 1 Rtates Power company at Albany. I
Basketball Came With Uni buildings caused by the last rain. A The lines which they are putting uo ' A Springfield contractor will be
given the contract to erect the new
versity High, Says Eugene peiltlun may be drawn up. It was are all open copper wire linos, which building which will house the Ketels
Principal; Action Expected. said, and presented |o the department. ! are used only to carry heavy loads of drug store when It moves to make
The last rain demonstrated that electricity before It Is stepped down!
room for the Stanley grocery store,
,l1*’ cu*varta •*>
the cross roads for use In the average home appliance.
"The Eugene high school basket-
to be opened here some time this
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„ „ , ■an<1 <»rlwew»y« put In by the state
This Is Just a small part of the ex- spring.
ball team Will play th eir scheduled were
rMl<jBnt, ,)f
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"Th« People's P«p«r"
A
L IV I NEW SPAPER
IN A L IV E T O W N
FLOOR OF GYMNASIUM
TO BE ENLARGED FOR
BASKETBALL SEASON
3 M M W IC E
The playing floor of the high school
gymnasium will be enlarged by at
least two feet on each side Just as
soon as the carpenters, with the aid City Officials and Bus Com
of the manual training class students 1 pany Reach Agreement to
and William Baker, coach, are able '
Slow Down Service and In
to do the work.
crease
Size of Route. New
The wire netting and the bleacher
Service
Started Yesterday.
stands on each side will be lowered
several feet and shoved closer back i
against the wall to make the neces- : Bus service between Springfield
l,ar? additional space on the playing and Eugene was resumed on the
game, with the University high ,|„„ ..y , while they admit the state ih leh the power com pan? to «¡r’ylng
, ‘ " " I T ” h ,r * been floor.
The Inelde'wall’ on" the" w t h I i^a,f hour *rhwlu’e yesterday morn-
•w-toool and Springfield high school ha» mad« more provision for drainage out jn Oregon at the present time. fPW
, *n<1 lhere are ,tin a
end
of
the building will be torn out I lng, as a result of an agreement
regardless of the ruling made last , tban ••>«!•* has ever been before, they The crew, which Is here now has Just
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" *° *** gone Into before
reached recently between local city
any final action can be taken, but It to lengthen the floor, and other minor
Saturday at the meeting of the Slate *“y ,h“1 ,he
'itches leading recently completed stringing a new
officials
and the officials of the
changes will be considered.
High School
Athletic association at ” **" ,he Tl'ur*,on » « » tty to Hprlng- line from Junction City to Notl. and Is almost a certainty that the con
Southern Pacific Motor Transport**
All
help
available
within
the
high
tract
will
be
awarded
to
Mr.
Per
brings 1 In
Portland when they dec lared that all field
f " d brln<"
,1 much
mut h more
mor* water baa done considerable amount of al-
school Itself will be used In making tian company, whereby tjje citizen*
In Pre*lou"
previous seasons.
hlgh schools
must employ only full , than
than ln
»«»»ons. Several
Several ot
ot teratlon work In and around Junction kins," declared George Stanley this
week.
the alterations, according to William of Springfield will be compensated
time faculty
member, to coach their i the
’hr farms were covered c o with
w *« drift
w,th «»F
* new line, capable ot
i for a slower schedule by a more in*
Mr. Stanley also stated that he was Baker, so as not to create a heavy
, wood
washed away In , carrying «0.000 volts, was recently
athletic teams In order to remain I n l^
“0“ and
. soil was *««hed
j elusive one, which will provid«
expense
on
the
school
board.
j many ploughed fields, It was stated completed between Albany and In- planning to do all of his business
the high school association.
The changes which are to be made I better service to more residents ot
Residents slong Eighth, Ninth and dependence, to meet the Increased transactions In connection with the
the city.
Thia statement was made by Harry
new store In Springfield Itaelf, ano “re al* a Part ot a Promise which was
Tenth
streets
In
Springfield
also
com-
demand
for
service
In
that
section
of
No changes are contemplated Ik
Il Johnson, principal of the Kugene
that the banking for the new store 1 made 10 other schools at Corvallis
the
hours of service extended be
high school, who attended the meet ; plained of the water during the last ' the state.
will be done In one of the local banks. last month when Springfield was ad
tween the two cities, according la
ing at Portland, and who protested rain. It ran a foot deep down these | The men who are doing the work
mitted
Into
the
class
A
group
of
com
Mr.
Perkins
had
the
low
bid,
de
against the passage of the ruling streets. While the water has been here are Lester Cole, F. R. Johnson, clared Mr. Stanley, but regardless of peting schools. Other members of Mr. W. E. Head, manager of the bog
which, If rigidly enforced, means that that high on very heavy rains be J. W. Roberts. L. Anderson. C. M. that he felt that he owed It to the the clsss A refused to - play
games company at Eugene. The buses now
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Springfield high school teams can fore. It Is pointed out that the last Daniels, J. B. Grayton. E. Gllkey ” • business men of this city to let the here w1th Springfield's basketball leave Sixth and G streets at twenty-
not play athletic rontests with other rain was not as heavy as often oc Roberts and L. O. Queen.
contract to the Springfield contractor. untl1 the n° ° r wf,i “nlarged to the | five and fifty-five minutes after
, each hour Instead of on the hour and
high school teams that are In the curs. Better drainage to the natural
The new structure will be built be-
now Panned
every twenty minutes after the hour,
high school association as long as nutlets Is thought necessary to solve FOG ON MEDFORD PORT
tween the Sutton block and the
the problem.
as has been the schedule tor the past
William Raker Is coaching here and
Wright hardware store on East Main DEFENDANTS PAY COSTS
HOLDS MAJOR ECKERSON
’ seven weeks.
attending the University part time,
street. The Sutton block wag pur
IN CONDEMNATION SUIT.
New Route Lengthened
Many Schools Included
SAWMILL TO OPERATE
AT MUNICIPAL HANGARS chased recently by Mr. Stanley, and ’
i The new arrangement calls for the
Mr. Johnson says that he urged the
SAYS
JUDGE
SKIPWORTH
he will open a modern grocery store I
AGAIN NEXT MONDAY
routing of the buses over Main
Fog which enveoped the Medford , there as soon as the new building can
members of the Board of Control of
airport
kept
Major
O
,H.
Eckerson
The
defendants
In
the
case
of
Lane
»treet
east to Sixth, north on Sixth
the association not to pass the mea
be erected, the drug store moved, and
Operations at the B<x>th-Kelly lum
sure. as It will automatically cause a ber plant began today In the planing from moving his planes from here to alterations made In- the present loca- county versus W. F. Reed, et al, for to G. West on G to Fifth, south on
condemnation of property for right Fifth to E street, west on E to
great deal of hardship on such mill, and the sawmill proper will be- j the southern Oregon city for the last tlon ol the drug store.
of
way at the west approach of the Fourth street, south of Fourth to
schools as the ones In Hprlngfleld. l , gin operations on Monday, January S, I week. Air mall planes going to Mod-
It will take about five weeks to
University high. Junction City, and > after a Iwo weeks' shut down for the ford have been compelled to land In i erect the new building when actual new Springfield bridge, will have to Main, and then west to the new
a» veral others where students are I Christmas holidays, according to s I a field near Ashland, while the new work Is started, and It will take a few pay all costs of the recent suit ln the bridge and the Pacific highway. The
i circuit court as the result of a Judg former route of the buses was east
doing part time coaching, or In In- ' notice posted on the bulletin board «160,000 airport was unused.
weeks to remodel the old building.
ment signed by Judge O. F. Skip- on Main to Sixth, north on Sixth ta
Flying has gone on here nearly
stances such as Junction City, where ' by O. II. Jarrett, superintendent.
worth. which was filed Saturday.
C street, west on C to Fourth street,
the school finances do not warrant ' The mill was shut down on Decem- every day for the last two weeks
The defendants were awarded «500 and south on Fourth to Main. Re*
the hiring of a coach at all, and where , ber 20 and no exact date for the re with students rounding out their SPRINGFIELD TEACHERS
a townsman. Ed. Bailey, la offering ' opening was given. As s result many courses. While there has been fog
ATTEND PORTLAND MEET for damages sustained to them ln sldents of six additional blocks Ik
giving .21 of an acre of land to the the city are given service near their
his services to the school without j ■ of the employees reported for work some mornings, the wind soon blew It
away.
Two
Springfield
teachers
attended
county
for right of way. The county homes by the latest change.
cost.
i on Monday morning and later return
meetings
of —-
the Oregon —
State
Ed- , had previously paid the defendants
Agreement to Change Mutual
James Stovall, partner of Major , the
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Action Expected Soon
ed to their homes.
Eckerson. in
the Eckerson Flying ’«Mtional association at Portland last »500. but they sued for more, and the
The change was brought about by
It Is the opinion of Mr. Johnson
Service, had soloed six hours Sunday week They were Glenn Wood, prlncl- court holds that the Jury awarded no a mutual agreement between Spring*
that some action will be taken to
, In the Arrow plane. As soon as spring P*1 at the Brattaln school, and Miss more than the county allowed, there- field city officials and the bus com*
remedy the situation now existing, as FORMER RESIDENT DIES
IN WASHINGTON CITY '»Pone, Stovall and Eckersoa will al- ! Anna Vo«*l. high school teacher, who fore the defendants would have to peny. The city officials have had
he Is confident that the members of
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| temate between the Springfield port I
<M«cted alternate delegate at the j pay the cost of the suit.
considerable complaint over thk
the Board of Control did not realise
Mrs. Abbie Lyons, former Spring , and Medford, according to Major ,jane county teachers' meeting last |
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shortening of the line about sis
the sweeping effect their action would
weeks ago on November 20. when
have at the time they voted, ln the field resident, passed away at her Eckerson. Schools and passenger fly- fa,L Laurence Moffitt was elected
DRYPED CHEMICAL CO.
they voted to amend the bus fran*
meantime he expects schools to con , home at Richfield, Washington, re lng will be maintained at both ports. °fnc,a> delegate, but found It Imposs
MOVES TO NEW HOME chise. permitting service on k
The grading done on the Spring-Ilble to at,end the meetings
tinue their schedules regardless of cently, according to Information re-
Many prominent educators were
j celved here by friends of the family. field port resulted In good drainage,
shortened route.
the ruling.
Workmen were busy Monday morn
The bus company has had c o »
There was some question arising at Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Lynns left Spring- and while the field Is muddy, very present and addressed the Portland
Salem where Hollis Huntington la field about a year ago for the Wash little water stands on IL New grfss gathering. Greater stress was placed ing moving the equipment and the siderable difficulty In keeping up thk
Is coming on fast and by another on the inadequacy of the school, suPPHes belonging to the Dryped schedule of twenty minute service,
coaching and has a year's contract. If ington city.
Surviving her Is her husband. Al winter a heavy sod should be formed. buildings and the present system by | Chemical company from the McKInnis often falling behind and causing
he 1s ousted who will pay the con-
tract? The Salem officials are ot fred Lyons, a son, Ernest Lyons, and Aviators prefer good sod to gravel, the speakers this year than before. | building on Main street to the Kepner some inconvenience to their patron*
the opinion that the state association two daughters.
which blows up and cracks propellers. "The Little Red Schoolhouse Must j Property on Fifth street between B when they failed to keep appoint
Go,” was the cry of most of them. The ’Bn<* C streets. The chemical plant, ment In Eugene. Officials of the bkk
It Is expected that the funeral
will have to meet the bill. On the
little school was adequate ln Its time. ; wblch manufactures several prepara- company also decided that the
other hand. Roy K Cannon resigned services will be held In Richfield.
SCHOOL VACATION ENDS;
they said, but something more In , Dons for waterproofing footwear and 20 minute schedule was too hard o s
from the secretaryship of the state
NEW YEAR STARTS TODAY keeping with modern trends is now j clothing will be housed In the build their buses, declaring that they would
association at the Portland meeting MOUNTAINS LURE MANY
lng formerly used by F. O. Spencer not last much over a year If thk
necessary.
because It was not possible to employ
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as a garage.
Yesterday
was
the
last
day
of
the
ON
NEW
YEAR'S
DAY
schedule was maintianed.
a “8tate Director of Athletics” who
annual Christmas vacation Tor the HIGH WATER BREAKS DAM;
J R Stevens will take over the
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The
new schedule routes the buses
would assume much of the work now
The MrKenxIe mountain country students In the schools of Spring-
rooms vacated Monday for the use of ' two blocks further nortn In thk
shunted on to the secretary.
FISH SWIM INTO RIVER Ì , feed 8tore.
came Into lta own yesterday as the field. Classes In all of the buildings
, eastern portion of the town than they
Nsw Association Talked
merca for outdoor sport lovers as were resumed this morning after a
! were before the twenty-minute schk*
Although there Is some talk about
Dr.
Eugene
Kester
Is
the
loser
of
large crowds of expectant people vacation period beginning on Decem
! dule was put Into effect at the rk*
various high schools withdrawing from
500 mountain trouL which he had J. O. BETTIS PASSES AT
made their way to the snow line.
ber 20.
quest of the bus company, whlcfe
the association and forming a league
planted
in
his
artificial
lake
on
his
The largest single group probably
COBURG HOME TUESDAY promised at that time that they
Most of the teachers returned to property near Deerhorn, about 17
of their own. nothing positive has
was the Obsidian camp, which num their homes or went to the homes of
been said or done at this time.
James Oliver Bettis, 84, veteran of would Increase the length of thk
bered 100. They opened' their cele friends for the vacation period. Many miles east of 9prtngfleld. The recent
William Baker, the local coach, does
I
heavy
rainfall
flooded
his
lake
and
the civil war, died at his home In route here as rapidly as the condltlok
bration festivities Tuesday evening Springfield teachers, who are em
not Just know where the local school
,
caused
the
dam
to
give
way,
releas-
Coburg
Tuesday morning, at 9:00 of the road bed would warrant.
and conttued unt'l Wednesday even ployed out of the city, have been
will stand. He Is continuing his
i
lng
the
fish
into
the
McKenxie
river.
o'clock.
ing. Many automobiles loaded with home and returned to their tasks
training sessions every afternoon for
The lake, which is a part of an elab-
Mr. Bettis was a member of the
skis and toboggans passed through again.
his squad, which he thinks wll make
orate summer home which Dr. Kester Presbyterian church and of the SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
Hprlngfleld early Tuesday afternoon
The classes at the University begin ha8 UBdw development there. wll, be
a very creditable showing this sea
TO HAVE PARTY FRIDAY
Masonic lodge. He had been mayor
headed for the mountains to the east. tomorrow
m n r r n u z morning
m n r n l n » at
of
• 8:00
• Art
zx*/*lzxevV
o'clock.
son If other schools do not refuse to
replaced.
Workmen
are
busy
now
of
Coburg
for
two
terms
and
was
a
The Obsidians did not have any Students are registering for the new
Mrs. A. B. Van Valzah will enter*
play with them. If the ruling Is en
repairing and rebuilding the d«m and member of the school board for the
corner on the fun, however, as several term there this morning.
tain her Sunday school class of the
forced tightly and no changes are
landscaping
the
grounds.
The
lake
past
26
years.
other parties were present.
made, then Hprlngfleld will have n
will be restocked.
Mr. Bettis was born in Tennessee In Methodist church at a social gather
The snow line Is not as low this
team but nobody to play against.
LIBRARY
BOARD
ELECTS
1845.
He married Martha Johnson ing at her home on C street Friday
year as It has been. It was necessary
R. U. Moore, University high school,
in 1867. Thirteen children were born evening. The gathering will be in thk
to go Rlmost to the summit to find
MEMBERS ON TUESDAY FISH BONE LODGES IN
Eugene, F. L. Cummings, Corvallis,,
to
this union, nine of whom are now form of a New Year's party, and a
sufficient snow to satisfy the sports
SMALL CHILD’S THROAT
and O. E. Flnnerty, Albany, comprise
Mrs. N. W. Emery was elected the
The surviving relatives Include the general good time is promised all
men.
those who attend.
the newly selected district board ot
president of the Springfield library
The small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. following sons and daughters: Sam
William Pollard and Evan Hughea
the sixth district, which comprises
board at the annual meeting of the Cecil Mulligan swallowed a fish bone uel Bettis, of Eugene; W. T. Bettis,
Lane, Llun, Benton and Lincoln SCHNETZKY HOME SCENE
are
ln charge of arrangements for
group at the library on Tuesday af Tueseday while eating some fish and ! of Coburg; Mrs. B. F. Layman, of
counties.
OF NEW YEAR’S DINNER ternoon. Mrs. C. E. Wheaton Is the It became lodged ln her throat. It Jefferson City, Tennessee; Mrs. E. the entertainment. Mrs. Van Valzah
new vice-president, and Mrs. L. K. was necessary to take the child to a O. Goodwin, of Jefferson City, Tenn will serve refreshments.
Dr.
and
Mrs.
R.
P.
Mortensen
en
Page, Mrs. George Prochnow, and local physician’s office to have the essee; C. J. Bettis, of Spokane; Mrs.
INTERSECTION CURBS
tertained several of their guesta yes Mrs. David Saltsman constituted the bothersome bone extracted.
D. A. Simmons, of Drain; Frank and
GIVEN COAT OF PAINT terday with a 1:80 dinner served at
other members of the board.
James Bettis, both of Los Angeles; STATE HIGHWAY CREWS
the home of Mrs. Mortensen's parents
REPAIR BRIDGE FILLS
The annual report of the librarian
Mrs. W. O. Cool, of Walla Walla, and
Street curbs back of each stop
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Schnetsky. Those showed that there were 800 books In MR. AND MRS. DAWSON TO
22 grandchildren.
sign are being given a coat of orange
The approaches at both ends of the
ENTERTAIN 500 CLUB
present for the occasion were Mias circulation during the past month.
The funeral services were held this
paint this week by members of the
new
Springfield bridge were gone
Martha Mortensen of Salem, sister 783 of these were taken out during
afternoon from the home at Coburg
street department. Each curb back
The regular meeting of the 500 club
over by a crew of men from the road
of Dr. Mortensen, who has been December. There were 120 maga
at
2
¡30.
The
Walker-Poole
funeral
of a stop sign Is being marked with
spending her vacation here? Mrs. zines on the shelves of the library wll be held Friday evening at the home, of Eugene, had charge of the maintenance department of the state
an orange line for fifteen feet and cars
They
Josephine Johns; Thomas Patrick, and 114 of them were taken out dur home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Dawson, service, and Interment was made In highway office on Monday.
will not he allowed to park along the
at
644
Fourth
street.
The
evening
used
large
scrapers
and
filled
ell
of
Mr. and Mrs. 8chnetzky, and Dr. and ing the month of December.
the Coburg cemetery.
yellow lines. Thia action Is being
will be spent with cards and light
the pot-holes which have developed
Mrs. Mortensen.
taken to enable the drivers of auto
refreshments will be served.
since the fills were completed almost
mobiles to see the stop signs when
REBEKAHS TALK PLANS
THEATRE MAN MOVES
two months ago.
they come to Intersections.
Grandparents Attend Dinner
MRS. BRUMETTE INVITES
FOR
INITIATION
MONDAY
HOME
TO
SPRINGFIELD
All other street corner curbs are
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Cornelius of
CHILDREN FOR DINNER
being marked with a smal line to Cherry Court, Eugene, entertained
The regular weekly meeting of the
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Weiss have MR. AND MRS. KAFOURY
Indicate the parking xones. It la the four grandparents of their son, Reheknh lodge was held nt their
Mrs. Kate Brumette was hostess moved to Springfield, and are now
EKTERTAIN AT PARTY
planned to paint these tines across Lindy, at a Christmas dinner nt their club rooms on Monday evening. The
for a dinner served at her home yes making their home at 336 North
the entire streets next spring, thus home last Wednesday. Those present time was devoted to preparation for terday for her sons and daughters
Sixth street. They formerly lived at
Several Springfield people were In
providing traffic lanes for pedes were Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Cornelius, the installation of officers, which will
and their children. Those present Thurston, where Mrs. Weiss was post vited to the Eugene home of Mr. and
trians to cross on.
of Goshen; Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Clark take place the second Monday ln were Mr. and Mrs. Chile Walsh and master, but moved to Eugene a few
Mrs. Allen Kafoury Tuesday e venia*
and son, Frank, of Leona; Mr. and January.
Opal and Virgil Whlsh; Mr. and Mrs. months ago. Mr. Weiss Is managing to watch the old year out and the new
Comes from Spokane—Mr. Frank Mrs. fc. Vaughn and sons, Carl and
H. W. Eaton and son, and daughter, a recreation parlor there and re one ln. The guests were entertained
Snodgress, of Spokane, la k gueet kt Doris, and daughter, Velma, of Flag,
Mapleton Man Here—L. L. Slagle Edith; Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Thompson cently opened the Bell Theatre here with cards and a general dlscusstoa.
the Riley Sncdgraee hoik*. Thk two Oregon; and Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Cor of Mapleton, spent New v ear'« day
and children, Ralph, Hazel and after It had been cloeed for nearly Refreshments were served by th*
men aer brother*.
nelius and aon, Lindy.
In Springfield.
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