No. 8
T ry the Hum e
P rin t Shop F ira t
T W E N T Y -815V E N T I I Y E A R .
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
FISSI TALKIE SHOW
13740350
‘‘The Psopls's Papar**
LIVE NEW SPAPER
IN A L IV F TOWN
SP R IN G F IE L D , LANK C O U N T Y . O R E G O N
‘Apologies’ Upset Hall Visits City; Creamery Opening
Basketball Status Politics Simmer Date to Be Soon
Inman Flying Seryice
Will Manage Airport
Springfield Boys Swamp Cot­ Marshfield Man in Springfield Rsfrigwrstion Rooms Nearing
Says Things Look Good;
Completion; Some Equip­
tage Grove With Large
Experts Work Day and Night to
Norhlad to Beat.
WRIGHT PLACES SECOND
ment Hers; Mors Coming
Margin Here Friday.
Assura Successful Opening;
Lion Aircraft Factory to bw
IN TEN MILE SKI RACE
|
Curtain and Screen Painted;
Charles
Hall,
of
Marshfield,
caudle-
A
definite
date
for
the
opening
ot
Moved to Springfield and
.
.
.. .
I >*•"« week Hprlngfield high schools
AT OBSIDIAN O U TIN G 1
Other Improvements Made at b oak.th.ll team . . . one place above dale for governor, waa a visitor In the new creamery In Hprlngfield will
Buildings
Will be Erected;
Bell Theatre.
the bottom In the comparative stand­ Hprlngfield last week-end to further probably he net within the next ten
Eckerson Permit is Revoked
Harry Wright, of Hprlngfield. and
ing of teams In the clasa A high his candidacy. ‘Tilings are going good' days or two weeks, according to C.
by Council.
Ed Thurston, of Eugene, the two In­
Sunday evenln« will mark the re­ school league
Hhe had won three aaya Mr. Hall, who believes he will ( Griffin and Emory Pyle, operators
trepid sportsmen who a week ago last I _
opening or th» Bell Theatre aa games and lost five, tin Friday even carry Portland even against Harry of the local plant
Sunday made the first crossing of „
, mana,[®,nent ot ,h« Spring-
Corbett. He says the eaat side, where j Crews of
Mprlngfteld'a (Iral and only fully Ing ahe met and defeated Cottage
alrpor‘ « " ‘ “ ™ed over to th«
moat of (he people live, are no. for ' r, . p . |rln, and h
u
bU" y the McKenzie p u s this year, came
Grove's
high
school
team,
and
then,
M r r o rh e .,
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rpP *,r '»» and altering the building Into prominence again last Sunday at 1
equipped all talking theatre.
Homo
Inman n y '" S 8rho0* and th*
Corvallis
announced Mr. Corbett. However, he only given for several w eek. The w all, have all the Obsidian outing when they battled Pontract 01 th* Eckerson Flying ser>
delay waa encountered In the ahlp- unexpectedly.
himself . margin of 500 or «00 vote., been p u^.r^d '
that they had been playing a men on
1th a coat of fine their way through a mountain storm “
reTok« 1 a‘ • meeting of th«
mi ni of the sound reproduction equip­ their team who waa 21 year« old. 1 which la not a big lead In a center
cement In the Inside new windows to win first and second places In the city council Tuesday evening. Action
where
one
third
of
the
voting
popula­
ment from the factory In the eaat. Without realising that they were via
have been put In the front
of the ten mile cross country ski race, which of the council waa taken on recom­
but a crew of Inatallatlon expert« latlng the rule« of the league. Need- j tion of the state reside.
building. It has been celled, and a
waa the major «port event of the day. mendation of the Joint airport com­
Observers
of
the
political
situation
have been working night and day for lea« to say. they very humbly apolo­
very modern system of electric light-
mittee which had notllfed Major O.
■ he past few days to make aure that gised to the team« they had played believe that M r Hall and Mr. Corbet. ,n< h„ been
Thuraton covered the course In one
H. Eckerson two weeks previous that
everything la In readiness for the with and to the state association both have Governor Norblad to beat, !
r , t r Mcond’ tn un,e” he
aa It looks now that he has the edge'
_
F,na
Plant
presentation of a talking picture Io [ About the same time comes In forma
win flrat place. W right followed him terms It would be terminated
II
la
evident
that
the
supporters
of
,
°
f
th“
flne8'
refrigeration
an audience In Springfield for the lion from th j University high school
across the finish line Just « minutes
To Build Airplanes
Mr Hall arc Joined Io try to Interpret 1 p', n ” ,o * * found ln anX creamery
flrat time.
that they too had been playing In the relations of Mr. Norblad. as attor- ' tb* * lM ° f thl" OD* ba8 been ,n»ta>l- later.
Under the direction of Mr. Inman,
Workmen Installing the equipment eligible men and wanted to apologise
Fifty automobiles were taken eight who is also head of the Lion Air-
ney. with the commercial fishing In- '
Th*' lni" al,a,lon Includes the
a ta t. that th . th.-atrs ha. vary ax- j Now 8prltl<flHd
miles above the Obsidian cabins on craft company of Eugene, an expan­
terests. We may have fish served to <on8tructlon ° f 'hree refrigeration
Sunday morning for the ontlng. Those sion program will be carried out nt
c lie n t sound qualities and that only wondering Ju„ wherr th„y
ua quite freely In this campaign ! roon’* ’ two of ,bem » f*«» hy 12 feet.
present reported that It snowed an the Springfield port
a minimum amount of deadening felt , h. ,.„mp«r. tlre . , . „ dlng.
Plans of Mr.
11 feet
We have However. Mr Hall come, from Coo. I ‘ nd ° na ° f lhem 11
day on the pass and that almost a Inman are to build two new hangar«.
waa required It wa found necessary played nine games. We
larKe8' roon’ wl"
for
have lost Bay where there are commercial '
to close off the ventilators In the
foot of new snow had fallen In the enlarge the office building and erect
five and won four of them We play fishermen, and It la said that he has Btora<e nf » • * > « • products of the
mountain..
front of the theatre. They have bean Corvallis tomorrow night and It re­ (heir support
. Urge Uctory building for the co>.
pIant H w ll> b* k«Pt a t a termepa-
- S •[
padded with fell on the back aid.
«traction ot airplanes. He will also
mains to be seen Just what added
The local political .pot tight so far I ,‘ " re of 3< de«ree8 One of the smal
and their appearance ha. not been ' , trBn<th lh. OU„ R<, p|>y. r
tnatall a complete machine shop for
has been turned on the three places * F rooln8 wUI hou,e the lc»‘<'ream MAN’S RIBS BROKEN
changed,
to
xrea.lv but
t m o It L has
- ^ h been
e « " . nacesaaray
.^ ’ 7 7 . 7 '
ha” bU‘ ,,U,# d'f f '’ for «Preaentatlve,
the "le^sUt’ure” ' a f,M 11 haa W n " » “ u f .c f r e d T h l.
repairing planes, which will be th«
WHEN TRAMWAY FAILS
only like service between Portland
7 ,.7 7
‘7 7 7 7 L , ? Í 7 .
d^ aB"« the local t « m here Emmet, Howard, the only Incum-• T “
kept “ a t - p e r a t u r e
W ITH LOAD OF LUMBER and Medford.
Illation, which la now controlled by on their own floor thl« winter. But.
bent, who expresses a desire to re- of 15 degrees below xero at all times.
a forced air method.
Have 28 Students
eaya Principal Buell, the Springfield turn. Is In the race and certain ele­ The third room will be the Ice room,
C. B Warner and W illiam Taylor
Projection Room Quieted
high
high school
school had
had two playera on It ments In Eugena are preparing to where Ice for parking and other uses
The new management, which ha«
both narrowly escaped serious Injury
been operating on a private field west
The projection room haa been re- whose eligibility was doubtful, and
"take his plats of, the table.“ It Is will be kept. The temperature will Satnrday when the tramway at the
of Eugene, haa been the most success-
bulk and padded with sound
prooi who were not permitted to play and
be
Juet
below
freexlng
point
said. C. A. KcCornack, Eugena bank­
Warner lumber mill near Fall Creek
materials to prevent any nolsas from thus Jeopardise the result tq
any er, Is • candidate who Is regarded to
ful of any which has attempted to put
Work Take« Time
collapsed with a truck load ot lum-
distorting the reproduction of the games played.
over flying as a buainees in this sec­
The
tedious
work
which
la
neces-
hare strength. Karl H ill. Cushman I
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ber carrying the two men with i t
sound. The machlnea have all been
tion. They have not only bnilt four
Several ot W arner’s riba
Speculate on Outcome
merchant, haa announced himself, »« j eary to make perfect refrigeration
were planes and have two more under con­
gone over very caFefully and many
also
bas
Charles
Emery,
Eugene
In-1
wl,hoot
*
F
*
’
l
waste
Is
responsible
broken
and
he
rerived
othe
Of course nothing can be done
less struction, but have 28 students at th«
of tho worn parts have been replaced
agent. John Evans, Eugene for ,he aPP»r»n, slowness with which serious Inturles
h .a — i
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about the games played with the two surance
realtor, and Elbert Bede. Cottage , «»• work at the creamery Is progress-
J ^ . s
o ^ h e rX e b r u L e V ^
A new allvar screen has been pur­
apologising schools, hut It la Inter-
chased and this together with the
One muat know something ot the fall.
A local Dhvslclan treat
h t
eqn P“ ““ 1 and «tudenU ar«
j eating to speculate a little as to Just Orove editor, are also flirting with ,B’
careful repairing nt the machine as­
j the building ot these rooms to fully both of the men short]
rt
th
*
l° tb* Spr,n<f’el<*
what the outcome of the .erlea thia the notion of running.
ap p rw l.te the time Involved.
The . « X / t .
*
the port for operation there,
sures the people of thia city the best
Service man ot the county are also
winter would have been under other
reproduction possible
walla ot the rooms are all lined with
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,l!e Springfield airport commltte«
circumstances. Old Hprlngfield lose In the mood to hack a candidate to
The drop curtain tn tba theatre haa 1
cork.
T
h
l.
cork
comes
In
slabs
three
schoq
,
R
n
V
f
i
lA/ll
l
¿
A
s
r
e
*
"
*
” <,erta'‘e lmP"” «"” »t <* t h .
take
the
place
of
Lynn
McCready,
three games because playera who
been completely repainted. A new .
thick .nA
n r.____
«K 'H O O L B O Y S W IL L MAKE
runways on the field within the next
were not eligible were permitted to who says he does nut choose to ran Inches thick and about fifteen Inches
land scape design forma the center ‘
SURVEY FOR LEADER ■few weak’ A standard 3500-foot ran-
again. Hprlngfield. so far. la about wide and three feet long. A tar and
and names of Hprlngfield business W|
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waF w*ll ba laid out and graveled and
vnuld the result o, the games have the only community In the county asphalt combination Is used to glue
, -..-..u
houses arranged In an artistic man- '
The eighth grade boys at the L tn -, some be,ter drainage will be Installed
that has no candidate for any office tk» stabs togathar and to aaal all the
been unchstngnd?
ner are painted around thia.
coin school win begin a house to house *“ part
Ole nrtd wJ,h tile,
and before filing time closes there openings.
One thing, at least, la certain, aaya
New advertising frames have been
All Pilots to Have Prlvile
survey ot the area included In school
may be someone from here. Fred
The
walls
ot
the
Ice-cream
room
built on both sides of the outer lobby W. E. Buell, and that la the Spring-
W ith the turning over o, the field
Walker, local mortician. Is being are lined with eight Inches ot this district 19 this afternoon, to secure
field team is going to make a deter­
and are finished with s gilt border.
metlnoned for a legislative berth, but cork. The celling has a coat ot far Information which has been request­ to the Inman Flying school a near
mined effort to defeat Corvallis on
More Improvements Planned
ed by Arnold D. Colleir, Lane county p',‘ ,cy W,B he In force at the’ Spring-
so far haa made no announcement.
paper and three Inches ot the cork
Mure alteration
work. Including thelr own floor Friday evening, and
field airport, which is consistent with
boys and girls club leader.
nailed to It. On top o, all the rooms
the reflnlshlng o, the Interior and the thus show the world that the final
the practice In other parts of th«
The
blanks
which
each
family
will
there
Is
ten
Inches
of
ground
cork
to
FORMER RESIDENTS HERE
construction of an entirely new front atandlnlg may have been different.
be asked to fill out request, the fol-
N° aVlat° " '
b* snb8‘’
TO VISIT W ITH DAUGHTER serve as an Insulator. The walls o,
are Included In the plans for the Bell
Defeat Cottage Grove
to operate here but all will pay
the other rooms which do not have lowing Information: name and ad- '
theatre. If the public patronage war-
for the privilege. Mr Inman will pay
The local boya shot baskets Friday
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rlvett, of I ,0 be
88 <'00' are 8lx inches dress ot head of house; number of
wants, the operation of a talking night In the game with Cottage Orove
IB per cent ot his passenger carrying
Lincoln. Nebraska, arrived In Spring- ,h,ck- ln ad<lltlon to the paper and children; number In school; occupa­
houae In Hprlngfield.
revenue to the city, which will ln
until they were worn out and still the !
tion; and whether or not the family
field on Friday for an Indefinite visit 1 boarda-
The equipment Is being Installed timekeeper’s whistle did not bark ou,
turn use the money to develop the
has a radio, piano, organ, telephone,
Machinery Ready
and will be used for a test period the end of the fray. The locals had at the home of thelr daughter. Mrs.
airport. The exclusive flying school
Mr. and Mrs. Rlvett
A portion o, the machinery has al­ and if radio stations KORE and
without being paid for. and If the a total o, 49 points to their opponents i W. P. Tyson
and service rights on the field ar«
KOAC can both be received.
public Is not satisfied with the man­ 9 when the game finally came to an | came to Springfield from Oakland. ready been moved Into the building.
granted to him. but any pilot may
where they
had been The other pieces have been ordered | Laurence Moffitt, principal at the carry passengers from the Held on
ner In which they reproduce the end. This was the largest score tha, California,
sound films, then the theatre will no, had been registered In any game visiting a son. Jim Rlvett and his and are ready to be shipped Just as Lincoln school, asks that the people payment of fees. He will also be th«
retain thia particular equipment, but this season In which the Springfield family. .After leaving Springfield, soon as the men are ready to Install cooperate with the boys In giving city agent on the field and will mak«
they plan to go to Salem, to see thelr ,L
I ,h«“t this information, as It is needed rules for the conduct of all planes
w ill purchase another kind.
team was one of the participants.
son. Frank P. Rlvett, and to Seattle
■
, — ,,
.
I by Mr. Collier in his club work and with the supervision of the council.
The musical Instrument which has
The starting lineup and the scores to see another son. Floyd H. Rlvett. STUDENT GETS LETTER
In planning the programs which are
been furnishing music from records
Under the rules of the field any
They expect to be back at thelr home
for the past several years .has been made by each player follows:
FROM GIRL IN GERMANY i fre<iuently broadca8‘ ln thelr behalf. pilot may land and take off there anti
Squires, 0 ....... 8 In Nebraska by May 1.
disposed ot In purchasing the new W right. F........... 9
will be granted space to build han­
M r and Mrs. Rlvett are former re­
Bnell, F................. 8 Morrison, O.....7
outfit, and will not be used further.
Miss Dorothy Frese is the proud CAR GOES INTO DITCH;
gars. Planes In transit may take on
sidents of Springfield, and visited
Only the best productions of the Ernstlng. C. ....... 14
possessor ot a letter from a girl In
TWO WOMEN ARE INURED
dl“ ’barkP P lo n g e ra , and all prlvl-
here last In 1926.
Substitutes— Prnchnow, 4.
lending ,11m companies have been
the eighth grade In one of the schools
leges will be allowed every pilot with
purchased for showings here, and the
near Berlin, Germany.
Dorothy Lawrence, ot 83, Larkin the exception of training student«.
ANNIVERSARY DATE IS
management will welcome any aug- BOY BREAKS HIS ARM
About five weeks ago
the student- court, Portland, and a woman com- It Is felt that by this method that la
gestlona as to the likes of their pat-
OBSERVED HERE SUNDAY In the eighth grade at the Lincoln panlon were both treated at a local practice Springfield airport will be
TRYING ’CHUTE JUMP
rona at any time.
j school wrote
letters to students In doctor's office on Monday afternoon more nearly a municipal undertaking
LaVerne McPheraon, aon of Mr. and 1 The forty-sixth wedding annlver- various parts of the world, telling for minor Injuries which they re- and will begin to pay its own way.
Mrs. Bud McPherson, has a broken sary.of Mt. and Mrs. John Ketels waa them of the climate, scenery and geo-, reived when the automobile which
While the Hprlngfield airport com­
NATIVE ORGONIAN DIES
a tin, and has to carry It around In a the Inspiration for a fam 14« dinner graphv of this part of Oregon, and re- ' they were driving left the road and mittee have great regard for Major
AT JASPER HOME FRIDAY |
sltng while his comrades all smile to given at thelr home on Sunday after­ queuing that the person receiving , went Into the ditch near Mammy's Eckerson as a flyer, It was felt that
not
infrequently noon. The son and daughter of Mr. the letter answer, telling the same Cabin at Judkins Point.
he could not properly manage the
James M. Sebring died on Friday themselves and
port here with Medford demanding
evening at the home ot his brother, openly when they pass him on the and Mrs. Ketela and thelr families things about the place where he or
An examination revealed that the
practically all his time to fulfil hi«
M. L. Sebring, at Jasper, after a short street. It all happened Tuesday In Mr. and Mrs. D. R. W infrey and Mar­ she lives.
Injuries were not serious and after
ian
and
Carl,
o,
Eugene,
and
Mr.
and
contract ln that city.
Just
a
few
minutes
when
IatVerne
Illness of pneumonia. He was 71
The letters were sent to every con­
took a burlap sack and climbed to the Mrs. John F. Ketela, Jr., and Barbara tinent. and the letter received by a short rest the women started again
years of age.
top
of the windmill at his home. Jane and John Llndaey were present Dorothy Frese Is the first response on thelr way to Portland.
Mr. Sebring was a native Oregon­
THREE ATTEND MEETING
ian, having been born In Polk county Jumped off, aa he had seen several for the dinner.
reported at the school. Others are
AT GROVE CITY MONDAY
SUNDAY SCHOOL TO HAVE
on October 2«, 1868. and having re­ other parachute Jumpers do. The
expected.
sided In either Iatne or Polk counties sack proved to be a poor air 'chute CENSUS BLANKS READY
SPECIAL MUSIC PROGRAM ' Three Springfield people were pre-
The letter from Germany wae w rit­
since that time.
and a sudden contact with the ground !
FOR ABSENT CITIZENS ten In very good English by a German
at the Camp Meeting commission
resulted
In
a
broken
arm.
Surviving him are his two brothers.
Miss Barbara Barnoll will play a ( of the Methodist church at Cottage
girl who had been studying the Eng
M. L. Sebring, ot Jasper, and Q. W.
It Is alao reported that the „ Ir. Those people who know they are go- llsh language for two years.
group of xylophone solos at the Sun-1 Grove on Monday afternoon. They
Sebring, ot Eugene. Ho also leaves minded youth tried a similar feat Ing to be away from thelr homes
day school hour at the Methodist , were Rev. C. J. Pike, Dr. W. H. Pol-
eight nephews and four nieces.
laat fall from the farm barn, using an during the month of April when the
church next Sunday morning. She lard, and Mrs. A. B. Van Valzah. The
FORMER RESIDENT DIES
federal cenaiig will be taken are re­
The funeral services were held umbrella aa a 'chute.
will be accompanied by Florence May ' next meeting of the commission w ill
quested to apply at the office of
AT HOME IN CORVALLIS at the piano. The newly formed Sun- J be held at the local church on
Monday from the Walker-Poole chapel
Let them laugh, LaVerne we all
Joseph Coke, district snpervlsor In
at 11:00 o'clock. Rev. C. J. Pike, pas­ learn beat by experience.
day school orchestra w ill also be March 10.
A message received here Monday
Eugene for censua blanks which may
tor of the Springfield Methodist
present and will play several numbers i
- ■
be filled ou, before leaving. By thia by Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Egglmann told
church, officiated and Interment was
COSTUME PARTY PLANNED means a person mny be counted In of the death at Corvallis Bunday of under the direction of Ernest Me- FIRE DEPARMENT MAKES
Kinney.
made In the Wallnce cemetery. A
Mr. Leary Mergy. His wife survives
RUN TO SMALL FLUE FIRE
FOR REBEKAH MEETING this city even though no, present.
large number ot friends and relatives
— ——
I The census bureau haa opqned an him. The couple are former residents
were In Springfield for the funeral.
The local fire department truck
Members of the Rebekahs decided office In the Hampton building at of this city, having come here from BOOTH-KELLY PLANTS
Monday evening at the regular weekly Sixth and W illamette streets. Eugene. Montana In 1912. The funeral was
CLOSED
FOR
TWO
WEEKS
i
an8Wered
a cal1 Iast Saturday at
STEEL SPLINTER TAKEN
RARnlon to havw a coRturae party at j
n
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about 19:00 a. m. to extinguiah a flu«
held Wednesday afternoon at Cor-
FROM MARCOLA MAN'S EYE thelr next meeting on Monday, March VOTERS MUST REGISTER
Tallis.
The Booth-Kelly lumber mills at fire In a residence in the Stewart
Hprlngfield and Wsndllng were both addition at the corner of 18th and
Each member la expected to coma
TO VOTE AT PRIMARY
Otto Lydy. machine worker and re­ dressed In some costume other than
closed down Saturday night due to Main streets. No damage was done
Portland People Her»— Mrs. Barah the bad market conditions. The notice to the building, according to Jeese
pair man at the Fisher lumber com­ what he or she usually wears In pub-
.
Registration of voters for the com- Cox and sons, Mr. and Mrs. John Cox,
pany plant at Marcola, came to llc. Those who «11 to dress
was posted at the local m ill and Hmltson, fire chief.
up will , ,nK prlm(lry p,fict1on WRS RUrfn(i
Springfield yesterday to have a steel have to pay a fine of 26 cents. A this city last week. Those who ex- and Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Cox, of signed by O. H. Jarrett, superinten­
splinter removed from hla eye. The paper bag luncheon will be held dur- p^r t to vote In June must have re- Portland, spent the week end here at dent, stating that the mill would he
«tael particle waa lodged In hla eye Ing the evening following a short lm- g „ tered at least .10 days before th . the home of Mr. and Mrs. H arl Mo- closed down until March 10. nnless Return« to Portland— Mr». Joe Lem­
mon returned to her home In Port­
when be was operating a grinder at promptu program a t which Urn. varl-1 eIw,llo0. N a
M
awora Pherson. Mrs. Sarah Cox will remain market conditions Improve.
land on Sunday, after haring »pent
lor an Indefinite period with her
the repair shop. The eye waa not on» maaibars win he permitted
A ll work In the several camps at a week with her parent« here, M r.
aerlonsly injured.
daughter, Mrs. McPherson. The other»
entertain the other».
whoae name |s not on the poll book. retained to thelr home» on Monday. Wend ling has been temporarily ■««- and Mrs. John Wlnaenreld, In this
pend«d.
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