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Try the Ho mg Print Shop F trat THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS TWENTY-8BVENTH YEAH. NEW WELLS 10 MD C III WATER SUPPLY Development Program at Powar House Calls for Sinking of Several More Wells Along the Raceway During Summer; I New Well is Completed. SPHINGKIKLi), I.ANE COUNT Y. OliBGON- THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1930 PROCLAMATION I. W I’. Tyson Mayor of Spring field. do hereby proclaim March 27th, 28th and ZSlh aa Forest l*ro- dm-ts Week and do urge our clllaans (a attend the first annual l a n i County Wood Products show at the armory In Eugene These days are being observed generally throughout the county and It Is Incumbent upon our citizens to give encouragement Io this, our most Important Industry. Dated this March 26th. ISSO W. P. T T8O N , Mayor County Chamber April Meet Here “Ths Psopls’s Paper“ A L I V I NEW SPAPER IN A L IVE TOW N No. 12 DIRECTORS TOTE TO « f * 0 ? ™ * MORE LAND ADDED RETAIN TEACHERS TO Biff.AIRPORT Dairy Program Will ba Featur Rose Expert Discusses Flower ed; Naw Creamery to Hold Planting; Rose Show to be Open Houee. Members Express Satisfaction Held; Petunia Club Flower Strip of Land Leased Between With Staff: Coach is Not Present Field and McKenzie The next meeting of the l,ene Women attending the meeting of Selected; Rumblings Heard Highway; New Buildings to County Chamber of Commerce, which the Civic C’ub Tuesday evening at Over Married Teachers; More the home of Mrs. A. B. Van Valxah Is to be held In Hprlngfleld on Thurs be Erected on Property; Run day, April 17, has been designated as May be Added. became so Interested In a discourse ways Lengthened. a dairy meeting by the local cham of flowers given by Lionel Lawrence Every teacher la Hprlngfleld was that ihey did not have time for th e , ber. which has charge of all tbs ar A boot ten acres of land Is beta* re-elected for the nert school year balance of the program. rangements for the meeting. added to the Springfield airport by The development of the dairy In last night at a special meeting of the : . M r . Lawrence, who Is the rose ape- ' The principals were all elallsl zt , hc ( -hage Oardens had the lease from Welby Stevens by the dustry In this county will be the • cho,,1 reelected laat week. Nothing was' be; u re tire d to apeak at the m-eting city of the strip In Railroad addition principal topic for discussion at th One of the flnesi exhibitions of meeting. which will open with a hen <,on‘‘ “ h00* ,h* «’»•ch problem at the In t lace of Clayton Kirkland, who between the Industrial tract and the wood produrla and manufacturing quel at 8:36. N C. Jamison, dairy hi«h “ hool. was In Portland attending the North- McKenzie highway. The lease la for A recent ruling passed by the high west States Horticulture chow. . five years for the amount of the processes ever to be shown In this specialist from the Oregon Slate Ag It was decld~d at the meeting to wltb an optlon purcha„ th. county will be opened to the public ricultural college, will be the prin school athletic association requires Many other promln- that all coaches be regular teachers sponsor a Rose show sometime In , 125n of the state of Oregon this afternoon cipal speaker. ® an a c re T he new atrip at 1:00 o’clock, when the doors of enl dairy men have also been extend- 0,1 <he faculty and not port time In- the spring. The date and members "* north and south runway the Armory at Kugene swing open to ed an Invitation to !>« preaent aud atructora as have been used here for of the various committees have not a'*ows , to * * lengthened 400 feet, making a the first bane County Wood Products make addresses. Invitations will be the past two seasons. The recent been deckled upon as yet. sent out by the committee In charge 1“«»« of absence granted to W’illlam The petunia was selected as the, total length of 1800 feet. Show. Proclamations have been Issued by **’ Interested persons asking their Baker, to permit him to accept a club flower for this year, and every The large new hangar and machine house. th« mayors of the leading cities ol Presence. coaching position at the University body lx Hprlngfleld »re urged to shop to be erected by the Inman First W ells Last Year the county proclaiming thia as Wood The meeting will be held In the ha* left the local position In a some- plant several beds of these flowers, School of Flying will be on this leased Rig of the wells were sunk laat products week and urging all the n" » ly acquired chamber headquarters what upset condition. Cotter Oould They were selected because of their property, haring a frontage on the year and they marked the first a t people of the county to attend the ■” ** community hall, which will be Is acting as coach for the high school I hardiness, their long blooming life McKenzie highway. The new land tempt to take water for the city of exhibition, which George Pearson, completed and In use before the and Is developing what looks like a sod for their variety of colors, sc- not only makes the field more easily ttpringfleld from underground. Pre d I rector of the show, end also sec re meeting. good baseball team, but he has been cording to Mrs. C. E. Wheaton, the square but also provides a better en vtous to the drilling of the wells, all tsry of the Employees Wood Promo ** ,,#o planned to hold open here only a few weeks and the board president of the club. trance to the airport for patrons. The of the water used In Hprlngfleld had lion committee of the Pacific North houg* • * th* »’ » Hprlngfleld cream <Hd not care to make any decision Pastel shades will be the most pop runways at the airport can be mads been taken from the raceway and west states, la the best ever held on srF- which will be ready for business, until they had had more time for alar for flowers thia year, according 2500 feet In six directions and 1600 pumped up to the large tank on the the l*aclflr Coast and which will be If not In actual operation at that consideration, to Mr. I-awrence. He urged the feet on the two other points of the butte south of the plant. time. The plant of the local cream Mors Teachers Talked members of the club to be careful compass with the new land. This 1» The river water Is pure and safe educational even to the citizens of ery Is one of the finest and much new H |a probable that one or more when they planted flowers, so that better dimensions than has any air enough for domestic purposes, accord thia county, who live In one of the machinery Is being Installed here teachers will be added to the faculty they did not clash in color with their port now serving the city of Portland. largest for sat districts of the United ing to L. E. thinks, but frequently Wales. that Is not to be found In many of the |n the grade schools. There was surroundings or other flowers. the water In the river becomes muddy W ith the new land the Springfield quite a bit of congestion at the time Novel window placards, consisting plants In the entire state. Green Is always a good background ; n rport committee feels that It caa especially when the snow melts, and of the schools opening last fall, and color and should be used abundantly, I now <0 ahead and work ont deTeIop. late In the summer when the water of sheets of veneer wood with sten moat of the lower claaeea have been he stated, either In foliage or artlfl- ! ment that wJ1, p^rm lt th„ fedenU level drops Then the wells are ciled lettering have been put In nearly all of the windows of the . very rull all year. This will be taken elal coloring. This Is nature’s back- government recognising the field aa needed to supply a flow of clear up at a later meeting of the board. ground and a person cannot go wrong 1 -cissg A , - Prominent pilots and water. The well water Is colder and business houses In Hprlngfleld and ■ Eugene to advertise the show. All of the teachers were elected followilng nature, he continued. has a better taste. federal men now operating planes Io There will be no admission charges 1 ____ subject to assignment. It Is highly Flowers should be grouped as much ' the northwest have been consulted Wells Unable to Produos Sufficient to the show, and free souvenirs will ■ probable that some of the present as possible and not planted In straight 1 as to the possibilities of the field and The average dally consumption Is he given each afternoon and evening Mr». Abbie Wheaton and I. D . teachers win be shifted to other ( long rows They should be planted all are enthusiastic about IL now about 120.000 gallons, and this The one and sole purpose of the : Larimer to Start Federal school buildings before the opening according to their heights, and It Is amount Is nearly doubled during the Suggest Eugene Cooperate of a new term, according to W illiam usually a good plan to start at the Census Wednesday. dry summer months when the garden show Is to demonstrate the menu , During the past week the a'-port facture and uses of wood, says Mr ¡ ( C. Hughes, cletk of the board. j Inside of a yard with the smaller ers Irrigate their crops and lawns. committee has suggested to Euz-’ne Pearson. All kinds of wood products, ’ The appointment of Mrs. Abbie 8. Present Teachers Praised | flowers and biuid up with the taller that It abandon and sell the port tn finished and unfinished, will he on Wheaton and I. D I-arimer as census Most of the members of the school, ones on the onter side. STANLEY GROCERY STORE display. Two young ladles will op enumerators for the city of Spring- that city and cooperate In developing board expressed themselved pleased ■ The women at the meeting asked the one here on Eugene owned pro WILL BE OPENED FOR I pear at the show clothed In dresees field was announced at the office ol with the manner In which the present * scores of questions and received perty. Eugene would then escape the Joe Koke, census supervisor for this staff has carried on their duties. Dr many useful suggestions for their payment of taxes on shout 70 acre» BUSINESS HERE SOON m,d’ of n,,,h,n< but w,,o<' There will be exhibits of miniature district, this morning. Mrs. Wheaton Pnllard declared that it had been gardens and yards from the speaker. ,and for <5 w arg mor# and wouM farm buildings, and will canvass all of the third and very many years since they had The new Rlanley grocery store to sawmills, model They wish to extend their thanks al8O have , ger¥ln< h„r better Other exhibits will fourth precincts and Mr. Larimer will BUCh a smooth running school system to Mr. Lawrence for addressing them [ than the preaent on„ be located at the corner of Fifth and virgin forests that clty „ Main streets will probably bn opened i Include all classes of lumber, from ( be assigned to the first and second in Hprlngfleld as they have had this and answering their questions, says was also suggested that the 80 scree year. for business next week end, arrnrdlng the lime It Is standing In the forest districts. Mrs. Wheaton. in the tract south of the railroad The actual taking of the census »trike at M erced Woman to Clive Stanley, son of George Stan until It has been manufactured Into The meeting closed with delicious near the d ty park be sold and the the finest finished lumber, and finis:.« will start here next Wednesday,. Sonic dissatisfaction over the em- refreshments served by Mrs. Van ley. who will manage the store. proceeds, together with the Eugene Mr. 8tanley slated that Is had not ed and unfinished household articles. Aprll 1. and will be continued until ploying of married teachers arose at Valaah and Mrs. W. K. Page, the airport sale, be used to develop the The several lumber organisations completed. All blanks are to be filled the meeting Monday night Some of Joint hostesses. been definitely derided who will op airport on the local tra c t This sug •rate the vegetable, meat and feed of I-ane county are sponsoring various out and returned by the enumerators the members have expressed them The next meeting will be held on gestion has met with some favor ae exhibits, the nature of which would within two weeks from the time they selves as being opposed to the em April 8, at the home of Mrs. C. (X I neither city desires to float a bond concessions In the store. They expert to begin moving the not be divulged before the opening start work, which will be April 18. ploying of married women on the Wilson. The subject will he "Better Issue to make extensive airport de These enumerators will take only facuTlIes of the schools, and It is re •locks of goods Into the new store on of the show. velopments. One unusual exhibit will ronslst of the population census and w ill have ported that an effort was made to 1 Homes.” and the program w ill be aa- Monday and will open for business | nounced In this paper next week. M ora Students Enrol a large wooden*plpe, manufartred In nothing to do with the farm and Just as soon as the Interior work can bind the board next year to a policy ___________________ The weather for the past few day» Utah. It Is 11 feet and 6 Inches In business census. he completed and the equipment of dismissing all married school has been Ideal for flying, and stu MORE PETITIONS FILED diameter on the Inside. Installed. teachers. The effort failed and ths dent training Is continuing every day. SEEKING VACATION OF There will be something Interesting ¡NEW COMMUNITY HALL members voted unanimously to retain The entire Interior of the building Usually there are students at the air all the time and everyot-s la urged the preaent staff. has been remodeled, new windows PROPERTY W ITH IN CITY port awaiting their turn to fly. Poor WILL BE USED FRIDAY The teachers are required to accept and fronts have been put in. and the to attend the exhibition. new names have been added to the BY CHAMBER AND LIONS l»e re-appointments before the next Petitions bearing the signatures of hat ot stndent flyers since last week Interior painted a light gray. The outside woodwork Is also being given “GOOD" EVANGELISTS meeting ot the board on Monday. Seth M. McPherson and Stella A. and more are inquiring about flying The new Hprlngfleld community April 7. If they are going to retain McPherson, asking that certain tracts , eTery dav a coat of gray paint this week. A new JUMP HOTEL BILL The latest enrollment» hall, which was recently leased from their positions. stairway has been put tn for the up j of land In the northwest part of I h, Te brought the „umber of student Tom McKInnla, will be formally used HERE DURING NIGHT stairs offices and a hand railing has Springfield be vacated have recently ; f]yerg here to it. Thia is the largest for the first time on Friday, when the been added. I been presented to the city council enrollment at any flying school out A. T. Brewer, proprietor of ths Lions club holds Its noon luncheon NEW SAWDUST BINS ARE NEARING COMPLETION and to the coun,T court Th' **t*„V‘“ side of Portland. Elite hotel la out two roomers and a there and when the Chamber of Com to the county court asks that all of FATAL STROKE CLAIMS grocery bill. Tuesday evening, a merce haa the monthly meeting the Work la continuing every morning certain lota and part of lota In block The construction work on the new man and a woman, who gave their same evening In the assembly room. on the new monoplane which is being PIONEER AT THURSTON names aa Mr. and M rv Tagard. of The new home of the above or sawdust bln at the Hprlngfleld Plan 18 and 1» In central addition to built for Dalton Shinn. It w ill be Mr. Taylor Needham passed away Han Diego, came to the hotel and re ganisations. who together with the ing M ill le nearing completion this ‘ Hprlngfleld be vacated. This land now completed within the next few weeks. The walls have been com Ilea Just outside of the city limits. at hla home In Thurston Monday gistered. stating at the lime that American Legion and Legion Auxili week. Ths drllllux of ann'hsr 100 foot wall ■ I lbs power plant of the Mountain Ktates Power company last week marks the first step to be taken this year In the gradual development of the local water supply both In quan ttiy and quality. This brought the total number of » • Ils now drilled up to seven, and present plans call for the sinking of several more wells during the com Ing summer months Most of the wells are located near the rare, but the latest one to be brought In la along the south side of the power EVERYTHING IS READY FOR EXHIBITION OF LANE WOOD PRODUCTS Two Enumerators Appointed tor City they were evangelists. Sometime ary, have agreed to share the ex nurlng the following day they order penses of the lease, occupies the en ed some groceries at a local store to tire top floor of the btuldlng. be delivered at their apartment. They The new rooms have been com were absent when the delivery was pletely remodeled, and all are re- made, and Mf. Brewer, thinking hla flnlshed The walls have a cream tenants must be dependable people kalsomtne finish and the woodwork If they were evangelists, proceeded has been stained and varnished a to pay for the groceries and left them dark mahogany. The property con In the apartment. Wednesday morn stats of a large assembly room, ing the groceries, people and all their which Is also to be used as a banquet He Is survived by his wife, Ellen, belongings were missing. room, a large kitchen with two gas two sons, Charles Needham, Crescent Mr. Brewer declares that he thinks ranges, a ladles cloak room, three ot (Tty, California, and Melvin Need that the couple are playing the same four other hooms which will he used ham, Thlangle latke; also two grand- game In several places In the state. for offices for the participating or- chlhlr- n, besides a host of friends. '■1 —- I ganlsatlnns. also reading room and The funeral was held at the Veatch I cloak rooms, and toilets. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE chapel In Eugene Wednesday after One of the most decided advant WILL MEET ON FRIDAY noon nt 2:00 p. m. Ilev. Victor P. ages of the new rooms Is the large Morris officiated and (he remains The regular monthly meeting of the ness and the amount of sunlight were shipped tn Portland, where they Hprlngfleld Chamber of Commerce which will he available In the main w ill be cremated. will be held tomorrow evening, ac room. The north wnll la composed cording to W. A. Taylor, president of of nearly all wlnldows. and the room HAWLEY WANTS MORE the organization. It la expected that la very bright and cheerful. FACTS TO FIGHT FOR details In connection with the moving ! The comm mlty hall has been de ROUGH LUMBER BILL to the new location will be discussed signated as such because It is not and that plans will be worked out to be used exclusively by the three Additional facts and figures tn for the meeting of the Lane County orgnnlxations mentioned. All other show why rough lumber should have Chamber of Commerce which meets organizations In the city are Invited protection on the new tariff bill Is here In April for a dairy program. A to make arrangements with the asked for by Congressman W. C. report will probably be made by the Chamber of Commerce officials for Ilsw ley In s telegram to 11. K. Maxey, dairy committee which was appointed the use of the building when holding Congressional committeeman, receiv at the last meeting to work with the regular or special meetings. ed today. Mr. Hawley Is handling the new crenmery proprietors In the de bill In conference between house and velopment of a dairy Industry In this Born— Mr. and Mrs. Philip Fisher, senate and Is attempting to eliminate vicinity. well-known here, hpt now living at the Copeland amendment exempting Glendale, are the parents of s baby rough lumber. Lumbermen will be Dearborn Man Hara — J. C. Ross, daughter, born to them Sunday, asked to send the facts sought In the of Deerhorn, visited hla friends In the March 23. l»30. at the Pacific Chris next day or two. city on Tuesday. tian hospital in Eugene. evening, March 24, at »:30 after an Illness of a few days. He was stricken with paralysis a week ago last Haturday, and steadily grew worse until his death. Mr. Needham was born a t Greenville, Pa., on April 8, 1865. and would havfl been 7R years of age on April 8th If he Had lived. He settled on his farm at Thurston 40 years ago. The second petition, directed to the city council, asks that several of the The new bln w ill take the place lota and blocks of Central Addition of the one which was destroyed by ! lying within the city limits of Bprlng- flre laat winter. It la being con- field vacated. structed of two by sixes placed on 1 objections to the petitions are to be their edge, making a wall six Inches filed with the county clerk or with thick. A boiler room will also be in , the city recorder before the second eluded In the same building, and the and fourteehth days of April respec- fuel can be taken from the overhead tlvely. A similar petition asking for vnea- bins. : tlon of property was filed last winter. I but was not approved By the city IMPROVEMENTS START 'council. The coundlmen declined to AT POWER CO. OFFICE 1 assume responsibility for such action. pleted and the framework roof has all been built. for the j DITCH DAY OBSERVED AT H. S. ON TUESDAY Tuesday was Henior Ditch day at the Hprlngfleld high school. True to the tradition established some years ago the members of the senior class climbed out of their beds early that morning and started for Triangle Lake In automobiles where they en joyed a full oays outing. Glenn Martin and Mrs. W illiam Bsker accompanied the group on the outing. . Keeping In step with the many Im provements which are being made to both the exterior and Interior of Hprlngfleld business houses the Mountain States Power company has almost finished complete remodeling of their office and sales room here. The old counter has been taken out and a beautiful new one of gum wood has been Installed. The new counter runs the full length of the room from east to west and gives a larger office space and a more unified showroom. Varnishing and Interior reflnlshlng Is also under way at the power com pany office. Lum F. Anderson has been elected chief ot police for Hprlngfleld during the absence of W. R. Davis, present incumbent of the office, who will leave on April 1 for a tour of the Eastern states. The appointment was made last night by the police committee and announced this morn Ing by Mayor W. P. Tyson. It Is only a temporary appointment for the period of Davis’ absence from the city. Grandfather Dies— Word received here Tuesday told ot the death at Albany of Joseph Johnson, grand- father of Mrs. R. L. 8««ra, ot this city. Mrs. Hears was unable to attend the funeral, but her husband and her mother, Mrs. C. R. Pearch, who had been visiting hem, both attended. Major Operation—J. A. M artin, of E. E. Kepner has recently complet Marroin, underwent a major opera tion at the Pacific Christian hospital ed a new store house on ths lot nt th» corner of Fifth and B streets. He had In Eugene on Tuesday. a store room there hut It was badly J asps r People Here— Mr. and Mrs. gutted by firs nt the time the Vern Vaughn, of Jasper, visited their seny blacksmith shop was destroyed. The old building w m t o n down. friends In Hprlngfleld on Tnnndny. SPRINGFIELD DOCTOR'S LUM ANDERSON IS NEW HEALTH IS IMPROVING CHIEF OF POLICE HERE Dr. Carl H. Phetteplace is making a rapid recovery from his Illness, ac cording to Information reaching hts office here. Dr. Phetteplace wan taken ill last week end and has been a petient at the Pacific Christian hospital in Eugene for the past weea. It Is expected tha the w ill be able to leave that Institution sometime this week. NEW STOREHOUSE IS COMPLETED BY KEPNER