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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