THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1930
OREGON STATE NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Event* of the Week
Assembled tor Information
of Our Reader*.
n F F ln n nly. supvrliit«i»l<*nt nt Al
bany MlKMila fop Ihe pasl elahl years,
baa beep reelevted for another year
by the ai bool board.
All goeala of Ihe Gold Slav hotel,
suddenly destroyed by lira leal weak,
ware lielleted «1 counted for after a
careful checking at Aaturla.
More bu.ldlnR will be done on Red-
Blond e main atreet tbla year than In
the blatory of the town. It will aareed
1*11, when the 1200.000 hotel waa
bulIL
Tha Medford barber«' union at a
recent meeting decided Io Increaae
the price of shave* from I t cent« to
I t canta after July 1, and of halrcuta
Ifro in to centa to t i cents.
A react nt Ion adopted by aheep «hear
era at Pendleton recently waa ap
proved by a group of plant men and
shearers. which called for I t cents a
head, with board, for shearer wages
According to reports coming Into
Ashland numerous dear have been
found dead In tba hills of lha Urruu
springs district. Stale game officials
are lavealtgatlng Ibe cause of Ibe mel
ady.
The Monitor State bank of Monitor.
Marlon county, hat been purchased by
the Coolidge McClain bank of Sliver
ton. which will liquidate and Olacon
tlnue operation of the Monitor Insti
tution.
Final arrangements for tba Installa
tion of a power pump and tba aeces
aary piping to carry water to tba aew
poada at the MrKanala river hatchery
are announced by the slate game cob
mission.
Hale of 1 000.000 board feet of west-
era yellow plat la Ibe Gr.cn Sul lea
area Is announcsd by lha suparvlaor
of tha Deschutes national forest. Tba
purchaser waa Grover C. tirlmmat of
Cham till.
Four male etudeata of tha Ualvar
atty of Oregon, all residents of Sherry
Hose hall, have been suspended for
•Ho remainder of the academic year
a a punishment (or having liquor In
tk .lr possession.
April I 10 «. Inclusive, will be the
ally drwaa-up week la Corvallis, and
"psUat-up" and "clean up" will ba lha
slogans of local residents daring tha
weak, making (or city beautification
and firs prevention.
A proposal (or Ike conatructlou of
a naw East Hide school and an addi
tion to tha Kenwood school will prob
ably bo submitted to tha voters of
Bead In the form of a »115.000 bond
Issue about tbs middle of April.
The city council of Medford has vot
ed to subscribe »500 for the balance
of the year Io tha fund of the North
ern California and Southern Oregon
Development aaaoclatlon for promo
tion of tha Crescent City harbor.
Two cougars eud a bobcat wers
killed with a bow and arrow by Cap
tain C. H. Styles of Berkeley, Cal..
during a game hunt In tha Caps Ilia-
bee district Ferry W rig h t Roseburg
trapper, acted as guide during the ex
pedition.
Improvement of 1% miles of tha
Nelson mountain road will eliminate
about five fords on thia routs, reports
F. M. Morse. Lane county engineer,
who has returned aftar an Inspection
trip. Thia work la planned for the
coming summer.
County road craws throughout Lane
county have been put to work again
with tha advent of good weather. It
waa announced by member! of tba
ccuaty court. Crawa era patching the
piled roads preparatory to spreading
another coat of oil thia spring and
clearing lha right of way for naw road
projects la under way.
Stockholders of tha Linn Couaty
I * l r association have voted to caacal
their stock . nd tha unsecured credi
tors have canceled their claims or will
do ao, leaving a mortgage as the sola
obligation outstanding against the In
stitution. all conditional upon tha tak
ing over of the fair by Linn county,
•resilient J. J. Barrett, of tha aaaocla
tlon, baa announced.
Claus Christiansen, Toledo farmer,
narrowly escaped death recently whan
ha waa attacked by a Jersey bull as
ha waa cleaning out a manger. The
bull charged from behind, ramming
one horn completely through Christ
lanaen'a right thigh, and with hie vlo-
tlm Impaled on hla horn hurled Mr.
Chrlatlanaen high overhead and Into
an adjoining alleyway.
A new uae for the oft-de»pl«ed dairy
product, buttermilk, waa found whan
1» recently waa utilised to hold a fire
la check until the McMinnville fire
department arrived. As no water was
available, buckets of buttermilk which
wars to bava been fed to turkeys were
poured on the btaae until the city fire
department arrived. The blaae waa
extinguished with little damage.
IM F RPRINGPIRLD NFJWB
Description of 11» now union station
to he constructed at 1-a Grande this
spring by the Union Pacific railroad
was given at Ihe annual chamber of
commerce banquet. Tha station will
coal between ( I JO.000 and »140,000.
Hupplemenlal Irrigation (or Ihe W il
lamette valley from deep Welle came
a step nearer recently when lha first
experimental well on ihe Henator Hain
Hrown properly near Gervais was
"brought In" with « satisfactory (low
Intangibles las collections In Ora
gnu under Ihe first year’s operation of
tbs new law will reach »000,000, It
waa staled by members of the state
taa commission. This Is an amount
equal to Income tales collected from
Individuals In 10ZS.
the abortloe lafectloa hea been wiped
out, but where It Is still desirable to
mainuUn a control area; and third,
the abortion free area, where lass
than five-tenths of one per cent of
all the cows In the district are af
flicted.
The abortion control Idea Is grow
ing. says Mr. Fletcher, county agent.
Several requeate for formation of
other control areas have been re
ceived at hla office during the past
, few days.
Station Gets New Floor
BICYCLE CLUB MEMBERS
WILL VIEW SHOW HERE
ebow are required to meet at the
Moore Cycle shop on West Eighth
«tree' before 2:00 o’clock. They will
Special afternoon mi«lnee shows eecure thlr tickets from Mr Moore
for boys who ride bicycles will be and the entire group will ride In file
given el the Hell theatre once every I to tbe theatre here, giving the boys
month, beginning next Hunday. ac j a ride outside 01 tbe city limits of
cording to Herbert Weiss, theatre Eugene and a chance to see a show
manager who has recently completed the same afternoon.
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Taking advantage of brilliant moon
light, Jefferson county farmers are
working tractors during tba nlgbt
hours. In preparing wheat lands for
spring planting
In (he vicinity of
Culver to tractors are being used
arrangements with Dlnty Moore's bl
night and day In plowing.
The special five cent price Is the
Final agreement has bean reached cycle store In Eugene, whereby any
result of an arrangement between tbe
boy
who
rides
a
bicycle
to
the
show
between Marlon county officials and
theatre and Mr. Moore. Every boy
the forest service under the terms of can see It for five cents.
must get bis ticket In Eugene to en
which (ha county will match foreat
Starting next Hunday afternoon nil able him to see the show here for a
fund« to gravel Ihe road between De bicycle riders who care to see the
nlckeL
troit and Breltenltush this summer
The coat la estimated at »«>100.
A total of »544 prisoner* have been
released from Ihe Oregon state pent
tenllary on parole since the creation
of tjie state parole board In 1911. ac
cording to a report prepared by state
officials at Salem. During tha same
period 570 prlaonera were pardoned
Kheep men of the Redmond district
report that lambing Is about half over
and that thia la the very beat year for
several pasl. The owners of two large
flock* have reported that almost half
of the lambs have beau twine and that
there bava been a number of triplets
Ralph A. Young. 11, workman for
a cement company, died In a Grants
Paas hospital after plunging >00 feat
down Marble mnuntala. a short die |
tance from there. Young was caught
la tba path of a boulder which waa
loosened from Ila foundatloa by a
blast.
Fifty milk producers mal at Salam
hut war* unable to decide whether to
form a local organisation or a aolt of
lha stats organisation. Moat of tha
producers said they already had bean
signed ap to become members of the
state orgaaliatlon, and that they
would have ns use for a local anil.
Tha Amity public library received a
gift of IO* books from Mrs. Klva
Brows of Halem. An unusual coinci
dence Is that the library Is located on
tee donation land claim of John Watt.
Mrs. Brown's grandfather, sad tha
building waa used by Werner Bray-
men. her father, la 115» as a general
store.
Irl 8. Mr-Sherry of Salem, ex-dlstrlct
committeeman of the Oregon state de
partment. American Legion, and now
employed In (he claims dep-rtmant
of the state Industrial accident com
mlitslon. waa appointed privets secre
tary to Governor Norblad to succeed
Miss Beatrice Walton, who has re
signed.
Men, suspended by ropes, have be
gun combing the perpendicular cliff
west of Twin Tunnels, where recently
the Columbia highway was blocked
for five days by an avalanche. Fol
lowing a conference of engineers, it
was derided to continue removal of
disintegrating formations at this point
until all possibility of future slides Is
eliminated.
A survey by C. R. Briggs, county
agent. Just completed, shows that bar
ley Is a heavy producing crop In Ben
ton county. Spring-sown crops will
ba greater this year than for several
years, due to the dry weather that
prevailed last fall. Many farmers of
tha district are contemplating replac
ing much of their acreage with barley
Instead of other cereal crops.
The dates of all mid-Columbia coun
ty (airs have been set. In order that
events will not conflict thia fall as
they have (or several years past. Tha
dates selected are: Waaco county fair,
at Tygh valley, August 18-30; Klicki
tat county fair, at Ooldendale. Septem
ber 4-8; Sherman county fair, at Moro,
September 11-11; Old Fort Dalles Fro
lics, at The Dalles, September 18-20.
Visitors at tha Nehalem beaches of
Mansanlta and Neahkahnie found de
posited all along the shore great quan
tities of a substance which appears to
be a crude oil. Immediately specula
tion arose as to the nature and source
of this oil, and old residents recalled
the promises of oil In that section In
1910. Some believe that a nearby sub-
ocean well has broken through and
that Ihe masses of black, oily stufl
are from Ibis vent.
“ The 1930 Eastern Oregon Livestock
show will be held at Uu.on, June 19,
20 and 21, It waa announced. The 1930
dates are about a week or so later
than usual, the change being made In
hopes of finding better weather condi
tions.
The work of dredging and draining
186 additional acres of Lake Labial)
land at Tokuto City, near Chemewa,
ts being put through rapidly In order
that tha ground may ba planted to
celery, peppermint and onion* this
ass sou.
* new floor waa laid at the Spit g-
field Service station this week
Tha
old floor had become »0 oil-eo aked
that It was Impossible to cl«- tn it
Abortion control area petitions,
properly, states Frank Shannon who
which were signed by farmers and
recently took over the station from
dairymen In tbe Coburg and Willaken-
E E Fraedrick.
' xle districts have been approved by
the Oregon State Livestock Sanitary
Hoard and the examiners appointed.
3 *-ln e b F ast C olor
PETITIONS ARE APPROVED
FOR ABORTION CONTROL
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There are three steps In tbe opera
tion of an abortion control area. Tbe
'firs t Is the formation of tbe abortion
‘ onttpj. area where the cattle are
in(ec«*i|; tbe second step Is tbe abor-
CoM'fre, control area, an area where
•1 E. BROADWAY
P ow ers
MONTH END SALE
A SALE OF FURNITURE AT PRICES THAT ARE REMARKABLY
LOW— AND OF FURNITURE
OF
CONSISTENTLY GOOD QUALITY.— WHETHER YOU NEED A NEW DINING ROOM SUITE OR AN ODD
PIECE YOU WILL FIND A GREATER SAVING AT POWERS.
— And Credit Even at Theee Low Sale Prices—
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Bed Room Furniture
3 Piece Bedroom Suite in Ivory Set consist* of Bed, Vanity Dresser, and Chest of
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Foot Bed, choice of Dresser or Vanity and
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3 Piece Bedroom Suite including full size Bed, Vanity and Chest of Drawer*.
Month End Sale Price
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3 Piece Bedroom Suite in Walnut. Bow
Chest of Drawer*. Month End Sale Price
Dressers
Odd Chiffoniers
Several patterns to choose from. Golden or Ivory
finish.
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In Golden or Ivory finish.
rors. Month End
Sale Price
High grade plate mir
$ 14.95
Simmons 2 Inch Post Bed— full size or twin beds. Ivory or Walnut Finish.
Month End Sale Price ........................ ........................................................................
Simmons Fabric Bed Springs— Comes
tn all sizes.—Sale Price.............. ......
$3.45
$4.65
Double Deck Coil Springs, all Premier
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wire coils—regular $16.00. Sale Price e O O * * z O
Dining Room Furniture
7-piece Dining Room Suite. Table, 5 Chairs and oneArm Chair.
Month End Sale P r ice ...................................................................................................................
$49.50
7- plede Dining Set in Walnut— 6 Chairs, 1 Arm Chair and Table.
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Dinette Suite in Walnut—Library Dining Table and 4 Chairs to match.
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8- plece Dining Room Suite— combination blended Walnut. Includes Buffet, Table, 5 Dining
and one Arm Chair. Month End Sale Price.. ........................................................................... ...... —
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Rugs and Floor Coverings
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9x12 Axminster Rug—made by the famous Bigelow-Hartfor Co.—All seamless.
Month End Sale Price ...................................................................... ....................................-
Axminister Rug—27x52 inches
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$1.98
Felt Base Floor Covering as low as 36c per yard
Any Quantity— Not Remnant*
New shipment of rugs are arriving almost daily in WiltonB, AxminRters, Domestic Orientals.
A visit to this department will be well worth while if you are planning on buying a new rug.
DIGNIFIED CREDIT — PAY AS YOU EARN
P ow ers
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11th and Willamette
Eugene, Oregon