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THB SPRINOAKIJ3 NKWS
BASEBALL IE » «
PROSPECT GOOD
jt o push the completion of th ia road
Boys and Girls Teams Both
Pile Up Large Scores in Prac
tice Tilts With Thurston on
Tuesday; Official Opening of
Season Tomorrow.
W o rk on the surfacing of the
portion of the
M cKenaie
highway
betwwen Nimrod inn and
Belknap
Springs w ill be started Im m ediately
by a group of M arshfield contractors
who have been awarded the bid for
thia work. T w o pievtous bids had
been received and hed been rejected
by the highway commission.
Prospects for a successful baseball
season for both the boya* and flr la
base bell
teams
at the
local
It cannot be done this year, he de
TYPEWRITING STUDENTS
CONTEST AT JUNCTION
clared. ns funds have not been set
Five
>side for the work, but w ill be un
dertaken
In the uext few
years.
To Surface Me Kenai»
high
typ ew riting
students
at
the
Springfield high school w ill go to
Junction C ity thia afternoon to com
pete w ith that many there In a typing
contest
Angellne
Severson
and
Verniee Haw ke w ill compete in the
advanced class, while Loudelle W il
llama. Violet
Runts, and
Barbara
Adams w ill enter the
beginners'
content.
HIGH COURT REFUSES
JOHN BROOM APPEAL
It ia not certain w hether or not
John Broom w ill have to serve his
the road can be oiled this year. T he
week when the Springfield teams met delay In startin g the resurfacing w ork sentence of tw enty years In the penl-
has caused tom e doubt as to the pos- ten tlary at Salem for violation of
the Thurston aggregation at Thurs
aibllity of getting the road ready for th* prohibition am endm ent. A mand
ton In practice games on Tuesday,
oiling before the wet «reath6r sets in
refusing an appeal to the supreme
r>nd badly defeated them The Spring-
next fall.
court was received by county officers
field boya won th eir game by a score
thia week and It ia expected that
of IT to 1. while the local girls team
Broom w ill be taken to Salem soon
Make Run to Late Fire
did squally as good and took th e ir
’ to begin his sentence.
game w ith a score of M to I.
Jess Smitson and George G ilm ore
Broom was sentenced to tbe peni
The first league contests tor the nud e a m idnight fire run to the E a rl
ten tiary under the Jonea law. which
local teams are slated for Friday a f Thompson residence on
F ifth
be . provides for p enitentiary aentencea
ternoon. when they Journey to Plea tween O and H Monday night to ex
for fourth offenders
H e It the first
sant H ill. These teams have also tinguish a flu fire.
No damage re to be sentenced under thia law In
played several practice games and sulted from the fire.
Lane county.
have piled up large scores, so It is
9fe
Almost certain that the game Friday
w ill be hard fought. The fact that it
is the firs t league game for both
teams trill aid in creating a desire
to win
T he Springfield team has
the county championship at
stake
and is determined to retain it. whtle
every team th e y meet w ill be equally
determined to wrest the trophy from
them
school
brightened
considerably
this
School Starts E arlier
School will probably be called a
h alf hour earlier and recess periods
shortened during the day. so t h a t '
the classes can be dismissed early,
enabling all who care to attend to get
to Pleasant H ill in ample time for the
games. Both the boys and girls w ill
Phy-
i|
;s tarting lineup for the Friday
game has not been announced, bat the
following lineup was used against
Thurston and w ill probably form the
nncleus of the starting order to
morrow. John Lynch, pitcher; Free
man Squires, catcher: Jack H u lett,
firs t base; Donald
Bettis,
second
base: Ralph Cole, third base: Lloyd
M attison, short stop; Harvey Tom-
aeth. Gordon
W righ t and G ilbert
Ernsting.
fielders.
Several others
are candidate« for bertha on the team
including Alfred Frese, Clinton H a rt
man, Douglas Keable. C arl W agner, !
A rlan Schantol. Robert Stark. Paul
Rnbldy. Dorman Chase, and George
Smith.
M em bers of Girls Team
T he members of tbe girls’ team on
Tuesday were: Beatrice Edmunson.
pitcher; Lois Rogers, c atrher; N ellie
Sankey, first base:
Evelyn
Buell,
second base; Alm a Fish, third base:
Leola Squires, short stop; Enid T ra
vers, Hasel Wilson
and
Angelena
Brattain. fielders The
other girls
who are turning out for the team are
V< Ima Johnson. Doris Chase. Evelyn I
Lloyd. O eraldne
WTkfnson.
Anna '
W agner. Betty
Anderson.
Bernice
Burkhalter, Ne’ll» W r ght.
Pauline
C onrtrighl. Audrey Smith and Melba
H a rris .
Most, of them were used
part of the time in the Tuesday prac
tice game
WILLAMETTE HIGHWAY
COMPLETION ASSURED
SAY ROAD EXPERTS
That W itianrctte highway w ill be t
rotnpleteri and w ill connect with the I
Dallca-Califnrnia highway east of the
Casraden wag the giat of a «U tem ent !
made poMiz- Tneaday after H.
W. I
Libby, reaident engineer for the state j
highway commission; H. D. F arm er, I
bureau of public
roads
engineer;
Roy A. K lein, chief of the state high- ,
way departm ent; and F A. Collier,
division engineer bad returned from
an lirveetigatlon of the present high
w ay to a point above Oakridge
t i h ’ rh h ay . a p u il
LANE DEMONSTRATION
AGENT ADVOCATES
"BETTER HOMES" HERE
ed.
and was placed on display
office window
during
Ihe
Some consideration
to plane for the
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Stock Reducing Sale
OUR FLOORS ARE CROWDED
AND OUR WAREHOUSE IS FULL
Consequently we mutt reduce our present stock to make room for ad ditional furniture that Is arriving daily. If you are thinking of buying
furniture now or in the future it will pay you to come in and see thia fine stock that must go at greatly reduced prioee.
CREDIT—
Bedroom Furniture
EVEN AT THESE LOW SALE PRICES WE GLADLY CONTINUE OUR POLICY OF "DIGNIFIED CREDIT— PAY AS
YOU EARN."
FO R TH TT SMALL BEDROOM
3-plece suite of combination walnut, full size bed, vanity table,
and chiffonier.
3 Pieces Complete
SPECIAL-
3-Piece Bedroom O u tfit
Complete for
CONSISTS OF
SIMMONS 2-lnch continuous Post Bed—Walnut finish,
SIMMONS IJnk Fabric Spring and good Roll Edge
Cotton Mattress. — 3-3 size only.
FOR THE MEDIUM SIZE BEDROOM
3-piece suite in combination walnut, twin or full size bed, vanity
and nhiffonier—A suite that you would expeit to pay a much
higher, price for.
3 Pieces Complete
MATTRESS SPECIAL
Regular 2$7.50 Spring Ailed Mattress, full or
twin size .......................................................................... .
Regular $31.50 Spring Ailed Mattress, full or
twin size .... .......................................................................
SPRINGS
Regular $25.00 double deck coll springs, full or
twin size ..........................„.................... ......................
$ 1 5 .7 5
Regular $17.50 double deck coil springs, full or
twin size ..._....... ................................................................
$ 9 .8 5
$ 1 7 .9 5
$ 2 1 .9 5
$111 DINING ROOM SUITE
8-plece wolnut dining room suite—consists of table, 5
chairs and arm chair and beautiful buffet to match.
8 pieces complete..............................................
£ o n
zv
3)017.50
For The Livingroom
R I IC S
U vU U
“BIRCHFIELD" Davenport in Jacquard velour with three
reversible cushions, floor samples only ........................... 3
)5 5 e \/v /
"BIRCHFIELD” Davenport In 100 per cent pure Mohair (kz*
r -z \
with three reversible cushions, floor samples o n ly ........ « b O 4 . d v /
“BIRCHFIELD" Bed Davenport in Jacqpard velours with 3 reversible
cushions; outside backs covered In same material as Davenport; you
sleep on Coil Springs and Cotton Mattress; makes into
a full sizj bed in two minutes, floor samples only
w if T T t O v
*
Our ent,re 8prlng 8tock of Ru«8 are now »hown In our Rug Depart
ment. A limited number are to be sold at great savings.
The best grade of Pelt Base Rug made. 9x12 size-w as
$12.25-during this sale at
’
C 7 QC
*P • »I/O
_____ Good, choice of Patterns (Discontinued Patterns Only)
A Smali Deposit Will Hold any Merchandise
i e )
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I f you cannot read
w ith
comfort
and
pleasure have an eye
exam ination now.
DR i.C.MEAUE
c ° f O -M
I A- V. F .F T
F T P :
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DOW ER«
I
In
hla
wluTEr
was
also months
Last Haturday W alker de
annual n se cided to ru t the large cuke open and
T he
Im portance
which
"B etter show, to be sponsored by the club plant the needs.
I ’ pon ru ttin g open Ihe cucumber he
Home»" play» In the Uvea of tha thia spring.
found thut the seeda had already
people living In them waa a tm a e d
The meeting was held at the home started to grow and had a stalk an
here T u ea d sv night at the meeting
of Mrs. C. O. W ilson on Em erald Inch and a h alf long
Several roots
of the Women's Civic Club, which
Heights.
She waa aaalated by Mr» had formed and the first two pairs
wa» addressed
by
Mlaa
Gertrude
C arl Olaon. In serving delicious re- of leaves had been formed
Skow. lotne County Home Demons
freahm enla a fte r the address by Miae
tration agent Mlaa Skow explained
So far as la known no opening bad
Skow.
Mrs. C lark W heaton, presi
some of the work being done In all
been made la Ihe freak cucumber to
dent of the club, poured the tan.
»
parta of the nation to Improve, with
perm it a ir to enter prior Io the cut
T he next meeting .will be held at ting last Saturday.
small financial expenditure, various
the home of Mra. Archie Davla. on
types of home».
Mis» Skow alao urged her audience A pril I t .
LEGION MEMBERS WANT
T he members of the club are now
to continually be working for better
UNITED PROGRAM MAY 30
living conditions, as a fte r all tu» conducting a membership drive un
leadership
of
Mr»
Paul
hom e la the firs t and moat lasting der the
A com m ittee ronaiatlng of M R
B rattain and Mrs A. II Van Valaah.
tion of a ll Individuals.
llu n tly . F. II.
H am lin
.and I
M
She urged that the school children Many naw members ara expected to IM e ra o n was appointed last Friday
be Instructed in better homes work, enroll.
night at the regular m eeting of the
and that the L ib ra ry group and all
Am erican l-egton to begin form ulating
other civic bodies devote some a t LOCAL REALTOR SHOWS
plana for the observance of M em orial
tention Io Im provem ent of the homes
PECULIAR CUCUMBER Day on May SO T he com m ittee w ill
of Springfield.
aeek to have other rom m ltteea ap
A short
buslneaa
meeting
was
W. W W a lk e r haa a vary peculiar pointed from the various civic or-
he'd before the address, during which ru iiim b s r which he ralaet In hia g ar ganlaal'ona an that all local groups
plans for the banquet to be served by den last summer. It first gained re can unite In preparing one program
the Civic Club for the m ontltly meet- cognition because of Ita unusual » lie for that day.
given
POWERS
There have been many requests for
the competion of this road, s a id ;
K lein , bn» he added, the state high
way department had already decided '
C Y i f I G mt
C O M FO RT
Ing of the Lane County Cham ber of
Commerce next Friday, was discuss
in, m o
11th and Willamette — Eugene, Oregon
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