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T H U R S D A Y . J U N E 2H, 1»3Q
Greatest Transcontinental
Highway Being Constructed
T W O S T O N E P IE R S N O W
IT 'S S W E E T E R T H A N " S W E E T IE " !
'M A N Y P E O P L E A T T E N D
IN D IC A T E S P O T W H E R E
OLD
B R ID G E
A N N U A L M A S O N IC P IC N IC
STO OD
One thousand people attended the
The old Springfield bridge acroaa
third annual lams county Masonic pic.
but
dusty
and
pavlns
le
belns
carried
T h e O ld £ p a m s h T r a il, F ro m St.
the Willamette river, which until thia
ale which was held al the Beavey Hop
on reptdly. eventually to cover the en­
• prlns waa the only hlshway connect
A ugustine to San Diego, Is
Island on Sunday. Chenier M Law­
tire atreich From Kl Paso westward Ins
. ... link
. . . . between Ine
,
the two citlea or Ku
rence, worshipful master of the Mr
Nearly Finished
* " * * *i*W M',,dCO
Art* M,a ** ‘he «*«• aad Sprlnsfleld
,„
n e two
s»ne.
Two
Kensle lodge, was the principal speak
California Fine 1« T it mile«. of which i.rr* .ton« »U r. « v la
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™
-K~a.e k .» t
.
1 r f* •<<»• P««r» now Stand on oppo-
By CALEB JOHNSON
er. Short talks were also mads by
about half I. paved, the rest «ravel
bank, of the river as mule re-
By the end of 1M1 tt will be poaai
Mrs. Thomas Bailey of Junction City,
over the d re e , and throuxh minder, of the progrea. and change
ble for a motorist to start fro « Maine
mother of Kdward F Bailey, now can
be Rocky mountains By (he end ot which
oonMruc
and drive to San Antonio. Texas, with­
d id st, for governor on the Dsmocretlc
I this year R I, expected that the last
. rauch , „ (Wr and , , ron(rvr
out ever sett in s off hard road. With­
ticket,
and by Hugh Rossnn of Kugena
stretch of tha 17S miles acruaa Callfor brldse to take Its place
in another (wo or three years the mo- B1> l0
and Elbert Bede of Cottage Grove
nta to the Pacific will have been
There still remain, p |.„ ,v *
toriet can continue hla Journey to Cal-
Special musical numbers by a Ku
dence of a brldse once spanning the
tfornia, over hard roods all the way
gene quartet led by William Kidwell
This
great
highway.
2.741
miles
river
at
that
point
as
the
steel
beams
With all of our progress In road
were Interspersed through Ihr pro- *
building, there is today not a single IO"*' ‘a .1th,‘ U , W t *,n* le ple' p of ar® W «* In groups on either side of
gram
route across the continent which does
bl,ildln* which has ever been the river where they are awaiting
Plenty of athletic contests and
not involve driving over hundreds of I'on"t ruc‘ed alnc® th® da7a when the shipment to Portland for refahrlcatlon
sport events were provided for people
miles of roads which nobody could 1 **“ ” connected all of the outlying sod later assembling again to provide
of all ages.
classify as good and which most mo ^ro’ tnc” of Eur°P® with Imperial a bridge across the same river a few
Nancy
Carroll
Stanley
Smith
m
the
ParHino.int
l
i
r
e
torlsta, accustomed to the paved
’ r°* da’ ’ Ome ° f wW<‘h h,T** ni,,ea
of ,h e p»clflc highway at
M R . A N D M R S. JA CO BY
highw ay, of both coast, and the
day “ d are
maIn ‘>•"•»*'1
at u p i* l,.h, I*.“rry Gn?en> Skaatii Dullagher. Lillian Roth
Great Lakes region, would classify as
** <x’mmerce w hen It
The actual dlsmanteling work was
_^t_Dj^_CjJlonial theater Sunday.
E N T E R T A IN N E W L Y W E D S
positively bad But with the comple- ? ,,f? ! ^ ' ‘d ” Wl" h* T* C° at “pward of completed about a week ago and the
tlop of the Old Spanish Trail w e shall *
, Pmvided by the states, removing of the scaffolding w a s oom N A N C Y C A R R O L L IN
Three couples which have been
"Come Out oi the Kitchen." “Honey
have a highway connecting the At- « * " “ *’
municipalities and by the pleted yesterday The scaffolding will
" H O N E Y A T C O L O N IA L has all the original humor of this married during he month of June
laatic and the Pacific oceans, a high
8 ,a '®® government.
be moved to Creswell for use In the
great American comedy plus the In­ were guests at a party given for them
The Colonial theatre In Eugene an­ imitable songs of those celebrated Tuesday evening by Mr and Mrs. Q.
As every other great road does, the assembling dr the bridge near that
way paved or hard-surfaced through
Of K Jacoby at their home at Swimmers
ont Its entire length, and a trans­ Old Spanish Trail la opening up new city, and the steel work will be load- nounces the opening there Sunday. composers. Hartlng and Costow
continental highway, moreover, which areas to settlem ents, to ‘ndustry and ed onto cars and shipped within the Monday and Tuesday of "Honey," a the five songs featured In the show, Delight. They are Mr. and Mrs. (hirl
will be passable at all seasons of the to development. Until It was cut next few days, according to O. N big special feature starring Nancy there are two. "In My Little Hope Steen. Mr and Mrs Clive Stanley,
I Chest and "Sing You Somera," which and Mr. and Mrs Harry Huffman of
year, since It is located throughout through from Jacksonville west, five Pierce, contractor In charge of both Carroll.
Kugene.
Miss Carroll is remembered as the will doubtless lie the most popular.
Its length far to the south of the years ago. few tourists to Florida ever bridge Jobs.
More than two months were requir­ bright and particular luminary of
enow belt, which makes the more saw the lovely rolling country of West
Games, conversation, and dancing
In support of Miss Carroll are Stan
northerly passages impossible In win­ Florida, the hills and rivers and coast ed to tear down the old structure, the "Sweetie," a musical romance of col­ ley Smith, her lover In "Sweotle"; provided entertainment for (he eve­
line vistas that lie between Tallahas bolts and pins of which had become legiate capers.
ter.
Lillian Itoth. of "The l.ove Parade" ning Itefreabmenls were served at a
city or
of rensa
Pensa to ru»«y
rusty i that
of th
them were next
It's no wonder that the United see and the beautiful cuy
n a i many or
"Honey" Is even sweeter than fame. Harry Green. "The Klbllser". late hour.
States government is aiding liberally ,o ,a ’ ’rhlcb wi,h 1,9 magnificent bar- 1 o Impossible to remove
"Sweetie " h | , ,h e kind of musical Sheets Gallagher, funny man of
Just how long
In the construction of this road which bor
*1or and new rail connections n north-
o rth .
lo n e the
th e new
n e w bridge which production that gives Miss Carroll full
"Pointed Heels," ZaSu Pills, the ever
V isitor, In Portland— Mr. and Mrs
will give the speediest possible route war<1 *" rapldly recapturing Its an
dedicated by the late Governor play for her particular style of cud-
tearful maid; Mini Green, b-yearsild j Clive Stanley mot-red to Portland to
for the movement of motorised m ill-;cleDt lmPortan<'« as a seaport. And , Patterson last fall will be serviceable dlesome "It."
girl woh made a hit In "The Marriage (spend the w eekend visiting with
tary forces from one coast to the
4,1 ,lo n ” < *'9
route, the
tide n0 a a one
any degree
of certain
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nur growing
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a a w e w 'snows
a . i n n U to
v lirRIPP
OI CerT«in
Based on the famous stage play, Playground." and others.
friends In (hat city.
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01
motorists
following
the
Old
Spanish
(
‘F.
Two
sets
of
pleiS
now
stand
along
other.
From Maine to Florida the Atlantic Trail la d,sco’rp''ing and spreading the , the river whore former bridges were
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VVAWa le els^.
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•
Coastal highway is now substantially news t0 ,he ” •* of the wor,d tha' ,n
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completed, ei’her concrete, tar mac- ; ,hla ’outh and ’««thweest here are op- S P R IN G F IE L D IN V IT E D
adam or hard sand-clay surface all the poruni,1®!' ard beauties which few
JQ EUGENE FOURTH
way. And when It gets to historic had eTer r®allaed existed.
O F J U L Y C E L E B R A T IO N
old St. Augustine. Florida, It strikes '
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the beginning of the Old Spanish BIBLE SCHOOL PROGRAM
The people of Springfield have re-
Trail, connecting St. Augustine on
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P L E A ——
SES A
U D IE N C E H E R E r®ilr®d ,n Invitation through Mayor W
the east with San Diego on the wrest.
1 P- Tyson to attend the old fashioned
The idea of a cross-continent high-
A very enthusiastic audience greet- Fourth of July celebration to be
way which would follow the trade ed the students of the Bible Rxpres. staged on the Lane County fair­
and military trails based by the early »Ion and Dramatic, school which end- ground July « and 5 under the spon
Spanish settlers on the Gulf and in ed Its two weeks work last Thursday sorshlp of the Central Labor council,
th s southwest was first given light evening with a program of Biblical of Eugene.
Et a gathering at Mobile. Ala., in 1»15. i dramatisations and song pantomlra
The Invitation, signed by Robert M
We recommend B tltu tll upholstered
Nobody knows who selected the pic- Ing at the Methodist church,
Fischer Jr., chairman of the celebra
fi.m iture to those who take pride in
turesque and descriptive name, nor ( Each of the participants. 30 girls In tlon committee, reads:
their household fumiahtng». /iiltutrll
Just how the movement started. The number. were dre, w(, |n biblical cos-
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e
n
e
c
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n
t
r
a
l
I-a
bor
Conn-
"The Eugene Control Labor Coun
first idea was to connect New O r-(tam es typical of the times they were cU would llk® to formally inrite the
furniture Is soundly constructed,
leans with Miami. Bnt the west heard representing. Many of those com P^oP*® of your city to attend the old
beautifully designed and skillfully
about it and eagerly Joined in the men'ed on the work which had been farbloned Fourth of July celebration
covered In the choicest of long-wearing
movemen’. set up a promotion heao- don«, at the school and stated that ,o bp ’ •»«ed on the Lane County fair-
fabrics. R iltuvll come* to us and goes
quarters In San Antonio, and pro- they thought the dramatisation of the <rnund« July 4 and 6.
from Os to you with a guarantee from
Jacted the original plan two thousand parable of the ten virgins was the
It Is the first major event that or­
miles farther than Its original enthus- most in, p,r, ng part
the entlre pr„. ganised labor has ever attempted to
the makers which assures you o f life-
lasm had dreamed of going.
gram.
sponsor In thia county, and we look
king satisfaction You'll never regret
T E R M S Y o u ’ll L ik »
A n d n o w b Is nearing completion
Mlg, Era
Mllrphy who d|r, ctPd for it to be a big success. Free ad­
your choice of R illw tll furniture.
starting from St. Augustine, where the school left Friday for Seattle mission to the fairgrounds, free park­
the Spaniards have left their inde- where she is conducting a similar ing of cars and free entertainment of
•tru-ible record in the narrow street! course In one of the largest churches many sorta will be offered, and we
Jacquard Covered Davenports
a id pictureaqque old fort and other in that city.
are sure you will enjoy It.
bn I dings of this oldest of American
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"Should Springfield or any 8prlng-
Tapestry Davenports
mursclpal ‘ier..tlie Old Spanish Trail F U S E L A G E O F G L ID E R
fleld or* anl“ tlon car® to enter _
runs through Jacksonville Tallahas­
_
n ° at ln ,he m»ntmoth parade on the
B R O K E N L A S T S U N D A Y morning of the Fourjh. we shall be
see. Penxai-ola, Mobile, Bay Saint
All Over Mohair Davenports
Louis, New Orleans, l^ k e Charles,
,
on*y ,0° Kind to cooperate.’
,h
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F
„
,e
K
°
WDed
by
ThP
committee
h
a.
ar-
Beaumont. Houston. San Antonio. Fort
Stockton, El Paso. Las Cruces, Doug­ the Eugene glider club was demolish- ranged for two days of horse racing
ed Sunday when the glider was with fireworks displays .1
las. Tucson. Phoenix and so to Call-j
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- wiui ureworks displays at night.
fornia and San Diego. It crosses eight ' anappp
froni 'he knoll at the Herb Owen. Eugene matchmaker, has
states, three great bays and the great ' anK'4r a "d fp|l
the ground. Carl announced two wrestling cards with
est of North American rivers. It ! eneri,,>n was in the glider and he several outstanding wrestlers.
crosses the Orest Divide at its lowest det,are<l afterwards that he seemed
All Over Mohair Davenport and Lazy Back Chair
Plenty of picnic grounds will be
point, at Bisbee. Arisona, at an altl- I to haTe be*‘n "h®1 lnto a »«cuum, be available for those who wish to bring
tude of (,.1)30 feet above sea-level and cause Just as soon as the momentum basket tonches The celebration Is to
descends into the Imperial Valley caused by the shock cord had passed be modelled after the old-time cele­
threugh El Oen’ro, California, SI feet the glider settled directly down on brations of a few years ago. and ev-
belcw the aea-tevcl. Yet there are no the ground breaking the fuselage In erythlng is being done to assure Its
grades which cannot be driven In high the sudden descent. He was unln- success.
JUr*d
I ®T« n r Eugene organisation Is tak-
gea-
New parts for the gilder are being Ing a hand in helping line up the cele-
Two-thlrds of the drainage water of
cnurv Skates,
nuKvs. crosses
crussrs ( the
me Old
wiu mad® 'h l, week. They will be put brat Ion. The parade will feature the
the United
Fellows band, the Kugene high
8»a mish Troll, yet only taro ferries ' ,Bto P^c® by the members of the club
e e n n , . one
,0,0 .o
o « .. the
>ho Missis­ and It Is expected that they will f!y school band and the Legion Drum and
are n
necessary,
across
Bngle corps as well a . a number of
sippi river at New Orieanw the other again next Sunday.
The accident last Sunday waa the brilliant floata.
over Berwick Bay at Morgan City,
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Laui^iana. All of the other water- first serious one to happen to the lo -1
caorses which the troll crosses have cal gilder, and It happened on (he first C A S C A D E F O R E S T S C H O O L
flight of the day.
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been bridged.
B E IN G -- H —
E L D T H IS W E E K
The Old Spanish Trail follows the
line of the chain of missions and pre­ F A M IL Y M E M B E R S M E E T
Sixty prospective forest servlvce
sidios which the King of Spain or­
workers,
all of whom will be employed
H A L F W A Y FO R P IC N IC
dered In 1772 to be constructed from
In the Cascade national forest during
the Golf of Mexico, to the Oulf of Cal
The members of the Fraedrlck *be ^'re ,eaaon Ibis summer, began an
lfornla. San Antonin was the meeting family enjoyed a novel gathering on lntena,ve four daF training period at
plavc of all the trolls connecting the 8unday
Hr. and Mrs. E.
E E. lol,,porary headquarters near Skin­
Sunday when Mr.
8panl»h settlem ents with each other. 1,'raPfirlck and their son and daugh* ner's Butte on Tuesday. Among these
And ln Saa Antonio, a few weeks ago, terlnJaw. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Frae­ men are nine Instructors and seven
the King of Spain, through the Span­ drlck. and their family, all motored visiting fire wardens, as well as Fos-
ish ambassador to the Halted 8taten, south as far a« Canyonville where ter Steele, chief fire warden In the
presented a royal decoration to Har- they met Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Frae­ Cascade forest, and who has charge of
ral Ayers, tha managing director of drlck, jr., of Prospect. California, and the camp.
the Old Spanish Trail Association. In »Pent the day along the creek The
Tbfl gathering of slashings, setting
recognition of his services In preserv sun was shining all day and It was
"mal1 flrea and dem°n»'ratlons of
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a s.
w ear
la g and perpetuating the old Spanish almost
almoflt too »ay»«
«• *<«.—
i how to put them out and actual prac
warm at
times a_
to be - com-1
tradition
fortable, said Mr. Fraedrlck upon re­ tlce In this work Is being followed
Of the first 57# miles of the Trail, turning to Springfield.
each day at the camp
from S t Augustine to Bay 9t. Louis,
Men from the Sluslaw forest who
Each party drove more than 125
a ll but a tew miles has been paved’ miles to attend the half-way meeting. were In camp last week did not have
and that part. In Misslaslpppl, is hard
to se t fires to demonstrate how to pat
saad and gravel. Thence across Lou­ THURMAN GAS 8TATI0N
them ont for Just when they were
isiana to Ul« Texas line, 382 miles,
ready for these tests forest fires broke
TO SELL NEW GASOLINE out In the national forest near Flor­
osaorete jm vem ent la being laid the
satire distance, though tt will be the
ence and the men went right to work.
A new gasoline pump and storage
cad of next year before this is com­
tank la being Installed at the Thur­
peted. The unpaved sections are good
Delivers Memorial Address
man service station this week. The
jpavel reads.
Charles Poole special deputy grand
new equipment s ill be used In the «Me
VYoai th s Texas-Louisiana line to of the Ollmore blue-green gasoline «neater of the I. O. O. F. at Bngnne
a«a Antonio, 229 nllea, the Trail Is which win be on.eale In Springfield was the speaker and delivered the
M per esnt pared. Thenos, 512 miles for the flrst time the latter part of eulogies at the annual memorial ser­
vice et the Odd Fellows temple In
te ■ fta a ,- the grerel read (g
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Eugene lest night.
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