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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
TWKNTY-RKVKNTH YEAR.
HPR1NGFIELD. 1ANK COUNTY. OREGON
SCHOOL TO OPEN
ON SEPTEMBER 18
THE HOPE OF PREACHING
UNION CHURCH TOPIC;
MRS. BARNELL TO SING
Highway Oiling
May Start Soon
Three now teachers will be Includ
ed In the faculty of the grade achools
In the fall. They are Roy Qulney of
Goshen. Mra. Mabel Riddle. Bprlng-
fleld, and Miaa E ra Phetteplace, also
of Hprlngfleia. The final assignments
of classes to these newcomers has not
been made.
The largest enrollment In the his
tory of the schools of this city It ex
pected In Beptember. Two new rooms
are being fitted up In the Lincoln and
Rrattain schools to care for the In
crease and to reduce the teaching loud
of the Individual faculty members.
New seats, blacaboards. and window
shndea bare now arrived for (he extra
rooms and the work of Installing them
will be started within a couple of
weeks.
Mrs. H P. Mortensen entertained
the members of the Ergalha Hunday
school class of the Methodist church
at a party at her home last Friday af
ternoon In honor of Mrs. H. L. Gillette,
who with her husband and family left
Tuesday for Medford where they will
make their home In the future. The
afternoon was spent with games and
contests followed by refreshments.
A picture of Mount Hood and Lost
Lake was presented to Mrs. Gillette by
the members of the class during the
afternoon.
Those
present
were
Mesdames
Charles Jack. Roberta Drury, L. K.
Page. Roy Palmer, Wm. O. Hughes.
Oeorge Prochnow, A. M. Pohl, Ella
Conway, L. L. May. E. May. C. J. Pike.
W alter Gossler, W. H. Pollard. L. E.
Baaford, Mrs. Gillette and the hostess.
VISITING BALL TEAMS
CHUROH MEMBERS GATHER
HAVE GAME HERE SUNDAY
FOR FAREWELL RECEPTION
Hprlngfleh, had a baseball game
'Hunday even If the local team failed
to turn out for either of the two
games which they are supposed to
have scheduled for that day. No one
seemed to know Just what the trou
Ibe was. but It seems as though base
ball games had been scheduled with
both the Coburg and Jasper teams
Dae to some mlxup the local players
■did not show up for either game so
«he visitors crossed bats with each
pther. Jasper is admitted to have won
the game with a Inst minute rally,
but the actual scores still remain a
mystery to all except the storekeeper
who would only say that Jasper won.
CRE8 BURN DEAD GRASS
ALONG RAILROAD TRACKS
C ity workmen and section crews of
the Southern Pacific cooperated yes
terday In the hurlng off of the dead
grass on the land between the build
ings of the city and the railroad
tracks. Thia la expected to greatly
reduce the fire haxard caused by tall
■dry grass this summer.
Carl Olson, depot agent, wondere
why the burning was not delayed un
t il the end of the week. Swarms of
^grasshoppers took refuge In the de
pot when the blate drove them out of
the grass.
"They would have been dandy for
fishing bait If they had only arrived
a couple of days later,” bemoaned Mr.
Olson.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Gillette were
guests of honor at a reception and
farewell gathering held for them at
the Methodist church Monday eve
ning. An Impromptu program was
presented after which Mb Gillette
was called on for a few words. The
gathering disbanded after refresh
ments were served.
Mr. Gillette has served as superin
tendent of the Sunday school at the
Methodist church for several years.
No successor has been selec>ed as yet.
USE PRUNE SPRAY NOW
SAYS COUNTY INSPECTOR
Prune orchards should be sprayed
now with Parsdlchlorobensene to pre
vent damage from the prune tree root
borer, aceordlng to C. E. Stewart,
Lane eounty fruit tnspeotor. The
chemical Is not effective during wet
or damp weather, according to Mr.
Miss Clara Jones and
Stewart, and should be used now be Baxter were Springfield
fore there Is any danger of rain.
tending the dinner.
Grafting Opsratlon Successful
AU of the flesh graftings which
were made on Leo Hammer of Bend
last week are getting along nicely,
according to his physician. Mr. Ham
mer suffered a seriously burned back
recently In an accident at W altervtlle
and It became necessary for a local
physician to graft new skin on parts
of his back.
L I V I NEW SPAPER
IN A L IVC TOW N
No. 30
STATE NEEDS $800,000
FROM LANE COUNTY TO
COMPLETE HIGHWAYS
THOUSANDS AHEAD
BIG AIR TODA SHOW
Dorothy Hester Thrills 7,000
People With Daring Exhibition
of Stunt Flying; Second Air
Celebration at Local Port
Within Year It Success.
Springfield's participation In the
Northwest A ir Tour was a complete
I success and nothing but expressions
of utmost satisfaction could be heard
from the local business men Monday
afternoon after the visiting pilots bad
left and a hurried check of the re
ceipts Indicated that they would take
care of all expenses and leave a small
surplus to be used In the improve
ment of the municipal field.
Between thirty and forty aircraft
of the latest patterns and one power
ed glider furnished ample entertain
ment for the crowd of 700« people who
assembled on the field and on the
roads on all sides of the field to watch
the ships arrive and perform their
stunts.
Miss Hester Star Performer
Fulfilling all expectations, Mias Dor
othy Hester, 19-year-old protege of Tex
Rankin, provided the sensation of the
day. Twice she sent her trim biplane
Into long graceful dives as the first
part of aviation's most difficult stunt,
the outside loop, and twice the gasp
ing audience held their breath as the
motor, now turning at 4.000 revolu
tions per minute, roared onward and
almost straight upward in vain efforts
to complete the loop. But the slen
der girl with steel nerves not to be
daunted by these failures immediately
climbed her ship to gain altitude and
almost before the crowd realised what
was happening completed the first out
side loop ever to be accomplished by
any pilot over the field airport since
Its Inception a little more than a year
ago. Her second outside loop followed
immediately and was eTen more ac
curate than the first.
All Stunts Included
W ith the two outside loops complet
ed aa her opening numbers on her pro
gram of entertainment Miss Hester
next began a series of more spectacu
lar but less difficult stunts at a lower
altitude. These Included upside down
flying, reversements, Inside loops, bar
MANY ATTEND POWER
CO. PICNIC AT ALBANY rel rolls, double barrel rolls, elephant
rolls, which consisted of a half oop fol
Nearly all employees of the local lowed immediately by a barrel roll,
branch of the Mountain States Power Immelman turns, diving, spinning, and
company attended the annual picnic nearly all of the stunts which an air
for all employees of the company in plane can be put through.
Landing her ship on the middle of
the W illamette district which was held
at Albany on Saturday of last week. the field with a perfect three-point
The local office of the company was landing. Miss Hester taxied up to the
crowd and was escorted by Tex Ran
closed for the entire day.
kin to the microphone where she told
The program for the forenoon con the thousands on the Held that she
sisted of addresses by the mayor of Al- had enjoyed
___
her visit and hoped that
bany and several prominent company | the spectator had enjoyed VeTflyin"«
for allowing the girls to meet at the
community hall each week and to use
the kitchen. The rooms are Ideally
adapted for group Instruction and
Ellis Cochran, member of the Coch demonstration work, he says.
ran construction company which bolds
one of the contracts for Improvement
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
of the McKenzie highway received a
PASSES AWAY MONDAY
painful injury to his chin last Saturday
when a flying rock, presumed to have
Isaac F. Circle, a veteran of the
been thrown by a tire of a passing
Civil war and a resident of Lane
automobile, struck him oD the chin
county since 1904, died Monday at
cutting t open and making It neces- lhe vetersns hogp|ta, ,n portIgn ai
sary to take several stitches to close the age of M
wag # memb(,r oj
the wound. Mr. Cochran was brought Ueary poat No 4
the Gran()
to the office of a local physician Im
of the Republic and served In Com
employees. Mrs. W. K Barnell sang a
mediately after the accident and the
pany I. 62nd Indiana infantry. He
solo, "Neapolitan Nights,” and was ac-
wound was dressed there.
was born near Fort Weyne, Indlaa.
companled by her daughter. Barbara.
o February 2, 184«.
The afternoon was devoted to sports
EGGIMANN'S PURCHASE
Funeral services were held from
and games. Miss Maxine Snodgrass
NEW TYPE DRINK MIXER Br,n,teUeri' ch‘ Pel on Thursday
morning. August 7 at 10 o'clock. In cat ried off first honors in the running
One of the very latest ideas in terment w ill be In Rest Haven Me and nail driving contests ad took sec
fountain drink mixers has been added morial park with a graveside service ond place In the horseshoe contest.
to the equipment of the Egglmann in charge of the Civil war veterans.
Among those who attended the pic
Candy Kitchen during the past week.
He is survived by his widow. Mar nic from Springfield were Miss Lulu
The new machine Is known as an garet J. Circle, six sons, O. 1. Circle, McPherson. Miss Maxine Snodgrass
Arnold double header mixer. It is of Denver, Colo.; E M. Circle and F. and her mother. Mrs. Riley Snodgrass,
built very similar to the other new W Circle of Battle Ground. Wash.;
Mr. and Mrs. W . K. Barnell and daugh
Aronld machines which have been In J. I. Circle of Florence. L. M. Circle
ter, Barbara, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bur
stalled at the confectionery during and T. W . Circle of Pleasant HUI, one
nett and son, Billy, Mr. and Mrs. W.
the past few months, but It has an daughter, Mrs. F. M. Story of Port
C. McLagan. Mr. and Mrs. Frank S u it
extra beating blade on the mixing land, 18 grandchildren and two great
son and children, Maxine and Fritx,
shaft which makes It possible to mix grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Albers, and Mr.
adrlnk In about one-half the usual
and Mrs. A. L. Wade.
time. This Is the fourth new mixing HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
machine Installed at the local soft
ASSIST AT BANQUET CLAN REUNION WILL
drink parlor. All of the < ^ e r style
machines hare been traded In for
Eleven Springfield girls had charge
BRING MANY SUNDAY
the newer ones.
of the dining room at the Community
Elaborate plans are being made for
hall during the banquet Monday for
M!SS ALICE MAY LOOMIS
the members of the Pacific Northwest the annual meeting and picnic of the
ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT Air Tour and of the Lions club, who Tandy-Harlow-Bnelling clan which Is
entertained them.
The girls took to be held at the Wm. Ayers picnic
Miss Alice Mny Loomis, office as charge of the table decorations and rounds at the Coburg bridge on Sun
sistant to Dr. W. N. Dow, announced of the serving of the dinner for Mrs. day. There are more than 200 mem
her engagement to Harris Hurd of I. M. Peterson, who had general su bers of the clan scattered in various
Eugene at a dlnnor party at her home pervision over the entire affair The parts of Oregon, Washington, and Cal
last nl«ht. The wedding will take girls were Maxine Posey, Nellie Stu ifornia and most of them are expected
place next summer.
art, Maxine Swarts. Thelma Barker, to be here for the Sunday gathering
FLYING ROCK HITS CHIN;
SEVERAL STITCHES TAKEN
A
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7. 1930
"Whitt Is the Hope of Preaching T*'
That the state expects to complete
will be the sermon topic for the union Contractor Spends Wednesday
i all the state highways In lame county
In City Making Arrangements 1 with the exception of the W illamette
services at the Methodist church Hun
School Board Decides To Hava duy evening. Thia will be the last of
For Work Within Next Week
above Oakridge by the end of 11132 Is
Enrollmant on Thursday; a series of three sermons to be de
O ilin g Of the M< Kenxle highway
tbe
received by the coun
Claim Plan Will Sava Tima for llvercd by Rev, H. R Mulholland of
wlll
probably
start
r.ome
time
durlug
2
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rl
fr"
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hl«hway department
Taachara and Studants; Five the baptist church. Mrs. W. K bar
the n< xt week F. J. Kenian, contrae- To match the slate on the present be
oell
will
sing
"Gloria."
by
Busxl
Pec-
Naw Mambars on Faculty.
holds the contract with the ! ’ ** of co°P«f»ll«n will cost L a b « coun
lor *
cla, at the evening service
f t this work was In Hprlngfleld ! ,y n*or‘' ,han 1*00.000.
Hprlngfleld schools «111 opou Ibelr
Rev. C. J. I'lke will take "Christian
t - I * sday to make preliminary ' H ° w this road work can be financed
fall tsrtu activities on Ucptembsr IK. Perfection" as his sermon subject at
arrangements for the work both on ' • “ that the construction program will
It wan doc lit ad at (ha regular inodthly the Methodist church Huntlay morn
the highway and at the Southern Pa i no* b<‘ h*’w “ P *• * problem the court
Meeting of tba school board which ing. The Hunday school will meet at
d flc depot where the oil and machln , h *11 • • ke<l the laine county chamber
waa held Monday evening. Tbla la two 9:46.
ery will be unloaded. Raymond Walsh, of commerce highway's committee's
days later Iban laet year «ban class
Ila Mists will hear Itev. Mullholland
state highway engineer, stated thl» help on. A meeting of the committee
ea were arheduled to begin on Hep preach on the subject. "Hometblng
morning that be was not sure Just has been called for Friday evening.
tew b er IK
W orth Know ing," at the morning ser
when the work would get under way. August IB. at which time this problem
Tba data for the opening thia year vices at their church Hunday.
will be discussed by the committee
While In Hprlngfleld Mr. Kernan
haa purposely been aet for a Tburs-
men and a plan of procedure outlined
stated
that
he
would
ship
In
consid
day. according Io Dr. W >1. Pollard, MANY PEOPLE ATTEND
erable machinery and that he expect ,
chairman of the board of directors. It
SEAVEY REUNION SUNDAY ed the oiling work to take about 20 j ^OUR-H GIRLS LEARN
la believed that considerable time can
days for completion.
NEW CANNING METHODS
be saved In getting clans work started
Fifty eight people were present last
The highway will be oiled with a
by having the students register on Hunday for the nineteenth annual re
AT WEEKLY MEETINGS
Thursday and tecelve Instructions as union of the Heavey family and rela macadam surface similar to that put
Thirteen Hprlngfleld girls, all mem
to what materials to purchase As tives which was held at the old Sea on at the approaches to the bridge
signments will be made on Friday vey homestead on the McKensle river about a month ago The first stretch ' l^rs of the Four H dubs, their two
Phil Metschan, Portland hotel ow n
and classes will be espectad to start north of Hprlngfleld Informal speech will extend from the cad of the pave • leadeys. Mrs. Jennie Cooley and Mrs
on Monday without any difficulty for es and story telling by the older peo ment In the city to the corner where | 8 M A6drew, and Arnold Collier, er, who waa nominated as the candi
the road turn, off for Thurston. The Ijane county club leader T„ |ted the date for governor by the State Re
either pupils or teachers.
ple and several recitations by the
other work will Indude road oiling j Newg off)ce TjlH(lday morn,ng and ,eft publican Central Committee on the
younger
children
occupied
moat
of
Five N ew Teachers Signed
near Hendricks bridge between the
14th ballot
Five new teachers will have places the time (lames and sports were also Intersection of the old and new roads a pint Jar of blackberry jam for the
editor
as
a
sample
of
the
canning
work
enjoyed
during
the
afternoon.
un the faculty of the city schools this
and the bridge.
which the girls are doing as part of
fall The total number or members on
Members of the family who attend
WATER BURNS PROVE
A tank of oil arrived at the local their Four H club work.
the faculty will bo Increased by two ed the reunion were Mr. and Mrs.
depot this week aqd It Is believed
FATAL TO SMALL CHiLD
and one half teachers and the total Douglas Waasom. Mr. and Mrs. H er
The girls are meeting every Tues
that thia will be used to complete the
bert
Btoneberg
and
four
children.
Mr.
salary espenses will be Increased by
day morning at the community hall
Roberta B-;ott, 18-month-old daugh
oiling of the Wundllng read by the
at least 93.600. thinks Dr. Pollard. and Mrs. Claus Gustafson and three
! and are doing actual canning work ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Scott, route
county crew. They are now busy fin-
. ..
Home saving will be realised In tn>. children. Mr and Mrs. W. C. Heavey, Ishlug some oiling on the M ohaw k !
* h” ld tOe,r f,” ‘ D,ee" n* , h w
1, Springfield, died at the Pacific
case of Mrs U K I ‘age's successor. Mr and Mra. Thomas E Heavey, Mr rt ad.
weeks ago and the meeting Tuesday Christian hospital in Eugene on Tues
Hhe will not receive quite as much and Mrs. W L. Ingram. W illiam Blacb
waa the second one at which they did day from bums which she received
salary as Mrs Page did after many ly. Mr anJ Mrs. W alter Blachly and
any actual canning. The work Is su at her home Saturday night when
SUNDAY
SCHOOL
CLASS
)*»«rs on the faculty, but there will sons. Dale and Dean. Mr and Mra.
pervised by Mrs. Cooley and Mrs. An she fell into a tub of scalding hot
HAS PICNIC TUESDAY drews.
a.W be salary Increases to be made Edwin T Bushnell. W ilbur C. Bush
water.
th< me who have been on the faculty nell. Mra. Anna Simmons. Mrs. Ethel
Canning Is a part of the work re
A tub full of hot water which had
Mrs. W lllla Bertsch entertained the
Olsen. Mrs Vena Howe, Mr. and Mrs.
for asor« than one year
quired of Four-H club members. It been standing on the stove had Just
J. A. Heavey and daughters. Mr and members of her Junior high school
Faculty Numbers 29
cannot be carried pn very well during been set on the floor to cool when
Mrs. I^ee Heavey and three sons, Mra. girls Bunday school class of the Meth
T he total faculty will number 2*
the school year so a special group is the child who was playing on the
odist
church
at
picnic
at
Swimmers
Vance Heavey and two aona, Mr. and
this f ill. Tbla Includes the principals
organised
during the summer months. floor fell Into IL Most of the skin on
Mrs. John II Heavey and daughters, Delight on Tuesday afternoon. Swim
at the this’ e schools.
The girls who are attending the her body was badly geared. before she
mlng
and
games
were
enjoyed
during
and Mr and Mrs. J. W. Bearey.
meetings here are Ruth Pollard. Faye ould be removed. She was taken to
The high school faculty w ill remain
The guests at the gathering were the afternoon and were followed by a Holrerson. Elsie Beals. Melba An
as It was hast spring with the excep
the hospital and everything possible
picnic
dinner.
W Boyd Moore, C. E M erritt. Oliver
drews, W inifred Franx, Marion Ship was done to relieve her pain.
tion of two teachers. Miss Margaret
Those present were Velma Peddl
Pont, M W inkler. Il D. Locke. Miss
ley. June Geiger. Helen Cooley. Mar
Mlllhollen of Corvallis will fill the va
Funeral services were held Wed
Adelaide Benjamin, and Mr. and Mra. cord. Mildred Morgan. JoLana Put
Jorle Armltage. Margaret J a rre tt
cancy left by Mrs. W. R. Baker In the
nam. Beatrice Elmer, Faye Holver-
nesday from the Walkor-Poole chapel
W. J. D. Franklin.
Marjorie
Davla,
Thelma
Klngery.
and
ICnglah department and Norvllle May
son. Vivian Itunte. Violet Runte, Mrs.
in Eugene.
Velma Peddlcord.
will ba the high school roach on a full
Bertsch
and
her
two
daughters,
Leo
MRS. GILLETTE HONORED
Surviving are her parents and three
Mr. Collier wishes to thank the
lime contract to »aerated W. R. Baker
ta and Flora.
members of the chamber of commerce brothers and aisteis.
BY SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
and Cotter Oould. who held the coach-
In i Job the past year.
“The People's papar~
Miss Kate Mary Hadley, Eunice McFarland,
people at Dorothy Fisher, Enid Travis, Faye IOWA MAN PURCHASES
Parsons, Vernlce Hawke, and Evelyn
McKENZIE RIVER LAND
Harris.
The airport committee expresses its
B. F. McComas. who has Just moved
Condition« Bad In South
appreciation for the help given by to Oregon from Iowa has purchased
Agricultural
and
manufacturing the local girls.
the Abbie Wheaton tract of about 18
conditions In the southern states and
acres on the McKensle river east of
especially In Oklahoma and Kansas
Cafe Gets Nsw Sign
Hprlngfleld. Mr. McComas has b«en
are very bad right now, according to
A new green and white electric sign engaged to teach school near Port-
T. B. Ogden who returned this week ’"as placed oer the Elite cafe last land for the next year and he expects
from an extended vacation trip. Mr. j week-end. The sign also carries the
Ogden left Springfield early In June ' Information that the eating place fea- to develop a summer home site for
his family on the newly acquired
and has spent the Intervening time I lures the products of the Hprlngfleld tract of land They will live there
visiting In the southern states.
• creamery.
when he Is not teaching school.
I She added that she hoped that she
| could come here again next year and
| could spend an entire day. promising
to bring a new set of stnnts to thrill
the audience. The audience went wild
with applause as the aviatrlx walked
from the field to an automobile which
took her to the community hall where
she had dinner.
First Outside Loop
Previous to Miss Hester's exhibition.
Lieutenant Floyd Keadle, air mall pi
lot, of Red Bluff, California, went
aloft and entertained the crowd with a
series of stunting exhibitions. He also
tried the outside loop and was suc
cessful after the third attempt in mak
ing one successful one, the Hrst ever
made over the municipal Held.
Immediately following the stnntlng
by Miss Hester, Frank Brooks went
aloft in a beautiful white Ryan cabin
plane, a sister ship to the Spirit of 8t.
Louis lu which Lindbergh made his
Atlantic flight, and hopped out for his
2.326th parachute Jump. A large red
chute opened as soon as he had clear
ed the ship and he lmmsdla.ely cut
loose from this and released a white
one. When about 900 feet above the
ground he cut this one loose and open
ed the last chute which opened up a
beautiful bln«.
Tex Rankin Thrill«
The final stunntlng entertainment
▼as next performed by Tex Rankin,
who until recently held the world's
record for outside loops. He made
three loops without any trouble and
then began a series of stunts which
included everything on the list. One
of the most Interesting parts of his ex
hibition was his cutting off the motor
! while flying upside down and gliding
' about in an Inverted position for some
I while before he finally righted the
1 craft and opened the switch,
' Such a galaxy of color and variety
(Continued on Pare n