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PAGE SIX T —r TH E SPRINGFIELD NEWS "" ' 11 . THURSDAY. HBPTBMBKR 11. 1930. . fair He exhibited one at Salem a POULTRY SPECIALIST Power OWislals Hers F I. Fits Albany and Jack Cash, aalssman fo, ROADHOUSE NIGHTS IS few years ago. he says, which weighed Patrick, assistant treasurer of the the company, were visitors hare on TO BE SPEAKER FOR COMING TO COLONIAL Mountain Stales Power company at Frida?. 57 pounds, and won first prise with It. CO. CHAMBER PROGRAM Only One Csntaloupe Variety It Is the unwritten law of talking The third specialty of Mr. Prather's Discussion at the County Chamber pictures that Uroadway'a biggest fa Is his cantaloupe patches. He has of Commerce meeting which is to vorites will sooner or later become Excellent Yields of Tomatoes, two or three comprising about two be held here on Thursday of next the favorites of Americas millions FRIDAY acres. 1 have been raising the »sme Watermelons, and Canta >e "for the”past "*50 W * k c*nt*r ,rwu"‘i ,he p<,ullr> everywhere. variety of cantaloupe SATURDAY loupes Without Water. #"<* H K Cro,by' The most recent example of this years, he declares, It was first known ' specialist from the Oregon State ag Is the case of Clayton. Jackson and as the Heart o' Gold, and has later B. S. ( rather, truck tanner, dvtng keen changed to Improved Heart o' rlcuitural college will be the main Durante. about two and one-halt miles east Gold. speaker. In PuraniiHuit'a alMulklug laugh-, -f Springfield on the Jasper road The meeting will be held at the riot, Roadhouse Nights,” the teum One of the intereating things la lias already harvested over 200 bush connection with this ranch is vnav wu Community hall and will begin with that Mroadwayiles have raved over els of tomatoes from a one-acre patch the crops are grown on dry land a aunper ut 6 00 which will be served gets It chance to do Its stuff for the *h:ch he is raising and he conserva without irrigation. Water la not need by the women of the Civic club. Mrs. rib-tickling benefit ot the millions lively estimates that there are still ed during the late summer periou if I. M. Peterson will have charge ot who have never hud the opportunity 400 bushels of them on the vines the ground is taken care of properly, the dining rooom and Mrs. C. E of becoming llroadwuyttea. rlteuaig each day. Clayton. Jackson and Durante are thinks Mr. Prather. He has been Wheaton will direct the preparktion combination performers and bootleg Truck farm.ng has beeu a life work producing the same types of crops at ot the meal in the kitchen. New officers for the county organ gers' henchmen in this smash hit of with Mr. Prather. Ho is now 79 Molalla for many years before moving isatlon will also be elected at the opera bouffe vllllany In a roadhouse years and as he puts it himself. "Is to Springfield. meeting next week. reudexvoua for scrambled yeggs. as good in most ways as most men No market troubles bother this pro Helen Morgan and Charles Buggies much yonnger than him self. This he ducer. He had a stall at the Pro are co-feutured In the romantic leads, attributes to the fact that he is llv duced's Public Market for a while, but CIVIC CLUB PLANS TRIP ing outdoors so much of the time and he toon found out that he conld sell INTO FAR NORTH SOON Helen aa a bootlegger's sweetheart— n girl whose mun dune her wrong is engaged in an occupation which he all that he could grow by merely- enjoys. His son. Kem Prather, and inserting a small newspaper notice The sum of 935 was cleared by the and Charlie is the same type that his son-in-law, George Dollar. both stating that this or that crop Is now members of the Civic club wheh they made him famous on the talklug work with Mr. Prather on the 20-<cre ready. served the dinner for the visiting «‘‘reen. the druuken reporter type of farm which he purchased about a And truck farm‘ng pays If one aviators here at the time of the Pa 'TJentlemen of the Presa.” year ago. *1'8 red-hot, sock 'e m and rock knows now to ’ake care of it. he con citte Northwest air tour It was an Sticks to Two Varieties cludes. He made 9150« with fou- nounced at the meeting of the club em rioting, and It la coming to the Only two varieties of tomatoes are acres one time and did not work on Tuesday evening. Mrs. I. M Peter j Coloulal theatre Sunday, son had charge of the dinner and ----- - - ■■■■1 ■ - grown on the ranch. They are the very hard either, he says. Moved to Eugene was assisted by the club members Boun.e Best and the June Pink. The and local high school girls. Plans seeds from the earliest and choicest MEMBERHSIP EFFORTS Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Morgan and ALWAYS for the dinner to be served for the plants are always saved thus assuring family are moving thia week to 437 ARE GIVEN RECOGNITION County Chamber meeting here on them of early producing stock. These I 32nd Ave., west Eugene. They are seeds are in turn planted in cold Mrs. M. B. HunUy was honoreu Thursday of next week were also renting their home o„ Willamette •.«a frames early In the spring and are twice for her work In the American discussed. Heights to Mr. and Mrs. Warden whu not set out until they are approx! Legion Auxiliary at the meeting of Entertainment was provided when are new comers here from Santa mately a foot high. The plants are the group here on Friday evening each woman present was called on Anna. Cal. set in checked rows six feet apart when she was presented with a leath to tell something she had done about and cultivated with machinery moat er receipt case from the department her home to Improve it during the Move— Mr. aud Mrs. W. H. Adrian of the growing period. Mr. Prather office for being a winner among the summer or to give her favorite have moved from their former resi says that he will plant his tomato past-presidents in the department recelpe. One of the Interesting things dence at Fourth and It streets to 77 EAST BROADWAY EUGENE plants eight feet apart next year aa membership contest. She also won told at the meeting was the method the house on the southeast corner they have grown so targe that they in the district contest and was given of preparing candied strawberries aft of Fifth and A atreeta. have almost formed a mat over the a gold American Legion Auxiliary pin er they had oeen dried. Mrs. J. Fulop Start Teaching- Mlsa Mary Elisa explained all of the steps in the task grr-und. In recognition of this work. and brought along samples for the beth Whitney left Sunday for Mar No vines are trimmed anl no bios Mrs. 8. S. George of Eugene made women to try. Refreshments were cuts where ahe will teach In the soms are taken from the plants, and the presentation. Other Eugene worn served by Mrs. Van Valxah and Mrs. high school this year. no supports are used to hold the vines off the ground. There are a en who attended the meeting were Wheaton To Attend School—Clifford Ham*, Mrs Della Borin, Mrs C. M Urey The next meeting of the club will few more than 1000 plants on the former teller at the First National Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Clinton Chesem be on September 23. and on October acre patch and each one seems to bank la planning on attending school 7, they are planning a travel tour have almost a bushel of nice large at Corvallis this year. FEDERAL AIRPORT MAN to Alaska. A Journey to Sitka, Alaska tomatoes. Returns <rom Vacation—Cecil Ma VISITS AT LOCAL FIELD has been mapped out and various Watermelons Also Grown women have been assigned the re thes, operutor at the Mountain States But Mr. Prather, says he is a truck sponsibility for certain parts of tho Puwor company steam plant here, has J- P. Worthington, engineer gardener. He has two acres of water- returned from a two weeks' vaca mellons which will begin ripening charge of United States airways air tour. tion spent at Lakeview. next week. He la especially proud port lighting, was a visitor at the „„ „„ of these. They are the kondike var Springfield airport Friday afternoon POTATO GRADING SCHOOL iety and are always a blood red clear While here Mr. Worthington lookeu TO BE HELD ON TUESSDAY bard, is spending the week at North out to the green skin, he says. He over the municipal field and com Bend where she Is visiting with her mented very favorably on the work also claims the honor of having pro Two classes will be held during daughter, Maurine, who Is teachlug duced one of the largest watermellons already done and that planned for the potato grading school which O. there. ever exhibited at an Oregon state the future. 8. Fletcher, county agent, and E. R. Visits Mother— Mrs. D. C. England Jackman, extension agronomist of the — Visits Aunt—Billy Dawson, young State college, are to conduct at the of Westlmber and her daughter, Lillie MARY HARDIN son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Dawson Chamber ot Commerce rooms in Eu were visitors at the home of Mrs. Accredited Teacher of Piano la visiting with his aunt, Mrs. W. E gene on Tuesday. September 15. One Mrs. England's mother, Mrs. C. I. Venable. ill be held at 1:30 and the other Gorrle Sr., the first of the week. Registration at Springfield High at 8:00 p. m. School Visits in Montana—Mrs. George Attends Business College— Miss The purpose of the school Is to Urochnow and her two children. Thursday, Sept. 18. Marion Rice is now attending the teach farmers and dealers how to . . . . . . , George and Marjorie, left Monday for Eugene Business college. comply with the new state law pro Glailgow, Montuna where , b(.y w,„ Truck Farm Pay» Prather C O L O N IA L A. William’s Self Service Store Guaranteed Footwear FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY at the Lowest Possible Prices Fall Coats - Dresses and Hats ON ALL T H E NEW COLORS AND STYLES— 1 Group DRESSES ............................ ........ c e o e ! : “ a t? RAINCOAT« up -....................... $14.95 up ......." ......................................... 52.98 “P SILK HOSE ................................... 8th Ave. Hat and Dress Shop 42 8th Ave. Weet, Eugene. Oregon J . Ge Penney Go. «*** •irA B TM IM y«ITO II 942 W illam ette St., Eugene, Oregon The “ Sw agger S e t” Marathon1« Pace-Setting Value for Fall «3.98 Again the snapbrun hat ii to the fore . . . and this Fall It 1» ready for you in the xu- C X y y X f thi* 'r s|' / - brand “ * l° W Pn“ ° ° l vtding for grades and Inspection of visit at their former home. potatoes. Among the more important require NO HUNTING or TREHSPASBING ments of the potato law Is the grad Sign» for sale at the NEWS office. ing and branding of them before sale, also alf potatoes offered for sale or shipment in the State of Oregon shall have the container labeled with a legible label contalnlg the following Information: 856 Name of state In which potatoes Willamette were grown. . 2. Grade of potatoes In the con tainer. 3. Name and address or brand of the grower or dealer 4. u e name of the variety if sold for seed. Any potatoes which do not meet the requirements of this act shall be known as cull*. The county agent states that the object of the school Is to help the grower and dealers meet the require ments of the new law and to work for the Improvement of the quality of potatoes offered for sale in Lane county. t All Interested parties are invited to attend either of the sessions, and farmers who have a surplus of po tatoes to sell and dealers In potatoes are especially urged to attend the meeting. Orowers are Invited to bring a sack of field run potatoes to the meeting to grade for practice. Boys Shoes $1.87 t<> $2.98 M en’s Shoes $1.48 $4.98 Girls’ Shoes 89c $2.98 Ladies Shoes $1.98 ' $4.98 ■ "V IA BEARD’S PHONE 1996 School Days Ahead! Specially Selected Garments for College and High School Girl» If your school clothe* are from Beard’s, they're sure to be emart! And mod estly priced! SUNDAY SERMON TOPICS ANNOUNCED FOR WEEK j "The Rewards of Waiting" will be . the subject of the morning sermon at the Baptist church on Sunday and In the evening Rev. Mulholland will deliver a sermon on the subject, ‘ Sermon No One Could Preach.” A new innovation will be tried by the young people at their Sunday eve ning meeting. Instead of meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 as they have been doing they are going to try holding a shorter and better program from 7:00 to 7:30. At the Methodist church Rev. Pike will preach on the subject, "Quality or Creed” at the morning service. In the evening he will deliver another of a series of sermons on Christian Creed. 856 Willamette 150 Dresses Coats grouped for special selling— including travel prints, crepes, woolens, In big a sso rtm e n t of style«. $10.95 Dress Coats Lovely new styles, fur trim m ed $19.75 >° $69.50 Sportwear Mixtures $16.75 to 529.50 Formals A new selection of beautiful evening tracks In lovely pastel shades— and black. 519.75