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TH E SPRINGFIELD NEWS
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THURSDAY. HBPTBMBKR 11. 1930.
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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
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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—
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!
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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
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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