THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
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SPRINGFIELD. LANE COUNTY, OREGON, T H I’R-ShAV, OCTOBER 1*;* 1980
I COUNTY CHAMBER TO
OATHHER AT VIDA FOR
MONTHLY MEETING
AID FLOOD PROBLEM
The McKenale River Improvement
rlub will entertain the members ot
the Lane County Chamber of Com
Large Channel Being Construct, merce at their monthly meeting to
ed by Highway Department be bald on Friday evening. The date
near Thurston Expected to for the meeting haa been changed
Divert Water from Highway from Thursday until Friday ao as
not to Interfere with the meeting of
to River.
the Willamette Waterwaye associa
tlon which la to be held at Albany
Water covered atreata which caused
tonight.
ao much trouble to Springfield real-
Membera of the club announced at
denta laat winter will not occur again
the
laat meeting which waa held In
thia winter If work now being done
by the atate highway department un Hprlngfleld that they would enter
der the direction of H W. l.lbbey, tain with a venalon banquet atartlng
resident atate engineer, In charge ot at 6:30 o'clock.
J, W. McArthur, engineer for the
conatrurtlon, accomplished what It la
Kugene Water Board, will be the prln
expected Io.
A large drainage ditch from the clpal apeaker and will (Nacuea the
bate of Cantrell hill on the new por work being done to Improve the lake
tion of the H iK e n ile highway la now Juat above the dam.
being conatructed acroaa the low land
north of there and extending to the
banka of the McKenale river. Thia
ditch la expected to serve a three-fold
purpose. It will aid In better and
quicker drainage for the farmers In
the vicinity of Thurston; It will pre
vent many of the smaller culverts
along the highway from being washed
out by heavy reins; and It will atop
the large flow of water which haa
been following the eaaleat channels
In the large ditches which were left
on each aide of the highway when
It waa graded up high a year ago.
Until the laat year local residents
have not had much to fear from high
water coming from any direction but
since the new road was graded water
for miles to the east has flowed In
a straight line to this city where
the dltchea were unable to take care
of the extra water with the reeult
that It spread out over the pavements
and flooded basements.
" T M People's Paper"
CANAL DELEGATION
GOING TO ALBANY TO
PLAN FURTHER WORK
Another large delegation of locai
businessmen Is planning to drive to
Albany thia evening to attend the
second meeting of the Willamette
Valley Water Ways association which
was formed at an Initial meeting held
at the Benton hotel In Corvallis three
weeks ago.
This Organisation, which has Frana
Jenkins of Eugene aa chairman, haa
been formed for the purpose of work
ing for the canalisation of the Wiliam
ette river from Oregon City to Spring
field. Senator McNary has taken an
active Interest In this work and has
promised to secure an appropriation
If the towns along the route of the
river would organise and secure all
of the factual material necessary to
show the other members of congress
the necessity for such canalisation.
Army engineers are now busy mak
Ing a preliminary survey to determine
the probable coat and the feasibility
of the project« There la considerable
support being given to a movement
to have a barge canal dug from Eu
gene to Harrisburg, thus avoiding a
large number of rapids and ever
changing river channels. This plan
would also provide a more rapid drain
age for the low lads In the Cheshire
A large ditch at the four corners
eaat of thia city was believed large
enough to handle any added water
which the highway ditches would
bring, but It did no do so laat
winter. The ditch aoon filled up and
the water rushed past It washing out
many of the smaller culverts.
The large drainage ditch now being
dug with a ditching machine la fully
six feet wide at the bottom and
twelve feet wide at the top.z It Is
_
3(00 feet long and passes under
the
high « 7 Joist "a "few 7 ^ d s ~ e J t'o f thè Id,,,rtcl Wh,ck *r* “ frw’ueBtly und*r
water In the winter.
Thurston store.
|ANNUAL REPORTS SHOW
JOHN COX WILL COMPETE
BAPTIST CHURCH HAS
IN RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Springfield Takes I School Board To
Junction Hi Game Talk New Budget
Harriaburg Cancels Game; Lo Citizen Members of Committee
cals Have Double-Header
Named by Board; insurance
for Friday Here.
Let at Monday* Meeting.
Haying real football tor the last
Members of the school board de
four minutes of their game here Frl cided at their meeting Monday night
day afternoon the membera of the to take out a blanket Insurance cover
Hprlngfleld high school football team age on all school property and to
entesad the Junction City goal line |e, the loca, bank, wrlte th„ poiicie.
two times to win a game that had There waa some dlscutslon concern
already been given up by a large Ing the dividing of the Insurance busl-
number of fans as being lost to the nenss among local banks.
visiting team.
Oeorge Perkins, local contractor,
Junction City Scores First
was named to appraise the school
A real thrilling climax was given buildings and the three principals,
the game which bad dragged along together with the district clerk were
with a score of 12 to nothing for re<.ommende() , 0 make
appralM,
Junction City In the last four minutes
of everything Inside of the buildings.
when the local boys seemingly found
Abput (67,000 of Insurance on the
themselves and marched straight
schools and equipment will expire
across the goal line refusing to be soon.
stopped by anything.
Cltlxen memoers of the school bud
The game opened with Junction City
making a touchdown In the first few get committee were named at the
minutes when they recovered a fum- meetin“ by the members of the board,
bled Springfield ball. Their efforts to | Th* y , r * iy m _ ° 2 ^ “<*>*■• C' E Ken‘
make the extra point was frustrated yon. and W. C. W right
Another meeting of the school board
In the second period they again
worked the ball across the goal line will be held tonight at which time
and were again frustrated In their preliminary budget matters will be
discussed. Only school board mem
attempt to make the extra point.
The game dragged on until the end bers will attend this meeting, another
of the half without any score and one will be called later for the pur-
the entire third quarter was a score-1 P°g® of drawing up a budget to be
less battle for both team. The fourth submitted to the taxpayers accord-
period opened and started off like the in* 10
H. Pollard, chairman
other until but four minutes remained | of lhe board.
to play. Hersey Tomseth got away
for the first score this season for | BONUS LOAN FAVORED
the local team The locals chose to
BY LEGION EX-SERVICE
try for the extra point with a Ute
MEN AT COUNCIL MEET
plunge which was successful. Four
teen seconds before the final whistle
Approval of the bonus loan con
blew Tomseth pgaln crossed the goal
line and the try for extra point was 8tltul,ona* amendment, to be voted
successful, making the score 12 to 14 ° n Bt tb” <eneraI «lection, was given
for the home boys.
by ,be meeting of the Willamette
Both Teams to Play
[council of the American Legion In
Harrisburg high school officials r s i>r,n»fl«,d Wednesday evening. Dele-
called off their scheduled game with ltat” wer* p're8ent from Corvallis,
Hprlngfleld which was to have been New’»ort- Cottage Grove, Monroe and
Springfield.
schedule other games have failed so I The delegates were Instructed to
high school officials have secured a encourage Legion members to work
same with the St. Mary's high school for tbe b°nus loan provisions. This
of Eugene for the first string while bul> »ubmltted to the people by the
the second squad will meet the team l«C>*lature, extends the privilege ot
from th< Roosevelt Junior high school. * kSan not * * «»ceed »3000 to world
The St. Mary's game will start at WBr T«t«rans who have been a reel-
3:00 o'clock and the second game dent ot Oregon for the last ten years
will follow Immediately. The quarters and a,8° t0 ««lerans of the Spanish-
wlll probably be shortened to 10 min- American war.
utes Instead of the usual 15. Both
Boy Scout activity, reforestation,
games will bep layed on Brattatn field hospitalisation, membership and other
Friday.
topics were discussed at the meeting
The starting lineup for the game here. The next meeting will be No-
Friday was Dorman Chase, left end; | veber 1» at Corvallis.
DR. CHESSMAN WILL BE
P.-T. A. SPEAKER HERE
ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON ¡
NUMEROUS TOPICS
Dr. L. 8. Cressman of tbe faculty I
of the University of Oregon school
of education will be the speaker at
the regular meeting of tbe Hprlngfleld State Highway Department De
Parent-Teachers’ association which
cide« to Build Gravel Walk
will be held at tbe Brattaln school
from
Bridge Until Shoulder«
Friday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock ac
of
Fill
Settl««; Will Oil N«xt
cording to Mrs. D. C, Ogilvie, presi
Year; Thank Firemen.
dent ot the association.
A regular business meeting will be
Members of the city council were
held following the address at which
time delegates to the county conven I told at their meeting Tuesday eve
tion which la tc be held at Elmira ning that the state highway com
mission would not construct a cement
on October 26 will be elected.
¡sidewalk along the north side of the
The Parent-Teacher association is
in the midst of their annual member- n,! ,rom the Bew brld«« to the pree-
sfclp drive this week. This Is being | ent c'ty sidewalk as_ has been lntlm
handled by Mrs. Brreat McKinney ldated last week The highway engi
who haa as her assistant, the three neers have gone avoir the pound
school principals, W. E. Buell. Laur- car«ft,11F and «re convinced that the
ence Moffitt and O. B. Wood. Men nU on the 8,da of tba *treet where
are as eligible to membership In the lhe a*dewalk would have to be built
group this year as women and a spe- I baa not geU'*d enough yet to prevent
clal effort Is being made to have tbe w>lk fr0B1 aatuln< «idewlse If
them In the association. The list of I c° n8truct«d. They have decided to
members must be In Portland by Oc- build ■ four-foot gravel walk four
tober 20, If the group in this city is ,Bchea th lc i wlth two
tour side-
to enter the competlon for a silver walls to retain the gravel. The gravel
loving cup being gives tc the organ- ^or
work Is now on the ground
lzation showing the largest percentage | and tbe walk will be constructed soon.
Walk to Be Oiled
The highway officials declared that
they would put an oil coating on
SPRINGFIELD BAKERY
the walk next summer, making It
INVITES CUSTOMERS
very similar to the roadways on each
TO VISIT NEW PLANT | g*de of the bridge. This will adhere
to the dirt fills and will not be as
Formal opening plansn for the | likely to settle uneven.
Springfield Bakery in its new location
Many other gm>11 Uem,
were
at 422 Main street are being made brought before the members of the
for Saturday, according to Fred Frese, I conncll for a , , , , conalder.tlon Includ-
proprletor.
The remodeling of the ,ng the prob,em of heating the fire
Parrish property which Is the new station. It waa pointed out that some
home of the bakery has been com- mean, of heating the lower part ot
pleted this week and the Urge brick the building where the trucks are
oven has been completely reassembled kept ahould be provided as any dlf-
and tested for almost a week. The flcnlty to .tartlng the track during
other equipment for the bakery to L «>14 snap such as was experienced
now being moved from the Fifth here last winter may mean a serious
street location and everything w ill loaa ,B caae of fire. I t Is also very
be In readiness for operation to- necesary that the truck be kept warm
morrow.
enough so as not to freese the water
The salesroom has been moved into in the radiator. The use of sntl-
the new location and commencing freezing solutions tends to beat a
Saturday a complete line o* bakery motor and Ore trucks usually become
goods will be made fresh daily.
warm too
when they are
The new home ot the bakery has | used.
been completely remodeled and re-
Fire Flgk t e i q to Oei
finished for this store. The walls
It cost the efty fire department
have been kalsomined a light cream
»161.00 for extra helpers to watch
color with a stipple effect on the
the fire which destroyed the Spring-
walls. A three-foot wainscoting has
field M ill snd Grain company. Salary
been painted in brown around the
claims for this amount were allowed
salesroom. A ll of - the dispUy cases
at the meeting.
have been reflnished In a rich Ivory
It was reported that the Mountain
color.
SUtes Power company would furnish
The workroom of the shop has also
light for the lower part of the new
been completely reflnished and Is
fire station without any additional
well lighted. Mr. Frese is anxious to
charges.
have his customers and friends visit
Members of the council passed a
this room on Saturdaoy and see Just
resolution of thanks to the Eugene
how the products which they buy in
fire department for their assistance
the front room are made.
i ■_ u . « u
«.
in handling this Ore.
They ___
The front of the building has been expressed their thanks to the highway
painted white and the electric sign officials for the cooperation which
has been moved from the f o r m * they have shown the City ot Spring-
location. A Urge single dispUy win- fSeId dnring the p<!rlod of
to _
ddW with three sections of glass doors provement Just completed, including
on the Inside offers an Ideal pUceJthe sidewalk construction,
to dispUy products manufactured in
A new tile culvedt for a crossing
the bakery.
in the north part of the city was
appreved by the council. It waa urged
MRS. EGGIMANN LEAVES
because the old culvert kept breaking
down and when repaired it was not
ON INSPECTION TR IP
large enough to drain low lots in
OF G. A. R. AUXILIARY the vicinity.
of gain In membershitp over last year.
A Springfield boy, John Cox. was I
Members of the Baptist church gath
nominated yesterday by the faculty
Dean Andersonn, left tackle; Harold
committee of the University of Ore- ered at their annual meeting last
Geiger,
left guard; John Lynch, cen- 1 COLORED SINGERS WILL
gon, to be one of four to represent I Thursday evening heard reports from
te r: Ware, right guard; Bill Sword,
that Institution at the district exam- ,h« »»rions departments which showed
GIVE RALLY CONCERT
right tackle; Bert Tomseth, right end;
inallons tor * Rhodes scholarships that the congregation has Just ended
Lloyd
Press,
quarterback;
Alonso
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
which will be held In Portland In , a very successful period of growth.
It was reported that *3,000 had been Manwarlng. right half; Ed Tomseth.
December. The others named by the
The entire rally day observance at
fullback, and Hersey Tomseth left
committee Include Robert Jackson of «»Pended for Improvements of the
the Christian church on Sunday will
half.
*
Kugene, David Wilson, Portland, and fburch property and that all of the
be given over to a program by
departments were In sound financial
John Halderman of Astoria.
mixed quartet and dialect reader from
GIRL
SCOUT
MEETING
They were selected by the Univer condition. The members of the con
the Mount Olivet Baptist church of
TO BE HELD TO NIG H T|
sity group for their literary and schol gregation also voted a raise In salary
astic ability, their attributes of man to Rev. Ralph Mulholland who has
30-mlnute program of songs and
I been serving the group for a little
The regular weekly meeting of the
hood. and for their physical vigor.
readings Including old time negro
Girl Scouts will be held tonight In
Cox was named by the University I more tbaB 0Be yaar-
I spirituals, southern melodies and old
committee last year and went to Port- I New church officials elected at the stead of last night, the regular meet | favorites.
land where he competed with repre-1 ra««,ln6 included Paul T. Hchlewe ing time. The chorus group will re
Members of the quartet are Miss
sentatlves from every school In the | trugt«« ^or Ibree years; Elmo Chase hearse under the direction of Mrs.
trustee for one year; Mrs. Frances W. K. Barnell at 7:00 o'clock and the Barbara Hubbard, soprano; Mrs. Daisy
dlstrlct
Zachery, secretary; Dale Horton social meeting of the group under Williams, contralto; C. E. Ivey, tenor,
treasurer, and Harry Chase, Bunday the direction of Mrs. Agnes Baker, and manager of the singers; George
Mrs. C. F. Egglman left Monday I Budget matters are expected to be
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
school superintendent.
will be held Immediately after the M. Payne, basso; and Julia Mae noon for eastern Oregon where she considered at the next meeting. Mayor
Blanchard, accompanist and dialect will spend the next two weeks visit T ygon *• n°w working on a statement
TO ATTEND SALEM MEET
A potluck supper was served by chorus rehearsal.
reader.
ing various organisations of the Ladles |
tbe financial condition of the city
the women of the congregation pre-
Margaret Jarrett was elected presi
W. E. Buell, principal at the Spring- | ceding the annual meeting,
The program will begin at »:46 of the Grand Army of the Auxiliary. and wnl ««ampt to show, the voters
dent of the troop at the meeting last
field high school, will leave Friday
week.
Bernardlne McFarland was | nnd w,n be * lTen during the regular She was met at Portland by Mrs. wbjr the hudset must be altered at
chosen secretary. The chorus was ^“oday school hour. Preparations are Frieda Peterson of Dallas, sUte In-1the Bext bad6et meeting,
morning for Salem where he will REPORTS OF SHOTGUNS
attend a state conference of high '
organised with 20 voices participating. ,,elnK made to seat a large audience spector, who is accompanying her on
AWAKEN MANY CITIZENS
school principals. The conference will
Theda Rhodes, LaMoyne Black and and 11 ,g «»Pected that the church the trip, which will take them to La ¡CAR HITS TELEPHONE
last two days, Friday and Saturday.
EARLY ON WEDNESDAY Melba Harris were named patrol wil1 be filled at that time,
Grande. Pendleton. Baker and Milton,
POLE: WOMAN INJURED
leaders.
I This group of musicians have ap Oregon, and Walla Walla, Washing
The school board recently granted Mr.
People living on the outskirts of
Buell permission to attend this meet-
peared In various churches of the state ton. She expects to return to 9prlng-1 Mrs. E. M. Smith of Eureka, Call-
this city woke Wednesday morning FIVE HUNDRED CLUB HAS
inf.
| for several years. They recently sang field on Friday, October 24. Mrs. | fornia Is recovering here at the Sen-
to the tune of shots from shotguns
FIRST MEETING OF FALL P"
Bnd were
Eu<ene three Fgglman Is sUte president of the aux-1 seny home from body bruises and
and those who did not awaken Im
| shock which she sustained Wednesday
BAPTIST LADIES QUILT
*ears aro at the Christian church, lllary organisation.
mediately began to wonder Just what
Mr.
and
Mrs.
W.
H.
Adrian
e
n
te
r-|'vhen
R
8ta,e
record
for
rally
day
at
afternoon at 2:00 o’clock when the
AT ALL DAY SESSION was .he cause of all the shooting .so
tained the members of the BOO Club | ,,>n<l anc« wag get-
SOCIAL COMMITTEE FOR
¡automobile In which she was riding
, near by. The answer Is that It was
REBEKAH CROUP NAMED I
An all-day meeting was held by the the opening of the China pheasant nt their home on Thursday evening
ladles of the Baptist church on Wed- Hea.on and many sportsmen had of last week for the first gathering I PROGRESS BEING MADE
A committee consisting of Mrs. O. In the automobile were not Injured
nesday. Most of the women spent climbed out of bed a few hours earlier of tbe season. Members attending
ON WORK AT AIRPORT
the time making quilts. A covered that day than uiual t0 <et a faw were Mr. and Mrs. Welby StevMs,
H. Jarrett, Mrs. Nellie Jordan and In the accident. She was brought to
Mr. nnd Mrs. I. D. Larimer, Mr. and I Work at the airport Is progressing Mrs. Clara Johns was named at the a local physician’s office for treat
dish luncheon was served at noon birds.
and a business meeting and devotional
some local hunters wore not satis Mrs. W. R. Dawson, Mrs. Maude Daw- every day now. The Mountain States meeting of the Rebekah lodge last m ent
session was held In the afternoon. fUd to try their luck at home, but son of Harelton, B. C. and Mrs. W. Power company has painted three Monday evening to have charge of
Mrs. C. Jones led the devotional pro- I went further away. Most of the hun
Curry of Eugene were guests at large yellow and black bands on their all arrangements tor the regular | CHICKEN HOUSES, HAY
the party.
power line poles along the north side monthly social meeting of the group
gram. Seventeen women attended the ters brought home a few birds,
BURN ON NEARBY FARM
meeting.
The next meeting of the club will be of the field and the Union Oil corn- which is to be held on next Monday
evening.
held on Friday. October 24, at the pany has painted red, white and blue
Two chicken houses and several
lumber worker breaks
home of Mrs. Maude Bryan.
| bands on all of the telephone poles
STATE P.-T. A. OFFICER
hundred dollars worth of baled hay
{
TO ADDRESS COUNCIL.
TWO RIBS IN ACCIDENT
Earl H ill, employee of the Fisher
Mrs. Ines Miller, of Monmouth will I Lumber company at Marcóla, sustain
be the principal speaker at the meet- ed two fractured ribs and many
Ing of the District Council of the bruises about his body Friday when
Parent-Teacher association which Is the edging ' machine which he was
to he held at Elmira on October 35, operating tipped over throwing both
acordlng to Mrs. R. P. Mortensen pro- the operator and the machine off a
gram chairman. Mrs. Miller Is head lumber dock.
He was brought to
ot the Rural Life committee ot the I Springfield to have a local physician
state P.-T. A,
¡areas his Injuries.
near the service station.
The station
-IR 8T FORD CUSTOMER
¡Itself has been given a complete coat
BUYS NEW FORD TRUCK |of Palnt and the words “Inman School
A new model Ford truck was de-
llvered last week to W. W. Weight,
Springfield butcher. This Is the first
salo to be reported from the local
Ford agency which John Anderson
opened here Recently. A coupe has
also been sold since that time but
delivery has not been taken on It yet.
of Flying” have been painted on each
I end of the station. The word “Sprlng-
field” has been painted on each side
I of the roof ot the building,
I Most of the gravel for the runways
has been hauled to the port and they
are being rolled with a heavy roller
this week making them both hard
and smooth.
METHODISTS TO HEAR
PASTOR ON “GOD’S TIM E ’
were destroyed In an early morning
fire on Saturday at the Harry Jack-
son farm near Hendricks brjdge Sat-
God’s Time” will be the Sunday urday.
morning sermon topic at the Methodist
The fire storied at 6:00 o’clock and
church. The Sunday school w ill meet threatened the house, but was put
at 2:46 with Mrs. Ida Gants In charge, out by neighbors before much damage
and the Epworth League w ill hold was done, The chickens were all out-
their meeting at 6:30 In the evening, side at the time of the fire and were
At the evening service which begins saved.
at 7:30 Rev. C. J. Pike will preach
Mr. Jackson is ill and Is to the
on the subject,** The Old Way.**
| Eugene hospital.