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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
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No. 44
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I brotherhood to have
Alumni Uriasters
FATH er - son banquet
Defeat H .S. Team
AT CHURCH MONDAY
COT BUB6ET HIGHER
POLICE M I cm
Masonic Members
Buy W .O.W .Hall
BENNETT AIR IINES
LI
Deal Which Involves $5,500
The regular monthly mooting of
Game at Albany Friday is Next | the Brotherhood of the Methodist
Closed Tuesday; Will Be
Regular Schedule Flying Starts
on Schedule for Local Play 1 church to be held Monday night will
Effective December 6
Airport Levy and Shift In
Immediately; Four Stops to
take the form of a "Father and Son"
ers; Three More Games
Amount of Anticipated Rev
banquet and program according to
The option which the Liberty Ma
Be Made Daily; Prominent
enue From Fines Increases sonic lodge of Springfield held on
Springfield
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alumni foot I
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N. W Emery, chairman of the
Visitors Here Tuesday for
ball players do not forget their game prograBI committee. The women of
Amount to Be Raised by Tax the W. O W. building for Home time
Initial Flights.
Immediately after they quit playing l(je cbur(.h will prepare a banquet
ation k Police Chief Gets Cut was Uken up at the meeting of the
Jim McManiman and Laurence
Neely form Springfield School
of Flying and Take Over
Management of Flying Field;
This was demonstrated on the Brat >|)d eveTy , ather In the congregation
Purchase and Leaae Ships.
tain field here Friday when the alumni
urj{p(, u> come w)th „ „ 1Di either
l)r.
members on Tuesday evening and the
Like two eagles, mere specks at
transfer of the property will officially first and soon looming as the largest
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un ad()ptPd one. for the
be completed on December • ■ provld i blr(lg
the ajr_ , wo iarge a|z -pas-
Management of the Springfield team trumped away with the long
end
of
an
18-6
score
In
a
game
with
ayttning
, n»- y
r speaker
, , will
evening.
The
principal
Ing the Grand lodge officials approve j , senger
pnBer Zenith
municipal airport < bauged hand» Mon
Zenith airplanes
airplanes glided
glided onto
onto
the regulars at the high school. This
th(( gon nf R„v John Knox of
day night when the city council ap
of the action.
the Springfield municipal airport on
was the final borne game for the Eugene, .....................—
He wl'l rive - a •—
leclure -■ —
on
proved of the transfer of the bee
C E Wheaton, secretary of Liberty Tuesday aftenoon at 3:30 to formally
Inman contract to the Springfield Springfield high school team this seas- astronomy.
lodge, stated this morning that the open the Bennett Air Transport corn-
School of Plying Inc. The transfer, son and a large crowd of Interested
local Masons will renowate the build- pany route between Tacoma, Port
which Include» management of the spectators were present for the strug
ing and will make a Masonic lodge land and Coos Bay.
field and the aviation school, became gle
hall
on the second floor. The mem- .
small band of eager aviation fol-
Former high school stars of the
effective Tuesday morning
bers
hope
to
have
this
work
com-
|owera
ba4 gathered at the port In
The Incorporator» of the Springfield gridiron who played for the alumni
pleted early In the year.
the forenoon and waited several hours
Friday
Included
A.
Harper
and
Coy
School of Plying are Jim McManl
The deal which has been pending for the arrival of the ship«, but fog
man. pre»ldent «nd general manager Leathers, ends; K Kendsll and La Iuka Circle Reorganized Friday
for some time Involves a financial at Portland kept the ships from taking
Verne
L
iv
a
iii,
guards;
Claire
Thur
and I^iurence K Neely. Tice- president
by State Officers; Eugene
transaction of »5,500 The Woodmen off at Swan Island. A larger group
man and Bill Orelger. tackles; William
tuiri ••cretary,
Women in Attendance
have not been very active for some was present in the afternoon to meet
Pollard,
center;
Ossie
McPherson,
To U m B«m« Ship«
i A total of »31.465.22 will have to time
They were represented by the ships which were piloted by A.
Included In the change I» the pur quarter; K. Geiger, fullback; and Pat
Springfield Joined the cities of the
ra|ged by
cUy ,D a tax levy George Cox and Moody N eet
A. Bennett, president of the air trans-
McMurray
and
Everett
Squires,
half-
chaee of the two-place training «hip
‘■ J States a having
. . I n . « a I.x
r i (f
budget is approved by the
port, and E. E. Parmenter, vlce-
back. Quentin Thursman
Thursman and
and WII
wt, | United
u x llln
llla r a v o <"
from I-re Inman and the leasing of Bam Cox Quentin
were sub. for the alumni, ganlzatlons of the Grand A rm , f taxpayers at a meeting to be held
Ihe City of Eugene, cabin monoplane. Gerald Morrison, who was one of the the Republic on Friday evening when
at the city hall on Monday evening,
Prominent People Come
The new manager» have announced outstanding P l.yer. on the high school a group of local women m e t at th
December, 8. 1930. The gross es
7
I Bg •
N,ne PosatmBers were brought to
that they will Install the late»t »y»tem
len ...te a m last y .sr was unable to play Comm unity
X T h ^ n
Springfield in the Ships. They m
timated expenditures are set at »34,
of
ground
Instruction
I» with the a.umn, He I. ..ten din g the
known
as school
the Cadet
system which
They
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eluded such prominent people as W.
015.33 This ls about »2.000 more than
the budget of last year, but Includes
,
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n u lr l/o r « D. B. Dodson, manager of the Port-
will also continue Instruction In fly I nlverslty and Is p ay ng
Egglman. state G. A. It auxiliary
Keeping of
ors , -
]and chamber of commerce; Russell
taking over the student list freshman team .h e r . T h e, h a l a
Petpraon the »2,000 voted at the special elec
and Rabbits in Unsanitary
governor of Oregon for the
which Mr Inman had
All of the g.m e of their own echedded for FrlJ
,napector. were both tion last spring for the development
State
Heard
by
Ccuncil
National
Aeronautics
association;
of
the
airport.
The
total
to
be
raised
facilities at the field will be continued day afternoon, and another one for
rporBan)lP(, the
by tax levy Is slightly less than
*
Charles H. Boyce. Willis F. Malonery,
and a determined effort will always Saturday.
, |rcle and Installed the officers elected »3000 more than the preceding year.
Health and sanitation came in for
r
Dunham, an of Portland;
be mad. to promote the field, accord-
The game Friday was the second «H c l^
a round of discussion at the councl.
of the gtate | ndugtrlal
A
cut
of
»15
per
month
In
the
log to the new manager.
defeat for the high school team rhey
.
meeting Monday evening after a dele-1
comm,Mlon at Saiem; Earl
salary of the fire chief is also In
M cM a n im a n to In s tru c t
lost their first gsme of the season
gation had complained about t te
preg|dent of the Corvallis cham-
M.Msnlmsn will continue as the to the Corvallis players
The next
Barnes. an(J cluded In the budget. This ls actually fetewart Fuel company's bam on north
of commerce> and Mrs W. C.
Instructor for the school and will game on the schedule
Mrs FtbP| j„n iff I. the second vice- no reduction In his salary, however, Second street. Rabbits and chicken- North
of the secretary of the
hsve general charge of the flying players I. at Albany on Friday The
'
Mr> E1UabPth Kennedy as he ls now getting free rent and <n large numbers, kept in parts o . roryan,g cbamber.
field He has acquired a reputation following week they meet Junction P
*
<haplaln and Mrs. Pearl light and water In the quarters above the city were also discussed along
Bjy
as being on . of th . best Instructor, n t , at Junction City and wind up
w,n
,hn tr,.agur,.r o, the the fire station.
with
the
horses.
At
g
pr|
ngfleid
p.
b . Flanery and
In this part of the state during the I their schedule with the University
The complete budget is published
Dr. W. H. Pollard stated that be A Hendershott of Eugene boarded the
past few years
Ills first fylng ex I high In a game to be played Thanks- I ifoup
on page 6 of this issue.
and County H»sith Officer Kerron bad I Rbip„ a9 guest passengers to Coos Bay
Other officers of the group are;
perlence began In 1921 when he was. giving day in Eugene.
Secretary, Mrs. Alice Doane; con
condemned the Stewart bam as un- and return. A bad storm brewing
1«
for several
GEORGE HARTLEY KILLED
IS y years
e a r s old
w»u. He e practiced
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ductor. Miss Clara Barnes; assistant
eanltary. Several residents In the on tbe coagt prevented the shtps from
year, and In 1926 began actual In SETH M. McPHERSON
BY TRAIN ON TUESDAY neighborhood were present and ae taking off yesterday as had been
I conductor. Miss Alys Thatcher; pa
structlon work
He has been asso
DIES HERE SATURDAY
trlotlc Instructor, Mrs. Ratchel Thatch-
scribed the smell very vividly which pjanned bnt they are expected to
elated with aviation schools In Eugene
George Hartley, resident of Spring- 13 said to emit from the bam and i retnra sometime today. The pilots
FOLLOWING
ILLNESS
|er; guard. Miss Leila Clark; musician.
and Springfield since 192»
field for two years, and father of asked
«
a
-a
a
Sa V
. .. moved.
war. z-a r . . z4
l and
a
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a — ca
Vv A
Mrs Pearl Med calf.
that
It
be
passengers
of F ♦ the
Neely 1« actively Interested In avia
Mrs. Clarence Cooley, was instantly
Friends
and
relatives
of
Seth
M
sixteen
members
were
present
from
The
council
deferred
action
until
chambers
of
commerce
in
the
Coos
tlon being one of McManlmsn’s
McManiman a n
u
...»
oixie«.i
„
tlon.
stu
killed Tuesday afternoon a short dis
denta
He Is associated with Over- McPherson filled the Christian cnurctl I (bp Eugene circle for the reorganlxa
the health authorities were given a Bay district
ard sod Neely, fur dealers In Eu-I to overflowing Monday afternoon dur- ,,on meeting.
Refreshments were tance west of West Springfield Junc chance to intercede in the matter.
Monday a large number of officials
*e
as p artn e r
I ta« his fun,,rBl ••w lce s. Mr. Me L ervpd at the close of the meeting. tion on the Southern Pacific main Councilmen said that it was a matter of cities In Washington were taken
""The* hangars now on the field will Pherson passed away at his home
Th(, next meeting will be held at line when he was struck by the loco of the care bams, chicken houses and to Portland to open the northern part
be moved and rebuilt by the new I north of this city Saturday following
Community hall on November 20 motive of the Shasta limited.
rabbit hutches got and how close of the line which Is to operate from
Mr. Hartley had gone out and his there were to res'dences that made Tacoma at 11:20 and will retnra at
proprietors as soon a» certain detail, a short Illness which doctor« described
relatives were not aware of his death them objectionable. The mayor In- each of the principal cities enroute,
can be gone over at a meeting with as Intestinal Influenxa.
[ scout MEETINGS ARE
ihe airport committee.
The church was flBed with beaut I-
until late Tuesday evening when ne
Regular flying schedules have been
LISTED IN BULLETIN did not return. He was 65 years of structed the health committee to make
H e a lth Bother« In m .n
ful flowers Veltle Pruitt, pastor of
a special study of these conditions worked out together with passenger
age. He was born in North Carolina and report
Continued 111 health had made It the church conducted the funeral
and express rates and are now avall-
A bulletin of meetings arranged by
necessary for Lee Inman to terminate services.
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ervlces.
I H B
Sallee. Lane county Scout ex on April 17, 1865. and lived in Eugene ' An ordinance licensing dry cleaning able at all leading hotels^ J t t o dsU
Mr. McPherson w as,
his association with the local field
as. a native son i
for NoTpmbpr an(1
and Decembei
December for several years before coming to establishments who solicit work In and at
lie will spend the next few months of Springfield, having been born here I
bppn )Rgued The
of Springfield where he made his home Springfield and also covering the be started immediately
J 1"
traveling about seeking a more suit on May 6. 1878 an<» having llre<1 , hpge mtlngs Is th Patrol Leader's with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. pasteurizing of milk outside the city elude two north and two south hound
limits will be drawn for consideration planes leaving the Springfield p o rt
able climate where he can live. In here all of his life, being 5- years I
|n ,nB courgp whkh wl„ be beid at and Mrs. Cooley.
He Is survived by his daughter, at next meeting, according to Mayor dally. Ships will arrive h ets from
the meantime Mrs. Inman and their old at the time of his death.
I the Eugene cbamber of commerce at
Tacoma at 11:2 and will return at
daughter. Marjorie, will continue to
Surviving Mr. McPherson is his I
p
Thlg
a certified two sons, George and Louis, both ot
Tyson.
live In Springfield.
widow. Mrs. Stella ttH ’’»*™ ":
I .-ourse In first aid. and a Red Cross Springfield; one brother. Sam Hart
2:05 dally except Sundays
Other
The sidewalk space on the vacant ships will arrive from Coos Bay at
A large number of improvements daughters. Mrs Mabel Riddle and Miss I ertlf,cate wln be issued.
These ley of Gaston, Oregon; one sister in
have been made at the airport during Esther McPherson; two sons. Virgil I
rgpR wl„ continue on November 2» North Carolina whose name is not lot on E street between 9th and 10th 9:30 going on to Portland and arriving
has grown up In brash so that 11 K erp apaIn at 4 : oo p. m on the return
the time It was under the manage McPherson. Dallas. Oregon, and I-a
knwn ; and one grandchild.
ment of Mr Inman He h a. oper.ted Verne of Springfield; h l. mother Mrs.
meetings scheduled are a
The funeral will be held Friday is Impassible and these were ordered | flight.
the field for approximately nine Mary Ann McPherson: two
I cou, magter (l tratnlnK course on No at 10:30 from the Branstetter chapel cut by the street cc-nml’tee.
More Lines In Spring
The line will not operate to Med
month. and has made it the aviation Miss Lulu and Winnie; and
vember M Eagle gCout meeting De in Eugene. Kev. Harry Neet, pastor
F a ll C reek R esident H ere— W . H . ford or Bend this year. Early In the
student training center of the WII- or, Walter McPherson, all of , pr g- embj>r 4 court of honor December of the Lighthouse temple will offi
Larimer
of Fall Creek transacted spring Mr Bennett plans on opening
lamette valley. He declared that he I field.
I
and
w|„ter camp to be held ciate and Interment will be made In
business In Springfield yesterday.
was very thankful to the people ot
Mr. McPherson h a. been •"«*«*« L ; artl
December 29
new lines to Medford and Klamath
Laurel Grove cemetery.
Falls, and to Bend and Bum s and
Springfield for the fine manner In |n farming and threshing most of
-
which they have treated him and I his life.
He was second vice-president
probably Idaho cities. When this ls
started several ships will be stationed
co-operated In his every effort.
of the First National
Bank of this
.. . ...
« . a „«rtther I city at the time of his death. He
at the local port and it will become
"I doubt If I will ever find another I
7 • <’^ n “
P h r t .t ls n
place where the people of the city ™
Chrt' ,taB
e night ston for pilots.
G. A . R. Circle Is
Reorganized Here
Two major changes were made In
the city budget for the year 1931 by
the budget committee meeting here
last night. The first Is the reduction
of the salary of the police chief from
fl&O.OO per month to 1187.50. The
second ls the decreasing of the ea
tlmated revenues from high figures
which have not been reached for
many yearn to »urn» which are reason
able expected to be paid from vartoua
aourcea, notably the fine« for viola
tion« of city ordinance«.
People Want Barn
D ec/area /Vuisance
aww a
ÎT ¡Plane and Pilots of N ew Bennett Air Transport
To Build H a n g a r
will bark me as they have _hPr'^ J1* yeatch chapel In Eugene had charge
••" ’a J ’1 eW u f
h .
efforts snd "f the funeral arrangements
Inter-
of Springfield for ‘heir
L . n, wnH made In the Mulkey ceme-
I also want to wish my successors l
the best of luck In their venture," h e | ,pT -
concluded
HANOVER E. PITTS IS
BURIED HERE YESTERDAY
Construction work on a hangar at
the local port will begin Just as soon
as Mr. Bennett can get time to look
after it he stated while here Tuesday.
The hangar will he built Just across
the road west from the service sta
I t’on.
Three ships have already been pur
chased by Mr. Bennett and he has
contracted for the manufacture of
four larger seven passenger ones to
be delivered next spring.
[ attempt made to
ENTER DRUG STORE
Walter Enrl Is In the Lnne county
Jail at Eugene and will probably be
Funeral
funeral services for Hanover E.
» I B,VPn a pr(, lln, |nary bcarlng today on
Pitts, 79. who died of pneumonia In
cbRrBP of burgiarUlng the Flnnery
Eugene Sunday were held yesterday
Btorp
afternoon from the Walker-Poole cha I
(1,BCOTerpd WOrklng away
pel. Rev. P. J. Moore officiated and on tho rear door to the drug store
was ««stated by Rev. C. J. Pike, pastor at 11:30 Tuesday night by F. Hinson,
of the Springfield Methodist church 1 , ^ wa(cbnian wben he went through
Interment was made In Laurel Orove I the alley »rvlnv
doors to
trying nil
alt doors
to make
make
cemetery.
sure they were locked. Earl had a
Mr. Pitts was the last of his family brace and bit and had bored nine
to
carry the
nnme, . Pitts. He leaves . holes through one of the panels near
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three daughters, Mrs. Ella Cole and I (he
wbpn bP wns discovered. He
Mrs. Sherman Potter, both of Spring- I WRg
for food, he told Hinson,
field, and Jean Randlott
of Fargo. I Mrg p |anpry „ays that from the
North Dakota, four grandchildren and J degcr|pt|on gbp bns been given he
three great grandcbllden.
I
onp of (bp mpn whom she waited
He was born In Dubuque, Iowa, on I on ia| P Tuesday evening.
August 3, 1851. He was married to I
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Violetta 1-ambert at Rockford. Iowa FQUR FROM SPRINGFIELD
He moved to California from Iowa In |
ATTEND MISSION MEET
1913 and later came to Oregon In
1916. He has made his home here I Mrg R Mulholland. Mrs. Frances
since that time, being proprietor of I ZachPry> Mrs Roy Carlton and Mrs.
a cabinet shop In this city at the I D p pgllvle attended the conference
time of his death.
I ()f tbp department ot missionary edu-
1 cation of the Baptist church which
Return from Portland
was held In Eugene on Monday. Dele-
Mr. and Mrs M. M. Male returned gates were present from the churches
Wednesday from Portland where they at Springfield. Cottage Orove, Grants
had been visiting for the past week. Pats, Veneta and Eugene.
»
SOCIAL CLUBS TO MEET
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
Mrs. J. T. Moore will entertain
the members of the Kensington club
nt her home at 2:30 Friday after
noon. The afternoon will be spent
sewing.
The members of the Priscilla club
wl’’ gather at the home of Mrs. Wil
liam Curtis on the same afternoon
for their regular meeting.
REBEKAH DRILL TEAM
WILL MEET ON FRIDAY
~
’ One of the Zenith six passenger
w
^ ^ . p p g ^ s ’ o v e fth e ^ o u th e r n part of the
Tuesday carrying prominent
°5
Va e'm ». SpUgfield and Coos Bay. Below from left
r1,°ht-A.
Bennett^preald^nt^and manager ot t he company; Elbert E. Parmenter. chief pilot.
Hap Roundtree, p ilot
The regular monthly meeting ot the
Progressive 22 drill team ot the Re
hekuh lodge will be held Friday eve
ning at the I. O. O. F. hall commenc
ing at 7:30. Following the drill period
they will enjoy a social gathering
at which Mrs. Clarine Putman. Mrs.
Mabel Peddicord, and Mrs. Nellie Pyne
are the hostesses.