THURSDAY. JANUARY D». IM I TU B SPRINGFIELD NEWS PAGE TWO O M STATE NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST Principal Events of the Week Assembled for Information of Our Readers. THE M A R K E T S Portland Wheat — Big Bend bluest em, 70c: •oft white, western white, 66c; hard winter, northern spring, weeteni red. «3c, Hay—Buying price, f. o. b. Portland: Alfalfa. «17 500 18; valley timothy. 817.50; eastern Oregon timothy. «190 «20; clover, 14; oat hay. «14; oats and vetch. «13.50 0 14. Buttertat—23025c. Eggs—Ranch. 14023c. Cattle—Steers, good, «8.7509.25. Hogs—Good to choice, «9 2509.50. Lambs—Good to choice, «5.50 0 6.75. Seattle Wheat—Soft white, western white. (Sc; northern spring, hard winter, western red, 84c; bluestem, 63c. Eggs—Ranch, 12024c. Buttertat—29c. Cattle—Choice ateers. «7.50 0 8.50. Hogs—Good to choice.«9.1509.35. Lambs—Choice, «5 5006 75. Spokane Cattle—Steers, good. «7.5008.25. Hogs—Good to choice, «8.85. Lambs—Medium to good,5506. A toy balloon crossed the storm- swept Cascades in midwinter from Salem to a field near Bend Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gibson observed the 53d anniversary of their wedding at their home in Cove recently. The Heppner Women's auxiliary of the Oregon State Wool Growers' as sociation was organized recently. The first fire of 1931 In Klamath county destroyed the box factory of the Cascade Box company at Klamath Falls. Penitentiary officials discovered a knife blade concealed in a slice of bread being sent to the cell of one of the prisoners. A. J. Bier of Corvallis was elected president of -the Oregon State F ix Breeders’ association at its annual meeting at Salem. Thirteen hundred and fifty cars of potatoes have been shipped from Kla math county this year. This was two- thirds of the 1930 crop. The fire loss in Eugene during 1930 was «34,045, according to a report is sued by W. E. Nusbaum. fire chief. The 1929 loss was «60.000. Postal receipts at Medford during 1930 showed an increase of «9536.78, or slightly over 10 per cent, Postmas ter W. J. Warner announces. A total of 1,346.521 letters were can celed as to stamps by the Bend post- office daring 1930. This number Is 45,991 greater than the total for 1929. Mrs. Jack Johnson, member of the first white family to settle In what Is now Wallowa county, died at the family home on the Imnaha recently. Ashland is spending abont «150 per day, employing about 35 men. to re lieve the unemployment situation. Six ty men who have registered are being worked In shifts. Bids for the construction of about 125 miles of highway and several cul verts and bridges will be opened by th« state highway commission at a meeting in Portland soon. Registration at the University of Oregon for this year will soon reach the 3300 mark, a new high level for the winter term, it is announced by Earl M. Pallett, registrar. Oregon is entitled to «3,107,000 of federal roads funds wtihout any pres ent expenditure by the state, accord ing to announcement by Secretary Hyde of the department of agriculture. Condemnation proceedings will be launched within the next 60 days in which the city of Salem will attempt to take over the local plant of the Oregon-Washington Water Service company. A11 mills on Coos bay were hum mlng busily again after a shutdown before Christmas. More than 500 men went back to work in the Coos Bay Lumber company plant and logging operalfons. Non-resident motor vehicle registra tlons In Oregon for 1930 will show a decrease of approximately 10.000 from the 1929 figures. For the first 11 months of 1930, »0,179 such registra tions were made. In 1929, there were 103,008. Eugene's fire loss In 1930 was «34,. 045, of which «24.977.79 was recovered by Insurance, according to W. E. Nus baum, fire chief. During the year the department answered 22« calls. This year’s loss was fourth highest since 1924. Fifty-five ranches and farms around Redmond were given names In 1930 Farmers believe that giving theli places names Is good advert<slng. Slgr.s are being put up and the names are being registered with the county •ourt. The Dalles Wasco county chamber of commerce has lesclnded Its Indorse ment of the Umatilla rapids project, made five years n to. It conflicts with projects proposed In the vicinity of The IK-tlles. Building permits at Roseburg Issued during 1930 represented a total eipen diture of 367.785. an increase of 65 per cent over 1939 but considerably behind the year 1928, when the court house was begun. Astoria is making a third attempt to obtain an appropriation tor build ing an armory. An appropriation was voted by the legislature in 1927 and vetoed by the governor. A 1929 at tempt also failed. W. C. White, fcrmerly superintend ent of the Jordan valley irrigation project, has been named manager of the Warmsprtngs irrigation district, with headquarters at Vale, succeeding Ted Hon. resigned. The Dayton city officials have adopt ed an ordinance charging *1 a month, or «12 a year, for all trucks delivering wholesale merchandise, which in cludes oil, bread, etc. Farmers' (rucks will not be affecte.1 by thè new ruling. Emergency employment at The Dalles is now in tuli swing, with the city water commission starting a crew of a score of men to work on the pipe replacement project, on which be tween «12.000 and «15.000 is to be expended. Within 30 days the Siskiyou national forest service will have under con struction a new scenic highway be tween Grants Pass and Yreka. The road will be 12 miles tong and will follow a mountain ridge at an altitude of 4500 feet. Inheritance taxes collected by the state of Oregon during 1930 totalled $1.165.294.12. according to State Treas urer Kay. The amount sets a new record for the inheritance tax depart ment. topping the 1929 collections by approximately «8600. Walter Stephen, son of Mr. and Mr». Walter Dent of Lakeview, would like to establish his claim as the first baby born in the state in 1931. He was the recipient of many gifts offered by lo cal merchants for the first baby to be born in Lake county in the New Year. The eastern Oregon state hospital for the Insane at Pendleton on Janu ary 1 had a balance of «37,377.23 un expended from Its appropriation by the 1929 legislature, the largest un expended balance of all of the state institutions. The money reverts to tbe state general fund. Monroe held an indignation meeiiag recently to protest against a new pro posed highway, which would pass be lew Monroe, leaving the town flat. The object of the new ent is to eliminate a sharp curve over the Long Tom river. The citizens are up in arms over the proposed change. Improvement work has been started on the West Linn-Willamette road and a crew of men will be engaged for about four weeks in widening the thor oughfare. The West Linn city council has decided to use hand labor Instead of machinery on all improvement pro jects to relieve the unemployment sit- nation. At a recent meeting of Champoeg lodge No. 27, A. F. and A. M.. at Can by, Byron J. Grim of Aurora was pre sented a 50-year membership jewel. Mr. Grim has been a member of Cham poeg lodge for 58 consecutive years. Mr. Grim is the only member having received this honor In the history of Champoeg lodge. Formation of a turkey pool between January 8 and 20 is planned by the Oregon Turkey Growers. Less than half of the turkeys Included In the or ganization have been shipped. Tbe growers sold 19 carloads for the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s markets, making a total of about 35,000 turkeys. It is expected to market in excess of 80.000. Statistics of mineral production In Oregon in 1930, issued by the United States bureau of mines, show total value of «309,100, a decrease of «176,- 300 from the preceding year. The de crease was general but largest In cop per. Gold production aggregated «285,300, decreasing «68,000. Most of the output came from placer mines. Oregon granite from Ashland or limestone from Yaquina can be used In the postoffice at Corvallis and Kla math Falls, according to information received by Representative Hawley. Contractors are authorized to use either or both Oregon products, sub stituting them for Indiana limestone. The ruling will satisfy demands for using local material and also will en courage Oregon Industry. Representatives of the county court of Harney and Lake counties, the Burns chamber of commerce and the Lake county chamber of commerce held a Joint meeting at Lakeview and selected James Donegan of Burns to represent both counties before the highway commission and the depart- ment of the Interior. He will press the request that the funds now avail able by virtue of the Oddle-Colton law be used In the construction of a high- connecting the WENDLING MAN S AUTO LEGION WILL SPONSOR IN JEWEL THEFT SUNDAY BALLOON DANCE SATURDAY The Dodge coupe belonging to I* II. McCarder of Wetidlltig is thought by I jiiis county officials to have been il ed hy burglars Sunil ly night Io i« ca ;e from Kugeuc ait. r they had broken the window of the C.irler Jewelry store o il West Seventh street mid rohlied II of iiivreliuiid sc valued at «300. The McCarder au'emoblh wax stolen Sunday evening while parked at Eighth and Olive alrccla Il was found Monday morning near Croswell where It Istd been a lllill doited. Burglars bail wrupped a lurge stone In an old hat aud thrown this through the plate glass window of the store to gain uieeas to the Jewelry which ceuslsted of watches and rings Tli ' Springfield post of the Ameri can Legion will sponsor u targe ha I : Icon dance -H Thurston on Salurday, Im.unry 17 Till» will be a modern lance nn Hiding to Jack Larson, dance iiiuuuger for the le-gloii I lie old time Imiio sponsored lusl Saturday was tint us sic i essful us was desired and lie dam group has decided against holding more of Hie idd faslilo.ied dance«. They will hold their usual! modern dances every oilier Halurdayl illgltt at Hie hull The dance this week etui Is one of the regular dance .nights for Hie legion ANNUAL SCOUT M E E T IN G ^ TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY TAXPAYERS OPPOSE CAME The unnual meeting of the luine REFUGE IN CASCADES Countv council of Boy fksouta of Lew is Ayer«, fea tu re p la y e r in the U n iversal super production " A ll Q uiet On the estern Front”—Fox Rex. Thursday Friday and Saturday. e “ALL QUIET ON THE • WESTERN FRONT" IS FILM ACHIEVEMENT • Once in the proverbial blue moon there comes to the screen a picture before which all critics of motion- pictures must stand silent; a picture which proclaims that the screen pos sesses powers Inherent in no other medium of artistic expression; a pic tun* which appeals with equal strength to the Intelligence and to the emo tions. Such a picture is "All Quiet on the Western Front." U niverse's super- production of Erich Marta Remurque's famous novel, at the Fox Rex theatre Thursday. Friday and Saturday. There have been war pictures which were primarily spectacles There have been w«r pictures which were primar ily romances. There have been war pictures which were primarily melo dramas. "All Quiet on the Western Front" is primarily the story of youth. . . . the youth of all nations . . . In war. It Is the story of one youth who symbolises in himself the fate of all youth . . . comrades and foemen . . . oast into the flaming maw of war. In '• All Quiet on the Western Front" thousands of men go down to death in the inferno of battle . . . to show «he effect upon the soul of young Paul Baumer. To this same m il. others are maimed and tortured by the wounds Infilled by shot and steel. To this end. thousands of shells whine and scream across the fields of Europe, which the bate of man has turned into the living grave of youth. By chance, and tbe genius that guided the pen of Erich Marla Re marque. the central figure of "All Quiet on the Western Print" Is a German. But nationality means noth ing. The hero is the "unkown sol dier" of all nations . . . the epitome of all youth that suffered and died in war. or suffered and came back, not the same, to a world that had passed them by. LEGION WILL MEET AT LOWELL HALL TONIGHT A regular meeting of the American Legion has been called at Lowell to night at 8:00 o'clock by W. N Goss ler. adjutant. The meeting «rill be held at the Blair hall. The American legion auxiliary will also meet at Lowell and a joint social gathering with refreshments will follow the busi ness sessions. The meeting held at Walterville last «reek should have been held on New Year's, but was postponed one week. s s a a a s s a THURSTON s s • e a a a a a a a a s Mrs. Taylor Needham and sun, Kay Mitchell, have returned from a two weeks visit in Seattle Mrs. Oscar McMahon had her ton sils removed tast Sat unlay In Eugene. Mrs. John Travis has been 111 for several days. Frank Rennie is III with tonsllltla. Miss Norma and Nellie Mathews left Tuesday for Laa Angeles. California, to visit their sister and family, Mr and Mrs George Wright. They are motoring through Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mathews who have been down then* since the holidays, expect to drive the car home. Atthe election of Sunday school of ficers John Endicott was re-elected superintendent. Ray Baugh presented him with a Bible In behalf of the Sunday school for the efficient work j he has done In tbe past. Mr. Itaugh was elected assistant superintendent. Miss Ella Baugh, secretary and pianist. Misses Fox and Nathalie Eilmlston j and Ben Russel were delegates from Thurston high school to the confer ence at V. of O. in Eugene last week. Thurston high school basketball teams motored In to Eugene Monday evening and played St. Mary's teams. The Thurston hoys were defeated while the Thurston girls won. Mr anil Mrs. Veanhouser and daugh ter from Seattle and Mr and Mrs. Henry Hendakemp and John Benda- kemp from Eugene visited Mias Heersma last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Veanhouser are motoring through to California for an extended visit. Hubert Allen, who is In the navy and Is stationed near San Franclaco and has been at his home In Cottage Grove on his vacation for the past month, spent last Sunday in Thurston He returned to California Monday. Hubbard Brothers are moving their famHies to Brownsville where they have employment logging. They were formerly logging here. During the post week marriage li censes have been issued by the county ilerk to the following: Clayton Klvett, Creswell, and Birdie Lamb, Eugene; Riley Elliott, la'bnnon, and Nellie Bush, Eugene; Raymond Olson and Esther Juhl, both of Eugene; Thomas Fair and Elva Crone, both of Eu gene; Ora Lone and Edna Cameron, both of Eugene; J. E. Roach and Alice White, both of Eugene; Clarence Fair banks and Vivian Marsh, both o t Eu gene; Harikil Nute and Emalee Spen cer, both of Canary. T. A. Hilla, part owner of the Rills Creek Lumber company nt Jasper, sustained a mashed left leg Saturday morning when two large logs rolled together striking him above the ankle. The Injury was very painful, but at tending physicians say that it Is not a bad one. He was taken to the Pacific Christian hospital for treat ment. 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MAKE 1931 AN ELECTRICAL YEAR O.ie of your h is t resolutions for the com ing year will be to do thing! ele tiic d ly tn get aw ay from drudgery and Llnic- taking labor to do tilings cheaply. flier- onghly and in less tim e with electricity so that you ra n have more time to yourself, • W hether you live in tho city or on the farm electricity la the g rea test serv an t yo i can have and by fa r the cheapest. No tiresom e days are ahead for you in 1931 with a vacuum sweeper, refrig erato r, range or w ashing m achine. Plan n o » . to take advantage of tho m any electrical servant« »luring the New Year. M o untain S tates T ower C o m p a n y ,