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PAGE TWO THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS I’ubllahed E»ery Thursday at Hprln«n*ld, Lane County. Oregon, by THE WILLAMETTE » .¿SS H. E. MAXEY. Editor_______ ______ ________ r , . , ,« ) as se cn .l - l a - mMler. February 2«. l»03. at the postofftce. SprlngfluU, Oregon._____ M A IL S U B S C R IP T IO N R A T E One Year In Advance ............ »175 Six Month. ......... - .......... - ..... >*•«> t h i r s iia y Three Months ....................... 75c S»»«1* C°Py ......................... ; * may it mu THE THREE C'S OF ACCIDENT PREVENTION The kev to automobile accident prevention is in the hands of Individual drivers. There is a point where even the best traffic laws become inoperative. At this point the individual must take up the work. Care, courtesy, common- sense- these are the three C’s of accident prevention which arc not covered by law. The majority of accidents occur when they are violated. Bach vear such violations mean death to SO.OOO people, to sav nothing of a vast sum in property damage. Last year, according to a leading insurance company, the largest single cause* of accident was failure to give right-of-way—which accounted for 31 i»er cent of a m - haps and 15 per cent of all deaths. Foolhardiness, coupled with dis-courtesy, is strewing death along the highways. The driver who cuts in and out of traffic - who drhes on the wrong side of the road who drives at an excessive speed - is a menace to the life and property of all who use the public roads. . Traffic laws should be improved and modernized to th greatest possible degree. But after that is done the rest is principally up to the individual driver He will decide whether or not our horrible toll in human life increases or decreases. FOR YOU AND I TO DECIDE Next year we will be engaged again in a national elec tion and there will be demands from all sides on how candi dates stand, particularly this time on the repeal of the eighteenth amendment. We should not confuse oursehes as to where the power lays when it conies to the repal of th eighteenth amendment. Congressmen will never have an opportunity to vote for or against the eighteenth amendment. The best they tan do is to vote to submit it to the states for a decision our constitution made this provision. It is strictly a state's right. If wet and drv is ever brought to another show down, be cause of the great interest in this question we can expect many congressmen who are dry to vote to submit it to the people. The question of the eighteenth amendment is strictly up to you and I. Let’s not try to pass the buck to some congressman. ----.!» ---- --- THVR9PAY. may 14. GOVERNMENT OFFERS SALEM MAN HEAD OF NEW FURNITURE BOOK NEW FARM DEPARTMENT To A«»um« Control O ver Many E x Booklet. "F u rn itu re , Its Selsttion and Uaa”, W ritte n for Farm isting Board* and Commission* Hom e-M aker A fte r F irst of July The proper selection and use of furniture on the farm home is the subject of a bsxvklet Issued recent ly by (he United Stales Department of Commerce and which Is now available at the office of the Su pertntendent of Documents, Gov ernment Printing office. Washing ton. D. C. for M cents a copy. This new bulletin will aid the home-maker in the rural communi Uehiar has taken an active part ty to check up on the construction in the agricultural development of of her furniture; It will aid her In the Willamette valley, especially apportioning her home furnishings the cherry industry. He urges that budget; it will tell her something producer* make free use of the ser about the various style*, and ex vices which the department will plain how they may he grouped in be able to offer after it is under accordance with the principles of way. harmony. It should also convince The new department will succeed her that It is not necesAiry to to and be Invested with the powers store every comfortable chair in and duties of the state board of the barn or attic,” says M. S. Wid horticulture, pure seed board, state mer, executive secretary of the livestock sanitary state chemist, American Farm Bureau Federation. state bacteriologist, advisory live The bulletin is intended prtmar stock branding board, stallion re ily as an aid to the consumer who gistration board, state fair direc seeks information concerning bud tors state market agent, state lime geting. comfort, utillly. construc board and committee on agricul tion. materials, .styles, ensembles, and details, in the care and repair tural lime. County bee inspectors, fruit In of furniture. With more than 50 spectors. meat and herd inspectors illustrations and diagrams. It ex and veterinarians will be appointed plains in nontechnical language the by the county courts as now provid important features for which the ed by law but these appointments prospective purchaser should look will be subject to the approval of when selecting home furnishings. the director of agriculture. County- stock inspectors will be appointed VISITS OLD SOLDIERS by the director upon recommenda HOME AT ROSEBURG tions of the cattle and horse rai sers association of Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Egglmann County fair boards and county drove to Roseburg Wednesday to grazing boards will make annual vlstt and inspect the old soldiers reports to this department upon home which is maintained there blanks furnished by the director. by the federal government. Mrs Max Gehlar. prominent l*olk county farmer-horticulturist, has been appointed by Governor Meier, to h,a<l the new State Department of Agriculture. He will assume hli duties immediately, although the law creating the department does not become effective until June 5 The department is to become op erative July 1. Archery and golf do not mix according to a news story from California where they have both. When a noted lawyer leaned over to put a fair bowman shot him in the seat of the pants with an arrow. She explained she had missed the target, but she had also spoiled a male golfer’s day, yes several days and a pair of pants. Californian’s must be dying for excitement—they had to get two polisemen to rob a bank the other day in one of the leading cities. — «---------- - Let’s bear with hot weather a few days, it is the only thing we have that will open the McKenzie pass in time foi a Fourth of July celebration in eastern Oregon. Fish on River Saturday— Fred Freee took a group of boys on a fishing trip on the McKenxie river Saturday. They had fair catches. Eggiman Is state president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the G.A.R. and made the inspection trip as part of her duties as holder of this of- . flee. A Mecca in Springfield Eggiman’s is the gathering place in this town when hot weather starts. For years we have served the community well and have been rewarded with your liberal patronage. This season we will be better prepared than ever to look after your wants. CLlJBSaretrumPs! We m ean $ 2 0 clubs of NEW Subscriptions. When nature lays her green mantel over every inch of the land in springtime, that's when Western Oregon, the emerald country, is at her best. With the starting of the tourist season travelers are greeted with this green coun- ry. Nothing is more refreshing or pleasing to the eye than lots of green grass and trees. When strangers here we might well brag on our beau- tiful country. We have many things to be proud of and much less than most lands to apologize for. Oregon is what we make it and we can do a lot of good by telling the world as it passes by on wheels what a great country we have. Incidentally, too, we will create a little more confidence among our selves and all feel better. club earns 60,000 extra votes if turned in by 8 p. m. Saturday, May 16. How Many For You? FIRST GRAND PRIZE - Graham Paige Sedan We Make 'em like you like 'em ---- LET’S BRAG ON OREGON Each Special Six Sedan F G G IM A N N ’S (Six windows—Four speeds» “Where the Service is Different ANNOUNCEMENT SAVE .u/. S A F E T Y <jr y o u r ÔRUG Stöbt ONE CENT SALE Thursday, Friday, Saturday Your chance to SAVE on Standard WHETHER WE FEEL THAT WAY OR NOT A friend of mine tells me that he has recently added to his income by working in the evenings as a press agent for an amusement park. It was his first contact with that great industry which has grown up out of the rather pathetic eagerness of folks to be happy—to have their minds diverted from their work and worries. He said: "My job has been hard work, but it taught me one thing that is priceless—how to look pleasant whether I feel that way or not.” It reminded me of a conversation 1 once had with the press agent of a circus. In describing the freaks in the side show, he remarked; ' Every so often we have to send them away. They get sucker sore.” “Sucker sore!” I exclaimed. "That’s a new one on me. What’s the meaning of sucker sore?” He explained that, in the parlance of the circus, a custo mer is a sucker. It is not a derogatory term, merely the con ventional phrase. “The freaks sit there on their raised platforms, listening to the comments of the suckers who press around them all day long," he said. “The living skeleton hears the same rude Jokes a hundred thousand times. The fat lady is poked at with umbrellas, and kidded by smart young fellows who imagine that their wise cracks are something absolutely fresh and new. "Day after day the freaks put up with it, smiling patient ly. But every day the strain of their suppressed emotions grows greater, until finally they want to jump down off their platforms and bite the customers. Then we have to send them away for a rest. They are sucker sore’.” Most of us can sympathize with the freaks; we, too, have been sucker sore. There have come days when our tired nerves rebelled against the demands of the customers who give us a living; when we grumbled at the job for which we should have been grateful; when it seemed that all Interest had gone from our work, leaving only dull routine. It Is wise on such days to pull down the desk and walk out of the office, and say; "I will not be back until to morrow." .. j But even this cure does not always work, or can not alwayR be applied. Soon or late we ltave to face the fact that life is a fight, not a picnic. And one of the elements of victory, in the words of my friend, is the capacity to "look pleasant, whether we feel that way or not.” Purchased of 852 Pearl Street Drugs and Toiletries CHAS. TAYLOR’S GARAGE Eugene, Oregon F la n e r y ’s D r u g S to r e Votes Will Win These Beautiful Cars and Other Magnificent Prizes 407 MAIN STREET If you intend do- SECOND GRAND PRIZE in g anything in Choice of Ford Tudor Sedan or Coupe this campaign-- Say it with VEST VOTES IN AN ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR this w eek while A n electric refrigerator is a real In vestment. N o fam ily can afford to b without one. It saves tim e, steps and labor— supplies sparkling ice cubes — makes d e lic io u s frozen d e s s e rts — economizes marketing methods— prevents food spoilage T HK N ■ w FORD TUDOR I B DAY they are at their peak--AND WIN Purchased of ANDERSON MOTORS. Inc. Springfield Authorized Ford Agency JU N E 3rd end waste. IA VE AS YOU PAY O N EASY TERMS ELECTRIC REFRIGERATION BUREAU For Information Inquire “Campaign Department” The Springfield News Phone 2