PAQB TWO
THURSDAY. MAY 4. 1988
TU B SPRINGFIELD NEWS
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
C O U N T Y C. M. T . C. Q U O T A
FOR S U M E R C O M P L E T E
Cubllthed Every Thuneday at
Bprlneritld, b a m Oounty, Oregon. by
wluuera will he awarded agricul
tural college scholarships of «300.
««Oil and flUU
A special award
of glib solid gold Elgla watch will
ho awarded Ir the hoy growing the
Isigesl number of bushels per acre
and Io Ihe boy Dial ahows Ihe low-
cat net coat for production per
hu'hel. In the national contest.
Vancouver Barracks. Wash . May
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T H E W IL L A M E T T E P R E S S
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The acceptance are contingent
and kissed It. and Dennis hated SloriiMway, up In town again for
F IN A L IN S T A L L M E N T
THURSDAY. MAY 4. IMS
himself because (he sudden thought one of Ills flying trips, chanced upon compliance with Ihe entrance article entitled "Hell America” by
Dennl« left New York by tho
came to him that If he had been aero » Jerry llarnet In the bar of n qualifications, which Included ihe Samuel Crowlher In Ihe April «»
afternoon train. He had wired to
necessary vaccinal Ions and lliocu Issue of the Halurday Eveulug
here with Barbara- he would have West End re«tnurant.
THREE WORTHY PROJECTS IN LANS
Pauline, paid hl» bill, and departed.
lallona, hut In moat cases these al Port has Iteen voiced this week by
kissed
her
hands
her
beautiful
Jerry
was
very
much
the
worse
While the governor is looking about where to employ He hardly knew what he felt, or If
ready
have been met. Those for Ihe West Coast Lumbermens as
hands.
.
.
.
for
drink,
but
he
recognised
Storn
some >60,000,000 in federal reconstruction finance money he felt nothing at all. but he wan
whom
four
weeks of active outdoor sociation.
"I
want
to
tell
you
something.
away
and
came
up
to
him
anil
in Oregon on worthy projects, Lane county people should ronaciout of a burning desire for ‘
In Ills article Mr. Crowlher
( work and recreation are ahead, he
smacked him on the hack.
impress on him three important ones that might be under the sun to cease shining. He felt I Dennla, darling."
1 ginning June M, are: Kay 8. Uriel points out that "national pollcloa
"What
is
It?
Are
you
In
debt?
”
'Member
me?"
he
demanded.
taken here.
like a mau who had been absorbed ,
Can't pay the butcher or some "Can't »member your name, but don. Eugene; Charles L. Hilliard. everywhere are shaped towards
The first is the completion of the Willamette highway In watching some unreal drama on I thing?"
knew you long time ago with Eugene; William N. Kernan, Eu Obtaining Ihe largest possible de
from Oakridge to Crescent. A road that was on the ori the stage and who now walks out
gene; Ella W luirk, Florence; Oils gree of self-eonlalnmeiit." To this
O'Hara."
She pretended to be offended
ginal state highway system and has waited for all others on again In the sane light of day.
nil huve been devised a mate of
J. Neel. Weiidllng; Roger K. P en
"How dare you? I'm a wonderful
"Oh.
yea."
Stornaway
offered
Ills
the system and new ones as well.
He tried to analyte him self and ;
quota«,
restrictions, tariffs, and
dell.
Weiidllng;
Haymond
It.
Klee
housekeeper,"
hand. "And how's the world been
The second might well be flood control of the Willam fntled.
enhuher. Canary; Carl W. Robbins. shhsldles Everyone la trying lu
"So you are " He kissed her and ualiig you?"
He supposed that other men had
ette river with the resultant protection to highways and
Jr,. Eugene; Gnlden P. Bobbin« 'Spoil heavily and to Import light
leaned hack again. "Don't strangle
The world. It appeared, had been
imagined them selves desperately In |
farm lands as well as a few cities.
Eugene; Clarence V. Rogers. Lea ly, he says.
me, my child— what Is It?"
The third the construction of the long delayed over love with some woman other than But she hid her face against his ualng Jerry badly—damned badly! I burg; William M Sandford. Eu
head crossing on the Pacific highway at Creswell. The bad their wives and had paid as he coat while she told him by asking He had lost all his money again gene. Matthew (’. Smith. Eugene; LO S A N G E L E S A P P R O V E S
>
‘h P” Ific highway in Oregon was paying Imagined! He he im a little question that wavered be and had been forced Io borrow. Harris Btout, Eugene; Edward K.
W O O D F O R B U IL D IN G S
ia..uvious and have mused many deaths in the past. agined It? Or was it real? Was it tween happy tears and happier "Never been the »ante since Bur Swafford, Leahurg and Walker F
ble Stark chucked me." he bemoan Young, Eugene.
This summer w ill continue to take toll at these death traps. still real? He had not found the laughter.
A new building code entirely
All the worst oues should be eliminated and the Southern answer he sought when the train "Dentils would you like to have ed Ills fate. "Never been the saui«
Hcatlafartory lo Ihuae In Ihe retail
since she went hack Io Douglas,
Pacific railroad crossing at Creswell is one of the worst stopped, and Pauline was there ut a son?”
M A N Y E L IG IB L E F O R
lumber hualneaa ha« been approved
blast him! Awful!"
ones. A few years back the Creswell overhead was discuss the window.
It was some time later over the
by law Angela« city authorities.
C
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"Of
course."
Stornaway
remem
"Darling,”
Se
rushed
In
the
car
ed between the county court and the highway department
tea and hot toast that Dennis said
The new code set» «aide (he ein
and plans made for its construction. Eor some unknown and hugged him; she poured out all "This wonderful secret — does bered llarhuru vividly—Indeed, few
Thirty five lam e county boys will ergenry regnlallon» enacted I in
people,
especially
men.
ever
forgo!
In
a
breath
how
happy
she
was
to
reason they have been allowed to lapse in recent years
your mother know?"
while we squander money on roads to remote mountain re see him again, how awful It had "Not yet—only you. darling—and her. "Very fine woman," he aaltl. be eligible to compete for the ua mediately after Ihe recent earth
"Fine!" Jerry was almost In tlonal corn growing contest that quake, and a previous one which
gions and other out of the way places where nobody lived. been without him. "Really awful, I Barbara. "
tears
ns he explained how fine, how ha« Juat been announced hy the prohibited the use of wood lalh.
Now we should turn our attention to improving the high Dennis!"—and how she was long "Barbara?" The blood rushed to
ways where there is the most traffic and where danger is ing to be back In h e r own home. hts face. "What made you tell her?" dumued fine she was. "I love that National Committee on Boy«' «nil An effort was made by competing
woman." he said, leaning heavily Girls' Club Work, according to word materials to prevent Inclusion of
"Mother's better, and Daddy's
the greatest. The Creswell overhead should be first con
And Pauline answered happily: on the counter. 'Til 'ave— I'd 'ave received from H. C. Seymour, »tale wood trusses In city construction
back, so to-morrow I think we
sideration.
"Because sh e Is my ties! friend and died for her and she chucked me club leader.
hut Ihl» wa» defeated on the show
might go, don't you?”
because I love her."
A county winner will receive a Ing that Ihe wood roof with the
I want t' see her." he ndded wist
•Yes—anything you like." said
INFLATION AND THE FARMER
There was a little silence, then fully. "Want to apologise, say I'm gold filled medal of honor and will supporting truss of the same ma
We have heard folk argue that inflation of the cur Dennis
“““ • „ .
.
, j
‘ Pauline said, "But I'm sorry about sorry for what I told that chap he eligible lu compete for state lerial were frequently, following
And Barbara? How is darling
, ,.
'one thing.
rency, bringing higher prices for farm commodities, will Barbie?"
honor». The «tale winner will re the earthquake Ihe only part of
O’Hara."
"What Is that. Tuppenny?"
not do the farmer any good because it will increase the cost
“What did you loll him?" Storn reive a trip to Ihe National Club otherwise wrecked buildings to re
Dennis was taking his hag down
of the things he buys by just as much as it increases the from the rack. “She’s all right. I •'Barbara said In her letter. 'Don't away was not Interested, he wanted Cungreea lu Chicago, and national main Intact.
ask me to be godmother— I'm not to get tiwuy. but Jerry had him by
cost of w i he sells. We do not think that is true.
■?
saw her this morning—Just to say
the right sort to bring up a child In the lapel of his coat.
In our opinion, the farmer will be the first as well as good-bye."
the wny It should go'—I'm so sorry
the greatest beneficiary of any change in our currency
“I told hint disgustin' thing."
“I wrote to her the day before
about that, because I know she'd Jerry »aid heavily. "Thing no man
system which diminishes the purchasing power of the dol yesterday."
Pauline said. She was
lar. The farmer's cost of production has not fallen any watching him with bright eyes bring him up most beautifully, who’s gentleman should say 'bout
bless her.”
where nearly as much as the prices he gets for his products "Did she tell you, Dennis?”
any woman, 'specially when It's
have fallen. Labor cost on the farm is down a little; feed
"No. What did you write to her | "Ills?" said Dennis with raised not true. I was Jealous of D'Hara,
eyebrows and a verv softened look yeah. I was. Always with Barbie I
and fertilizers are slightly cheaper. But insurance, inter about?
..
If you waul u Cumera you can't afford to pass up
est on mortgages, and taxes have increased, while prices
Pauline
smiled
mysteriously. ? 11 ***’ ®?®8-
at one time, alw ays! Not fair; he’d
(I
i
I
h
opportunity
to buy one at half price.
of farm products have gone down.
'I'll tell you tomorrow— wher we're
course It will be a him. got pretty little wife of 'la own."
Other low reductions through the store.
Not long ago a farmer could get eight to ten dollars back In our own home"; and then, I auilne said dreamily. And I "I don't expect O'Hara minded,
for a cowhide; now he is lucky, most places, to get fifty with a tug at his hand. "Oh. Den- should like him to be Just like you whatever II was." Stornaway said.
cents. Have any of our farmer readers had occasion to sell nls. it’s like heaven to have you <X course. If It Is a girl I shall call "He's not the chap to remember a
a cow lately? We hear of cows which were worth >75 to back again '”
Successor to K etels D ru g S to re
her Barbara whether she'll be god thing or bear Ill-will.”
>100 three years ago being sold for >15. One cowhide will
She was such a child. Dennis mother or not."
"Oh. I shouldn't
'Would
thia,
though." Jerry
LOYAL E. SCOTT. Prop
make eight pairs of shoes but it takes nine of them to buy thought, as he listened to her chat- do ” >»«■" Dennis said hurriedly.
sighed and ruffled his hair. "He
one pair. One farmer told lately of getting a pair of shoes ter
"But why not? It's a lovely was keen on Barbie, 1 know." He
for the price of seven hundred pounds of milk.
leaned forward anil whispered
Her eyes danced, and she leaned name,
In normal times nearly half the output of the U. S. her cheek against him for a mom-
>t
» lovely name. Once something in Stornaway's reluct
steel corporation went into things used on the« farms. It en,
j for a little while of madness It had ant ear—"that's what I told him,"
is going to help that business and all other business when
"I believe you're really glad to <>een ihe most beautiful name In the be sale ponderously. "Just that—
the farmer can again have a surplus to spend; though it have me back," she said.
j world “ » Dennis O'Hara, but now— and It wns a lie—damned He!"
Despite trick test no gasoline beats General Ethyl,
is hard to figure much of a surplus so long as taxes absorb
"I am—very glad."
' "ITay God I never see her again.”
Stornnway moved restlessly; he
Violet Ray or Motogatt in their respective classes. Just
all that even the prosperous fanner earns.
They were on the porch now. and was his passionate thought as he wished Jerry Barnet and hla un
as many miles per gallon and more than some can be
We know of farms that have been sold up for taxes; the cab they had taken from the •"«» «here so still In the firelight savoury confidences at the bottom
had with General gasoline as others on the market.
we have heard of farmers giving their farms away to escape station was driving away down the «•"! listened to his w lff s chatter, of the sea. but Jerry still persisted
Besides General gasoline is uniform -every gallon Is
responsibility. We do not think that any kind of inflation road. Dennis put his arm round It was after tea. when Pauline "Often thought I'd like to see him
like every other gallon.
could make conditions worse.
little Pauline and kissed her.
u’88 bustling about the house that and tell him! Make hon'rable
Have you ever loved anyone j Dennis got up from his chair and amends. Can't bear think I told a
ONLY THE AIR WILL BE FREE
but me, Pauline?" he asked.
went over ,o the mantelpiece where lie. Awful. Barbie wa« the beat—
5 th and A S tr a tta
S p rin g fie ld
There seems to be a stir among the farmers over the
She did not notice the little ac Barbara's queer wedding present best in the world, and I'd like C
sales tax but so far as we can see they are hit less than cent on the second word, she was stood. Somehow it had never tell O'Hara." He dragged Storn
anyone by the proposed new law. If the average small too eager to clamor her reply, meant very much to him until now away closer to him "Here— If yon
farmer really farms in the Willamette valley it does not 'Never Dennis, darling, never! and ' ~ h e had been rather Impatient of were me, what'd you do? Would
seem to us he need buy over >500 in goods a year from the I never shall.”
its obvious sentim ent—but tonight you tell him? You say, and I’ll do
• • •
1 it seemed to appeal to him almost whal you say. Would you tell him
store that is taxed. In which case he pays >10 in taxes. To
offset this he pays no personal property tax on his farm
They went back to their own 88
It had been a m essage from If you were me—aa one pal to an
machinery, livestock or produce on hand. His also is the home the following day. Pauline j Barbara herself.
other. now?”
only produce that is excluded from the tax when he sells waB very quiet on the Journey, and 1 "Love locked out."
Stornaway looked away from hla
when they arrived she went from
Mhat had she Intended It for— companion’s flushed face, and for a
to dealers.
, L
,
If anyone is to worry about the new tax it should be room to room looking at everything ,or him? for herself—or Just for moment he visualized Dennis
the small'merchant and professional man. He must pay dth eager pride before she. took nothing at all?
O'Hara as he lost seen him. In hla
Spring is here and soon you will be going on week
He turned away Impatiently.
and be taxed on everything he buys or sells. The only thing off her hat and coat.
own room, waiting reatleaaly down
end (rips and picnics. Kggimann’s Ice cream is the best
“I feel as If It’s years since we
Why had It been allowed that he atalra. while In the room above. . .
that well be free to him after this tax is passed is the air
and likely it will be heavily laden with taxed gasoline fumes. went away." she said. “ Does It "hould love her—and where would Then when he—Stornaway—had
companion on Giese Jaunts Into the mountains or to
seem like that to you. Dennis?"
they have drifted but for Barnet? come down to tell him, "It’s all
the seashore. We make a specialty of picnic packs, to
That the federal administration is preparing to sacri
•Yes.” Pauline had discovered
The dream was ended. He was a right—a boy—fine yonngater”—
fice the lumber, cattle and fish packing industries of the some letters on the mantelshelf. married man with a wife who Dennla' face. Dennia was very fond
order.
"Here’s one from Barbara.’’ she adored him—and perhaps soon the of hla little wife, and Btornaway
Pacific northwest in return for trade agreements with Eng-
'f»rd and Canada comes in news dispatches from Washing- said eagerly. "How sw eet of her to nursery of which he knew Pauline knew It.
had dreamed so many dreams
v u. A strong fight must be put up or the lumbermen, like write and welcome us home."
Jerry bombarded him again:
Dennis did not answer, he was would be a reality. A son of his
the veterans, will lose all they have accomplished in years
"If you were nie would you tell
in protective legislation. Such is the workings of the new looking out of the window at the own-
him?"
"Where the Service la DUfereat"
bleak garden.
j Upstairs he could hear Pauline
Stornaway ahook hla head.
deal.
Panline, absorbed In her reading, moving about, singing happily, and
“No," he aald decidedly. "No. I
The county seat broke into the news with some movie suddenly gave a smothered cry. 1th a sudden sense of loneliness don’t think I ahould tell him."
slickers last week. A minister had his pockets picked at "Oh—Dennis! What do you think?" he went to foot of the stairs and
THE END
_
the C. E. convention and a bad check artist gave a restaur
"Barbie Is going to be married— called to her: "Pauline.”
"Yes. my precious.”
and who do you think It is?"
ant proprietor one while he was talking to a policeman.
Has Operation— F. M. Jackson of
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"Come here. I want you.”
“I don’t know.”
CreRwell underwent a major oper
“To her husband—to Douglas
ation at the Pacific hoapital In Eu-
Hop prices keep hopping up and now are above 40c a
pound—More than twice the price they were before new Stark again! I can't believe It; she It wan «»me month» later that gene Monday morning.
hated him—oh, poor Barbie! Oh. I
beer came in—good news for the Willamette valley.
wonder what has become of the
other man—the one she really
44
loved.”
"Do you think she did ever love
anyone?”
"Of course she did. I know her so
well— there was someone she simp
ly adored, Dennis."
fc t
O'Hara said nothing, but he was
thinking again of that day on the
road when he and Barbara were
I wish it had not happened, for it makes me sad to motoring together—of the moment
• We are well equipped to give you a prompt, complete
think of it. But it is true in every particular, for I know when he struggled out of uncon
of the incident first-hand.
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sciousness to the broken voice—
A little boy of about nine took an acute attack of ap "Oh, my dear, Dennis. Dennis.”
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He moved abruptly. "Take your
geon was called—he advised immediate operation. The hat and coat off, Pauline, and let’s
These “Staples” are the printing that you are using
father rebelled stubbornly: “I don’t want no cuttin’ done.” have tea.”
day after day, week after week, and month after
he said with finality. The surgeon returned to his place of
“Very well. I won't be a minute.”
business.
«Ml
Dennis sat down by the fire. It
month.
Four days later the same surgeon—a man of eminence was good to be at home again—he
—was called hurriedly to see the boy; he had grown much found him self wondering why he
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A glance was enough; the boy was dying. “He can’t
live another hour,” the surgeon said quietly; “it’s no use to
try the impossible.”
The father wrung his hands and begged the doctor
to do something —operate—anything. He writhed in des
pair with his unreasonable requests. But it was too late.
The doctor was in deadly earnest when he spoke to
that father—a bitter lesson was to be studied. “I called here
and told you what should be done,” he said; “you didn’t
want me to do what I knew should be done. You wanted
to temporize—I hoped the child might get well, In spite of
my better judgment. You refused to listen—you are res
ponsible for this child’s death!”
Which was too true. So many people step In front of
the trained physician. That boy could have been saved,
but the one in authority objected. What do we learn from
this?
And now Barbara was going back
to Douglas Stark! Why, In God’s
name? He shut his eyes and tried
to picture her face— the face he had
loved. Did he still love her, or had
he never loved her? Or was It pos
sible for a man to love two women
at the same time? Did she love
him? If so, why had she told him
the truth about Barnet and so sent
him away?
Tea will be ready directly,” she
said. She sat down on the rug at
his feet and snuggled up against
him.
"Happy to be home?"
"Wonderful.” She took his hand
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