THURSDAY. AUGUST 80. 1984 PAGE TWO REBEKAHS WELCOME THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS Published Every Thursday at Springfield. Lane County. Oregon by THE W ILLAMETTE PRESS H. E. MAXEY. Editor Entered as second class matter, February 24, l#t>3. at the postonico. Springfield, Oregon M A IL S U B S C R IP T IO N R A T E One Year In Advance Two Years in a d v a n ce $1.50 $2.50 Six .Months Three Months $1 00 60c THURSDAY. AUGUST 30. 1S34 HIGHWAY SIDEWALK HELD UP We feel that the reasons advanced by the SERA en­ gineer for not building the gravel sidewalk between Eu­ gene and Springfield city limits were not well taken. In the lirst place the walk is badly needed and the stretch of highway has caused the death of five persons the last few years. Later the road may be widened and straightened at Judkins point but if the sidewalk were constructed irom Springfield to the point m ost of the dam age would have been eliminated and it would have been a simple m atter to extend the sidewalk when the road is widened. The engineer’s argum ent that people would not use the walk and that cars would park on it has not worked out in the Santa Clara district w here a gravel walk of lesser standards has been constructed. Form erly there were sev­ eral people killed in the Santa Clara section but there has been no pedestrians killed since the walk was constructed. SERA workers are now employed on many projects of doubtful value simply to provide work. We think th at it is far better to build som ething that the community can use and of economic! value such as the gravel sidewalk. We hope the highway commission will see fit to build a sidewalk along the highway between the two cities soon. If there are more deaths on this section of road as the re­ sult of pedestrians being struck by cars, then the respon­ sibility will be with the highway departm ent. ---------- » CROP REDUCTION Senator Borah, speaking in Meridian, Idaho, denoun­ ced the adm inistration’s crop reduction program and raised an interesting question as to distribution. He said the re­ duction program was in opposition to President Roosevelt's political philosophy. • • •. The S enator's contention was th at if the American people had enough of the good things this country produces there would be no annoying and em barrassing surpluses. Destruction is not the remedy, declared Senator Borah when there were 60,000.000 on charity and 20,000.- 000 “living m eagerly." He said “this destruction of food and the thing of which clothing is m ade in the midst of millions of hungry and ill clad men and women is the last spasm of pessimism. It has never seemed to me to be any part or parcel of the philosophy of recovery or the political philosophy of the President.” • • • It is the Jou rn al’s impression th a t for the last four or five years millions of good citizens of this country have been subsisting on part rations. Freight t a r loadings would be much closer to the million m ark weekly if every­ body had ail the physical necessities of life needed to keep them fit. Destruction does not seem to be the proper solu­ tion.—Sioux City Journal. The state college is doing some research work on diet of trout. We have spent a lot of tim e in th at particular field of study ourselves. come under the hardw are authority or he independent. W ashington as to w hether the hog nose ring code should come under the hardw are auhtroity of he independent. This inflation business is just like m aking a bigger loaf of bread by using more yeast. You use the same am ount of dough but m ore wind. Upton Sinclair is the choice of the dem ocrats of Cali­ fornia. Dem ocrats it seems prefer socialists to their own kind. Victoria is again seeing its sea m onster. Since the new Oregon blend came on the m arket we have been ex­ pecting to hear of a sea m onster on ou r coast line. ------------ 4------------ As we understand it the governm ent is trying to raise the price of food and reduce the price of electricity. --------------- • --------------- No foreign power has landed m arines in New Orleans to prevent disorder as yet so we can still feel secure. C T fa FAMILY / DOCTOR. JOHN JOSEPH GAINES M.Q A PROPHET DISHONORED The death of John the Baptist was the first warning Jesus had of the fate in store for Him. Cast into prison for denouncing the licentious m arriage of Herod, John was sacrificed to the wicked request of the wife, Heredias, and her abandoned daughter, Salome. And when the daughter of the aid Herodiag came In, and danced, aLd pleased Herod anil them that »at with him, the king »aid unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt and 1 will give it thee. . . . And she went forth, and said unto her mother. What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. . . . And immediately the king ent an executioner. . . . And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother. The death of John cast a perm anent shadow over the heart of Jesus and added greatly to the force and bitter­ ness of His denunciations. His rejection by His home town, N azareth, was another blow. It is easy to imagine the high hopes witli which He had turned His steps toward it. He had already succeeded in Capernaum and near-by cities; He had made a great stir in the capital. For the first time in history the name of Nazareth was liked with the nam e of a national character. He would go hack to His old friends and neighbors, give them the glad tidings, heal their sick, and share with them the joys of success. But the town received Him scornfully. You may have fooled them In Capernaum ," the cynical faces said, “but little old Nazareth isn't so slow. You’re no prophet; we know you. You're just the boy who used to work in the car­ penter shop.” He could do there no mighty work because of their unbelief. His m other and brothers jyavered, feeling it unsafe to he closely connected with one who was stirring up so much opposition. They urged Him to go up to Jerusalem , For even Ills brethren did not believe In him. So, deserted by those who ought to have stood by Him most staunchly, abandoned by his popular following, sup­ ported only by Ills original little group of disciples, and they wavering and in doubt, He m ade His way hack to Jerusalem to face the events of th a t last great week which the Gospels give us In such full detail. In the final hour of tragedy even His disciples were missing. Only a few stricken women huddled a t the foot of the Crow, and Ihe last word of faitii was spoken not by a friend hut fell from the lips of a crucified thief. Ixird, remember me when thou comest Into thy kingdom So He died, and those who had demanded His blood regarded their triumph as complete. Aianj Imlay Taylor ©tMC.UL WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE —- Nancy Gordon trad»« herselt In marriage (or fifteen thousand did lars the price ot her family hou or and the freedom of her brother. Itoddy, who stole, for a woman, that amount from the bunk In which ! lie works. Nancy, desperately In love with young I'agv Roemer, amt Richard Is loved by Helena lladdon. a sophisticated young uiar- ' rled woman. Klngdon lladdon, Helena's husband, siws the elopers, but holds his counsel. After tha ceremony Nancy returns to her home, and continues to see Page who urges her to divorce her h its j band. Mr. Gordon, to releaae hla daughter from what he considers her shameful marriage, sella his house to his friend Major Lomax, who rents It to the original owner Helena 1 Jealous of Richard's In­ terest in Nancy although »he : knows nothing of the marriage, and tries o make trouble. Once Page comes to Nancy's home and makes love o her. Nancy Is frantic she loves Ihige but refuses to go back on her bargain with Richard by divorcing him. MITOCMtll satwice The mother’s head suzged for ward. "Tired? Me? I ain't si p' fo' days Tony's thet sick Honey, git well, sit up. honey, yo' ain't real s ic k now yo' ma's prayin' pruylu' helps him a sight," he added. The girl took (ho cup m il o f her limp fingers and sal down ou the edge of Ihe bed "Tony—la that his name? Tony dear, drink this for us," she coax­ ed. The child opened tils glassy eyes and stared at her. Ills face was hot with fever and there were white rings around his mouth and eyes. Nancy lifted him. pressing Ihe cup to his lips. It was only water and Ihe child tried to drink, hut he could not. He atraugled. gasping, falling limp on her arm. his little hot fingers holding hers, dinging tight. "Get hint!" Nancy cried un fire DINNER PARTY HELD MEMBERS AFTER TRIPS FOR VISITO R SUNDAY with seal, we need u racer Pule star can do It In half the lime! , Mr Mary Hoffman. Mrs. Husau M is Riley Snodgrass enlerlaiu Van you ride him?" Klug, and Miss Dnrlv Girard were Henry's grin widened ecslallcal ed with a dinner putty »1 her home welcomed back to Juanita Rebekah here Sunday complimenting her ly. “I'se trainin' fo' er Jot key sho. sou. Kenneth Helaissus of San Iodgs Monday evening after ex I can ride him I” F ram lsio who Is here on his vaca­ tended absences Mias Girard was “Then get him quick!" tion Guests al the dinner Included Installed aa recording secretary. "Lordy. Mlsa Nancy. I'se atoard Mrs. Claru Snodgrss». Mias M si Mr Del«« sus, Karl Hill ami Judd I reckon tie boae d skill uie nllv . M< Qin ii of ('tillage Grove. Miss Ine Snodgrass and Mrs Berths yessir!" Vluiabel Wagner of Corvallis. Rouse were named members Of the 'Never nilnil the Jams! I l's it life Lloyd Garrison of Murcoln. Mbs social com m ittee tor September. Henry. Yoe know Dr Richard Mur Eunice Gerber. Miss Maxine Snod Mrs Rose Montgomery and Mrs gall? He mu t.collie If you can gel grass and Mr Snodgrhss Genevieve Look wen- named to Io him!" Mr Del«assus will leave Ihe i bill correct and revise the by laws of "Shu de dorlah'a c o llie be aln'l | Ihe lodge. lug Sunday for » allfornla. , | ... akeered oh Boffin, he'll come but — I' m «' sheered Deed. I can't go. M iss Nancy!" Nancy held out her band liupera lively "Give m e that k ey '" slu snatched II from Ills hand, ' now you come with me!" "Deed. Miss Nancy!" Henry gas ped, "Deed. ml»a. I can’t ride nu horse outen dis yere stables, de boss, he'll kill me. he sho will!" "He won't. I'll make II right with him There's a child living for a doctor, you hear me? Thai's all F a safe, gene end eeonemleel ad- that matters, you've got to go on ' m in istratio n of state a ffa ire la Polestar!" As lie spoke she un the Interests of economy and locked Ihe big barn door reduced tasetton. The wind swung It open hut she held It. In the dim corner she dts Application of the N ew Deal cerned the box-stall of the racer principles to Oregon by an ad­ "Henry' «1»! Polestar out this! m in istratio n friend ly te end eo- minute!" cperatlng w ith President Roose­ Her sharp tone of command, the velt. flash of power and authority In Increased Federal Economic old her eyea awed the boy. He sidled Io Oregon through sym pathetic away from her. bul ho sidled to­ cooperation w ith the national ward the stall adm inistration. "lie boss get my hide!" he said, half whimpering. "deed. Mias Nancy. I can't I ain't got uo nr ders. 1- —" A new "fto o s s v e U is n " deal fo r O rego n an d Its people. "I dive you the order!" I'd Adv. by Martin Campaign Comm She stood outlined against the fury of the storm, her eyes glow log. a flush on her face now The negro boy stared at her. fascinated He undid the bar In a moment the great racer came out, quivering, eager, tossing his splendid head, he strained at the halter In Henry's hand. “Gel on him!" Nancy held the They are Soft. Acid Proof and Don't Crack door open "You've got to. I'll make Agency you. it's a child's life—get on that h orse!” Henry ob«*ysd. He had to ob*y Springfield He made a wild snatch at Poke 334 M ain Street star's mane, grinning, and flung him elf astride the racer s bare back. Nancy Jumped from Foleetar*« head and flung the door back The boy. dinging to Poleetar's mane struck his heels In the racer's flank In an Instant the horse shot out past Nancy, plunging and furl ou Nancy trembled with anxiety O ur S oil D rinks have long been fam oue fo r th e ir Could the black boy keep his seat? goodness. D elicious u iu l wholesome they are not su r­ Then like an arrow from the bow passed as th irs t quenchers. Polestar shot away Into space M ixin g o f soft d rin k s In un u rt acquired only a fte r Nancy pressed her hands over yeurs o f practice. Y ou’ll enjoy yo u r d rin k here like her eyes Dripping again, she turn ed back to the house and heard the hundreds o f others do. woman walling uloud Nancy opened the door quickly. The stove fire made the room tiflin« and she seemed to feel the child's gasps for breath The "Where tbs Service Is D lfferen t" ^ ^ mother was walking up and down, rocking herself and crying. "He ain't able ter breathe—he ain't able ler breathe muc' longer I reckon God's clean fergotteu m e!” she walled, “an' 1 ain't got no doctah fer hint!” "Yes, you have, one's coming — Ihe best In town." Nancy said soft­ ly. taking hold of her and Irving to still her "Don't art so, vou'll frighten Tony—the doctor's coming I've sent for him. We must have towels and hot water ready. Where are your things?" The girl was roused; every nerve In her body tingled. Here was work she could do Get ready for the doctor; Richard would find It as ready ns she rould make It. "I ain't got no towels. I ain't Ironed ’em, I ain't done nothin’ blit take care o' him I—I reckon I do have er clean sheet. I kep' It.” she lowered her voice. ”1 kep' It In case he d ied .' "Give It to me. please!" she held out her hand, t , > same power and authority came to her that had frightened Henry. Mrs Kinney felt It. She stumbled to an old dresser und found a sheet clean but ragged at Ihe edges, and a couple of rough-dry towels. TO BE CONTINUED Nancy gasped. "He can't swat low !” she cried, "where's Ihe doc­ N o w Go O n W ith th e S to ry --------------- tor?" The woman was crying softly, IN S T A L L M E N T F IF T E E N drawing her sleeve across her eyes. Nancy understood. With a gasp "Th' doctor ain't come—I sen' for she wrenched her hand out of his him but he ain't be. u here Yo'-ull yo'all gits doctors easy. but 1 and stood up. starftig at him. She saw- no one but him She did not ain’t got no money. 1------" Money?” Nancy straightened up even "Gee, Miss N ancy!” child. Nancy caught his arm In both Not a word was spoken. The her shaking hands and poured out wind and the rain »wept the storm- her story. beaten girl in. The woman slapped "We've got to have Dr. Morgan. the door to. struggling, her shoul­ Leaves Hospital—f . B Christen Henry, and you've got to get h im !” der against it. shot the bolt, and j The boy slar>-d at her helplessly. sen. manager of the game farm ran back Into the room where the I "Dat’s Kinney's kid. 1 knows north of Springfield, was able In child was moaning. him—but, gee, Ml»s Nancy, It’s two leave Ihe Pacific hospital Monilny Nancy moved over to the stove miles an' more’n dat, an’ de tel- following a major operation. and began mechanically wringing phone'g broke clar down—I can't the water out of her dripping cloth­ walk no ways It's awfully muddy DON'T SLEEP ON LEFT ing. After the rush of the wind and an’ look at