THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
Publiait««! Bvery Thur«daj at
Nprlngfleld, !<*ne Founty, Oregon by
THE WILLAMETTE PRESS
U. K MAXKY, Editor
Entered as second class matter, February 24. 1903 at the poetcfflce,
Springfield. Oregon
MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RAM
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Two Years la a d v a n c e 99.60
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THT R8OAY, MARCH 7, 1935
SHALL WK PRESENT EUGENE WITH HOSTOFF1CE
SITE?
Why Lane county should donate one of the courthouse
blocks for a Eugene postoffice is not clear to us. in years
to come Lane county will need more land than she has for
a new court house and Jail and of course then will have to
buy some to take the place of that given if the Eugene pro­
posal goes through.
It is true that Eugene citizens donated the land in the
beginning but old timers tell us that both Springfield and
Cottage Grove stood ready to do likewise. The towns were
more nearly the same size in those days and the fact that
Eugene became the county seat and the location for the
state university was the main factors in her outstripping
the other cities. If Eugene wants to take the land back
then we suggest the county seat be moved to some other
county city.
We are surprised in this era of planning that Eugene
should want to crowd a new quarter million dollar post-
office into one of the small-sized blocks. It proves to us
that real estate interests have influenced the judgment of
the planning board. If Eugene really wants to grow into a
big city she should set her stakes for a new postoffice sev­
eral blocks south and east of the county courthouse on laud
surrounded by wide modern streets rather than on paved
alleys laid out in the horse and buggy days.
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A private bath is being fitted into the offices of Madam
Secretary of Labor Perkins. No doubt the laborers of this
country need a bath worse than does their lady secretary
require this special luxury. We do not know whether it is
a sign of the times or what we can expect in the future
when women invade the high offices. However, private
baths and a boudoir for every lady office holder we imagine
will not be the democratic slogan for 1936. Probably the
democratic party will again pledge itself with a strict econ­
omy plank.
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The government is disappointed in its liquor revenues.
High taxes have led to a condition where half the country’s
liquor is now sold illegally. Not all the stuff being sold il­
legally is made in our mountain valley stills, however, Ore­
gon bootleggers being caught recently have sealed and
labeled brands from well known American and Canadian
distilleries. People said when the state went into the liquor
business that public opinion would be against the bootleg­
ger. But when one is caught he has public sympathy. The
low down officers of the law must have planted it on him
or there was some other frame-up. The wets should realize
this attitude surely will hasten the return of prohibition.
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Russia when recognized by this country let it be known
that she expected to buy millions of dollars worth of Ameri­
can made goods. She even set up a bank for the purpose
but the bank has since disappeared. Reason, well, we did
not furnish the money for the bany. It seems that Russia,
like other countries is only willing to buy what this country
pays for.
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As long as Huey Long dunks his cornpone in potlikker,
so long will the common folks in Louisiana vote for him.
But when he runs for president on the left wing democratic
ticket, dunking not being one of our old Western customs,
there will have to be some other homely appeal for the Ore­
gonians.
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Some of our ministers think that the Pacific ocean is
too small for the American and Japanese fleets to hold
maneuvers in at the same time. Some diplomatic negotia­
tions should no doubt be carried on so the fleets can use
the ocean on different days.
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A nation, state or city can not go ahead by continually
looking backward.
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•tiAH I UN
BEGINNING OF THE END
The beginning of the end of the Jewish nation. All
of this took place around 1000 B. C., which is a useful date
to remember in connection with David and Solomon. From
the death of Solomon until 586 B. C., when Jerusalem was
destroyed by the Babylonians, the history of the two little
kingdoms is a sad tale of intrigue, sinfulness, bad manage­
ment and steady decline. Sometimes the kingdoms fought
and sometimes they were allies. In periods of peace the
crown prince of one kingdom was usually named after the
reigning monarch of the other, so that the record in the
Book of Kings is confusing enough to the average reader.
You get the gist of it in verses like these:
In the thirty and first year of Ana king of Judah (the
■waller kingdom) began Omrl to reign over Israel (the larger).
Omrl slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria:
and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
And Ahab the son of Omrl did evil in the sight of the
Lord above all that were before him.
Each king, you see, excelled his predecessor in wicked­
ness and incompetence. We have no time for them in this
rapid survey except for a single glance at two of the most
dramatic figures—Jezebel, the strong-minded old queen,
and Jehu, who slew her. Jezebel was a princess of the proud
kingdom of Tyre, and when Ahab, king of Israel, married
her, he thought he had achieved a great diplomatic victory.
As Queen Mother, Jezebel’s powerful influence lasted after
the death of her husband and throughout the reign of her
son Joram, king of Israel, and Azariah, her son-in-law, who
was king in Jerusalem. Attaliah was another Jezebel and
dominated Jerusalem as the mother did Samaria. Jehu was
a kind of Cromwell, stern, bloody, unmerciful. He killed
both Kings Joram and Azariah, and raced back to the capi­
tal to make away with Jezebel and all the members of the
royal family. When Jehu started for a place he arrived in
a hurry.
The driving tg like the driving of Jehu the son of
Nlmshi; for he driveth furiously.
Jezebal could have fled, but her queenly pride Bcorned such
cowardice. Instead, she
painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a
window.
When Jehu drove through the streets she taunted him as a
dog who had slain his master. And Jehu
lifted up hl« face to the window, and «aid, who |g on my aldeT
WhoT And there looked out to him two or three eunuch*.
And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down:
and gome of her blood was gprinkled on the wall, and on the
boraes; and be trod her under foot.
With such edifying spectacles the record is thickly
dotted.
FEELS
STEADY UPTURN
there which It Is believed do not
FLAX PAPER INDUSTRY
exist here la Oregon
ESTABLISHED IN STATE
For this year’s operations the
CHANGING POLICIES
14356133
USUALLY BAD BUSINESS
company haa contracted for about
999 acres of flax If the trial proves
successful It will mtxiii a substan
tlal ex pan« loo of the flax acreage
lu this stala, say the experiment
A new industry for Oregon which gU(|on work. r,
Salem, Ore.. March 7- Otpeclal) C ttttlo m O h O p p o sed T o PrO -
Employment Slightly Above
-
till Ullille flax grown in inis state
Tax and - Acreage
Average For Season; More — Insurance agents who attempt to 1 cessing —
replace or en«*ouruge the replace­
I (or totiiufacturlng rig e cite paper
Bailor Heme— Norvai L. Foss
Control
Of
Feeds
Money Is Moving
I» to.v avsurml and commets with sou of Mr. and Mrs. Heury Foss,
ment of life Insurance policies al­
w(|h
b„r.
Cattlemen of tho United States g.owct . tor the u.ceaaa. • ■‘■'reofel
A tier allowance for seaaonal ready In force by one In another
change«, bualuea» activity on the company, which new policy Is pur-piave apparently turned thumbs cl flax have already haen made. i day. lie la stationed on the U. 8 8.
i'aclfic coast expand«.«! slightly fur­ ported to he more suitable to the! dowu on a tentative proposal to lay accord.ug to word received by the I Worden ^ |^ cb has just returned
,,rtl||l
from Han Diego
ther during January and was ap Insured's needs, are not ouly utt u general livestock processing tax (begon Experiment slatlou. Half |
ethical
In
their
practices
but
un­
pi - hibcrs of which have assisted In !
to
ralae
money
for
financing
acre­
, proximately aa high aa at any time
since the spring of 1933. Employ- usually doing the policyholder a age control of fetxi grains. Word launching the new project.
Don't Cripple Around With
grave injustice, declares A. II. tecelved by tho extension service
, meat by private enterprise was re-
('««■iterating with the commercial
Averill.
Insurance
commissioner.
In
at
Oregon
State
college
ludlcatee
LUM BAGO
i ducet) by slightly less than the sea­
l-ickers of the ludustiy have b»~n
a statement issued as a result of that the national cattle committee B, II Koblnaon. federal specialist
sonal amount during January.
inquiries from numerous policy­ of 26 voted 12 to 10 agulnai adop­ In flax liiveattgattons stationed at Thin Great Penetrating Oil
Industrial production Increase«!
holders as to whether a policy In tion of the proposal.
the ci liege, and tl. K Hyslop. tltlef Help« Lame Back« Over Night
during January, and iu moat Im
another company would not be
What Ihe next step will ha Is of tne division of plant Industry
portaut Industries exceeded that ot
more beneficial than one which not known ra details of the con
.
Almost doubled up with pain—
a year earlier. Output at lumber
The project uader way Is nil e l -
move torture that's Lum-
has already been carried for a ference iu Washington. D. C., have
mills, adjusted (or seasonal luflu-
lius've experiment In tbe utlllia bago-bark muscles feel aa If held
number of years.
not
been
received,
but
Judging
by
euces. advauced (or the third suc­
lu a vise
Reputable life insurance compan­ past experience, the AAA will not lion of raw flax fiber by making It [ Don’t let It cripple you another
cessive mouth. Cernout production
«kieclly
Into
cigarette
paper
Th»
ies do not sanction this practice of attempt to put any program Into
day (let a bottle of powerful pen
decreased from the relatively high
lapsing policies and rewriting them effect until the producers luoat vlt flux will lie decorticated itp-cluni etratlng Moons'« Emerald O lU ona
level prevailing at the end of Iasi
ti
l!,1
and
sblpp««t
to
Frauc.i
with
minute's rubbing and away II goes
in other companies, and the agent ally affected are lu substantial
year. There was some Increased
uut letting to be manufsi lured dowu thru skin and flesh, limber­
who encourages the surrender ot agreement.
ing up asttrr muscle« and sanding
activity in the manufacture of Iron
I here.
a policy having au accrued value
fresh new blood to diffuse the con-
W estern Growers H it
and steel and other metals. Crude
Al
preueut
linen
rugs
at«
used
gestlon
all thru the affected area
and replacing It wlth-suiother Is
Tbe
theory
on
which
Ihe
plan
oil production during January ex
If you are not amaaed and d«
serving his own selfish Interests a it s hosed is that by controlling solely for maiiufacturlnx this pro-
ceeded output In any month since
lighted with tbe linprovemaNX your
rather than the best interests of feed gralna you autopiatieally con duel because of tbelr caeipcets. druggist
will give you bark every
the 11134 peak reached In July. Acti­
i
Ml
H
>»
United
States
imports
Ils
the policyholder, according to trol live tiM-k production. Therefore
cent paid.
vity at motion picture studios also
Commissioner Averill.
If all feed grains were lumped to­ c. itlre supply. Tht Uhampugus
. xpanded during the mouth. Con­
A life Insurance policy has a de­ gether under one acreage control Paper corporation of Now York baa
tracts and permits for new con
finite property value which in­ program, financed by a processing been experimenting with this uew
»(ruction to be undertaken were
creases with the age of the policy tax from all livestock, then botb cheaper process In the south Atlan­
larger In January than lu Decern
and a change from one company branches of this vast enterprise tic state« but difficulties developed
her In most parts of the district.
to another usually means a finan­ would be kept under control In
Retail Business Slower
cial loss to the Insured, for the such a way as Io maintain reason­
Following the good Christmas
new Insurance purchased must be able market price».
showing, deparlmeut store sales re­
puld for at the advancixi age rate.
Ih-lnclpal opposition to the plan
ceded by somewhat more than the
If It Is remembered that with the Is believed to have come from the
cu-tomary e.mouut. and Intercoas
first payment on any life policy an far western range llveatnck men
tai water-borne commerce failed to
immediate Insurance estate has who felt that their Industry would
All the kids, uk «*(I six to sixty, like enndy. Hurd
show the usual seasoual expansion.
been created and the acquisition be placed In the position of being
candies should be frttsli, wholesome and delicious as
Freight loaded on district railroads
costs have been paid. It will be taxed for the benefit largely of the
well as chocolates. That's where a confectlouery’a
held up better than is customarily
more difficult for the unethical corn belt feed grain producer.
candy is different. His stock Is ulways fresh and nut
expected at this season.
agent to Induce the Insured to Those favorable to the plan argued
shop worn or aged.
In most parts of the district, rain
make a change.
that range livestock men would
and snowfall coutiuued to exceed
Our candy is famous everywhere in this locality
1‘nltcyholders are urged to give benefit along with others through
normal expectations during Janu
for
Its
goodness.
serious thought before relinquish­ the nntlonal effect on market
ary and the first half of February,
ing any protection under the poli­ prices.
Try our mints, stick candy or fruit drop» assort­
uud while it Is still too early to
cies they now hold, and any plan
No Tax Without Benefits
'd or straight.
determine definitely, the outlook
for an exchange of coverage should
The committee conference In
for adequate irrigation water dur
be submitted in writing and should Washington, which Included Her­
ing the coming crop season is good
show the policy form number of man Oliver of John Day. Ore., was
Condition of planted crop« and live­
the policy being an sly l e d . the call«*d spi'clflcally to pass upon pro­
stock ranges Improved further.
“Where the gervlre la Different"
name of the company in whose be posed amendments to the AAA
There was a sharp advance during
half the analysts Is made, and the which would have authorised such
January in prices of livestock, the
name of the agent or representa­ a program. Under the present law
supply of which was greatly re­
tive making the analysis. This an­ a processing tax cannot be laid on
duced during the drouth last year
alysis should then be submitted to any commodity unleas benefit pay-
Other farm products showed only
ihe original company who will inenta are made on tbe same com­
small price changes during the
point out any flaws In any plan of modity.
mouth. Volume of marketing geu
change proposed. If a change in
Meanwhile the Washington offi­
erally was smaller than last year
the form or amount ot the present cials have announced emphatically
due partly to the tendency of farm
policy is desired, your company that, contrary to some statements
ers to withhold products (or higher
can make it for you without your and rumors, the AAA has no Inten­
Maid O’Cream milk Is clean, pure and safe (’lean
prices.
suffering a logs.
tion ot abandoning any adjustment
and pure because if comes from selected dairies and is
Investments Increase
Beware of agents who want to program now In etfect. While some
Loans of reporting member
handled in our modern sanitary plant. Safe because
replace old policies with new In­ prices have reached the pre-war
bauks remained unchanged during surance.
it
is pasteurized.
level, the average price of 14 baalc
the five weeks ending February 20.
commodities
la
still
substantially
while investment holdings and de­
below parity. That Is. a given
posits continued to Increase. Dis­ OLD MEAT COOKING
Delivered to your door e’ery day In (be year Maid
quantity will not yet sell for
bursements of the Federal Govern­
IDEAS NOW BLASTED enough to buy as much non-agrl-
(»'(’ream
milk is guaranteed to satisfy. We are here
ment for relief and other purposes
cultural
goods
as
It
would
before
to
serve
you.
continued to exceed collections In Salting Raw M eat, Searing Roasts,
the war.
this area by a considerable amount.
Care Should Be Taken Before
Person Relinquish«« Policy
Maid For Years
FEED GRAIN TAX
■ aperlmenxation
Btatlen
Sesks
Method Of Using Straw For
Cigarette Papers
HARD CANDIES
POWDER PUFFS AND POLITICS
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T H U R S D A Y . M A R C H 7, t>86
T H « S P R IN O F IK L D N K W 8
PAO« TW O
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F G G IM A N N ’S
Clean, Pure and Safe
Interdistrict commercial and finan­
cial transactions resulted in a large
outflow of funds, however, and
member bank reserve balances de­
creased moderately from the re­
cord high of the preceding month.
After declining by more than the
seasonal amount during January,
demand for currency increased in
the first half of February.
And High H e a t Among
Discarded Theories
Many practices in meat cookery
that women have believed to be
correct and have practiced for
many years have now been dis­
carded by home economics re­
search workers In favor of newer
methods, gome of which are exact­
ly opposite, nays Miss Lillian Tay­
lor, instructor In foods and nutrl
tlon at Oregon State college.
LUMBER BUSINESS HAS
Cooking at a low temperature
SLIGHT GAIN FOR WEEK
has long been regarded as essential
Seattle, Wash., March 7—(Spe­ for tough cuts of meat, but It Is
cial)—A total of 538 down and now also considered the beat
operating mills In Oregon and method for looking the more ten­
Washington which reported to the der cuts as well. Miss Taylor says,
West Coast Lumbermens associa­ a- It gives a Jucler. and more tasty
tion for the week ending February piece of meat. Meat cooked at a
23, produced 91.927.886 board feet high temperature tends to become
of lumber. This was approximately tougher the longer It is cooked.
Keep Cover Off
2,000,000 feet over the preceding
Roasts from the more tender
week. The average weekly produc­
tion of thia group of sawmills In cuts of meat except veal are now
1935 has been 77,613,889 feet; dur being cooked uncovered. WheD the
ing the same period lu 1934 their roaster Is covered the steam gath­
weekly average was 77,264,622 feet. ers on the lid and drops on the
The new business reported last meat, preventing browning and
week by 538 mills was 81.338,024 washing off much of the flavor,
hoard feet against a production of says Miss Taylor. It Is well to
91,961,886 feet and shipments of use a rack In the roaster to hold
88.630.669 feet. Their shipments the meat up out of the gravy, r.he
were under production by 3.6 per- points out. and If tbe roast Is
< ent and their current sales were placed on the rack fat side up It
under production by 11.5 percent. requires very little basting.
Unless one Is in a hurry, searing
The orders booked last week by
this group of Identical mills were roasts before putting thorn In the
under tbe total In the preceding oven is no longer considered the
week by about 6,000,000 feet or ap­ best procedure, according to Miss
Taylor. The main purpose of sear­
proximately 6.8 percent.
A group of 438 identical mills ing I k to give flavor and brown-
whose records are complete for ness, and If a roast Is cooked long
both periods show total orders 1935 enough It will brown and will dev­
to date of 690,691,116 board feet, elop a fine flavor, she says.
8alt Alda Flavor
compared with 581,986,534 board
That meat should not be salted
feet for the same period in 1934, an
before it Is cooked Is another
increase of 18.7 percent.
The unfilled order file at these theory that ha: now been abandon­
mills stood at 408,647.276 board ed, Miss Taylor reports. It Is
feet, approximately 14,000,000 feet now believed that salt Is absorbed
under the week before. The aggre­ Into the raw meat and gives a bet­
gate Inventories of 438 mills are ter flavor, and while It does tend
2.8 percent more than at this lime to draw out some of the Juices, ,
last year.
these go Into the gravy and are not
lost.
Pork is cooked In much the same
WEEK-END OUTING AT
manner aa beef, hut at a little high­
M c K enzie bridge er temperature and for a slightly
A week-end outing was enjoyed longer time, Miss Taylor says.
at tho Wright cabin on Horse creek Veal, because of the greater
near McKenzie bridge by Mr. and amount of connective tissue, and
Mrs. Guy Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Its tendency to dry out, Is still
Norwald 8. Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. roasted, generally In a covered j
Thclmer Nelson. Mias Mildred pan.
Jacobson, all of Eugene and Harry
Wright.
DRILL TEAM MEETING
The party drove to the recreation
CALLED FOR TONIGHT
site for a nkl party Hunday and
found most of the snow gone from
The Ncglhbor
>f Woodcraft
the hillsides at that elevation. ilrlll team will hold a regular prac­
There wn plenty of snow In the tice this evening at Taylor hall.
bowl for skiing end considerable The drill team will work on their
new snow fell during the day.
drills for the county fraternal con­
A few ears drove up the high­ vention to be held at Eugene la
way to the gravel crusher a mile April. Mrs. Kay Htevens Is drill
above the turn Into the sports site. captain.
Daughter Boro—Mr. and Mrs. F
W. Blaine of Springfield are the
parents of a baby daughter born to
them In this city on Friday, March
1. 1936.
Springfield Creamery Co.
NEED AN
ELECTRIC
REERIGER ATOR
you
/or
ECONOMY - HEALTH
CONVENIENCE
A V I N 0 8 through
quantity buying at
" b a r g a in d a y ”
pricea . . . lavingi by us
Ing “ left o v e n " and by
eliminating food ipoilage
. . make any good elec­
tric refrigerator an eco
nomical investment I t will
soon pay it i way in your
kitchen, but saving is only
ONE of the service! an
Electric Refrigerator will
perform for you I t i i one
servant that never takes a
vacation winter or mm
mar. it standi m ard con
xtantly over the g o o d
health of your family by
keening yonr food inpplv
at the proper coldness to
keen ft pure and fresh no
matter what the ontelde
temperature may be.
S
I t makes Ice cubes for you
helps prepare salads and
eold desserts keeps fruit
and vegetables strletlv
fresh, preventing waste
from spoilage. I t is false
economy to be withont an
Electric Refrigerator an
other day Phone for com­
plete details. Or see your
favorite dealer.
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