'Ashlandia' To Be Local Centennial Feature
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"Ashlandia," an all high Mr. Windt, director of the Mr. Gaylord Smith, princi
school production, will be pre- pageant, wrote the dialogue, pal, remarked, "We're proud
sented April 2, in the high and will direct it. Working to present 'Ashlandia' as our
school auditorium. with him are Mr. Mobley, Mr. part in Oregon's Centennial
It is the story of the pioneers Frederickson, Mrs. Susee, and celebration. It will be an all
who settled in Ashland in the Mrs. Trost. high school presentation with
wake of the mad rush for gold "The pageant will consist of students taking part in the mu
in California and Jacksonville, ten different scenes, depicting sic, dramatic parts, dancing,
' When gold played out, settlers the story of interesting activi- and stage work."
grabbed for free land under ties leading up to statehood. Other Schools Participate
the Donation land law and set- stated Mr. Windt. Participants from other
tied permanently in our val- "We may have difficulty In schools in the Ashland School
ley. Ashlandia portrays the producing the pageant due to system will participate in
rugged life in old Ashland with the lack of appropriate cos- "Ashlandia" with the high
its colorful pioneers, Christian tumes, Mr. Windt added. school group. Assignments will
souls, gamblers, and dreamers "Ashlandia" will mark Ash- be announced later, according
of gold. of Oregon's Centennial. to Mr. Windt.
The "whiskerino" candidates are taking tests for the show
down. From left to right are: Art. Kiser, Phil Rodenmayer.
Ken Fletcher, Ken Reeves
Whiskerino Battle
Raging in School
Teachers and students are Art Kiser It gives me
vieing for the most distinctive strength, and saves time in FEB. 27, 1959
"whiskerino" bristles. The bat- the morning. I prefer the pure
tie is one for the "new look" mutton chop when I have time.
in an aristocratic Oregon set- Ren Reeves It itches and
tier style. separates the men from the
Phil Rodenmayer has contis- boys. I liko the "sorry boy"
tently taken the lead for the kind.
clean-cut "chinnigan," with an Clark Smith It saves you
attempt to be accurate for old fr0m washing your face,
times sake. Phil Rodenmeyer I prefer
Mr. Keith Mobley has added em full beard (wild man type),
a few unique touches to his but the gals wouldn't go for it.
bristles but denies it. His co-
Pancake Feed
To Be March 4
Aunt Jemima will be looking
over you at the Pancake Feed,
March 4 th in the Lincoln
The Pancake Dinner will be
if i-nn ivivo iv a nanh sponsored by the Lettermen
fuzz, please don't run," asks and the PTA- 5" ge "U
Phil, chairman of tho Whisker- ,
. and $.50 for children under 12.
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ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL, ASHLAND. OREGON
NUMBER 6
horts among the teachers are
Mr. Lomax, Mr. Maddox, and
Mr. Frederickson and Mr. Apo
daca. Contestants Check Beards
Phil urges all Ashland High
students to look for the full
beard (wild man type), the Van
Dyke, the mutton chops, the
Jul goatee, the Kentucky Khool cafeteria
bea rds
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Ashland Was
City of Spas
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Phil has followers in Ken Dinner wiU begin at 5:30
Fletcher, Braehm Woodell. Art and continue till 9:00. The
Kiser, Nolan Hepenstall. Clark menu consists of pancakes.
Smith, Vie York, Ken Reeves, ham, toast, coffee, and milk
and Ken Bohn. tor everyone.
Comments Made "Come one, come all, there
Here's the Plaza in the 1880 i with the Ashland Flour Mills
in the background. Note the Alhambra Saloon on the left.
Courtesy of Glen Simpson Collection
Debate Team Takes
Three Linfield Cups
Boasting three trophies and senior, women's interview, and
t h'l rH nlftrf WMrVlta lr ft .Tana Van In Mnlne lafAvnAe
Comments from some of the will be plenty of rncakes for ward members of Mr. LeWu' dinner speaking. Third place and
contestants on tneir opinions everyone, states -nu noaen- dhatp tpa.n rpturn.vi Th 22 rank. ur. Kt.i m,. ti,. t,..',.
of beards and types of beards mayer, president of Lettermens from tne Linfield de. Liinger in women's horn Springs and the Ashland
By Carolyn Farmer
There was a time when Ash
land was called the "City of
Spas" because of its mineral
springs which helped aid in the
treatment of many rheumatic
disorders and released high
nervous tensions.
Our early relations would go
for picnics and spend a day of
leisure in the hot baths which
is r.ow called Helman Baths.
Mr. Helman, first successful
poultry man in Southern Ore
gon, had four hot mineral
springs on his property ind de
cided to have public baths. The
1 springs are between 80 and 82
degrees in temperature.
Hot baths were the first way
of putting the mineral water to
use, then later on swimming
pools were built.
Helman Baths were South-
Oregon's first hot baths
swimming pool. Later
Club.
Date tournament. salesmanship, Linda Neal in Mineral Springs Natatorium
Jane Yaple and Nancy Lin- junior women's visual aids, and (Twin Plunges today) were
inger continued their previous Ted Kinney in Junior men's in- built.
record by winning first place terview. The senior women's The Helman brothers were
in senior women'a debate. Ex- debate team of Lynda Abbott, the first to file water rights in
temporaneous speaking yield- Phyllis DeBoer, and Betty Duf- tnis area
ed a second place trophy for fy concluded the tournament in
Ttill T DilToncn In 4nnlni rvion'c a thrpCVWSV tif with tpams
New members were announc- The juniors included were: division and a first place award from two Other schools,
ed this week for National Hon- Paul Alley, Sharon Alner, Di- for jane,Yaple in senior wo- Finalist
men's division. - Members of the debate class
The tournament is classiifed who reached finals but did not
into four main separations, place were Nancy Lininger,
benior ana junior divisions de- salesmanship; Bill Benson, inv
Students Are Named for
National Honor Society
or Society. The basis for thees 7 , V" XI "6
ton, Jolene Deardorff, Denise
selection were made on the rge, Betty Duffy, Steve
standards of scholarship, lead- Gray, Phyllis Grow, Mike Hall,
ersliip, character and service. jim Hamby, Ted Kinney,
Rogue Indians
Attack Settlers
There' were seven seniors and Jeanne Millet Roberta Ritchie! note experienced and inexperi- promptu; George Converse,
nineteen juniors
this high honor.
The Rogue River Indians
were called old "Rascals" as
early as 1837 when they at-
chosen for James skibby, Lynn Sohler! e"f 2' "J""'?: -J f tacked the Willamette Cattle
Carolyn Wells, Meredith Wil- " - ucU OUui. w -r-van
uiu; biiKia iewis ana ivaren
Thomas, debate.
state tournament. Individual
ine svniurs were. it-iu i ir na.no, onu uituua ..uuo.
cr, Catherine Fowler, Lee Os- Elections will bo held for Honors Awarded
wood, Charlene Peterson, Di- new officers sometime after Second places were won by
anno Richenbach, Pat Roach, the induction of the new mem- Steve Peterson in junior men's
and Joyce Stewart. bers. interview, Phyllis DeBoer in
Ashland Settlers Start Industry in Plaza Area
Ashland at the time of its R. B. Hargadine and a Mr. then came to Oregon and de
fimndinu was the "crossroads" Pease made the first settle- cided to establish a sawmill.
of travel of the Indians and set- mont on tne Appiegate larm m neiman, wiui me aia or me mation, radio, after dinner
tiers - coming from North, January 6, 1852. 'ltiis is now two fcmerys and James tara- speaking, and discussion.
South and the Eastern part of the site of the Southern Pacific well, built a sawmill on Ash
Oregon. ' depot. In the same mnoth Eben land Creek in the Plaza.
Travelers with the lust for Emery, J. B. Emery. Dowd Helman had been attracted in the valley.
L-old were frantically goirlg to Farley, J. A. Cardwell, A. D. by the Donation Land Law and Flour Mill Started
and from the gold fields in Helman, and A. M. Rogers took up his claim on Ashland In the early days many old
headed by Lt. Slacum and
District debate eliminations Ewinc Youna. comina throuah
will be held March 7 at Ash- the Rogue River from Californ
land to determine Southern ja.
Oregon s representative at the
The Rogues lived in the
Ttna,,a BUmr ,IU; m tot-
events will be held April 3 and tled on creeks jn mM
4 to determine district repre
sentatives in impromptu, ex-
temp, oratory, poetry, humor-
groups or "rancherees" of a
bout 20 Indians. These groups
were found on Ashland Creek,
.4 ' " and other streams in this area.
Elk, antelope, deer, and fish
and A. M. Rogers took up his claim on Ashland
California. Except for 28 men came to the valley and settled Creek. He felt there would be settlers knew Ashland as the
scattered in the Rogue River nearby. a demand for lumber due to "mecca" for lumber, supplies.
r.,n., it,. f AchianH wao Helman was; a vniine man the wild and feverish cold rush flour, and later for
a virtual wilderness in- 1852. from Ohio, who came for the boom in Jacksonville and the goods. The demand for flour Kock Treaty with the Indians
l.i-tory records. Sold rush m California and rush for Donation Land Claims Continued on Page 3 Continued on Page 2
along with plants and berries
were their main means of sub
sistence in the way of food.
Their hunting grounds extend
ed from the Cascade Moun
tains to the ocean.
Many white 6ettlers lost
woolen their lives before the Table