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Friday, May 10, 1935 SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Page 4 Southern Oregon Miner SucccMor to THE JACKWNVIUX MINER Entered as second-clase matter February 16. 1935. at the poetoffice at Ashland. Oregon, under the act of March 3. 1879. LEONARD N. HALL........... Editor and Publisher PHONE ASHLAND 70 Subscription Rate*, in Advance: One Year_______ »1 00 Six Month»--- ------- 50c Why Not A Chain-Letter Pension, Too? Heaven on earth always has been a man-made objective, but man-made obstacles always have prevented its realisation. The same rule of conduct, apparently, is entering into man’s latest sure-fire scheme to bliss-up the world—the Townsend Old Age Revolving Pension plan. In Colorado the Townsend clubs are reported to have seceded from the parental group in California and have refused to "send any more Colorado money to California." It is claimed that Dr. Townsend demanded $500 of the old folks’ money in that state to come there and address them concerning the help he planned to give them. However, it took the Coloradoan several weeks for the significance of the transaction to sink in. Here were hundreds of old people, needy, at best none too well provided for, being asked to con tribute $500 to Dr. Townsend that he might grace them with his presence and tell the old folks how he was going to abolish their plight. But to date Dr. Townsend only has exchanged a lot of high- sounding phrases and a bit of radio chatter for a neat fortune for himself. In Oregon late last week Roseburg Townsendites hooted a Portland Townsend speaker, and there are growing evidences of a break in ranks of Townsend fans all over the country. However, this is not so surprising, for the $200 a month plan involves one of the greatest single sums of money in history and it is quite American that the disposition of it should result in a dog-fight. As the revolving pension idea grew from a laugh able paragraph in the day's news to an obsession with thousands of our friends and acquaintances, the Miner has wondered some about where this great sweep of sentiment would lead us, what would ultimately become of the plan. Not until now has there been an inkling of its fate. Judging from the direction of the straw in the slight breeze launched by the two mentioned breaks within their own ranks, we divine at this point that the great Townsend Revolving Pension plan will transform itself from today's philosophical cure-all to yesterday's foolishness largely through efforts of its backers, their overzealousness and their quar reling among themselves. The plan, which has pyramided as rapidly as a chain letter's fondest hopes, probably will collapse as readily. Superstructure of the Townsend groups was fabricated like the proverbial mushroom, unit ing hundreds of thousands of people whose only common point is an ultimate prosperity. Given time, their other characteristics will begin to clash and then the giant that gained his strength overnight will find it ebbing as his system gets to wrangling with itself. Even yet the Miner finds it difficult to believe that the Townsend plan is founded on sound eco nomic or moral thought. One must admit, however, there are countless thousands who do believe in the scheme and whose opinions deserve lespect. But this little weekly sheet will continue on in its stubborn way of forming its own opinions while the Town- sendites (God have mercy on their pension-th warted wraths) chatter themselves into politics, prominence and finally oblivion. The Miner will make one concession, however. Old age pensions as a measure of social security are a fine and commendable thing, in amounts con By B. W. TALCOTT Do you remember when the meals served by J. P. Wolff at the Ashland railway eating house in the passenger depot were famous all over the United States? The Old Timer heard of them in Minn esota before he ever came west. • • • Do you remember One-Arm Wil letts, who lived alone in a hovel on the north side? They say he died when they took him to the poor farm and compelled him to take a bath. • • • Do you remember when Marsh Wagner had his bottling works in Ashland canyon, just above the old Chautauqua Park? • • • This talk of having to furnish white collar jobs to white collar workers irks the Old Timer. He has worked most of his life at white collar jobs, yet last year when such work failed he milked cows, split shakes, cut wood, hand led horses, whatever there was to do rather than go on relief. • * • If the Old Timer had what the people in the United States pay extra for cellophane wrappings in one day he could tell the Townsend plan to go hang. • • • It is an old saying that the greatest crimes in history have been in the name of religion. In these days some of the greatest crimes are in the name of health. DON’T NEGLECT YOUR EYES EXAMINATION FREE GLASSES FITTED DR. ROSEMAN 53 3rd Street Phone 499-R BEN H. GIBSON Representative California Weetei ■■ States Life Insurance Company 150 Nursery Street Telephone 406-J Backyard Activities Beware the Derailers! Published Iwrjr Friday at 167 Eaat Main Street ASHLAND, OREGON Old Timer Talks! siderably less than the proposed $200 a month At this time, at least, small pensions are a possibility while the larger sums simply are out of tne question. ----------------- 6 It would appear that some certain national fig ures. headed by Huey Long of Louisiana and a few republican leaders and members of the United States Chamber of Commerce would like to derail the national train of thought in order to give their hand-car an open track. With Roosevelt at the throttle, the nation's af fairs have been going forward at a slow but def inite speed. Traveling over some new rails, progress has been cautious, but to date no culverts have caved in and for the moat part the average Amer ican believes we are on the right track, although of course the scenery and way points can't please everyone. Now. more obviously than ever are the selfish motives of obstructionists who are clamoring for attention Ln the coming political extravaganza. They are engineers on the extra board attempting to tell Roosevelt, at the throttle, how to pull his train. The discards and the not-yets are yelling that they, and only they, can send American business thun dering down the roadbed. We sometimes suspect that a few administration critics are in love with the sound of the whistle, and to heck with the passengers just so long as they can pull their personal freight. ----------------- •----------------- Say ?<ll, could, i us<?_ycnir laun-motvcr? I Mine iS Î&ÇS /i Say, ifyouaxlnt a nul diniu’r/ Stof. att/iH fu»»tW eat I never aie fay te the < 7 Baloney! By J. C. REYNOLDS Tis often asked by curious guys Just what "baloney" signifies; And as some doubt is entertained, The problem ought to be explained. Perhaps a ray or two of light Might help to set the matter right; For instance—when some brainless punk Informs you that our country's sunk— That's baloney. Again, for instance, should you read That Wall Street's Moguls were in need— Had lost their millions and were broke— Their watered stocks gone up in smoke— Each gambler now a battered wreck Whom Fate had punctured in the neck— You'd laugh till you was fit to bust And say. "That's funny, but its just Pure baloney." You've read of Hitler with a thrill, Whose stunts a hundred books would fill; You've been assured a lot of times That he must modify his crimes. They tell you war is bound to cease And everyone can live in peace. While even now this Hitler chap Is framing up another scrap— Rank baloney. You’ve met the guy whose think-box teems With many new and rosy schemes To save us from Depression's hell And all its cussedness dispel; He hands you out a line of guff, Well camouflaged with brilliant stuff, But as he spills his frothy "bull,” You get a hunch his speech is full Of baloney. No doubt you've greeted with applause The escapades of Santa Claus; And Crusoe on his lonely isle Perhaps at times your thoughts beguile; You may have heard the thrilling tale Concerning Jonal and the whale; Such interesting yarns abound, But when investigated sound Like baloney. In fact while roaming here and there You’ll meet wind-spreaders everywhere; And so the safest thing to do, Is watch your step and neighbors too; Just brush the cobwebs from your brain And give your common sense the rein; Shun breeze-distributors and such And don’t inhale too dog-gone much Old baloney! Take the time the so-called foot and mouth dlisease was prevalent in California. The Old Timer was working on a paper in Lewiston, Idaho, at the time. The agricultur al director of the state imposed a quarantine on all fruits from Calif ornia, on the ground of fear that they would bring in foot and mouth disease. The writer said to him: “You know that the disease cannot be brought in by fruit.” “Of course,” he said, "but we can keep the California fruit out and make the people eat Idaho apples.” • • • We hear lots about the hoarding by the rich, but little of the small amounts of money held as reserve by the so-called poor people. The Old Timer heard two Ashland busi ness men talking of collections. One said: "One man who owes me told me frankly that he had $1,000 laid by for emergencies of sickness or death, and was going to con tinue to hold it. I told him I did not blame him in the least.” The other man said he had found sim ilar conditions and believed that there is much more money being secretly held in reserve in small lots than anyone realizes. It would not take many thousands of dol lars in each city and town to make a big total and to account for PAINTING PAPERING KALSOMINING WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION • ESTIMATES Gladly Furnished • Phone 287-J or 287-R STEWART and WANDELL much of the so-called shrinkage in the money supply. ------------ •----------- Government spending is seldom regarded as reckless extravagance when its effects are seen in one’s own bailiwick.—Weston Leader. No economic scheme is just which seeks to help one class by mulcting another.—Weston Leader (Cv^rtglbt. W. N. U > "Bugs" Baer thinks the living cannot visit, not even in your great should be honored, rather dreams. You may strive to be like them, than the dead The line forma at but seek not to make them like the right. Weston Leader. • you. Herb Hoover Is u bit belated in For Life goes not backward nor suggesting the gold cure for the tarries with yesterday. You are the bows from which O. O. P. U h Democrats have locked your children as living arrows up the gold.- Weston leader. are sent forth. ------------------ ■ ■ ■ ------------- — The Archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He Our Special bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far Merchants* Lunch Let your bending in the Archer's hand be for gladness: DESERVES YOUR For even as He loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the ATTENTION bow that is stable." - From "The Prophet" by Kahil • Gibran. ----------- •------------ 24-Hour Service LEGAL NOTICES Although rebirth of the G. O. P. an proposed by Herb Hoover In the County Court of the State docan't require a Caeaarian opera of Oregon in and for tion. it han occasioned cutting re Jackson County marks. Weston Leader. IN THE MATTER OF THE ES TATE OF EMMA BEAVER, De ceased. NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL ACCOUNT OF ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, the Adminis presents tratrix of the above estate, has filed in said Court her Final Ac count in the matter of her admin istration, and the Honorable Earl B. Day, judge of the said Court, has designated May 20, 1935, at 10:00 o'clock am., at the court house in Medford, said county, as the time and place for a hearing thereon. Anyone having an objection to said account is required to present In olden days, the performances of Shakespeare's the same on or before the date of said hearing. plays were the height of popular entertainment. MAY GLICK, For the people of Ashland, a Shakespeare play, Administratrix. BRIGGS A BRIGGS produced in the true costuming and spirit of the Pioneer Block times, will provide the height of entertainment, Ashland, Oregon Attorneys for Administratrix. when Southern Oregon Normal presents “The (Date of first publication: April Merchant of Venice” on May 10 and 11. Don’t 26, 1935.) (a26-m3-10-17) miss this rare treat. SPEAKING OF CHILDREN “And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said. Speak to us of Children. And he said: Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through but not from you. And though they are with you yet. they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you r„ CALIFORNIA! The train has all these COMFORTS: J u«t tit beck and relax. The engin eer does all the driving. Swiftly, safely, you ride to your destination, arriving fresh and rested. Read or write as you skim along steel rails, the smoothest highway yet invented. No stops for food. Eat in the diner when you are hungry. S. P. makes it economical with soup-to-dessert Meals Select at popular pricea Enjoy refreshing sleep in s soft, roomy berth. Improved Tourist Pullmans provide clesn double berths at very reasonable rates. Space to walk around and stretch your legs is important on any jour ney. You have it on the train. There is clean ice-water to drink when you are thirsty. And there is always a convenient rest room with modern lavatory facilities. BROMLEY CAFE NORMAL SCHOOL “The Merchant of Venice” • • • • • In the days of the Merchant of Venice, the banker was the moneychanger who set up his bench in the marketplace. Travelers sought him out, and he changed their foreign money into currency of his country. It is from the word “banco,” mean ing "bench,” that our word “bank” comes. THIS BANK IS STARTING ITS FIFTY-SECOND YEAR OF BANKING SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF ASHLAND First National Bank OF ASHLAND Is Egyptian Embalming A Lost Art? No, but our MODERN METHODS are far su|>crlor in every detail. We will explain to any who call. STOCK & LITWILLER (We Never CI om ) Phone 82-J-l DAILY’S Besides, rail fares to California are low. It’s real economy to go this way and have all the comforts, conveniences and security of train travel at fares of 2c a mile and less. AUTO PAINTING Southern Pacific Unequalled Work Guaranteed For details, see your local S. P. agent or write J. A Ormandy, Qeaeral Passeseger Agent, 705 Pacific Building, Portland, Ore. MEDFORD’S OLDEST and FINEST »2 SOUTH BARTLETT PHONE 724-R