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se A Copy S outhern O regon miner Successor to The Jacksonville Miner Ashland, Oregon, Friday, May 24, 1935 Volume 4 LIGHT, POWER NETS PROFIT $2597 FOR CITY i Another case of starving amid (plenty la tlx- l.i»k of thought in a day when there'» plenty of food for It. • The great American fallacy M*nw to be mistaking change for progress. • There*» a lot of talk of printing new currency, but we’d be quite satisfied with some of the old. • Frank Buck plana s»x»h to live in Hollywood, probubly tiring of wildest Africa'» civilization. • Aviation 1» developing it» thumb, with sky train» becoming practic able You ju»t hitch on behind a I plane, are towed to where you are going and then glide to earth. • Every winner make» a lo»cr, and every loser makes a winner. There is no reason why both cannot be graceful. • A rose has it» thorn, and papa on.en gets stuck for a rosy com plexion that comes from the drug store. • Another case of frozen assets thawing out Is Crater Lake na tional ¡»ark. which will be open again June 15. Snow at the rim has melted to a mere 13 feet. • It takes a thinking person to not talk or do anything at the right Ume. • Loquacious Art (Hie) Powell of the Centra) Point American de scribes a motor vehicle traveling at rapid speed "a powerful piece of machinery which has no fixed orbit at a rate of a mile a minute." No doubt Art has been over whelmed by th«- automobile age lately, having recently traded in his model T. • Clark Wood of the Weston Ix-ad- er says a dime saved is a dime you didn’t put in a chain letter, and by not having any, we figure we saved exactly >11.30 during past 10 days. • Silence may be golden, but it cost four longshoremen six months in Jail in Portland this week be cause they refused to testify. Jus tice may be blind, but she refuses to be deaf, too. • ’’They don’t get your wind,” ad vertises a certain brand of cigaret. No, but some of the haif-page smears telling us about it takes our breath. • Salem wise guys arc still fight ing to prevent the razing of the state capltol’s charred walla, but probably didn't turn a hand to help put out the fire which rendered them valueless. • . According to latest ruling of the attorney general's o ..ce, you have to have a one-track mind to be eligible to hold a seat in the state legislature. Leastwise, a legislator will not be nermu<.ed to indulge in any other governmental activity. • It developed, as usual, that greatest waste of money in admin istration of relief in Oregon was in funus expended investigating al leged extravagances. DRY INDIGENTS SEEK FREE FLUID The problem of water for In digent» again troubled city dads Tuesday night. Councilman Apple white reported that a social work er under the SERA had entered complaint that the home of a certain family was unsanitary be cause the city had shut off water. City Superintendent Blegel sta ted that the family in question owed a big bill, and that while the average family in winter used about 150 cubic feet of water this family wasted It until it ran into thousands of cubic feet. Blegel also stated that the man would not work when he could and Applewhite added that when he was on relief work he was a detri ment. The family has lived here too long to be sent to some other community. The matter was re ferred to the city superintendent and water committee for investi gation. The problem of water for indi gent» looms big as Applewhite, who is on the county relief board, stated that after the first of June the SERA will not budget any thing for water, light and rent, and that only grocery order« will be given for relief work and the men will probably get but four days work a month. ----------- •------------ "Nobody in Germany wants war," according to Chancellor Hitler. However, even Herr Hitler will admit that he isn’t a nobody. —The Weeton Leader. The report of the city light and power department for April »how- <•<1 ,1897.15 received for residence light», an average of 5.45 cent» per kwh; reHhlecce range» and heater» brought in *1078 30, an average of 2 21 cent» per kwh Residence ser- Vice xhowed an average rate of 3.57 cent» per kwh. Commercial lighting brought in *853.05, an average of 3.24 cent» per kwh; commercial range» pro duce»! *319 10, an average of 139 cent» per kwh. Power earned (559. an average of 2 54 cent» per kwh Current bought from Copco cost th«- city 0.9869 cent» per kwh. That generated by the city coat 0.1387 cent» ¡»er kwh. The average price received for current billed wa» 2.7226 per kwh Total »ale» billed amounted to >5,123.67 with opera ting coNta about *2,526.52, leaving a net profit of *2,597.15. The report of the »treet depart ment ahowed expenne» of *890 09 for April, of which *544 was ma terial and *345 15 pay roll. The report shows that the actual coat, including diatributlon, wax 1 059 cent» per kwh; 11042 kwh were lined for city department» for which no charge wan made ex cept for street lighting. Indigent» received 448kwh during the month Had thia juice been paid for it would have added *31.27 to rev enues BELLVIEW GRANGE WIIJ. SEND 4 H TO CORVALLIS With the glory of early summer at it» height, Bellview Grange la ¡»tanning a picnic Sunday. June 2. to be held at Herman'» bar and Grange cook» are eyeing tasty outdoor recipe» for the occasion, when members of the influential group will gambol, gab and gulp. Bellview Grange members also will sponsor the sending of a 4-H club delegate to the Corvallis as semblage of young agriculturist». ----------- •------------ ASHLAND BANKERS ATTEND GRANTS PASS CONVENTION Ashland men attending the meeting of the Southern Oregon Bankers association in Granta Pass Tupesday night included H. G. En der». H. T Simpson, W H Mc Nair, F D. Wagner, J W McCoy. G. H. Wenner, C. E. Hedberg and H. C. Emery. ----------- •------------ HANDICRAFT ON DISPLAY Boy Scouts of Troop 13, Ash land, have arranged a special handicraft display for the Cham ber of Commerce window which 1» attracting favorable attention. The display includes insignia, flags and projects of the troop, in addition to a complete display of knots for all purposes. FINED FOR DRUNK DRIVING Another Medford resident was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail and fined *100 and coats by Justice of the Peace William R. Coleman Monday. The defendant was arrested while allegedly driv ing near circus grounds last Sat urday night. His sentence was sus pended pending good behavior and payment of the fine. Blair Granite Loan Chances Ixxik Up Says MacCracken THE SCHOOLS ANI) CHURCHES OF ASHLAND CAN EASILY BE DOOMED UNLESS WE AWAKEN Ashland Eagles Will Be Hosts To Visitors Sunday 'BUY AT HOME’ ADS Inasmuch as it ncern« to be policy for newspapers to throw bouquets at themselves this week. the Southern Oregon Miner would like to explain one of its fundamental rigid policies which it foists on itself, not the merchants. Buy At Home advertising campaigns frequently are used through newspapers, merchants themselves subscribing to cost cf space used in "group" ads. One of these proposition» was pti-s. nted to the Miner a few wrekl ago and was accepted and paid for, plunk cash. But instead of soliciting the busi nessmen to "sponsor" the dis play, and provide another source of revenue to the paper, the Miner brought an innovation to Ashland newspaperdom by run ning the series "on the house" and, to boot, placing the copy and illustrations on front page. Fourth of this series is on this page today. The Miner not only preaches "Buy At Home"—it buys at home! The importance of the home, the church and the school are well understood by thoughtful citizens. To the church especially falls the responsibility of maintaining the moral tone of the community. Be hind all business and all government there is mor ality, and when the moral and spiritual values of the community decline all efforts to build a stable life are undermined. The function of the church is to teach the truth by which men live. Of equal importance is the public school system. The schools of Ashland are one of the greatest fac tors in its upbuilding. They must not languish. The duty to educate is paramount. The schools and churches of Ashland are doomed unless all the citizens learn that the only 100 per cent dollar is the dollar spent at home. Patronize Ashland merchants, whose tax dollar joins with yours in the promotion and the preservation of these fine institutions. A dollar spent in a neighboring city will not help to educate your boy or girl. The home town dollar will. The only thing that can hurt a small town is the indifference of its citizens. Mae West no doubt suspects that something must be wrong with a guy who insists that he is her husband.—The Weston Leader. S’MATTER POP................................ By C. M. Payne A Copy Number 21 Prospects for securing an RFC loan for expansion work at the Blair granite quarry here look en couraging »aid Gordon MacCrack en, chamber of commerce secre tary, following a trip to Portland RFC headquarters late last week. Next step, ax outlined, includes a survey of production facilitien an»l market outlook. Enroute to Portland MacCrack en attended a meeting of the Pac ific Highway association in Eu gene Friday, at which time mem bers of the group decided a board of directors, comprising a member from each county through which the highway passes, would carry on the work of further developing the famous highway. MacCracken is secretary-treasurer of the asso ciation, and will be Jackson coun ty’s representative on the board of directors. Next meeting of the board will be in Roseburg this af ternoon, said MacCracken. ------------ •----------- The pi thia Springs aerie, local Eagles lodge, will be hosts Sunday, May 26th, for the district conven tion in southern Oregon. The aerie from Medford, Grants Pas», Klam ath Falls, Lakeview, Bend and Yreka, Calif., will send delegates. Worthy State President D. D. Hail and several other state of ficers will be present Ceremonies will »tart at 2:00 p.m. with an ad dress of welcome by the worthy president and will be followed by initiation service and business meeting. A full program for the evening is planned, starting with a dinner at 6:00 o'clock. All Eagles are urged to attend this convention as plans will be d »cussed for the state convention at Grants Pass July 4, 5, and 6. se GRADERS TO GET DIPLOMAS HERE JULY HOLIDAY PROGRAM TO BE BEST YET With firecrackers a certainty, Ashlanu s Fourth of July celebra tion committee, headed by H. L. Clay comb Monday night settled several other relative matters con cerning tun. frolic and function which will draw, and entertain royally, hundreds of persons to the Lithia city over the holiday. Arrangements were completed with Steffen's Superior Bhovs. a carnival, to appear here on that date. The carnival will bring to town a ferris wheel, merry-go- round, whip, kiddies’ airplane, chil dren's auto racer, dip and 15 mer chandise concessions, according to word received. Other outstanding features of the celebration, as outlined by committeemen, include Angus Bcwmer's two Shakespearean plays, 42 rounds of boxing, bath ing beauty contest at Twin Plunges (150 girls, ,75 in prizes), bicycle free-for-all for children un der 16 to race down Main street ahead of the parade for a *25 purse, contests for children in Lithia park, dancing in park and at Twin Plunges, swimming and diving contests, two bands, drum corps contest for ,100 prize, cul minated by the grandest array of fireworks ever touched off in southern Oregon. Another feature of the celebra tion—a scant five weeks hence— which should prove very popular is the fact that local merchants and business men will be asked to con tribute very little toward expense of the day. It is planned to make the Fourth of July celebration this year largely self-sustaining through money derived from con cessions and entertainment. Kiddies of southern Oregon and northern California are being warned to start educating their parents early to plan a respite in cool, hospitable Ashland over fire cracker day, where they may have real sport—on the town. It is ex pected grown-ups, t<x>, will eye approvingly the extensive program being arranged for the occasion and Ashland should see one of its happiest holidays next July 4. ----------- •------------ RUNOFF ON MAIN CORNERS City workmen launched a pro gram of drainage improvement here Monday when they tapped main storm sewer on Main street near the Plaza, running drain pipe to curbing to facilitate runoff of storm water. According to Street Superinten dent Farnk Davis, similar work will be done at comers of Pioneer and Main and First and Main streets. ----------- •----------- ASHLANDERS GET JURY CALL Petty jurors from the Ashland district called for May term of circuit court called for Monday, May 27, are as follows: Austie B. Brown. Grace B. Putman, A. C. Edwards. O. F. Carson, Alfred Segsworth. Frank Fehige and Mary Stenrud. Those called from Talent include John W. Bailey, Robert C. Logan and George A. Galbraith. ----------- •----------- Olin Miller says "a hick town is a place where a telegram is open ed with prayer.” He's just gues sing at this, as nobody ever gets a telegram in Thomaston.—The Weston Leader. Grade school students. 300 strong, representing nearly all Jackson county schools, were in Ashland this morning to attend eighth grade graduation exercises and to receive diplomas at the Junior high school gymnasium. Ceremonies were scheduled to start at 10 o'clock. Roben j. Maaake, assistant sup erintendent of education for Ore gon, was expected to address the children, according to an announ cement by C. R. Bowman, county school superintendent. This after noon was to be devoted to activ ities which endear end-of-school to all students, when picknicking and swimming will round out the day, coupled with a special matinee at the Lithia theater. Special effort was mad by the park board to have playground equipment in readiness for the day when eighth graders come to Ashland for their sheepskins. Ever since LEE RYAN'S *75 ----------- •------------ gift night all Ashland is atwitter with “Ah, there, Mr. Jackson!” Lithia Playground HELEN RICE hobnobbing with Fashion. Apparatus Is Set Dame BEN FORSYTHE doinr an un For Kiddies Today derhanded job of pitching in the Tiny Twirled Series of kittenball. HERSHEY’ CLAYCOMB talk Today Lithia park playground apparatus is in place and a direc ing about transmissions and quip tor will be in charge each day be ping, "Axle me another.” FLOYD DICKEY willing to sell tween the hours of 1 and 5 p.m., said C. N. Gillmore, secretary of an electric refrigerator. WANDA FRANKLIN and the Ashland park board. Miss Dorothy Bergstrom, physical ed CLARK THOMAS headed out of with JUDGE L. A. ucation student from University town of Oregon, will be in charge of ROBERTS. Spring, too, it is. HERB and LOIS MOORE the playgrounds during summer season, starting early next month. having a Utter of six cocker Alyce Anderson of Ashland will spaniel pups and deriding, “Yah, serve as temporary supervisor till Dionne:” then. BILL ALLEN doing a swan dive The playground equipment, stor in front of Sherm’s bull pen. ed during cooler months, will com (Plunges open June 2, Willie.) BUD GANDEE saving with a plete the park's appeal to all ages. Lithia park, at this season, comes six. A hand tractor taking BILL into its best and is attracting much admiration from visitors BRIGGS for a wild fling in a back-to-the-soil gyration. from all parts of th« country.