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About Southern Oregon miner. (Ashland, Or.) 1935-1946 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1935)
BELLVIEW TODAY IS FAR CRY FROM ARID YESTERDAY By A. C. JOY Many times these days the tele phone operator hears ”9-F-3, please.” Some Bellview fanner who wants water R. E. Newbry. ditch tender for the Talent Irrigation district, is on the job day and night. He knows every alfalfa field, pasture, orchard and garden in the Bellview district. He knows the owner and how much water he can handle and about how long it will take him to cover his land. He has no easy task pleasing everyone. In the'six years he has handled water for Bellview he has won the re spect of all. He always is fair. though firm. One thing displeases him thor- oughly —wasted water. The irrigation season now is in full swing. Alfalfa is getting the I first wetting, pastures need water every two or three weeks and garden water is always in demand. It is easy to forget what Bell view was like before the Talent | Irrigation district was formed, the , dams built and ditches construe-1 ted No use then to ‘”v to raise ■ anything but early garden, one I cutting of alfalfa and some pas- I ture. Dairying was limited to the , amount of hay produced in the ( single cutting and to the limited amount of pasture. Orchards were thinned very close and in espe cially dry seasons the fruit was small. No lawns or flowers—ev erything dry and brown by July 1. Now. with water, three and sometimes four crops of alfalfa are possible, pastures are green from early spring until late fall, dairying on a much larger scale now is possible. The Ashland creamery reports that it pays for cream, from the Bellview district each month, w’ell toward *1000. Cream from the district goes to other outlets, also, so the annual income from dairying alone is a tidy sum. Home gardens, though not so large individually, in the aggre gate are a real and considerable contribution to wealth of Bellview people. Several acres of commer cial gardens give employment to a number of people and produce in new wealth several thousand dol lars annually. All this has been made possible because a call for "9-F-3" brings the head of water necessary to keep the orchard, the pasture, the alfalfa, the garden hardy and green. We may grumble about the water tax. but just one year with out water at all and we would realize its worth. Experience has proven that the district doesn't have any too much water available. That the wise thing to do is to use the water judiciously every year, even in • years of plenty. Water held over may prove very, very valuable during a year of shortage. This season our directors are asking us to be careful There is water I enough to develop our crops but | none to waste. ------------ •----------- Friday, June 21, 1935 SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Page 2 Bellview News Notes ASHLAND By MRS. A. 0. JOY GROCETERIA Ashland’s Super Food Market SATURDAY AND MONDAY THRIFT ITEMS! BROOMS 4 sew 33c Fruits and Vegetables CANTALOUPES WATERMELON K-C per pound 21C Baking Powdr 25c size 15c (Sunkist, large size) per dozen 15c LEMONS LETTUCE (local) 2 heads for 5c POTATOES FLOUR Sun brum (Fancy Bakers) 7 pounds for 25c 49’s $1.49 JELL-O pkg. 6c CAKE FLOUR TO SATISFY YOU SATISFIES US Swan »down pkg. 29c JUST THY OUR FOODS Night or Day CHOCOLATE BROMLEY’S CAFE Baker’s Premium 24-HOUR SERVICE I Ibs. 19c HERBERTS TWO STORES CRISCO 3-pound cans Wanted to Buy CHERRIES AND KERRIES Of AU Kinds ELKS OBSERVE FLAG DAY Friday, June 14. was flag day, celebrated especially by the Ash land Elks. An interesting program was presented by W. M Briggs and Millard Grubb, with addresses being delivered by Ben Gibson, a local scout, George Blbby. Exer cises were led by E. C. Gardner, exalted ruler, assisted by others officers, and a prayer was given by W. C. Brown, chaplain. Or chestra numbers and features by the Ashland male quartet also add ed to the observance. BOWMERS LAUDED FOR SHAKESPEAREAN PLAYS Angus L. and Lois M. Bowmer received praise from Portland pa pera recently for their efforts on a Shakespearean play produced by the Southern Oregon Normal here recently. Three upstate dailies car ried complimentary articles Sun day, followed by an editorial Mon day. Ashland’s new chautauqua- Elizabethan stage also was praised and mention was made of the com ing Shakespearean festival to be staged here July 2, 3 and 4 under supervision of the Bowmers. I FLOUR Bakery Suggestions ANGEL FOOD CAKES, each CREAM PUFFS, each - JELLY ROLLS, each LEMON CREAM PIES, each or Dark BREAD—White or Dark, sliced Fifther's Blend 37c 5C 14c 20c 8C 9c LARGE ASSORTMENT OF FANCY CAKES 49’s $1.99 We Deliver FLOUR 10 ibs. 43c / Corn Flakes Kehogg’a each 7c Both Modern and Old Time Music EAGLES HALL A Beautiful Dish FREE SLABS BLOX JUST PHONE 96 GUNTER FUEL COMPANY HARDY and WOLTERS Southern Oregon’s Leading Food Merchants BERRY CRATES AND CUPS See Us About Strawberries Use Box Material Made in Ashland DANCE Saturday Night • Tuesday, June 25. the Home Extension unit of Bellview will hold u meeting at the club house which will be the last of the year. The home demonstration agent, Mrs. Mabel Mack, will be present to iihh I h I In planning a program for the coming fiscal year, and «electing leaders for the various projects. Tills meeting will be an afternoon affair and everyone in this community is Invited to at tend. • Mrs. Agne« Hong, from Mon- mouth, who bus been visiting for several days at the Morton Web ster home, left for her home Wed nes.lay iiuuning • The Ashland fire department was called <>ut to the R. L. Brant ley home Monday afternoon, but was not able to save a garage from flames which were underway. Cause of the blaze was unknown. • Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stenrud returned from Tacoma Inst week. Mrs Stenrud had spent about six weeks with her «laughter, Mrs. Hamid Greene, during which time a granddaught. i M;ny !.<>u, was horn Mr Stenrud drove up from Tacoma last week for n «hort visit and to mt urn his wife home. • Mrs William Allison left last week for Iowa, where she expects1 to a|>end aeveral months visiting old friends and relatives. • A goo.I rcpri Neiitatlon of Belli' view voters turned out Monday night for the school meeting held at the Bellview school. Ivan Farm er was elected us director for three years Herman Helms was elected to serve two years, taking the of fice left vacant by resignation of Oscar Martin. R. E. Bell, who serves one year more, will act as chairman during the coming year. Mr«. Charles Anderson who re elected clerk Voter« also chose a member for the non-hlgh school board, J. L. MncCracken of Valley View The clerk reported ,4618 25 expenditures, *6028.62 receipts, with *1410 37 balance, which is the largest for some time. • Margaret Bell, who has been visiting at the Miller home in Klamath Falls, returned to her home the first of the week. Send It to the L A U N D R Y of Course When guests arrive, don’t be burdened with the washing. Just call us and we will do it for you while you visit . . . Good work, quick work. You’ll like LAUNDRY CO.