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H S outhern O regon M iner se A Copy Successor to The Jacksonville Miner Ashland, Oregon, Friday, August 2, 1935 Volume 4 ( I —------------------ Cheerio Chirps ) I « « After moving the household lar es ami penates (meaning a lot of cracked junk that has accumulat ed throughout the years but Is worth far more than mere intrin sic value) from central Califor nia to Medford, thence to Ash- Ahnd, It's mighty good to be here Mn taking time off right now to ^hnter over to the sparkling 11th- la fountain. • The diplomata have their feet under the table, the wheels in t Inn heads are humming peace, their voices are soft, their manner is courteous. But they keep their weapons handy. And the peace dove is still looking for a safe perch. President Roosevelt is right in neighbor advocating the "good _ policy and keeping this country Italy from becoming involved." ■r^uid Abyssinia have nothing to ^■in and everything to lose by xhting. The winner is the loS- in the mad game of war. • The seismograph recorded two slight earthquakes In Washington city recently. Residents were not alarmed however They thought the boys who play politics on Capitol hill were just hurling a few extra epithets at each other. Political parleys arc now the vogue. One crowd points with pride, the other views with alarm One candidate for president prom ises a balanced budget. That's easy All you have to do 1s to pile more taxes on the other end of the teeter board And the American people certainly do love taxes from the way they've been cussing them lately. 4 1 was surprised one day since arriving in Oregon to hear some- one say Thls is really unusual Weathi'i we are having today." I thought the only place on earth where the weather ever got ¿‘un usual" was in dear old Lohs Ong- halaiae. This Ashland cliniate so far has seemed to me the best I have ever tasted And I have tax- ted many a sweet climate. FORESTS STAY OPEN FOR FALL HUNT SEASON Carl Janouch, su|M*rvlsor of the Rogue River National Forest, with headquarters In Medford, stated early this week that the forests will not be closed during the com ing hunting season if cooj>eratlon will exist between hunters and forest workers. Hunters are re quired to carry the usual equip ment; ax, shovel and bucket. The official fire season will close on October 31 and until that time all persons camping in the w<x»ds at other than designated camp grounds are warned of the regula tions. At regular camp grounds this restriction Is urged, but Is not necessary. Winter Nports Possible Winter sports, something which is not of much significance In this section, may become a reality this winter with the opening of the 1-ake of the Woods, Janouch ad ded With the construcUon of a summer recreaUonal camp consist ing of men on relief rolls to pre pare that section for such activit ies 'rhe Lake freezes over during the winter to a depth of two feet. This depth of ice forms a per fect coat for those who desire to enjoy skating, ice-boating and other activities. Approximately 80 men will be selected for this camp from re lief headquarters and will be sent there Immediately. InlUal plans for the project have been held up ¡»ending final arrangements. MAYOR T WILEY GIVES ASHLAND PEACH BOOST Mayor Thornton S. Wiley gave There's one thing about good old Uncle Sam He pays his bills And Ashland peaches a big boost in so would all of us if we had the Portland during his recent visit to right and power to put through an the Rose City emergency bill to raise the money. According to Thursday’s paper, The Oregon Journal, in the column Racketeering and other vices will never be properly curbed In written by Hyman H. Cohen the the big cities until a few mass Ashland peach industry is ade meetings are held. When the quately described. The article fol downtrodden people get together lows: "Ashland peaches are promised and let off a lot ot sizzling speech- on and ¡ mws a few resolution«, in rather liberal supply at an early there is nearly always something date. Word to that effect was doing. brought to Portland by T. S. Wiley • mayor of Ashland, who discussed Will Rogers and Wiley Post flew the extreme prospects for the over here recently but were in so big a hurry to get back to Movie crop with Joe Johnson, head of land they didn't light to say how the house of Johnson, produce dy or anything. Bet they were wholesalers. While every other section of the sorry to miss the chance to take a stroll in our fine municipal park, west has shown a very libera) cut which ranks with the best recreat in the peach output prospects for ion spots of the Pacific area. 1935, Ashland comes with an en • tirely different story. It has a good Cheerio! The world’s all dolled crop; in fact, prospects are the up and feeling nifty, the glorious best In many years simply because Oregon sun Is spilling billons of gold drops all over this beautiful spring growing conditions were valley, the Rogue River ripples near ideal in the famous sector. Of course everyone who knows with runeful rhythm, the bosky dells entice, the woodlands beck ¡»caches knows that Ashland has on with shade and sheen. Go out the reputation of producing the and renew your acquaintance with best fruit of this variety of the en old Mother Nature. tire Coast, which might as well in • clude the entire U. S. A.. Its Craw Take a sup from the cup of con- fords actually sell at a higher price fidence. The depression is getting than any other peach in the coun wobbly. Put a new roof on the barn. Build an addition to the try and there Is a demand for J hoi house. Paint the old woodshed, more than can be produced. Whether Portland gets any ma tend the fence. Start a building |d remodeling campaign. Pros- terial supply of these famous i U /erity wil come back if you give peaches depends upon consumers1 ' TÉ it half a chance. here themselves. The Ashland peach is a premium affair and Cal ifornia is a keen seeker for sup plies at a rather good price gen erally. The native sons apprec iate quality peaches and Ashland fruit Is just that. The crop of Crawfords, J. H. Hales and October Krummels is equally good, according to present information." Apparently of incendiary origin ""five grass fires cropping up one at a time between Roco street and * Mountain avenue above Ashland street kept the fire department busy during Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday. Fire chief C. C. Baughman is convinced that the fires were set by some one with apparent des LaVem ualkcnberg and George ire to do considerable damage. A Bibby, the two Ashland boys who fire in this region, if allowed head were selected to represent this way would sweep up the south district in the national Boy Scout slope of Ashland canyon and would jubilee in Washington this month, will be among those scouts who reign king until quelled. Baughman kept a constant vigil will gather at Jackson Hot Springs Wednesday night on the slope to for a three day conclave starting be on hand should other attempts August 6. Following this preliminary camp be made to restart the fire. the Scouts leave for Washington. No damage was reported. ----------- •------------ All suitcases carried by the boys will have Crater Lake scenes pain Complaint is heard of "women ted on the sides and will carry a barflies," and we suggest that their noses be dabbed with insect sign in the big parade in Washing ton with similar paintings. powder. * • BRAITH HIT O' VFRHE Hy CLEM BRADSHAW PIFFLING PROBLEMS The earth is but a grain of sand, a molecule mid systems grand, the scientists relate. And yet we lit tle mortal runts go roaring 'round at piffling stunts, and think we’re big ».nd great. We spend our time al trifling tricks. In schemes and wars and politics; we bluster and we brag, we strut through brief and fleeting life and make a heap of din and strife, like mic robes on a jag. Th«* earth is but a tiny mote, an atom in vast voids afloat, the scientists declare. And yet we rattle guns and swords, and strive for little worldly hoards, and pull euch other’s hair, we froth and fume, and count our stings, we worry over senseless things, and sigh for rank and gold. And yet our earth Is but a fleck; a dim, inconsequential speck, by scientists we’re told. If we would stop and think bow small Is this, our wee terrestrial ball, a dust gleam whirled through space, me thinks that we would have more poise, less fads mid tricks and fuss and noise-less piffling problems chase. (Copyright, 1935) ....... ----------- > Contest Winners Leave for South Leading all other contestants by a wide margin in the Claycomb Motor company's "On to San Diego” popularity contest, Ketura Bostwick and Ullian Hamilton are making final preparations for their departure today for the exposition city. Mrs. Bostwick totaled 98,700 votes, coming from behind in the closing days of the race to win by several lengths. Miss Hamilton gained 76.800 votes. Third place went to Marclne Hastings, who gathered 72,600. The group leaving today for the south will include Mrs. Henry End ers, chaperon, H. L. Claycomb, sponsor, and the two winners. San Francisco will be the first port of call where the party will have opportunity to enjoy the activities of the city on the peninsula and to see the giant bridge which is swinging its way across the fast moving waters of the bay. The other contestants, winners of many merchandise orders and special services, finished as fol lows: Ketura Bostwick ....................98,700 Lillian Hamilton ................... 76,300 Marclne Hastings ................. 72,600 Aleatha Edsall ....................... 57,050 Verlee Conner ....................... 24,300 Doris Talent ........................... 22,000 Daisy Kincaid ..........................18,250 H. L. Claycomb, at the conclus ion of the contest, expressed his appreciation of the efforts put forth by all the contestants. A recent check made by Fire Chief C. J. Baughman shows that the Ashland fire department has been called to 15 fires since June 1. This is an increase of seven over a similar period for 1934. “Fires," according to Baughman “are nearly always the result of someone's carlessness. There have been a larger number of grass and trash fires this summer due per haps to the belated arrival of summer and then a relaxing of vigilance on the part of the towns people. Proper precautions are not always taken when a grassy area is being burned. No matter how safe it seems, all the precau tions for safety should be observ ed. In such instances it is always essential to keep the necessary im plements for fighting fire, such as an adequate supply of hose, wet sacks and shovels for holding the fire within check. "Burning tobacco and cigarets are apt to start fires when they are carelessly thrown away." Baughman listed the losses since 1924, the year during which the department answered more calls with a larger average loss per call which amounted to $9,359.24. How ever, 1929 was the greatest fire loss to the town of any year during the 12 that Baughman has been chief. During the spring of 1929 the Ashland hotel blazed with res ultant damage amounting to $21,- 000. Total for that year reached the sum of $24,375. Losses per annum as listed are: 1924 $9,359.24, 1825 $1,161.00, 1926 $3,747.90, 1927 $1,495 90. 1928 $39- 36.90. 1929 $24,375.00, 1930 $6994 - 65, 1931 $1166.65, 1932 $3270.00, 1933 $1519 00, 1934 $3861.35. ------------ •------------ Lumber Production Shows Small Gain Production of lumber in Ore gon and Washington in 1934 amounted to 5,443,912,000 board feet, according to preliminary data collected by the Pacific Northwest forest experiment station in co operation with the bureau of the census. This is an increase of roughly 1*4 per cent over the 1933 production and an increase of nearly 41 per cent over that of 1932. The canvass showed that 1119 lumber and shingle mills in the two states operated at least a por tion of the year 1934. In 1933 the total cut of lumber for Washington was 3,106,095,000 board feet and that for Oregon 2,- 256,028.000 board feet. Bonneville Work Progresses ----- •----- 5 GRASS FIRES THOUGHT SET ON MOUNTAIN « A Copy Number 31 15 FIRE CALLS $45,000 NORMAL SCHOOL GYM ANSWERED BY WILL BE COMPLETED BY NEW CITY OUTFIT SEASON CAPABLE SEATING 1250 « »V Se Scouts Will Hold Conclave at Hot Springs August 5 The huge Bonneville dam is rapidly taking form, as shown by the top picture of the substructure ot the power house. Bottom pic ture, above, is Oregon coast and below Washington with Bradford island in center, _ New Building To Seat 1250 Spectators; Will Be Set North of Administration Building and At Angle to Street : Plan for More ♦------------------------------- -- — Harmonious symmetry in struc tural design is the goal set by the 60 PER CENT OF Oregon State board of education JUNE TEACHERS in the proposed $45.000 Southern Oregon Normal School gymnas HAVE POSITION ium. Dr. Redford, president of the Approximately 60 per cent of Normal, said Wednesday that the new unit will be built on the the June graduates of Southern north side of the present adminis Oregon Normal have secured pos tration building, closer by about itions as teachers for the coming 50 feet to the highway than the school year, acocrding to Miss administration building, and Bet at Katherine Vincent, registrar. Of an angle so that it will partially 70 graduates, 50 have to date sign face the main structure,. By set ed contracts to teach this fall. Dr. Walter Redford, president, ting the new gym at the proposed another building directly opposite stated that a much larger percen tage of placements will be reach angle it will be reasible to build ed by September. and on the south side of the ad ----------- •------------ ministration building when it will be needed in the future. This plan will give a harmonious grouping to the three structures. The new gymnasium is sched uled to be comlpeted by the be ginning of the basketball season, about November 1. According to the plans the building will be 112 by 120 feet. This will give ample room for the offices to be located on the east Llewellyn A. Banks, Medford side of the structure. Here will be publisher and convicted murderer, the offices for the coaches, and will have a hearing today before nurses office. The playing floor will be surfaced with maple to give Governor Martin with the hope of maximum footing and stability and bringing about executive clemen be 90 by 50 feet. The basement cy will contain two dressing rooms The hearing is due to the efforts for the men and two for the wom of Mrs. Aerial Burton Pomeroy en; in addition there will be dry who has presented a number of pe ing room equipment, training room titions asking for an investigation and showers. The building is ex of the conviction. pected to seat 1250 spectators. Ralph Moddy. assistant attorney Behind the building, an athletic field for the activities of the general, who prosecuted Banks for women students will be laid out. the slaying of Constable George Here the outdoor athletic activit Prescott, will oppose the granting ies wil be caried out during the of such action. warm weather. ------------ •------------ The building is designed to con form with the architecture of the I administration building, being built of cement and plastered on the outside. A tiled roof will be visible from the Boulevard. Another feature which will add greatly to the beauty of the buil dings is to build a cement walk in a semi-circular manner to run from the Boulevard sidewalk in Mayor Carson of Portland stated front of the gymnasium and ar ound to the front of the adminis to Thornton S. Wiley that the Rose tration building. This walk will be city would offer every aid and full carried to completion when a pos and complete cooperation on the sible third structure will be erec completion of the highway pro ted sometime in the future, and jects now underway in southern will connect the three buildings. Oregon, Wiley stated on his re The heating unit now located in turn here Wednesday. the north end of the administra One feature that was brought tion building will supply heat to out in the discussion between the the gymnasium. The basement of the gym will be equipped with a two mayors was that Ashland, be pump to force the steam through ing the gateway to all Oregon from the sister state, California, the radiators in the building. that every effort should be made ------------•------------ to have the roads as well con structed as possible and to offer Highway to Alaska every inducement to travelers to via Pacific highway. Sponsored by U. S., travel Mayor Wiley stated that there American Legion would be no council meeting here until next week. Continuation of the Pacific coast ------------ •------------ highway systems to Fairbanks, Al Capita» seems to suspect that if aska, is one of the features now there's any ace in the New Deal being urged by good roads groups, deck, it’s a menace.—Weston service clubs, veterans organiza Leader. tions, chambers of commerce and organized labor of the northwest, according to Evan W. Holway of Seattle, who spent part of last week in Yreka speaking before various groups. Dr. Holway is chairman of the American Legion, department of Washington, Al aska highway committee for the Lions clubs of the northwest. “The road is endorsed by lead ers in Alaska, western Canada and the states," according to Holway. “Now is the time for the action of congress on senate bill 1374 which awaits passage in the house. This will set up a commission to work with Canada to complete the sur vey and build Alaska’s portion, KENNETH PAGE Looking for costing approximately $2.000,000. The highway is already completed some one to deliver his cock-eyed beyond Hazelton, B. C., 902 miles papers for nothing. (Says DALE north of Seattle. To build from ADAMS) BOB YEO, hitch hiking from there on to the Alaska boundary would cost Canada about $12.000,- Medford Wednesday morning about 3 a. m. Tsh, Tsh. 000. LARKIN GRUBB hesitating on "The highway has been declared a gun trade; and shuddering every feasible and practical by a joint time someone mentions "skonk" U. S.-Canadian commission. The perfume. travel attracted up the coast and CAL McCLELLAN looking for to this coast from the east would another trainload of CARS. make the project self-liquidating WALLY WOLCOTT working. by both Canada and the U. S. The EVERETT ACKLIN saying you employment given in its construc tion would be of inestimable bene- can't win. fit to those working. Of more im GLENN ADDIS looking for his portance would be the enormous cigarettes. mineral resources and land opened WARD CROFT returning from up for development. a fishing trip with “a” fish. ------------ •------------ BILL O'BRIEN wondering about Jesse Owens has been led to the altar, but we understand that the respective merits of a dog col he Isn’t a distance runner.—Wes lar or a haircut. Looks as if the ton Leader, „ _ I haircut won by shear luck. Banks To Receive Hearing Today; Asking Clemency Portland Offers Cooperation for Highway Plans
