se A Copy S outhern O regon M iner Successor to The Jacksonville Miner Ashland, Oregon, December 27, 1935 Volume 4 Se A Copy Number 52 Mayor Wiley Was Christmas Cheer Work Will Begin Must Serve Term Sewage Disposal Liberal S. Claus Widely Spread In Monday On Street In State Prison Bonds Forwarded Surface Project On Barn Burning To Portland Co. During Holidays Good Old Ashland Nuggets From The Miner By C. B. |------------------------------------------------ * Mayor T 8 Wiley is Axhliind'x largest apple grower and th«- ap­ ples h«1 grow« are not dlmlnutlv«-, cither. But figuratively speaking his heart is a heap larger than a whole bushel of the largest ap­ ples h<- could possibly grow It's jetting along pretty close to a couple of thousand yearn since < xhcphcrda of Bethlehem heard k 1‘enci on Earth song with its ^luini ot good will to uuiiiluii'l But la there pence on earth? Probably there him never been a year since that song win sung that han not witneaaeil win some­ where on the earth Fifty boxes of hlx fine apples were distributed free Monday and Tuesday in thia city to bring Christinas cheer to many homes l.axt week he gave liberally of ap­ ples to be included In the distri­ butions at th«1 Community Christ­ mas party Tuesday evening of this week, and Monday h«- added a lot more fruit to that gift • It must not la* denied of course that the world has made tremen­ dous advance .Sentiment for (trace Is growing stronger War in losing Its glory as well as its glamor It 1s known now In its true color as a black .unspeakable horror, a grizzly, gory game of which the lowly ones of earth are always the helpless victims The blare of the iiugit ih lowing its thrill Holiday Business Was Greater Say Will Barnstorm Local Merchants In The North Then why is war? There's no lamor for it among the ordinary individuals of any civilized nation But when the diplomats get to­ gether they arc no longer Indi­ viduals They represent nations And most nations still do business according to the code of the re­ lentless law of the jungle The sacred rights of the weak are of­ ten sacrificed to the greedy de­ mands of the strong Heeds being scattered right now In the Old World across the sea may bring forth monstrous weeds of hatred and wve is goug to eonquoi Hat* Right is going to conquer Wrong Truth is going to conquer Error. Back where the first day dawned, the world starb-d to climb. It has come far on a long trail that often was dim, but It is still climbing Ever there is a call to the race of man to advance It will not always grope All that th«1 Old has ever given, of dream or effort or of shining deed, all of Its visions and Its martyrdoips, are stepping stones toward mghtcr glories of the New. For all the prayers and tears, the longings and the heart­ aches, all the weary watches and the waitings, all the lonely mid­ night vigils, all the faith and hope of other «lays, have lifted us to higher ground and pointed farther upward, along th«1 path immortal of <>ur dreams Starting Monday with th«1 okeh order of P»»A, construction work on the Ashland sewage disposal | plant is off to a g«xk! lively start The preliminaries, such as the building of toolhouse and office had already been completed. Announcement of the order wax made by D. L. Buckingham, res­ ident engineer inspector of Med ford There wax a slight increase in the crew made Monday and by now the number is considerably augmented. Benjamin A. Eddy is to act as resident engineer, being sent here bv rile PvVA He will also be in charge of the Normal school gym­ nasium work here, another I*WA project. ------------- •------------- No us«1 now to give any more gentle hints as to early shopping Any incorrigible old gent who hasn't already done as advised is Just naturally going to be stub­ born enough to wait until the day after Christmas in order to avoid the rush. Governor Martin urges more progress From my observations Oregon is just about as progres­ sive ns some of the states that are staggering under loads of debts that arc entirely too heavy to carry. To pile up a lot more debts might start Mr. Progress in the wrong direction. And now It is being heralded about that no outstanding econ­ omists in th«1 country favor the Townsend plan. Of course it isn't true But anyway. I've noticed that scarcely any two outstanding economists ever agree on any sub­ ject. There’s a vast difference be­ tween theory and practice. Ashland merchants report a very fin«1 holiday trade this year, th«1 volume of business exceeding that of liny year for th«1 past sev­ eral y«;ars. There wax a big rush at the fin­ ish ax usual. Shopping began at a rather early date and volume wax steadily Increased Th«1 trad«1 territory of Ashland covers a wide area and the mer­ chants here are wide awake and modem Window displays and the xtr«»et decorations, backed by the splendid stocks of merchandise, made this city an attractive trad­ ing point for holiday buyers Ashland however does not de­ pend merely on sp«"clal occasions Trad«1 lx good at all times of th«1 year because the merchandise is attracove, ami th«1 prices are right, ami th«1 merchants adver­ tise. • Elks Lodge Gives Ball For Charity I ! The charity ball given by the Ashland lodge of Elks on Christ­ mas night was a big success and netted a nice sum for the char- ity fund. The ball was given in the lodge temple and dancing was enjoyed from 9:30 to 1:30. Music was by George Dayton’s orchestra. M. W. Hamel, Frank Van Dyke, Clinton Baughman, Lee Dunkeson, J. E. Thornton, Ash­ land; Harry McNair, Yreka; W. G. Smith, Talent; Harry Kennedy, Hilt; and Roy Swaggert, Montag­ ue, are the members of the gen­ eral staff. ury figures show that there are goodly numbers of American citi­ zens who are forced to eke out a precarious existence on puny in­ comes of from three to nine mil­ lion dollars per year. Not half enough to buy daughter a prince Headline: "It’s Easy to Find or a duke. Gifts Ladies Will Appreciate." In- Oregon State Board of Educa­ dee« 1 yes! But it’s the paying for them that makes the old pretend tion says "nixie” to any more Sunday football games for stat«1 to have a sort of hurt feeling. school teams. Oh, of course the An Oregon man was arrested in board didn't order the funds from California recently for fast driv­ that Sunday game played in Cali­ ing. And he was only making fornia sent back, but hereafter it's eighty miles an hour. The Cali­ very naughty to play Sunday fornia cops ought to come up here games. once in a while and see the boys The diplomats just tip their making real speed! hats, and smile. But in their domes Page the relief agency! Treas- dwell many gnomes of guile. Among the dark and jarring news on social, racial, factional and political news, I not«* one lit­ tle gleaming item: "Wool prices the past week were mostly firm despite small sales.” • Just A Wee Boost For Ashland Climate Townsend Club No, One Meets Tonite; Mahoney Speaker Christmas Service By Knights Templar Homecoming For Former SONS Work Is Started On Sewage Plant Boxing Board Is And Going Lively Named By Mayor Special Townsend Meeting Saturday Evening, Medford We climb, and climb, and climb, becaus«1 the wav was smoothed by other feet. And climbing thus, we reach new heights, and leav«1 new stepping stones for thox«1 who fol­ low And climbing on, we look be­ yond the doubts and fears and clouds of Time and see the sweet light shine above .and trusting it. can never go astray. Some of the G. O. P. leaders are rooting for a program of economy, balanced budget, sound money, and protective tariff. They had all those things when they held the reins of government, and yet they drove right ke. smash Into the depression. M<«re than fourteen miles of un- George A. High of this city, who Ashland sewage disposal bonds paved streets in Ashland ar«; to be wax convicted and sentenced to in the amount of $27,000 were «•«•surfaced when; needed. It is a state prison on the charge o f signed Monday and sent to the WPA project an«l will give em­ bon«! company at Portland which setting fire January 1, 1933 to the bought them. The PWA has given ployment to fifty-five rnen. Th«; proj«;ct includes the resur­ Balfour-Guth.ri«1 bam near here complete approval. facing of aligned portions of the for the purpose of collecting $15,- The federal government made a streets with four inches of gran­ 000 insurance, surrendered volun­ grant of $36,000 to the city, and ite, lowering of 1550 feet of curb­ to the total of the bonds and the tarily Tuesday morning at the ing. ami also provides for new federal grant will be added a suf­ | county jail and was placed in cus­ ficient amount to be taken from drains ami cross drains. The cost to the city will b e tody. He has been at liberty on the city’s el«x:tric light fund t o $2,798 The government is furn­ bonds. build and install the disposal High was accompanied to the plant. ishing $6,371 through WPA, mak­ ing a total cost for the project of Jail by his motner. He returned The money from the light fund recently from Los Angeles, where was voted at a special election. A $9169 business, and where good many citizens objected to the Th«; work is to start next Mon­ he has been day an«! will be under the direct his family resides On Tuesday af­ diversion of any part of the ■ light supervision of City Engineer Frank ternoon he appeared with his at­ fund for helping out on the dis­ Walker. It is expected to be com­ torney, William M Briggs of this posal plant, saying that electric city, before Judge H. D. Norton rates should be lowered instead pleted within three months. in chambers, and made a plea for of the funds being diverted. parole, which the court declined There are indications that such ' to grant. He will probably be tak­ objections may come to the front en to the state prison Saturday if again as a well-defined issue in the mandate from the supreme j local civic affairs. court arrives in time. ------------- •------------- The weather bureau forecast of Robert N. High ,a brother, is al­ rain for Christmas failed to click so expected to be taken to the so far as Ashland was concern««!. | state prison at th«; same time. He Nice, bright, sunny, happy day, has been confined since July in the Eight Ashland high basketball 1 with an extra broad smile on old county jail. With his brother, players and coach Pon Faber will Sols beaming face. To the north­ George A , he was convicted last leave here next Monday morning ward about a dozen miles, where March by a circuit court jury, and for a four game barnstorming tour boasting about the climate is the about two weeks ago the supreme of the northern part of the state. : favorite sport, it was different Dallas will b«1 the Grizzlies first Ashland ought to make more noise court confirmed the conviction. Joe B. Holland of Astoria, con­ opponents, being played on Mon­ about her climate. A foggy day Ashland Townsend club No. 1 is fessed dupe of the High brothers day night Tuesday, the Faberites or night is the big exception Th«1 in the bam burning, is on parole. to hold its regular meeting this will tangle with McMInneville; contour or whatever they call it evening, beginning at 7:30. Mayor Wednesday, New Year’s Tilla- seems to shunt the fogs away Theron Martin, another accomp­ Willis E. Mahoney of Klamath lice, who pleaded guilty, is serving m«xik will be met and the trip from here. I a sentence of two years. They Falls is to be the speaker and a wound up with a set-to against 1 both confessed that they had big attendance and a rousing meet­ the Chemawa Indians Thursday been hired to aid in setting the ing are anticipated. morning The club meets now at Eagles fire. Hurrying home. Faber will take hall, having found it necessary to The bam, which was a well his squad to Klamath Falls for known landmark of this area, was find larger quarters in which to the opening Conference game Fri­ purchased by George High at a hold tne session. The club has a- The Knights Templar command- day night. bout reached the limit of member­ I sale, six weeks before the fire. Players certain to make the tour ery of this city held a brief Xmas ship allowed in any one club. ------------- • ------------- are, Hess, Fowler, Schilling. Mur­ service Wednesday morning at the Mayor Mahoney is one of the phy, Lee and Mayberry The two Masonic Temple, the service being great speakers of the Townsend others will be selected from the followed by a waffle breakfast movement and his fame is more following: DeMers, Bromley, Dav­ The service began at nine o'clock than state wide. It will be a pleas- is, Bruce Schilling. Gettling. War­ Formal observance of Christmas I ure to hear him. as well as that of Easter, has ren and Porter. ------------- •------------- Ashland high journeyed to Cres- ' been added to the Templar calen­ AUTO CATCHES FIKE cent City tonight for a return 1 dar All the members of the local Homecoming! The fire department was called game with that team commandery were invited to at­ That’s what it will be for How­ j Tuesday evening when Austie Bar- tend, accompanied by their ladies —•------------- ard Hobson and his university of j rie's auto caught fire on the Boul- —•------------- Oregon varsity basketball team | evard on account of a shortage I when they take the floor against in the light and horn switch. The the SONS of Southern Oregon estimated damage was $45.00. Normal New Year’s night in the ------------- •------------- highlight battle of the entire seas­ —YOU SAW IT IN THE MINER on. In reserve, Eberhart will have It will be the first time that Mayor Thornton S. Wiley has Hobby, after three great basket­ Bill Hoxie, Leavers, Wayne Har- appointed a boxing commission ball coaching years here, has plac­ iss, Patterson and Neil Winkle. to govern matches and smokers Oregon’s starting lineup, while ed a quint on the Junior high bas­ given in this city and sponsored A Townsend meeting which is ketball floor since last season :and not definite, will probably consist by local groups adn fraternal or­ said to be an important one is to along with the soft spoken coach of McLean and Leibowitz at the ders. The commission named by the b«* held tomorrow (Saturday) eve­ will come eight former history forwards; Howell at center and mayor consists of Chief of Police ning in the Armory at Medford, making SONS players who are Willard Jones and Patterson at battling for first team berths on the guards. Jones, last year all C. P. Talent. Dr. W. J. Crandall. beginning at 7 o'clock. R. Z. Adams, national coordin­ the Pacuic Coast Conference Web­ Northwest center, has been shifted Merritt Randles, Cal McClellan to guard to make way for slam and Jean Eberhart, coach of the ator of the Townsend Plan clubs foots. bang Ward Howell. Homecoming! of the United States, is announc­ Normal schr man; for Bill Courtney, ------------- •------------- peerless guard and dead eye shot Mankind Meat Wafers, a bal­ direct from Dr. Townsend. Frank X. Sherrer, president of artist; for Charles Pat” Patter­ anced dog f«Mxl in a convenient form. Per |x>tiiid 15c; 5-lb. carton Townsend club No. 2 of Medford, son, the perfect basketball player; H5c; 9-lh. carton *1.10— At IMRi will preside. In addition to the for Wayne Scott, of the sharp speaking there will be an excel­ shooting eye and for Ray Jewel, F«H*d and Seed Store. six foot six inches tall. lent program. Those are the men who follow­ "We all want Mr. Adams to car­ ry the word back to Washington ed Hobson to Oregon when he was that we are an alive, up and com­ appointed head coach there last ing. aggressive band of Townsend- year, and in addition to them there ites here in Oregon" the announce­ will be the two Jones boys, Wil­ ment of the meeting says, which lard and Budd, for the past pair also urges all who possibly can of seasons at Oregon but who both were at Southern Oregon to attend. ------------- •------------- Normal three years ago. So it will be Homecoming for FIRE DAMAGES HOUSE Fire last Sunday damaged the practically everyone on the Web­ residence of David Benjamin at foot squad in addition to Hobby. 287 Avery street to the amount of And tnose players, teamed with approximately one hundred dollars. Leibowitz. Silver, Harcomb and The second story of the house was O’rourke, are expected to drive the destroyed. The fire department re­ Oregon team to the northern div­ sponded quickly when called af­ ision title of the Coast Confer­ ter the roof was discovered to be ence. Jean Eberhart, handling the blazing, and kept the house from Ted Guetzloff, teaching his par­ SONS for the first time, has built being entirely destroyed. rot to talk French. an excellent team with which to A lot of guys staying away Troubled with RATS? RAT weic«me the Webfoots. With only from Council meetings. (Fear?) Aubrey Miles, wishing Saturday NIP is guaranteed to kill them. two b.ttermen available—Walton would last a week. For sale at Ted's Feed and Seed and Winkle—the SONS have won three games while losing but one, Art Cooper, figuring in seconds, Store. and mis-figuring that to Oregon at Eugene early ------------- •------------- DEMURE..! Art Gilbert wondering if he is President Roosevelt expressed a in the season. DIMPLED..I the only lone wolf (HOWL ART) With Bob Hardy .gangly form ­ Carl Oeser putting over a red- lovely sentiment in his greeting er Ashland high center at that to the American people: "The spir­ hot sale. position for the SONS; Ted Scliopf Art Coggins, rend« ring a brain - it of Christmas knows no race, high scoring ace from Portland, no creed, no clime, no limitation straining decision. at a forward berth; Monk Walton Bill Dean, making up for lost of time or space.” at the other scoring position; and time. ------------- •------------- Merritt Randles making a i The playlet "No Room at the Howard Scroggins and Arba Ager speach. Inn” was presented at the Pres­ at the guards, the SONS will pre­ Jerry Gault's favorite express- | byterian church last Sunday eve­ sent a fighting team that will JO.-.M oo ion is: ‘‘It's to early to go home; ning. Preceding the playlet there probably give Oregon everything yet.” they want and maybe a little bit Jack Bears, wondering, just I was a devotional service, also car­ ols by the Sunday school orchestra. more. wondering! If anybody In Ashland missed getting a liberal portion of Christ­ mas good will and cheer, It wasn’t th«1 fault of the various fraternal orders of the city, nor of civic or­ ganizations The Masonic fraternities, th«1 Elks, the Eagles, th«1 Legion, the Auxiliary, the Odd Fellows, the Boy Scouts, the Camp Fire Girls. th«1 church organizations, the lod­ ges. all did their part The fire department fixed up broken toys almost g«ssl ax new for distribution among the little folks There wax also many indiv­ idual donations by citizens were needed. it wax a joyous Christmas. The city sparkled with holiday lights ami decorations, and visitors an«l tourists received vivi«l impressions of the way Ashland does things e Saturday Only 2 Features 2 SEENina DAZE Plus Richard Arlen “Read For Love” Sun., Mon., Tue.