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S outhern O regon M iner 5e A Copy 5c A Copy The Miner Hasn’t Been Here 60 Years But It Will Be! ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1936 Volume 5 Number 46 SHRINERS TO CONVERGE HERE '------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------. rpiilH COLUMN inis ribbed old * Art Powell and ids Central Point American u lot, but this week we're going to admit thut we really think Hie Is u scholar and u gentleman, and that he has u very graceful sense of humor. Probably Lindon had no more ar dent and outspoken friend than the American, which included u large sunflower in its masthead Following last week's occurrences, tin- flower carrbd a heavy black border und the notation, "Rest in A thought al) this publicity be- n.g given the Dionnes would result in something dcxjierutc Somebody stole u Granta Puss maternity home's wooden stork the other day. and foul pluy Is suspected a Seven nutions huve agreed to humanize submarine warfare, says a news dispatch. Soon they'll be agreeing to make all poison gas smell like violets, too. • A HOMECOMING SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THOSE OCCA8 IONS WHEN NOBODY COMES HOME With ship owners and marine workers in a deadlock, it remullía for t bl shippers to puddle their own canoe. • Royulist forces are knocking ut tin- door ot Madrid, but we’ll bet nobody bus said "Who’s there • Northwest turkey growers are worried about getting in the red thia Beason. They want to puss dark meat. Economists again are concerned ubout how muny cents to put in the dollar. Ax fur as this office is concerned they can leave ’em as i < in i just give OHM progeny • Loa Angeles has resumed ita bum blockade You can’t blame the city dads. The place is bum enough already. OUR FRIEND, ART.(SMUDGE POT) I’ERRY. IS LIVING A MIS SPENT LIFE HE OUGHT TO BE WRITING EUR THE LITERARY DIGEST Tankers are the only boats per mitted to operate between coaat points during the maritime strike, pel blips so they can dribble oil on the waters when things get too rough. With new fall and winter styles out already, it certainly ought to be about time for the Medford liquor store to move to another new location. • Pope Pius has ordered clothes painted on the nude figures by Sort Michelangelo in the Vatican “ of painting the my. maybe. • Although already the largest in the world, the California Bay bridges probably will grow in sighs when it comes time to pay for them. • A news dispatch unearthed the fact that an English king was d such a tender cut of beef he forthwith knighted it. tako salt and pepper, and the butcher's address, thank you. • The Oregon highway ?ommis- xion deserves nothing but praise for their work in completing the new Siskiyou mountain road. It will eliminate more crooked work than a senate investigation. We have a suspicion that if there are any bull fighters ieri in Madrid they'll be relieved to get back in the ring again for a well- earned vacation. • OR MAYBE THE SPANISH TOREADORS WERE DRAFTED BY GENEVA. THERE SHOULD BE A GOOD DEMAND FOR BULL THROWERS THERE. • Il Duce claims he I h a friend of John Bull's. And it looked from here like they were holding hands because both were afraid to let go. • With November 11th come and gone, the world is Just one more Armistice day nearer its next gen eral war. I EUBANKS, CITY To Present ‘Growing Pains/ Senior Class Play Nov, 20! HILLAH TEMPLE TREASURER, 72, TO GATHER HERE IS STRICKEN IN CEREMONIAL Kesident of 61 Years Is Found At Post Hen* On Wednesday Stricken while at his post in the State Bank of Ashlsnd about noon Wednesday, G G. Eubanks, veteran city treasurer, assistant cashier anil director of the State tiank. succumbed to a heart attack while alone in U m building and wax found a short time later by William M Briggs, local attorney, and G. S Butler, president of the institution Eubanks had attended a direc tors' meeting In the tiank during the holidny forenoon and wax left alone while he completed some work He was last seen alive at 11:30 a m„ when he dropped in to the Pinza cafe for refreshment According to Dr. F. G. Sweden- buig. bis physician, Eubanks had been suffering ill health for sev eral days. The dead man wax 72 years of age, and wax one of this city's best known characters. In 1906 he became cashier of the Granite City Savings bank, located on the corner of Oak ami East Main streets, organized by tli.' Bank of Ashland and the old First National bank, and had served as cashier during the fol lowing 30 years The tiank wax purchased by the First National when it consolidated in 1914 with the United States National, suc cessor to the Bank of Ashland It became an independent Institution In 1922 and has been so operated until now. Mr. Eubanks also had been city treasurer since 1906, and wax re cently reelected to hlx 15th two- year term at the general election November 3. G. G. Eubanks was bom in Hen ley, Calif, April 24. 1864. and wax aged 72 years at the time of his passing. He ia survived by his wife, Nan Goodyear Eubanks, a son, George Eubanks of Tacoma, Wash., a daughter, Mrs F H Rose, Pacific 'Love, Calif , a sister, Mary Eu- banka, and a brother. A. A Eu- banks of Portland. The Stock-Litwiller chapel is in charge of funeral arrangements, details of which will be announced later ----- •----- < REMUENT CITY RAILROAD PLAN. MEETS REJECTION An examiner for the interstate commerce commission of the fed eral government this week recom mended rejection of an application made by the city of Grants Pass and the Crescent City harbor dis trict to build a railroad connecting the two points. The line would use track already in use for part of the link. The report said prospects for the development of certain pro jects in the area to be served by the line were too remote to war rant construction of the new spur. ----------- •----------- NON-RESIDENT PERMITS HIT NEW HIGH MARK A total of 3,342 California mot orists visited in Oregon and pro cured non-resident permits during October .according to Secretary of State Earl Snell. The Influx of Californians brought to a total of 67,544 those who obtained non-resident stickers for the first 10 months of 1936. Ç abby ( jERTIE THE CAST which will present Ashland high school's anni versary play. “Growing Pains," Friday night, November 20, is shown above In a photo taken by Wilbur Bushnell of Bushnell- Perkins studio. They are, read ing from left to right, front row: J. Moore, G. Patterson, J. Curtis, J. Davis, V. Stubblefield, M. Milhoan, A. Harker, L. Segs- worth, E. C. Jones, II. Thomas. Back row : G. Scott, Miss Ixx-k- hart, I*. Whitney, J. Bayless, M. Ring, H. Baughman, D. Lewis, P. Icenhower, B. Kay, M. Sur lier. Members of the play cast not in the picture include Miss Woods and G. Bibby. Miss Ixick- hart, journalism Instructor, Is director for the comedy farce which will attract many local residents next week. ------------•----- ------ BEI.IAIEW FAMILY LOSES HOME, CLOTHES IN FIRE Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Rose, resi dents on East Main street near the junction of the Pacific highway, suffered loss of their house, fur nixhings, clothing and food stores Tuesday afternoon by fire of un- known origin. The Rose family, including two children, moved into the dwelling late lost spring and had stocked their pantry with a winter's sup ply of canned goods Neighbors of the Bellview district are cooper ating in aiding the stricken fam ily with quilting bees and other good neighbor gestures. ----------- •----------- Subscribe for the Miner today. ASHLAND •s MARTIN URGES COUNTIES EASE TAX BURDENS By A. L. LINDBECK State Capital News Bureau of the Southern Oregon Miner (JALEM — A prediction in this column last week to the effect that property owners in Oregon could expect a material reduction in the state levy for 1937 has since been confirmed in a state ment by Governor Martin an nouncing the complete elimination of the property levy for state pur poses within the constitutional six per cent limit. At the same time the governor announced that the state would end the current year with a surplus in its general fund, the deficit which fastened itself on this fund back in 1925 having been finally dissipated. Pointing out that of the >43,000.000 tax levy again,t Oregon property owners for next year only 81,250,008 could he charged to the state, the governor declared that “We must put our local af fairs In order ax well as our state affairs." The governor in announcing the Improvement in the state's finan cial status credited the Improve ment to his Insistence upon econ omy in all state activities and to (Continued on page 6) HOMECOMING DRAWS MANY “V.'hcn a man boastfully points tn his bump of intelligence he doesn't know beaus.** Medford Egg-Hurlers Pay Ashlandites Visit Reverting 1 to tactics of former yean« when compel i- tion between Medford and Ashland was keen but the gestures were i odoriforous, a group of Pear Town egg- hurlers invaded this city fol lowing Wednesday afternoon’s football battle. Their marks manship was as l»ad as their eggs, said victims. Among sufferers here were Parker Hess, whose new $4 hat was omeleted. “And don’t think it was any yolk,” either, groaned Hess yesterday . Cliff Bromley and several other .Ashland high football players also were shelled, but side walks and business fronts were chief recipients of Med ford's messages of hate. It was thought that Wed nesday’s football upset sent the hum eggs to Ashland. ----------- •------------ RED ( ROSS DRIVE GETS UNDERWAY HERE TODAY Twenty high school students will start out this morning on a Red Cross roll call canvass, according to announcement yesterday. G. A. Briscoe, Ashland school superin tendent, and the local Active club are cooperating in the movement. In addition to the canvassers, six girls will maintain three booths during the day, one at the post office, another in the First National bank and the third in the Groceteria. / Students who have signed to help in the roll call work are: Bob Burdic, James Curtis, Walden Stauffer. James Bayliss, Delbert Jones, Bruce DeMers, Kenneth Bell, Don Lewis, James McNair, Leslie Segsworth. McKenzie Rob erson. Robert Farlow. Weldon Herfrd, Kenneth Harris, Bob Lant- is, Everett Nance, Alden Powell, Jack Williams, Paul Icenhower, Don Caton, Virgil Jackson, Dean Duffield, Gwendolyn Scott, Jean Claycomb, Alice Grossman, Mar garet Harrison, Janet Hastings, Leslie Jenson, Margaret Milhoan, and Mary Louise Roberson. 4 MEDFORD Shriners of southern Oregon and their wives will come to Ashland Saturday, November 14, to par- ticipate in a unique “cold sands" I Thanksgiving ceremonial of Hillah Temple. The conclave will be a departure from the usual shrine ceremonials when trembling nov ices are conducted over the hot sands of the desert as shriners’ wives have been invited to enjoy the banquet, dance and other fes- . tivities, according to Illustrloun Potentate George W. Hillis of Klamath Falls, leader of Hillah i Temple this year. The Ashland ceremonial will I open with a business meeting at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon, fol lowed by a great shrine banquet at the Ashland Elks club. The ladies have been invited to enjoy this colorful dinner. A brilliant parric will start from the Elks club at 7:30 p. m., ending at the Ashland armory where a band concert and the first and third sec tions of shrine work will be featured. Special entertain ment will be arranged for the ladies while this lodge work is underway. At 9:30 an inform al dance will be held at the armory with the ladies again participating. Committees, appointed by Pot entate Hillis for the Thanksgiving ceremonial, are: General commit tee, W. H. McNair, chairman; Sam H. Baker, Ralph E. Sweeney. Banquet: T. H. Simpson, chair man, and Floyd F. Whittle. Mem bership committee: E. C. Jerome, chairman; Rex Barnett, P. P. Gray, Kenneth P. Lawrence. Prentice M Clark, Harold Wells, George H. Smith, George W Arge, John Enders, Elbert Bede, Dr. R. L. Burdic, Paul B Rynning, El bert Lenox, A. G. Bishop, H. B. Kellom and all members of the June 20 class of shriners. All past-potentates will make up the reception committee while Melvin Kaegi will be chairman of the decorations committee, as sisted by Glenn Simpson, J. Sam Jordan and Alfred Okeson. Ward V. Croft will have charge of the music for the ceremonial with Earl T. Newbry as the other mem ber of this committee. The dance committee will be headed by M. W. Grubb, assisted by M E. Kaegi, A. B. Brownell, Erwin C. Trumbly, Claude M. Houston and Albert E. Peasley. Walter Leverette is chairman of the entertainment for the ladies with Henry Enders and A. B. Cun ningham as members of his com mittee. William Walls heads the (Continued on Page 8) PAL FOR A STEAK WE SALUTE ztshland High School Grizzlies who marched through 11 Medford Tigers, an eight-year jinx, 37 dope-buckets and AO yards of trouble in the last two minutes of play Armistice day: Jim McAllister—Right End Bill Wimer—Right Tackle Jim Brady—Right Guard Roland Scheidereiter—Center Bud Etzwiler—Left Guard Cliff Bromley—Left Tackle Don Gettling—Left End Charlie Warren—Quarter Steve Fowler—Fullback Walt Lee—Left Half Leonard Warren—Right Half Furman Carter—Fullback Forrest (Skeet) O’Connell, Coach The Granta Paaa-Crescent C!ty railroad haa been derailed again, and it ia doubted if it wax on the right track, anyway. ---- •----------- An estimated visitation of more than 100 Southern Oregon Normal school graduates calme from all parts of the state and adjoining states last week-end, according to school officiala. A special program of pep rallies, a parade, football game and dance were held in ob servance of the annual occasion. ‘Cold Sands* Thanksgiving Kites Will Attract Shrlners ( h JUANITA MOON being thrown from a throne. BEN FORSYTHE being a vic tim of an enthusiastic Ashland lass' enthusiasm at the football game. GEORGE SHAFER just crawl ing with ducks, or something. THELMA REID asking about history to MARY BELLE, to whom it comes naturalized. ALLEN AUTRY, alias FLEET FOOT, canning everybody in town. CLIFF BROMLEY and PARK ER HESS stopping eggs on their way to mark-it. RILLING SCHUERMAN saying doggone it I always miss the good games and see the punk ones! BILL BOYD of Talent pushing groceries. . • LEE and BETTY RYAN trying With a watch to show the com parative size of his giant And, Peter their dangdest to give away >475 Yotz. a Cambridge, Mass., garden with no success, and resigning to doting out the sum in instalments. er. displays the huge mushroom he GLEN SIMPSON saying br-r-r! found m a Belmont field. The big Not MY kneecaps bare in this cold fungus weighs four pounds, two weather. ounces and is twelve inches in di FLORENCE FARLOW saying ameter. N w if Peter had a eteek people can start inviting h«r to of similar dimension»------ •at most anytim« now.
