Presenting Ashland Merchants’ Christmas Shopping Edition!
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A Copy
S outhern O regon M iner
ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1936
FULLER URGES
EARLY MAILING
OF PACKAGES
IJANIXIN I m reported to be pull-
Ing itiwUf up by itw bootstraps
following th<* disaxtrouH fin* there
Fortunately, it was not wearing
the farnoua Oregon boots.
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A Washington state delegation
of truckers condemned old pusaen*
ger vehicles ns a nuisance on the
road It's getting to where a truck
can't have a bit of privacy any
more
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JUDGING FROM FINANCIAL
RETURNS <>l-' Till: NEW FRI8
CO BAY BBIIXJK, PLENTY OF
MOTORISTS HAVE BEEN COM­
ING ACROSS
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One aoak-the-rich plan which
was welcomed In southern Oregon
was this week's rain Several hun­
dred Ashland frogs drowned from
shock
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With (Thrintmas but two weeks
off. the goose hangs high, and
father is beginning to think hla
purse is in the name fix.
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The bloomin' British never arc
satisfied First they worried be-
MUM the king was enamoured of
no woman and the* when he did
find a lady of his vnoicc, boyoboy-
oboyoboyob« >y'
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AS FAR AS THE MINER IS
C< »XCERNEK WE LL TRADE
ENGLAND LINDBERGH EVEN
UP FOR THE KING
AND
THROW HERBERT HOOVER IN
To B< M>T IF THEY DON’T
QUIT FOOLING AROUND
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Now to get back to subjects in
good taste, we are going to lobby
for a law requiring restaurants to
serve at least a handful of olives
or none at all.
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C of C Directors
To Meet Tonight
The Ashland Chamber of Com­
merce board of directors will meet
at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the
chamber office to discuss general
organization policies and to hear
a report on office routine by Mar­
chiai Stansbury, secretary.
Plana may be considered for the
staging of a community dinner
after the first of the year
Near Christina» Rush To
B« Difficult Strain On
Postal Workers
I?E<’AUSE of the great increase
* ’ in mail business during the hol­
iday time, the Ashland postmaster
J H Fuller, requests that wher­
ever It Is possible the public shop
and mail early to avoid congestion
In the locnl office and Insure gifts
reaching their destination in time
for Christmas
Following are hints released by
the department to facilitate hand­
ling All fragile articles such ns
glasswar«, toys and crockery must
be securely boxed and crated and
should have plenty of excelsior or
like material between the articles
ami the outside box.
Perishable articles must Is* so
marked, and packed in suitable
containers. Articles likely to spoil
within the time reasonably requir­
ed for trans|>ortMtlon and delivery,
will not be accepted for mailing.
No pare«-! may I m * more
than lOO Inches in length and
girth combined, nor exceed 70
pounds In weight. Also, ad-
dresM-s must I m - complete with
house number, post office box
or rural route number.
Christmas greeting cards in red.
gieen or dark colored envelopes
should not be mailed, nor should
cards in very small envelopes.
Umbrellas, canes, golf sticks,
etc., should be reenforced their
full length by strong strips of
w<x>d tightly wrapped and tied
Sharp pointed or sharp edged in­
struments must have their points
fully protected.
For those who desire speed in
the transportation of their gifts
the department offers air mail
and special delivery. In using
either of these facilities, the let­
ters or packages should be plainly
marked.
Written mutter In the na­
ture of |M*rsonal <*orrr«|M>nd-
ence cannot be inclosed In
parcels but may I m * attached
In a stiuii|M*<l envelope to the
parcels.
Be sure to register and mail
first class all valuables such as
jewels, coins, currency or other
valuable articles.
Uninsured parcels weighing
eight ounces or less may be mailed
in street boxes; all over that must
be mailed at the main office.
For further information patrons
should refer to the pastmaster, it
was pointed out.
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We Did It With
Our Color Press!
JjiTtíut Wau
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MORE WEEKS
** TO SHOP
TIME. TO
SELECT
GREET/NG
CAROS
I
SEALS
Every I ittle Bit Helps This Chap
DIES SUDDENLY
Paul B McDonald, 44. a World
war veteran and former jeweler
here, died suddenly at his home
Thursday morning from what was
attributed by Dr. G. W. Gregg as
heart failure.
Bom in Atkinson. Neb., July 13,
1892, McDonald moved to Med­
ford in 1908 where he attended
high school, going later to Oregon
State college in Corvallis.
After being in business in Med­
ford for several years, he moved
to Ashland in 1930 and operated
the Mclxinaid jewelry store until
a few months ago.
In 1924 he married the former
Miriam Gregg, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs Gregg of Ashland.
In France, he was a member of
the 313th Supply company, QMC.
He was elected commander of the
Medford post. American Legion, in
1924, and two years later was
named grand chef de gare of the
grand voiture of Oregon. He was
elected state vice commander of
the American Legion in 1933.
Surviving him. tn addition to his
wife, are a son. Robert Gregg Mc­
Donald; a step-daughter, Yvonne
Shepherd, both of Ashland; his
father, C. W. McDonald, of Med­
ford; a brother. Weir McDonald of
Eugene, antfl sister. H Woodsun
McDonald of San Francisco.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at
the Perl funeral home in Medford.
The American Legion will conduct
graveside services at the Siski­
you Memorial park cemetery.
Yes sir!! Joe Randazza certainly loves his ice cream soda. The
youthful Gloucester. Mass., giant, is pictured “knocking off" six of as­
sorted flavor which were set up for him by admirers at the corner drug­
store Joe won't be four years old until Christmas eve, but he is rapidly
approaching heavyweight limits. He weighs 150 pounds now, and, ac­
cording to his mother, gains three to four pounds "every full moon.”
He stands six inches over four feet, in his socks In spite of his size,
he is active and playful as any child his age—just a little bit heavier,
that's all.
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C of C Office Tops
Mack Sings Praises
State Registrations Of New Miner Press
For the first time in several
years, Ashland's Chamber of Com­
merce issued more non-resident
auto permits in one month than
did Grants Pass, the usual leader.
During November, the local
chamber passed out a total of
1,038 stickers compared to Grants
Pass’ 742. In addition to leading
Grants Pass, the Ashland office
headed the entire state.
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ELECTION COST IS $2082
The general election November
3 cost Jackson county $2082, ac­
cording to a report from the
county clerk's office. Also, it was
reported, the county will be gov­
erned most economically for many
years, only 85 per cent of its bud­
get allowance having been spent.
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Subscribe for the Miner today.
rpilE red-faced gentleman
above, S. Claus, alias Chimney
ikllaku
„1.1 12
~ Sweep, alias
Kris
Kringle, nilas Papa and Mama, paused In the
Miner office long enough this week for Staff Photographer Wilbur
Bushnell to snap this characteristic |*ose of him. "Tell all the
Ashland kiddles I'll be back December 2S,” Kris chuckled.
Utl’cdlk
BX
ASHLAND FIRMS
SEE REGISTERS
HUM NEW TUNE
Yule Stocks Greatest In
Number of Years As
Trade Booms
paúl M c D onald
GLENN, 92, GIVEN TOKEN
OF FRIENDSHIP. RESPECT
One of Jackson county's last
Civil war veterans, Daniel Long
Glenn, was honored last Sunday
at the Methodist church.
Mr Glenn, who will be 92 to­
morrow .and who joined the 82nd
’
Indiana regiment in 1862 at the
Exams
for Dec.
age of 18, was presented a bou­
quet of chrysanthemums by Dr.
Examination of ap]flicants for G. W. Gregg, chairman of the
state teacher's certificates will be board of trustees.
held at the court house in Med­
ford commencing Wednesday, De­
cern her 16, and continuing until
Friday, December 18, according to
information released from the
county school superintendent's of­
fice.
Schedule of exams follows:
Wednesday forenoon U. S. his­
tory, writing (penmanship), geom­
etry, botany.
Wednesday afternoon Physiol­
ogy, reading, composition, general
history.
Thursday forenoon Arithmetic,
history of education, psychology,
geology.
Thursday afternoon Grammar,
geography, American literature,
physics.
Friday forenoon Theory and
practice, orthography (spelling),
physical geography, English liter- I
ature.
Friday afternoon School law,
algebra, civil government, book­
keeping.
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MISS AI>Y TO ADDRESS
KLAMATH LIBRARY CLUB
Speaking on Modern American
Painters, Miss Marion Ady of the
Southern Oregon Normal art de­
partment will appear before the
library club of Klamath county
next Monday, December 12.
The address will be given at
2:00 p. m. in the Klamath Falls
library and an exhibit of the work
of southern Oregon artists also
will be held.
♦
IVITII
THIS
ISSUE
the
Miner blirwtM forth on a
helplmn world of render» with
new
bloom in
it» cheeks,
thanks to the good work of
the Miner's color press.
Itut few newspa|M*rs in the
state use- more than one color
for printing, luid practically
no weeklies. So plc-ase put up
your hat pins, folks, while we
take a bow a* we present
Ashland'S
FIRST
two-color
front newspii|M*r page, and
Ashland's
FIRST
two-color
newspaper
advertisement —
that of the- J. <’. Penney com-
puny store*.
Ah, there George, are YOU
Green ?
C of C Will Sponsor
Decorations (’ontest Teachers Certificate
I The merchants’ committee of
Set
18
ahe Ashland Chamber of Com­
merce will sponsor a contest for
the most decorative Christmas
yard, with entries to be made at
the local office and deadline for
them set at 5 p. m. Monday, De­
cember 21.
Attractive cash prizes will be
awarded three winners as fohows:
first prize, $10; second prize, $5,
and third prize, $2.50.
Much interest and activity is ex­
pected to take place between now
and 1 p. m December 24, at which
time judging will take place.
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Number 50
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C hristmas
A Copy
Yes, Sir! The Miner’s In the Pink Again!
Volume 5
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\JUSIC takes many forms,
but in the Miner office
the sweetest melodies are em­
anating from P. D. McDougal,
mechanical
superintendent,
punctuated by the purring
click-click of a new printing
press, set up last week.
The Southern Oregon Miner,
like other youthful beings,
was forced to get along with
hand-me-downs for a certain
length of time, but recently
the paper passed puberty and
installed a brand new platen
press of latest vintage. As the
old one was wheeled out, the
entire Miner force was at the
door to give It a passing boot.
The darn thing came from the
Tidings office, anyway.
In addition to the new press,
the Miner also installed more
than 30 fonts of new foundry
type, and an array of wood
type—the kind that prints
box-car letters this high—to
enable us to give better serv­
ice and to match quality, job
for job, with any printing es­
tablishment in Oregon.
The force has been slopping
paint around, too. Next time
you're down this way, drop in
and look her over . . . and
listen to McDougal sing at his
work.
That new press affects him
like a breakfast of birdseed.
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QANTA CLAUS may be a myth-
ical person, but business being
transacted in Ashland in his name
has reached a new high which,
according to local merchants,
probably will surpass any holiday
season here in many years.
Santa Claus' warm generosity
and genial optimism have reach­
ed Main street.
More than ever before, Ash­
land merchants have stocked
up for holiday trading, and a
survey late this week by a
Miner reporter showed that
wares are moving at an ever-
increasing pace, indicating the
next two weeks will bring the
city’s business momentum to
a point even surpassing the
"good old days” when shop­
pers would buy store« to the
walls, and then make a bid
for the walls.
The survey showed, too, that
never before were Ashland shop­
pers offered so great a variety
of yule merchandise to choose
from. Choice ranges from com­
plete house furnishings—includ­
ing the building itself through co­
operation of the federal building
program—on down to snappy
model picks for teeth of the elite.
The shopper with scads of Christ­
mas money and the freckle-nosed
lad with a few hoarded pennies
have been amply provided for, and
all tastes, desires and purses can
be appeased in Jackson county’s
southernmost city, it was pointed
out.
With all lines of business on
the upgrade, and Jupe Pluvius'
rain on the downpour, spirits in
southern Oregon have been rising,
paving way for the rise in busi­
ness. As rain patters on store win­
dows, interiors are filled with the
tinkle of tree decorations and sil­
ver in the till, and S. Claus is
not the only gentleman wearing
a smile.
Giving, getting; that is the 1936
Chnstmas spirit. And business
men linking the two are humming
cheery tunes as they bustle about
their stores.
Just Christmas is still around
the corner in Ashland!
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EXAMINER HERE TODAY'
Ward McReynolds, state exam­
iner of operators and chauffeurs,
will be in Ashland from 11 a. m.
to 5:00 p. m. today. All those
wishing permits or licenses to
drive cars are asked to get in
touch with Mr. McReynolds at the
City hall during those hours.
SEEN i. a DAZE
CLAYCOMB GETS NEW V-8's
The Claycomb Motor company
this week announced the arrival
of two carloads of new 1937 Ford
V-8's in a variety of colors and
body types. They have been placed
on display in the company's show­
room. New V-8's have been sold
recently to the following. J. A.
Karkas, Rogue River; H. M. Aus­
tin, W. P. Bellus and E. C. Hall
of Ashland.
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SAFETY SEALS ON SALE
The Allied Veterans council of
Jackson county this week is cam­
paigning in Ashland for the sale
of drive safely seals; a small per­
centage of funds collected to be
used to erect signs at the road­
side warning drivers of the death
that rides on running boards of
careless operators. More than half
the proceeds will go for promot­
ers commissions, it was said.
LESLIE (WHITE WING)
LUSK tiptoeing out to shovel
off the sidewalk, while RED
POOLE and DICK PETERSEN
yell "whoa.”
BILL DE WITT and CHUCK
TONNER as Ashland’s men of
fares.
JACK BEARSS failing to
give, but not for long.
KEN WEIL turning out a bet­
ter column than the editor.
ELLEN MERRYMAN being
accused of cruelty to bootblacks
by CHARLIE BOARDMAN who
was reported seen in his shoe
shining parlor this week.
PHIL STANSBURY enacting
the mistaken identity plot like a
good trouper.
MARGIE MILHOAN looking
south and a little east toward
Nevada.