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5C A Copy S outhern O regon News That’s Fit to Print Printed Fit to Read! ____________ i Volume <> AW K M * iner ASHLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1937 TALENT FEED DRAWS THRONG With more than 200 diners pre»- t, the Talent Grange dinner, given in cooperation with the Ash land Chamber of Commerce, was pronounced an overwhelming suc cess. The banquet, served by ladies of the Talent Grange, was accom panied by a varied and interesting program in the city hall there Opening with a clatter of eating tools and rhythmic wuving of chicken bones, the program got under way with pep songs led by Bert Miller, followed by several numbers by the Ashland male quartet composed of O II Tao C F. Tilton, I). E. Nourse and Miller Dancing numbers were given by pupils of Blanche Camp bell's studio featuring Missis Juanita Moon, Helen Elam and Marilyn Christlieb. A debate, "Resolved that Ash land and Talent should be incor porated into one city," featured humorous treatment by Earl New- bry, Ray Schumacher and Chase Gardner of Talent, affirmative, and H L Claycomb, C M Lit wlller and Leonard Hall, Ashland, negative. T H. Simpson Introduced J. H. Hardy, toastmaster, and Frank Van Dyke extended Ashland greet ings to the assemblage Program was under direction of Bert Mil- ler, Dan K*y and Dr c. F TU ton, while dancing, which followed, was In charge of l)om Provost. Howdy, Folks! We’re 2- liming '■'HERE ARE some conditions under which two-timing is accepted as socially correct, and the Southern Oregon Miner this week reached such a situation. Today marks the iM-glnning of a new era for the paper which started as a gangling four-col umn weekly more than six years ago. Henceforth, the Miner will I m * issued twice a week—every Tin-sdax .uid Friday—instead of Friday only as In the past. Miner readers, and those con- tempiating individual ownership of each copy of the publication, may rest easy, however. Sub scription price of the pa|M-r will not I m - u |>| m -<1 from Its present price of Si a year—yet. Kilt don't say we never gave you fair wanting to get In on the lower floor. The Miner has no delusions of sudden grandeur at the change, know ing full well it will be kind ling and not the world we will set afire, but the publication d<M-s believe it can now be of greater service to its readers and advertisers, and plans to continue its [Mtlicy of expanding anil progressing as time and conditions warrant. Now you don’t have to "wait a week,” you lucky people. (1 a-ua-a-h, George, surprise!) A Copy Number 11 A Million Years Ago Today! AAU WILL PAY CRO-MAGNON DAILY CHRONICLE DENVER TRIP COST FOR SONS From the (landing News-Dis|Mtis«-r of That Age) / ’HL'KNIK was arrested this morning for speeding his dino saur through the street, thereby imperiling a number of children who were taking lessons in arch ery in front of the training quar ters at cave number three. He was fined two leopard skins by Judge Spiilwallup, besides costs which amounted to one first class bob-cat fur. • • • The wrestling match last eve- nlng between Bulgomin I and Dick- raw at the Auditorium Cave i was well attended and was I won by Dickraw who pinned his opponent to the mat after an hour of rough work and then tapped him on the head with his club, to make sure he stayed down The betting was high and many fine skins changed hands as a result. Engravings of this match may be seen in the illustrated section of the Chron icle at the cross-roads below town the cliff with the large square lace. • ♦ • Rombull, the visiting Priest of the Sun-god, will hold services this evening in the Chapel Cave, next to the Armory. Everyone in vited to attend. He will explain why the Sun-god has to hide in a Cave every night and how he gets out of it each morning. • • • Bilgong told our reporter he was so angry with his female for the terrible manner in which she roasted his bear-steaks, that he must have hit her too hard He don't like a female who can't take it. He says he will get a bigger one next time who can fight back. Romping through the gruelling Nothing is so conductive to happy schedule with the toughest college ()UR CANDIDATE the Hit family life as a little scrap now and independent teams in the down strike championship Is and then. state, Southern Oregon Normal Elmer Inertia, who has been prac ticing on the WI’A for the punt We hear our Elders have passed school’s Sons justified pre-tourna- yMi HI h most effective employer a Sunday closing law in honor of ment dope by taking the Ama persuader is all blubber and a yard the Sun-god. Hereafter, no hunt teur Athletic union state basket championship in Portland last wide ing or dressing of skins will be ball week-end and thus earning the allowed during the day of the Sun. right to represent Oregon at the • • • national meet to be held in Denver It Is believed thnt France will A merry breakfast party was late this week. Heck a 50<> milllnn-dollar loan from held this morning at the Cave of the United States. and if the ad With a 37-31 defeat of the Pack the Roxracks. The Trodon egg, ditional debt I h allowed to be added found yesterday by the Foxrack ards in the finals last Saturday to their present unpaid balance. boy, made a tasty and substantial night, the Teachers wound up the It'll I m - our own darned default meal for the two dozen invited tournament which had previously guests. All the females wore their seen the Sons defeat three college teams, Mount Angel 142-37), Wil finest furs and feathers. The American form of govern lamette (42-30), and University ♦ • ment wan founded on a series of of Portland (37-27) to win a crack It is feared the Pterodactyl, checks and balances, but trouble captured during the last full at the strong Portland team, win has developed in the supreme moon, can never be tamed and ner of the independent club court, which to date han the bal will have to be turned loose. The bracket. ance of ¡tower and no cheeks but Paced by big Bob Hardy, Sons town storehouse will soon be bank the Grim Reaper rupted if compelled to furnish center, who was high point man meat steadily for this huge beast. in three contests, and Darrell * • • 1 Leavens, who scored high points With spring definitely arrived In southern Oregon, gardens are WEATHER FORECAST — The of 17 markers in the Willamette expected to get quite a lot of next new moon will probably . melee while holding Captain Ver- I steeg of the Bearcats to exactly bring rain. spading till papa digs up his first • • I no points, the Normal outfit can of flshwormn Subscribers to the Chronicle I worked smoothly and clearly dem r must pay up soon if we are to onstrated their right to the hand Where Ignorance is bliss, tin continue in business, It takes some trophy, which portrays a folly to mention religion or pol- plenty fresh, red meat to keep player about to chuck a basket itics a publication like ours _ _ We ball 'h rough a miniature silver going. can also handle a few choics furs. basket while another hoopman 1 watches the play. —J. C. Reynolds. Those people who used to object Clifford "Chief” McLean,’ de to bull fighting as tiarbaric are Plans are being completed for pendable Indian guard; Bill Hox strangely silent on the internation the class B basketball tournament ie, lanky local boy who flashes at al war now raging in Spain to be staged Wednesday, Thurs forward for Eberhart's team, and day, Friday and Saturday of this j Howard Scroggins, whose close Continuing an annual custom, week at the SONS gymnasium. checking figured strongly in the Speaking of trouble, the drys The list of officials for the game recent state championship, also insist that those people who f<>- [tost No. 14. American Legion, is will make the trip to Denver, and ment much of our grief fvrnx-nt it making plans now for the big is not yet complete but certain Anticipating the early occur probable reserves will be Schopf, Easter egg hunt which will take town whistle-tooters will be as Ashland high school has the best rence of Easter Sunday, March Sether, Ager, Hess and Schilling, place in Lithia park early Sunday sisted by normal students. The scramble of Ho many March 28, according to Post Com - ~ Coach Jean Eberhart, who takes ■ chance in years to attain the state 28. the Ashland Ministerial asso (Continued on page 4) spokesmen to the aide of the su- I mander V. G. Barnthouse the SONS varsity to Denver Wed basketball championship, accord- ciation has plans already under i ing to Skeet O'Connell, mentor of preme court would indicate they way with the Rev. D. E. Nourse of Boxes for cash and egg dona- nesday. is leaving V. D. Bain, of realized it needs defense I tions have been placed in local the school faculty, in charge of ar the local team, winner of the dis- the Neighborhood Congregational j trict and conference titles by the church as chairman in charge. grocery stores and other business rangements for the hoop confab. clearest margins shown anywhere Speakers are yet to be selected Fortunately, necessity also is ■ houses, and citizens are urged to ! in the state this year. for the special union services the campaign to ac- i contribute in the mother of convention. The Grizzlies have defeated backed by the united churchmen 1 cumulate the necessary 2.500 eggs j Klamath Falls, whom they will representing most Ashland church ; for the hunt. This number, about YES. AND THE PEST WHO seven cases, will be colored and meet early in tournament play. es, including Methodist, Baptist, ALWAYS SAYS "I TOLD YOU hidden for the hundreds of chll- | two games out of three played. Presbyterian, Nazarene and Con SO" WASN'T SIRE IN Tin-: >1ren participating. but Two Medford youths, Alvin T. : and have walloped Medford every gregational denominations, FIRST PLACE Bill Grenbemer is official dyer Thorbus, 17, and Robert L. Pur- ’ time the two quints met. Medford. weather and the city "dads” per of the eggs which are boiled at ucker. 20. met sudden death when 1 for their part, has defeated Eu mitting, the meeting will take the Ashland creamery by Paul their car, in which they were cov gene, which honked last year's place in the city park at 7 a. m. I Taylor. Boy Scouts, supet vised by ering a newspaper route, was de champs, Corvallis, for the district Easter Sunday. In case of storms .Guy Applewhite, will hide the eggs molished by a south-bound South 7 title. The paper dope continues the Baptist church will be host to and later be entertained by the ern Pacific passenger train at the in a similar strain for almost the services. The Rev. Melville T. Wire, presi Legion at breakfast in charge of Seven Oaks crossing two miles every district, with Ashland about Reeder dam in the Ashland wat Fred Tayler. Bill Johnson is a north of Central Point at 8:01 the only team to set up its su dent of the association, also an ershed Is backing up a supply of member of the general committee. o’clock Sunday morning. premacy so decisively. Astoria nounces observance of Good Fri water greatly In excess of that of Last year the local post was O. F. Reibel, Roseburg engineer pulled the most peculiar angle of day March 26 by an all-day meet last year, according to Elmer C. given a citation by national head of the death train, which hurtled the story by drubbing their own ing at the Methodist church, at •Blegel, head of the city's water quarters for success of the affair the Purucker coupe at 50 miles second team to rate the Salem which Bishop Titus Lowe will de AUBREY MILES, just in and electrical departments liver the sermon at high noon. which attracted over 900 children per hour, said "1 didn't see the trip. from Russia, on a tour of press These teams are not necessarily Further plans will be announced offices organizing "stand-up” of under 12 years of age from car until we were right upon it.” The boys, who apparently were as weak as circumstances appar next week in the Miner. strikes. I Heavy snows which fell through Ashland and other southern Ore -------------•------------- counting papers, had not noticed ently indicate, however, but the out the area this winter are melt gon cities. GEORGE SHAFFER mislead Grizzlies are supplementing their Searchers are divided Into three the train and drove directly in ing rapidly, and the constantly in ing GLENN ADDIS' customers brilliant record with a determina front of it, the car being bent al age classes; from one to four, four creasing flow of water will insure with his barber smock, and Ad tion to win which should overcome a sufficiency to take care of Ash to eight, and eight to 12, and val most double as it was carried 1155 even the most efficient opposition. dis then having difficulty extri feet by the impact. uable prizes will be awarded in land's needs for 1937, both for cating tithes for drugs and sun each class to the finders of the News of the tournament will be water consumption and power pro dries collected by Shaffer. Friday night in Klamath Falls first place golden egg, and the sec received after each game, so that duction. HELEN LEE, at the basket I LIKE ME ond prize silver one. Miner readers may keep tab on the local Junior high defeated the ball game, screaming “Who's Altamont Junior high 22 to 16 be progress of the local quintet. At things poetic I'm so brash fore a large crowd of rabid fans. getting cited? Not me, I’m not First encounter will be Wednes That I don’t bow to Ogden Nash! The score was tied at 15-all with excited’!!!!” day, March 17, the tournament lour minutes left to play. An Ash- DICK PETERSEN and LES w But I’ll holler “Uncle!” Lucie Landen and Dorothy continuing on through Saturday. Without any bicker ' land rally, led by the Juniors' LIE LUSK dealing with a run Stahlman, well known artists, will To his "Candy is dandy, 1 lanky center, James Smith, netted away cat. be heard at 8:15 o’clock tomorrow A letter adressed to LOGAN But liquor is quicker.” enough points for a safe margin, When the Ashland Radio club evening. March 10. in the normal JACKSON COUNTY FARMERS • I.AX IN MAKING REPORTS in closing minutes of the game (LOUSY JOKE) NININGER. meets tonight. Max Crowson, pres school auditorium. FINIS STEWART being the • Jim Lewis of Redding spent ident, will preside over the regu Fortmiller led the team in a stall Miss Landen, violinist, and Mrs. Sunday with his mother, Mrs lar btiHlness session, after which Stahlman. at the concert grand, Many eligible Jackson county which effectively checked all Al last to stick his neck out. Mary Lewis, at her home on Th I Hl he will turn the meeting over to will present some examples of the farmers have yet to file their work tamont's scoring attempts. SLADE SONGER slurring his street. This was the second victory of words. Guy Good, president of the OARA. works of Handel, Brahms, and sheets, under the 1937 soil con ---- DARBY O'TOOLE jacking up state "ham operator" group, for a Grieg, these sonatas being to the servation program. Only about 55 the week for the Juniors. Jack • Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gosnell discussion of the Oregon conven- soloist what a symphony is to an per cent of the total county land sonville's Juniors were defeated a friend's car, the joke flatten ing out when the sweating O' were parents of a seven-pound boy tipn to be held here April 17 and orchestra. crop has been filed in the county here Tuesday evening 23 to 16. Sunday at their home on Harga- | 18. An attempt will be made in Toole looked up from his work The lineups: The artists are donating their agent's office, and the remainder dlne street. to find his victim watching. Altamont (16) this discussion to narrow plans services in the drive to pay for the must get their papers in by Mon Ashland (22) Somebody quipping that MAR Anderson down to a concise schedule neces new grand piano acquired by the day, March 15, in order to receive Fortmiller. 5 . F Weaver, 6 F....... Reginato, 3 SHALL WOODDELL certainly sary in handling the crowded state school, and a small charge will be payment. Checks for 1936 have averaged Smith, 10 ....... C........ Edmunson, 9 cayenne put pepper into a meet made, tickets to be secured at the meet. $44 each, with two-thirds of the Chiloquin G............... Stuart, 2 ing. POTPOURRI W7FOP, which has been broad door. BILL EBERHART, city editor total sum still to be received by Provost ............G................. Jones, 2 casting publicity for the affair Subs: Ashland—Martin (1) for of that other paper, "hoofing it" during the past week, will con • Going north Sunday evening, last year's signers. down the highway between Tal Provost. tinue daily to spread the news. the Rev. C. E. Dunham planned Earlier Than Fulton’a Boat ent and Phoenix with his over Referees: Steadman. Henley. The station, biggest in the state to stay in Portland two or three • Returning from Reno Monday While Robert Fulton built the coat on his arm. Better late than and the only club-owned transmit days. He is president of the state was Attorney William M. Briggs, hrit successful steamboat, h e ter in Oregon, has, according to Baptists, and as member of the who had b^?n transacting business • Visiting with relatives Sunday never to pay off that election • were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moretz bet, no doubt. was not the first to apply steam reports, been picked up by receiv executive committee will work on there. DON McCRAE coaxing MAR and baby of Klamath Falls. Mrs. arrangements for a state conven ers throughout the northwest. to water craft. In 1787 a boat tion to be held in Medford May 8. • Elaine Andrews was among Moretz is a daughter of Mrs. w. GARET STEARNS to attend • built by John Fitch made a trip ---- •------------- OSC. Lithians to visit with Medford S. Ramsey. • Claycomb Motor company sold down the Delaware It used pad* —,—•------------- POKE NININGER explaining friends during the past week-end. new Ford v-8 models to Mr. and • Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Burge ar .les like oars but was so Im- • John Mills, Jr., left Monday for the ethical difference between • Mrs. W. H. Parker, who took a rived from Carmel, Calif., Sunday. iracticable his backers withdrew. three and four kicks. four-door touring sedan, and to Burge, a nurseryman, has leased • Marriage of two SONS stud Roseburg on a business trip. Fulton introduced the paddle- CLARK THOMAS trying to W. E. Pierson, buyer of a stake his business and the couple will ents was learned recently, Dulcie ------ •--------- r- •■■heel,1 which was successful. pick-up. R. L. Bishop, Medford, remain here indefinitely. Mrs. Aitken and Harley Cornett, who • Chet Wolters enjoyed a trip to crowd his manly self into lace © Western Newspaper Union. also took delivery of a coupe last Burge Is a sister of Mrs. A. C. entered wedlock in Yreka Febru Crater Lake Sunday, reporting trimmed shorts, a gift from th« 12 feet of snow at the rim. C of C. week. ary 26. Ninlnger. LEGION EASTER EGG HUNT IS PLANNED Class B Tourney Plans Set Is Word Will Have AHS FAVORED Ashland Union Easter Fete IN TITLE TRY Is Ministerial Plan SEEN in a DAZE Medford Youths Die In Train-Car Crash City Assured Water Surplus As Dam Fills Ashland Juniors Take Pair of Tilts Hams In Convention Confab Here Tonight Landen-Stahlman Recital Wednesday