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ASHLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1937
Volume 6
CLAYCOMB TO
HEAD JULY4TH
CELEBRATION
ditch,
*J Miner still IriHiHtH you can't
beat southern Oregon climate,
even If It does Hoak through nn-
noylngly along about this time of
year
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We thought Henry Ford had
completely modernized his ideas
^ong with introduction of the v-8
^Mlne, but hi* still persists in
Model A logic in public utterances
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A Toledo youth, when told to
stay after school tried to make a
home run by striking his teacher
with a baseball bat The county
Judge will umpire
eee
Th.- supreme court, perhaps
fearing Roosevelt's boot, Is on Its
toe«
WHICH JUST ABOUT BLASTS
THE NOTION THAT IT IS WOM
EN WHO ALWAYS CHANGE
THEIR MINDS
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Ijibor wrangles have hmmr no
common that Southern Pacific of-
flclnls and employes are going to
choo-chtM) the rag this week
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Quipping Clark Wooil of the
Weston Mader is making jibes at
this column and It is feared well
have to ship Clark a glass of Hilda
to quench his thrust
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Weston I is getting lower light
rates thia month anil the ] Miner
expects Its i exchanges from way
up thar to start brightening up
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Englishmen are dropping It lot
of h's over the rebel blockmic in
Spain and may consider raising L
f < f
Crime calls more youths at the
age of 22 than -any other, while
bion its si-cm to I m * most fatal
around <0
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Then there's always the follow
who thought he was sowing wild
oats and raised a crop of pau|M*rs
Stolen Sander ( ar
located I»» East
Word han been received by Vic
tor Sandor of this city that the
new 1937 sedan which was stolen
from him January 31 in San Fran
cisco han been located in a stor
age garage in Harrisburg, Pa
Picking up i num lu re Suibl.-i
and his cousin, Joseph Sander,
went to the bay city where their
passenger, who was sharing the
expenses of the trip, checked into
a hotel with them and. when the
young men were ready to retire,
said he wanted to go out for a
few minutes before going to bed
Upon arising, the Sanders dis
covered their erstwhile traveling
compunion hml absconded, taking
with him the car and many of
their personal effects. Including
gasoline credit cards
Since then several forged gaso
line bills have returned to Sander,
but there was no trace of the
automobile until he received wires
»om Maryland stating that the
lacieant, identifying himself as
Rider, had taken a rental cat
om a Baltimore garage April 6.
His failure to return the car
caused garage proprietors to wire
a query two days later to Sander's
parents, which was followed by
notification from insurance com
pany sleuths of the discovery in
Harrisburg where the thief, find
ing the chase too hot, had checked
the Sander car and had then pro
ceeded into the southern state for
his next ‘‘Job."
No further trace has been ob
tained of the globe-trotting con-
fldence man, but authorities hope
to apprehend him within a few
days
THUGS PUT IN
Sc
'HAIRMAN for th«* third year
as a result of unanimous vot-
ig at Friday's Fourth of July
committee meeting, II L Clay
comb will head th«* general com
mittee for the 1937 celebration
Two dozen representatives from
th«* Chamber of Commerce, Elks
lodge, Active club. American Leg
ion and citv council will form sub
groups which will I m * directed by
the following general committee-
men as chairmen:
C. J Baughman, parad«* and
athletics. Ralph Kooz.er, music; J
G
Anderson, advertising; Guy
Applewhite, concessions; William
M Briggs, carnival, and Chester
E Correy, fireworks
Ample space for a carnival to
provide revenue and celebration
atmosphere was promised by 1> ou I h
Ilodge, park board head, and in
quiries were wired immediately to
Steffens Superior shows, which
hnvc played here before Results
of the contact will be given Ht the
next meeting called by the chair-
man
No reply has been received to
date from C H Steffens of the
carnival and efforts are being
made to get in touch with two
other amusement companies. West
Coast shows and Hildebrand's
United shows, In order to insure
a performanc«* here for Independ -
ence day
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HENRI ARCANI) TO
PLAY IN RECITAL
Henri Arcand, concert pianist,
who makes his debut to southern
Oregon when he plays in recital in
the normal Behind auditorium at
8:15 p. m. April 15. is one of the
outstanding native musicians of
the
northwest
Beginning
the
study of piano at the age of eight
years, he made rapid progress
and four years later received hon-
ora and certificates from the Roy-
al academy, England, and the
Trinity college of London
Since coming to Portland he has
coached with Lucien E Becker,
one of whose numbers he will play
Thursday evening
Dr Emil Enna, music critic of
Portland, says of Arcand: "Artful
phrasing, vivid interpretations and
fluent technique are the outstand
ing features of his playing "
Wherever he has played he has
won praise from critics
Tickets will be on sale at El-
hart's and at the door Thursday
evening It is hoped that a large
audience will be in attendance to
greet the artist
‘Won’t Go’ Strike
Ends As Students
Sneak To Movies
Desire to see motion pictures at
any price has broken the backbone
of a theater boycott planned by
normal school students, who voted
last week to cease attending the
Ashland showhousc unless Man
ager Lee B Ryan assented to their
demands of a lower admission
price for students .as was the
theater's policy during lean years
of the late depression.
Ryan asserted that under pres
ent conditions it would be impos
sible to bring high quality enter-
tainment to Ashland at a lower
box office income.
Students held fast for a couple
of days but. overcome by boredom,
numerous
breaks
occurred
in
strikers' ranks and the Chamber
of Commerce mediation board in
dicated today that any further
hold-outs will probably be purely
individual, as the majority of col
legians seem willing to pay the
stipulated adult price
Son-Less Fathers
Invited To Supper
4 I.WAYS GOOI> tor a broad
smile Mlirn approui-hi'il on
his favorite subji-i-t and hobby
—Ixiys—PoHlinaster John II.
Fuller beurnwl his brightest
when telling of the progri-HH
in plans for the annual Boy
Scout father anil Hon banquet
to I m * held at 6:30 o'clock Fri-
day evening In the Civic club
house.
“It will I m * one of the best
affairs of Its kind ever spon
sored," said Fuller, who is
chulrinan in charge.
“Two hundred tickets—100
for boys luid a like number
for the dads—are being sold
by the committee, and Charley
Lit wilier, first man to receive
his share of 20, was back In
short order reporting ’sold
out!’
•‘We expect guests from
(■rants Pass and Medford be-
sides the local contingent, and
our program, full of surprises,
will feature short addresses
limited, by ringing of a gong,
to one minute duration.
"Any son-less dads or «lad-
less sons are cordially lnvit«*d
to report their predicament to
any committee member or to
me, and It will speedily be
rrm«*died with a partner for
the feed.”
3 NEW TOSSERS
SIGN FOR PLAY
Ashland baseball team officials
heaved a huge High of relief Sun
day when three new hurlers put
in an appearance to strengthen the
only noticeably weak department
of the club
Bill Kannasto, former SONS let
terman and ex-townie player, has
promised to share season's mound
duties;
Larry Pepper.
pitcher
from Talent and last year one of
John Miljus' Medford mainstays,
reported, and Wayne Combest, of
Talent, also displayed his wares
as a flinger
The new development came in
the nick of time with first pre
season games knocking at the
door this week.
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Other hurlers will include Leon
ard Warrrn, former high school
star, Lowell Brown, recently of
Klamath Falls Red Sox. and Arba
Ager, probable third-baseman who
has been practicing the circuitous
and misleading manner of hurling
baseballs at batters Bill Hoxie,
another former high school pitch
ing stat, has indicated his candi
dacy for mound duty but has
failed to attend practice sessions
Today the l.ithians play
Ashland high in a practice
game at -I p. nt. on the high
school diamond, and at 2:30
p. nt. Sunday, April 18, they
meet the llilts town team on
the same field.
Definite assurance came in a
wire late last week that Hilts,
member of the strong Northern
California league, had accepted an
agreement with Ashland for next
Sunday's game here and one in
Hilts the following Sunday, April
25
Reenforcements to the pitching
put that section on a par with
balance of the team and assures
Ashland a nine as competent and
well balanced as any in the South
ern Oregon league, according to
Manager Leonard Hall.
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MESSENGER PREACHES HERE
Called to Lakeview by the fun
eral of Mrs. Wire’s father. J. F.
Burgess, who died at New Pine
Creek. Calif., recently, the Rev.
Melville T. Wire left the Sunday
service at the li>cal Methodist
church in charge of Ixiren E Mes
senger. who delivered the morning
sermon.
• Mrs Dora Guiley, Miss Peggy
Guiley and Max Guiley, who now
live in Klamath Falls, returned
there Sunday night after having
spent several days here with
friends.
POKEY
FOR ARMED ROBBERY
Temporary residence in the
county bastite while awaiting trial
on charges of robbery with a
dangerous weapon is th«* price
paid by two hitch-hiking youths.
Robert Parker, 18, Coffeyville,
Kan., and Henry Dale, 17, Omaha,
Neb., for a brief enlistment in the
ranks of crime.
Armed with a 32 caliber pistol,
the young thumbers Thursday held
up William Cronin, employed at
J K. Brown’s Shady Springs camp
in th«* Siskiyou«, and relieved th«*
till of $6. Returning to Ashland
they were arrested by local police
and, following a full confession,
were turned over to county au
thorities for trial before Circuit
Judge H. D. Norton.
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• Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hobson
of Klamath Falls were visitors
Sunday.
Love Me, Love My Bugs!
By LARRY HUNTER
In response to a wire from Mayor Rossi
Mister Carson got quite high-hossey.
“Go to ’Frisco? Not a chance!
That bug patrol gives me ants in my pants!”
But the Portland boss has changed his song,
And now he thinks he’ll string along
To the bridge affair where he’s invited.
It’s okay, skeptics, don’t get excited!
Hizzoner isn’t playing fair;
He’s going, all right, but he’s going by air!
ASHLAND FIRMS
SPONSOR ‘BEST
BABY’ CONTEST
Number 21
Ask Yard Trimmers
To Keep Clean-Up
Waste Out of View
pARfflCI LAR emphasis Is
being placed on a request
that householders adhere to a
suggestion that rubbish be
kept off front yards until
clean-up dav Monday, April
19, in order that Ashland may
tie presented at her best ap-
|iearance to hundreds of ama
teur radio ««iterators who meet
here in their state convention
Saturday and Sunday.
As is customary on <*l«*an-up
days, city employes under the
direction of Supt. Elmer Rie
gel will make the roiuid of
the town in the annual mu
nicipal spring cleaning.
Citizens who place hox«*s or
sacks of trash in easily ac-
cessibie places may take ad-
vantage of the chance to tidy
up their property at no ex
pense to themselves, as city
trucks will
transport un-
wanted Junk to the city dump
on that day.
PAY SURVEY TO
INCLUDE WAGE
EARNER TOTALS
JJONORS will be accorded locally i
UUTTH Axh land payroll figure«
to th«* kid in th« triangular j
v almost complete at $709,612.37,
trousers" and his slightly older I
it was learned today that next
broth«*rs and sisters by Ashland's
step in the Chamber of Commerce
second Baby Contest which will
survey will be a census to deter
start tomorrow, April 14, and will
mine number of persons employed
continue through National Baby
in thia locality.
week, May 3 to 8.
Mrs. Marcbial Stansbury, cham
Sponsored by Bushnell-Perkins
ber secretary, agreed that a plan
studio, with cooperation of the J
suggested in a letter to the editor
C.
Penney company,
valuable
of the Miner will add value to
prizes will be’awarded on the best
an index of industrial activities
photographs of children in the fol
of the town and influence of local
lowing classifications small baby
assets. The original survey called
group, boy babies, girl babies, ba
for payroll totals only and did not
bies two to five years old. and
include employment figures.
twins
Heading the salary list is
Simple contest regulations will
the Southern Pacific company
b<* in effect for parents of the fu
which each year reimburses
ture presidential candidates who
workers to the extent of about
are invited by the participating
$185,000. Another big local in
firms to enter their children in
dustry, the Bagley Canning
the affair Entry cards may be ob
company, contributes $42,000
tained without obligation at the
annually.
infants' wear department in the
City employes drew the tidy
Penney store. These, presented
sum of $52,549 94 in 1936.
with a small fee at the studio, will
Ashland’s splendid school sys-
entitle entrants to a special en
tern, besides being a cultural bene-
largement of the child's photo
fit to the community, showed an
graph which is entered for awards
economic importance with an ap
consisting of 10 cash prizes and
proximate $140,000 gross, public
many merchandise awards, as well
schools of the city paying out $80,-
Brought
ahead
one
day
by
a
as ribbon awards to all entrants
000 in various expenditures, ac
Displays of pictures in the con change in schedule, the annual
test will be featured soon in show open house will be held at 6:45 cording to Supt. George A. Bris
coe, and Southern Oregon Normal
windows at Bushnell-Perkins stu o'clock Wednesday evening at
school distributes $60,000 in sal
dio, the J. C. Penney company Ashland high school.
Parents and interested persons aries
store and the Miner office.
Results of the employe count
Judges .who will be announced are urged by B. C. Forsythe, prin
later .will make awards during the cipal, and George A. Briscoe, sup will be announced later in the
closing week of the four-week erintendent. to attend the event Miner.
contest. It was pointed out by which wall feature display of class
Wilbur Bushnell, of the sponsoring work, introduction of faculty, in
studio, that entrants are not re spection of rooms and. starting
stricted to Ashland proper, but at 7:45 p m . a program patterned
that babies from any southern- after a typical radio broadcast
Oregon or northern California which will be presented by high
school talent exclusively with
point may be entered.
Complete details of rules and James Bayless as master of cere
The newest ideas for education
prizes will be found on page three monies. Refreshments also will be today will be "put on the spot”
served during the evening in the
of this issue of the Miner.
and their value carefully evaluated
school cafeteria.
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Sponsored by the Girls' league by leading educational experts of
in an effort to promote better un the United States at the annual
derstanding of the work accom northwest section conference of
plished at the high school, the the Progressive Education asso
program also commemorates Na ciation at the University of Ore
gon April 20 and 21, it was an
Due to the entry of St Mary's tional Girls' league week, which nounced by Gaile H. Good, princi
was
further
observed
Monday
by
high of Medford into the league,
pal of Edison school. Eugene, gen
the class B schedule has been re an assembly at which Miss Jean eral chairman for the session.
vised, allowing seven teams to ette Smith of the normal school
Teachers from Ashland who
play under the six-game arrange faculty addressed the preppers.
have been invited to take a prom
It
has
been
requested
that
chil
ments. one school drawing a bye
dren under 12 years of age do inent part in the program are as
each listed playing date
not
attend the affair, which is follows: Walter Redford, president
For the balance of the season
planned for high school students of the Southern Oregon Normal
the teams will play as follows:
school, and George A. Briscoe, city
April 13 St. Marys vs. Phoe and adults.
| school superintendent.
nix. Jacksonville vs. Central Point,
The imposing list of nationally
Talent vs Eagle Point. Gold Hill,
known educators who will speak
bye.
and take part in practical dis
April 16—St Marys vs. Central
cussions is headed by Dr. Carson
Point. Jacksonville vs. Talent,
Ryan, Jr., president of the national
Phoenix vs Gold Hill, Eagle Point,
With slow going on a wet track, association, and Frederick Rode-
bye.
several Ashland high school track fer, executive secretary, both of
April 20 -Jacksonville vs Phoe team aspirants made good show- whom will come from New York.
nix. Talent vs. Gold Hill; Central ings in tryouts held late in the Others will be Dr. George W.
Point vs Eagle Point, St Marys, week, according to Coach Skeet Frazier, president of Colorado
bye.
O'Connell, who is putting his boys State Teachers college; Dr. Daniel
April 23—St. Marys vs. Talent, through spring field and track Prescott, professor of mental hy
Central Point vs. Phoenix. Gold paces.
giene. Rutgers university; Dr.
Hill vs. Eagle Point. Jacksonville.
In first clock times Don Caton Frederick M. Hunter, chancellor of
bye.
ran the 100-yard dash in 11 sec I higher education for Oregon, and
April 27—St. Marys vs. Jack- onds flat while Furman Carter Dr Dexter M Koozer, president
sonville, Central Point vs. Gold covered the distance in 11.2 sec of Reed college.
Hill. Phoenix vs. Eagle Point. Tal onds Bill Brahs ran 880 yards in
The annual banquet of the as
ent. bye.
2:1. Dale Ross covered the mile sociation will be held April 20.
Because of this mix-up Ashland course in 4:59. while Leroy McNeil Dr. Ryan as speaker on the topic,
high did not play Talent last Tues consumed 5:3.
"The Child—His Problems, Atti
day as was scheduled but instead
Paul Icenhower made the 50- tudes and Emotions."
played a practice game with Phoe yard dash in 5li seconds and
Sponsoring groups for the con
nix, the lay-off team for April 6. > James Brady hurled the shot 39 ference will include the university
O'Connell's charges winning 7-6
of
education.
Eugene
feet while Paul Jones put the iron school
Talent beat Eagle Point that ; ball 40 feet three inches in try- schools, Lane county schools and
day 10-7 and continued their win j outs. Discus throw averaged 100 Phi Jelta Kappa, national honor
ning streak Friday by defeating
ary educational fraternity.
feet in first attempts
Central Point 9-5 to lead the small
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O'Connell said the 220, 440 runs,
school circuit with two wins and
r
high
and
broad
jumps
and
javelin
no losses.
throw would be held during this
week, as well as several baseball
games to round out the week’s
athletics.
The horsehide nine will play
Talent high school Wednesday eve
ning and Grants Pass at the Cli
mate City Friday, with a return
game on the Ashland field Satur
By Our
day. in addition to the "scrim
KEYHOLE
mage" with the Ashland town
REPORTER
team, starting at 4 o'clock.
OPEN HOUSE SET
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Ashland Educators
To Attend Talks
On School Methods
B League Teams
Revise Schedules
High Track, Field
Aspirants Try Out
E E N in a DA Zl
I Ç abby Ç ertie
SONS Co-Eds Get
Picture Publicity
Pictures of six Southern Oregon
7
Normal school co-eds graced a full V
page display in the magazine sec
CLIFF BROMLEY gone with
tion of the Portland Oregonian
the GAYLE.
Sunday.
DOC HAINES doubling in
Those
shown
were
Fiances
Strohecker of Dixonville: June traffic direction.
Moore, Gold Hill; Connell Napier,
D. GUY GOOD spouting stat
Klamath Falls; Audrey Pool, Prt- ic and about to blow a fuse be
land; Freida Baumgartner, Brook cause of the clean-up day con
ings, and Arietta Tyrrell, Medford. flict with his ham convention.
The page, which also featured a
ART TONNER and his son
photograph of the normal admin CHUCK playing for the Tonner
istration building and a brief de Tribe Tenpin Title.
scription of the local school, was
CORINNE ROBINSON look
one in a series describing activities
of northwestern co-educational in ing for moon-gazers, with a
leaning towards cooks or truck
stitutions.
drivers.
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"The screen beauty who starts
complainlngly at $2U a week, • R. G. Nebeker of Hilts also was
struts complacently at $2,000 a a week-end visitor, calling at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ruger.
week.”
WANDA SCHWEIN listening
Intently to Monday night band
practice«.