S outhern O regon M iner 5e A Copy 5C A Copy Bringing A New Newspaper Deal To Ashland! ASHLAND, OREGON, APRII, 20, 1037 Volume 6 Ashland's Embryonic Editors Launch Into Pubblishin’ Baseness MARTIN SEEKS OREGON GAIN AT BONNEVILLE Vehicle Regist rut ions Up For Stat'* A h F es A BOUT hulf the world s fighting ships must be patrolling the Top $ .»,030,(MHI Spanish coast in an avowed effort to confine the war to Spanish soil, A. I.. LINDItECK but we Just can't help but notice how ready they'll be to pitch In Stnt«< Capital News lliire.ttl of th Southern Oregon Miner themselves at any slight "inci­ QALEM Governor Martin Is In dent." ‘ W i .‘iington D <' doing little lobbying In behalf of Ore A prohibitionist has accused gon's claim to Bonneville dam. th«1 White House guests of becoming benefits from which !x>x Angeles "befuddled” from drink We see is trying to nullify through havlnr no reason to blame alcohol for it tied in with Boulder «lain for one of our stock requirements of rate making purposes. Th«1 gover­ politicians nor is appearing before the river.“ and harbors committee of the fia. V Ground. Wash , students houa«1 which la conducting hear iAve auwted a "sit-down" protest Ings on several measures dealing to dismissal of their principal, with the udminiatratlon oi lion choosing tò seat their complaints neville Tills is the committee on alongside a fishing spot. It used which he serv«i«l while a member of congress prior to becoming gov­ to be called playing hookey. ernor. It is th«1 governor's longest 1 absence from the stat«1 sin«-«1 he le Ixis Angeles murderess who assumed th«* office mor«- than two rted to a coma to escape sent- years ago now will spend a short period r r 1 in prison Mor«1 than 2.000.000 adults are enrolled in educational classes be 1 The lucky English are being ing conducted by the Works Pro­ trained to don gas masks on a gress administration throughout moment’s notice while we Amer the nation, according to I. R leans must continue to long for Aiderman, national director of the adult education program who was them every four years In Oregon this week checking up 1 (Continued on page 4) Haven't heard much from Col­ onel Clark Wood at Weston lately Guess he must've quip poking fun down this way. 1 A popular tooth paste a new abrasive from strengthening our belief those countries have sand features Europe, some of to spare 1 Musty history books never re­ vealed a fraction of the story about crowning of kings that the coming coronation tells Meaning­ less social niceties are parenthe­ sized by the sterling mark 1 With a billion and a half dollais to be asked for governmental re­ lief, it is expected that there will be little closing of the yap between income and outgo for the admin­ istration. 1 The worst hazards of all are mental ones, and the smaller the mind, usually, the larger the haz­ ard. Stock-Lit wilier Chapel Improved C. M Litwiller today announced completion of first step in a re- decoration program planned for the Stock and Litwiller funeral home. Interior decorators recently have been engaged in kalsomlning the office, chapel and family room in a new pastel shade, and the soft color scheme has been carried on with attractively designed wall paper for family room and chapel. New office furniture further im- proves appearance of the local es- tablishment. LICENSE EXAMINEE COMING Announcemene was made today by Earl Snell, secretary of state, that Ward McReynolds, examiner of operators, will be at the city in Ashland between hours of • m. and 5 p. m. Friday. April ill persons wishing permits or ises to drive cars are asked et in touch with McReynolds ng these hours. BOY SCOUT FEED IS BIG SUCCESS Attracting 150 men and boy«, the Boy Scout father and son ban­ quet held Friday night in the Civic clubhoua«- was. in proportion to th«1 number of scout« enrolled |n Ashland, an even greater succens than similar affairs recently held in other southern Oregon cities At a court of honor held near th«* end of the program 11 boy» were award«1«! merit badges and ratings for accomplishments In scout work They were Robert Dooms, John Icenhower, Billy Bement. Man- Smith. Robert Farlow, Earle Chamberlin and George Bibby, all of troop 12; Jack Hand, Dale Kaegi, Frank King and Norman Kerr from troop 13 Roy Bayless was not present to receive merit badges which he had earned Frank j Van Dyke presided over the court where Irving P Beasley, Scout executive, exam­ ined candidates for honors Awards were made by dads of the boys Dr. R L. Burdic acted as toast­ master at the banquet and speak­ ers included I. E Vining, Larry Schade of Medford, John H Ful­ ler, Norman Kerr, George Bibby, M. W Hanel, V. D Miller, Charles Grover of Grants Pass, Henry En­ ders. Earl Newbry. Willis A (island, C P Talent, H. C Rud«1, How ard Mayberry, Dr. Walter Red­ ford and Executive Beesly Invocation was given by the Charles M Guilbert and, opening the court, a pledge to the flag wax led by Howard Mayberry. Other numbers on the evening's program were selections by th«1 chamber of commerce pep band, directed by Virgil Jackson, and group singing led by Mr. Beesley with Mrs. R. L. Burdic, accorti- paniat. Expressions of appreciation were tendered by Fuller, banquet chairman, to committee members and all others who aided in the success of the event. • Mrs. Henry Hughs returned • from Portland Sunday accompan­ TOWNSENDITEH MEET ied by her daughter Dorothy, who The Ashland Townsend club met was confined in the Shrine hos Tuesday night in the Eagles hall pital for the past six weeks. for an important business meet- ing, according to Charles I. Homes, president. Q abby G ertie I yv’irii Journalistic ambit uhi » »tirrnig their liiigi’rtlp», iuh I with a typewriter for pres» »ml go»»lp iu> ctqty, two young \»lilmid lad» last w««'k lami« ti«*«l «me of th«1 most startling publication» ever to »(»It till» heretofore |M*iiceful eoinimiiilt». Hill Ikinint mid Stmi l>.ill», »«■If annotine«1«! "editors, re porter» unii publishers," pro­ ducasi their first rililloii of Snoople "Naterduy, prlntcal a» super muter ut th«1 »iqM-r pub­ lishing olii«'«1 nt Ashland, On under tin1 iu*t of > Chief Frisi Dwikout. BABY CONTEST BOOMS DOODADS Opportunity will b«1 presented for I'llgibl«- war veteran« and war veterans' widow» to sign for tax exemption» ut 1 p m Monday, April 2fl, when County Assessor J H Coleman will be at the Cham­ ber of Commerce office, according to Guy Applewhite, American Leg ion service officer Included In exemption daxsifl cation will be veteran« of the Civil war. Spanish American war, Indian ware, or widow» of any »uch men. widow» of World war veteran« and World war vet, w’ho have suffered 40 per dlna bllity Exemption will be made on taxes on the first JI (MM) property valuation • Banner Work To Get Ham Convention Ends I nder Way By C-C With Portland Chosen Meeting Monday night In the Chamber of Commerce office, the ’38 Meeting Objective Joint advertising committee of Closing the sixth annual Oregon Amateur Radio association con­ vention here Sunday with a ballot selecting Portland as 1 938 confab headquarters, over 1(X) hams left for their homes throughout the state after a busy week-end spent in Ashland. Small attendance was due to bad road conditions and floods up­ state which prevented travel for many delegates. Following registration Saturday, various activities were sponsored by the Ashland Radio club, host group Phone operators rooked the code exponents in kittenball Saturday afternoon and, later, meetings were held in the Pioneer hall with D. Guy Good, state president, wielding the gavel. Following an address of wel­ come by Mayor T S. Wiley, talks and demonstrations were given by Prof. E. A. Yunker, OSC, a hain in his own right; R Bargelt, Port­ land. who had motion pictures as background for his speech, and Don Wallace, noted amateur from Long Beach talking on antennae Entertainment rounded otft the day, with Ted Goodfellow of Port­ land playing some musical tricks and the Ashland Chamber of Commerce Pep band presenting several numbers. Group photographs and contests took place Sunday, with contest prizes awarded at the evening banquet at the Chateau which closed the 1937 meet. Number 23 chamber directors and city coun­ cil representatives ironed out dif­ ficulties which have held up In­ stallation of the huge banner sign to be suspended across Main street at the city plaza Plans were made for the immediate commencement of tile project. Made of metal, the sign will be 40 feet long by four feet high and will direct tourist attention to the out-of-state registration office, and also will bear an emphatic "plug" for beautiful Llthla park It will be illuminated by flood lights at night. C. P Taient, chief of police and member of the Chamber of Com- merce board of directors, presided at last night's discussion. Dorcas Society Will Hold Food Sale 22nd It has been announced that the first of a series of food sales spon­ sored by the Dorcas society, ladles' group of the Seventh Day Ad­ ventist church, will be held Thurs­ day, April 22, in the building on East Main street formerly occu­ pied by the chamber of commerce. Opening at 8 a. m , the sal«1, managed by Mrs. William Rob­ erts, president of the society, will present a tempting array of home prepared foods, including bread, pies, cakes And salads. Funds derived from the venture will be used by the ladles in work of the local church and the church- sponsored day school. • HARDY URGES COUNCIL INDUCE MANY VISITORS TO SUMMER IN ( 1TY All members were present at a routine city council meeting Tues­ day night. P. R. Hardy, representative from the chamber of commerce advertising committee, addressed the city dads to some length in interest of sponsoring Ashland as a recreation center. Although no definite project was set forth, Hardy advanced the opinion that, with proper inducement, several hundred families could be per- suaded to summer in the city. Other Issues discussed Included a report on cemeteries, with a plan passed to discontinue present $2 50 fee for use of city owned equipment for lowering of caskets and a resolution, also which passed, to accept a proposition of the Pacific Telephone and Tele­ graph company for a central tele­ phone office alarm to notify city police of trouble calls. ------------- •-------------- • George Bourne of Phoenix via- Since inauguration of the "best baby” photograph contest spon­ sored by Bushnell-Perkins studio an-dads, with a not­ iceable upward fluctuation to b<* the current trend for such stand­ aril accessory concerns as See The Hit lie. Im What started out as a generous gesture on part of the two partici­ pating firms in celebration of Na­ tional Baby week. May 3-8, has snowballed along, gathering mo­ mentum and, at last reports, all Ashland dealers of novelty toys are racking their feverish brains for th«* ultimate in unique baby amuse rs! Wilbur Bushnell, camera artist, soon found his silencing equip­ ment to be inadequate Consisting of a teddybear and an elephant isans legal, the array lacked that certain unilcflnabl«* something "No soap," said the younger generation, in substance. "You want gurgles of contented coox. and you thia Frank Buck nonsense!" Other probable prodigies are ru­ mored to have remarked, as they posed for their pictures, that their "interest in such prehistoric mon­ ster» was negligible to a degree bordering upon non-existence" Bushnell, eager to please his clientele, immediately sent out special operatives and searching parties in his frantic efforts to unearth gadgets more modem and more acceptable to the critical Juveniles As a result, the last entries in the contest have acceptetl their position tx'fore the discerning lens with a complacent expression which is best described as a smug smirk! Proof of the maestro's success will be produced soon when dis­ plays of baby derby photographs will b«1 arranged in show windows at the studio, the J. C. Penney Htore and the Miner office Mean­ while proud parents continue to sponsor their bouncing babies as contenders for valuable prizes to be awarded the contest winners. • NEWELL ELLIOT LEAVEN FOR TOUR OF WORLD Newell Elliot left recently for Los Angeles, starting point of a world tour sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsilon, national honorary fraternity. Continuing to New York, via Mexico and the Isthmus of Pan­ ama, the students will embark May 1 on their trip which will last a year and will take them to lending universities in all coun- tries of the globe. Elliot, who is a son of Mr. and Mrs Otis Elliot of Iowa street, is 22 years old and was awarded the Journey for accomplishments while a student at Oregon State college. ROSE AIKINS, JAMES HAINES UNITED HERE LAST SUNDAY United in marriage Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs Harold Aikins, was Miss Rose Aikins of San Francisco to James H. Haines of Aberdeen, Wash. The bride, who attended school here, has many friends locally, and and especially is well known in musical circles, where she was prominent as a cellist. Many out of town guests were present, including Miss June Aik­ ins of San Francisco, Paul Aikins of Bums and Mr. and Mrs. George itud with Ashland friends 8unday. Rose of Klamath Falla. QTUDENT players under the dl- k red Ion of Altx-rt Van Aver, dramatics instructor, presented a treat to Ashland drama lovers Tuesday night at the Southern Oregon Normal school auditorium In th«1 form of the SONH produc­ tion. "Mix Moonlight." Ikiastlng, in the main, an ex­ perienced cast <»f players, the piece, In three acts, covered the affair« of the Moonlight family throughout the Interesting course of three generations in the years 1881, 1898 and 1929 Cast ax Sarah Moonlight, the lead, Roberta Nours«1 Indicated her ability to handle the difficult and sympathetic role Opposite her in the part of Tom Moonlight wax la1 Roy Lindner, who handled his lines and characterization with an aptitude little short of profession­ al technique. Other characters included Wyn­ ona Ealow as Edith, a typical old maid, with Wanda Minter furn­ ishing th«1 romance ax Jane M«x>n- light, piqdunt daughter of the family, and Isaura Hughes in the important character role of Min­ nie. the Scotch maid. In leading male support were Kenneth Burns as Willie Ragg, debonair suitor of Jane, and James Baughman who, ax Percy Mid­ dling, kept plugging along syste­ matically as Ragg’s chief conten­ der for th«1 attention of the charm­ ing daughter. Norman Hamilton added great­ ly to the action of the third act in hl« part a« Peter Middling. Heading an effective technical staff for the production were Hamilton, stage manager, and LuVina Williams, wardrobe mis­ tress Miss Williams wax allied by Priscilla Marsh and Mary Ann Whitsett Others engaged in en­ gineering the drama Included Con­ nell Napier, Lucille Ixvnibert. Ber­ nard Applegate, William Howe, Anita Feldmaier, Ralph Train, Roberta Nours«1. Alic«1 Ixiftsgaard, Jeanne Dubuis and Clarence Bowman. The splendid stage sets used. dMigMd by Van Aver and built by students at his direction, and the elaborate perio«! costumes, de­ manded much study and ability from the staff member» Ross Ragland was business manager for the play, and pub­ licity was handled by Caroline McNeal _•---- • Medford residents visiting here during the week-end included Mr and Mrs Bob Slinger, Mrs. Ethyl- win B Hoffman, Mrs. L. B. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ray and Mr. and Mrs Neville Biden. SEEN ma DAZE V HERMAN MAYBERRY tear­ ing dollar bills in two, OY! VIC SANDER kneeling at the feet of photographic art. GEORGE YOCKEL and W. D. JACKSON taking their yellow hammer methods with them to the bowling alley. SHORTY BALDWIN receiv­ ing a summons via Tel and Tel from Medford. JERRY THORNTON discov­ ering that keys are usually in­ dicated in starting a car. PASSING RECRUITS, Med­ ford-bound, looking disinterest­ edly at Ashland tonsils bared for the troop movement. A fairly accurate TAKE-OFF on this column used to describe ham confab activities in the daily dispatch from GENERAL GREEN’S headquarters. ANN JORDAN being "it" in a game of WHERE'S-SAM. BILL ZIGLER and AL SIMP­ SON dropping their collegiate sophistication for the privilege of a roller-skate tour of the city. HARRY MORRIS, welding in­ side of a tank, declaring turn about wasn't fair play when a hip pocket full of matches ig­ nited and adding that he'B solder and wiser. ODDS remaining unchanged on possibility of THE GEN­ ERAL buying himself anothar new GREEN car.