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Friday, September 3, 1937
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
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SLOVENLY DRIVERS MI ST BEWARE!
Well, it looks as though Ashland’s indolent parkers
who leave their cars standing well into the street are
going to be curbed.
This week the city’s police department has an
nounced that parking regulations—long a part ot local
ordinance aie going to be enforced, including pen-
alties for double-parking abuses and loading and un
loading of trucks in the streets.
Following a series of editorials and articles by the
Miner on the subject of double parking here, even
George Green of tne contemporary newspaper awak
ened to echo his condemnation of the street-cluttering
curse. We don't mean to intimate, however, that
Charlie Talent and his most efficient police force
awaited a nod from the Miner before cracking down—
that is just coincidence.
Now, with commercial vehicles to use alleys and
rear entrances for their daily calls in Ashland, and not care for band music in the park should not for
with hour-parking to be enforced and double-parking ever black recognition of the musicians’ contributions.
abuses eliminated, Ashland’s avenue of commerce will
Ashland should be ashamed of the way it has ac
be relieved of a great part of its confusion. However, cepted the willingly donated services of the city band
there is another point on which local—and passing— —without so much as having said “thank you"!
motorists are going to need a lot of education, and
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that is in regard to the pedestrian cross-walks painted
SAVING VS ALL MONEY!
at downtown intersections.
As things stand at present, we might as well have
Weather may be the strongest contributing factor
painted the city hall a bright yellow with the color this summer, but there has been an increasingly not
used to stripe cross-walks as far as gaining courtesy iceable decline in forest fires in southern Oregon since
to those afoot by motorists is concerned. A pedestrian the Civilian Conservation corps came into being in
must be blessed either with indomitable patience, or 1934.
extra-nimble legs to get to the other side of Main
There can be no doubt but that the taking over
POTPOURRI t
street without suffering a harrowing pants or skirt of fire fighting duties by the CCC has done much to
brushing by some hurrying fender.
prevent smaller fires from becoming major threats to
Ancient Embroidery
City dads either will have to build armored ram our timber, and that the elimination of volunteer and
Clothes made ot splendid cin
parts at the intersections or see to it that the police conscript labor in fighting burns has all but stamped broidery have been found on
Egyptian mummies known to l><
force gets enough cooperation to enable it do do a out fires of incendiary origin.
5,000 years old. Introduced inti
little chore of educating drivers in common crossing
It was but a few summers ago when the forest Europe from Constantinople i'
reached perfection during the
courtesy if pedestrians are to get a break.
service had to rely on untrained, pick-up groups of
ages. A celebrated piece
Of course, fiend motorist isn’t the only offender in men for fire crews. Now. with well-trained, properly Middle
is the Bayeuux tapestry 230 feet
• downtow-n Ashland. That species of gallivanting, day equipped and instantly available Brush Marines on long by 19 Inches wide. In colors
dreaming jay-walker who squeezes betw-een parked call at all times, wooded states like Oregon are saving it presents 72 scenes of the Nor
conquest of England tn
cars in the middle of the block to cross the street millions of dollars in protected timber and lowered man
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is a fitting chum for the driver who ignores others’ fire damage.
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rights in crosswalks.
While republicans are planning their campaign of
The conclusion is something like this: Motorists
HOLD EXAMN TODAY
Examinations for removal of
should remember that cross-walks are for pedestrians administration heckling and criticism with an eye to failing
work ar«* being held today,
and that the person afoot, when in that lane, has strengthening GOP chances in 1940, we might do well starting at 8:30 a m , in th«* sen
the right-of-way at all times. Pedestrians should re to ponder the benefits this part of the country is ior high school building The testa
member. too, that the cross-walks are for their pro receiving because Mr. Roosevelt gave us the CCC.
IS YORK PRESENT IJFE
tection and should always take the few extra steps
INSURANCE ADEQUATE?
it might require to reach the painted pathways before
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barging out into the lane of traffic.
BY ARNOLD
(P. S.: George, please copy.)
STEVEN R.
AMAZE A MINUTE
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WE AT LEAST SHOULD SAY ‘THANK YOU’!
Last week, in his Musical Notes column, Lawrence
Hubert made what appears to be a very sensible sug
gestion—that the band concerts be shifted to Sunday
afternoons or evenings, and that musicians who donate
so much of their time be paid a reasonable amount.
Hubert quite properly points out that, inasmuch
as so many other local enterprises get wholehearted
support, there is no reason why the city band should
not also gain remunerative recognition.
There is no question but that band concerts in
Lithia park are an asset to the town, and a pleasant
one. Were the performances next year to be changed
to Sunday afternoons—when more visitors would en
joy them—they would enhance the town’s attract! n
for neighbors and visitors, as well as for our own
people.
Of course, the concert weather for this year is
about over, but next season the city council should
make it a point to work out some plan whereby Ash
land’s band would know that its services are really
appreciated. The fact that one or two councilmen may
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arc to allow any student who him
fuil«*«l to milk«* a passing grade in
Home subject in cither high or
grade school to nuik«* up the
"flunk" ami continue In ills course
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¡TRAFFIC DEATHS
i’LOSE observation of th«* traffic
situation In Oregon has con
vinced me of the n«Nil for ma
terial changes tn oirr law as to
th«* regulating of speed upon the
highways
—
Enforcement officers
have found the Ixislc rule now on
the liookH ineffective in curbing
high speed and ask for a return
to a definite per mile s | m *« x I limit.
I do not believe that the basic
rule should lx* eliminated entirely,
lint suggest that Its gixxl features
be retain««! and that a provision
limiting top speed be iuld«*d to It.
The principle of the basic rule
can be effectively applied when
even comparatively slow driving
comes under th«* hend of reckless
ness, which may lx* caused by
conditions Involving icy pavement,
fog. or a number of other natural
causes
Another effective curb in cases
of reckless driving would lx- the
placing of a governor sealed by I
th«* stat«* |x«llce, u|x>n th«* car of I
th«* offender My own experiments
with a governor controlled car
have convinc«*d me that it ac
complishes its purpose in a moat
•satisfactory manner, and would be
a definit«» cure for the reckless
driver who refuses to keep his
b
s|x*ed within safe limits
Further, there is a chance for
gixxl, common sense regulation
through a system of soiling of
highways by engineers of the high
way department. Ixmg. straight
roads, with few intersections and
light travel, may be safely trav
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eled at a greater speed than can
be appllcxl in sections where con
ditions are less favorable Tills is
"FOR the IDEAL WASHDAY,
recognized in basic limits within
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cities, and can tx* applied to the
open highway just as effectively.
However, improved conditions on
our highways cannot wait upon
changes in th«* law Common sense
driving and strict compliance with
present traffic r«*qulrements will
do much to reduce Oregon’s traffic
deaths
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the negro who fell heir to a
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miHliately went down town
to pay a grocery bill of long
standing
After which, he
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groceries for which he ¡»aid
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those groceries from
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you are going aomewhere, telephone ahead.
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