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MORAL: IF YOU MUST ROB, DO IT WITH VIOLENCE! MEDFORD Stanley (’ole and Lyn ford Dixon, transient youths, were sentenced to two years each in the state peniten tiary by Circuit .Judge H. D. Norton Wednesday when they pled guilty to a charge of stealing articles from parked auto mobiles at a Medford football game. The pair had been indicted by the .Jackson county grand jury after their recent arrest following the thefts which occur red during the Medford-Bend game on the night of Oct. 29. Most of the loot was recovered. MEDFORD—Richard Messenger, Ashland drug clerk and confessed participant in the beating and robbing of E. D. Rice, Texas jewelry salesman south of Ashland Oct. 31, was freed by the Jackson county grand jury late last week. Messenger ad mittedly furnished the car and accompanied Eli Cagle, Mar shall Hearn and Stanley Borden, Monmouth football players, on the assault and robbing expedition which left Rice lying bleeding beside the highway. The Monmouth trio waived grand jury action but Wednes day entered pleas of not guilty despite their confessions. No date has been set for their trial. S outhern O regon M iner 5C A Copy Sc A Copy The Paper That Has Something To Say—And Says It! ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1937 Volume 6 Number 55 THOUSAND THRONGS VARSITY DEBUT UNEMPLOYED URGED TO FILL OUT, MAIL CARDS "JF AMERICA h«T back 1 on God, w< Munk,“ de clared a famous preacher Sunday We don’t know about that, but it Hcenis God has kind of turned Hl» head to one Hide In Europe and Asia 111 A bunch of monkeys cacu|>ed from a Hollywood location the other day and segregation of them from among natives collected in the roundup would try the wisdom of a Holomon 1 1 r If coast labor troubles don't hurry up ami taper off, labor soon will have trouble finding any busi ness to picket 111 The paradoxical ambiguity of politics ih being demonstrated now in th«* current effort to huvi* th«* moat recent member of the su prenu* court declared unconatltu- tlonal 111 Justice is not blind She just wlnkH at Home offenders 111 Perhap» no bore is uh bad ns the fellow who won’t listen to your favorite story for the twen- tieth time. 1 1 Eight thousand acres of fine timber along the ('niter Ijike highway have been HHved from logging operations and will stand intact “for posterity” or a care- lesaly-toMHed cigarct. 111 It has become apparent that the sporting chance Japan has given the Chines«* is “heads we win, tails you lorn* yours “ 1 1 1 With mld-month already |>ast. folks are beginning to complain b«*cauH<* the weather him started acting like it was November. APPLEWHITE, chairman an Ashland committee in charge of th«* unemployment cen sus. urges every wholly or partly unemployed person to fill out the r«*js»it card» which were distrib uted In the mail Tuesday and have them back In the |M>at office not later than Saturday, November N It ia essential that the data re quired be at th«* national capital immediately ¡n order that nec«*s- »ary rrlief and rehabilitation funds la* carried by congress in the lf»3H national budget Assist ance in filling the cards will be given at The Minet office, by Ap plewhile or by other members of the mayor’» committee, Mrs Sam m < Mali Mid C i’ T hioj Information Confidential Unemployed peisons ami par tially unemployed who fill out and »«•nd in cards for the nation»I un employment census between No vember Itt and 20 n«i*d not fear that their names will be published, or made public in any way This pledge 1» contained in the instructions »ent to all offices where the census is being taken. “The confidential natur«- of the answers to questions on the un employment report card will be i «■Hp«*uted by the administrator of the national unemployment cen sus.’’ the instructions state. The information given by un employed or other signers of the cards will not be used to their disadvantage in any way, »uch as in tax matters, questions of citi zenship. or relief The data on the cards is to be use«i solely for the purposes of the census Further, positive action was taken to ex clude from the census any supple mentary enumeration or registra tion which might be imposed on th«' regular unemployment census by those seeking to take advant age of the government’s under taking for their own purpos«* Instructions went to al) local (Continued on page 6) 111 It’s getting to the point where (TI.MERS GET DAUGHTER elusive criminals will have to be An eight-pound daughter was put on a radio program so that born Thursday morning to Mr. right may triumph and Mrs. Clifford Culmer at the 111 Community hospital. Dr. C. A. Middle age is that time in a Haines attending at the birth, The man's life when his hair moves baby will be named Carita Marie. down onto his chin and his chest muscles get the drift. too 1 1 1 Editor Clark Wood of Weston, who writes a column of doubtful rivalry to this one, probably will come under the partlally-unem- nloyed clause in the national Job census. His mind has been on re lief ever since he learned to set type. 111 This intra-state battle of words probably will go on indefinitely, because every time this depart ment relaxes, that indolent Wes ton Ix*ad<*r editor always tries to quip his Job. 111 Just one thing more. Last time Clark Wood slept under the stars he didn’t get a wink of rest. Tum ble bugs kept trying to roll him over al) night long. GEORGE WILLIAM FRAMER Funeral services under the di rection of the Lltwiller Funeral home were held Monday afternoon from the Community church at Oakland, Ore., for George William Fraser, who died here Friday, Nov. 12. The deceased was a native of Oakland but had resided in Ash land for the last several months He I» survived by his widow, one son, a daughter, one brother and three grandchildren As Crowds Pressed for Inside Glimpses! NEW ASHLAND THEATER TAPS ENTHUSIASMS ¿"’OMING EARLY to witness for- " mal opening of the new Var sity theater at 6:30 o’clock last evening, more than 1.000 persons took seats and stood in lobby of the luxury playhouse, latest Wal ter H. Leverette enterprise, to wit ness its premier showing and dedi cation. , Doors were opened shortly after the appointed hour with ceremon- I ies in which Gertrude Wenner as ; ‘Miss Ashland” wielded the offi cial golden key. She was attended by her princesses Juanita Moon | and Dolly DeSantis. Frank J. Van Dyke, president of the Ashland Chamber of Com- merce, addressed the audience gathered in the big auditorium and. after a brief congratulatory statement to the management, in- -'rfxfuced Irvin E Vining, personal I representative of Mayor T. S Wiley. Vining sketched the his- i tory of the theater in Ashland from pioneer days to the present, reiterated Van Dyke’s remarks and best wishes, and the curtains parted. The show, first for the new c.nema palace, was on. I Kepres«-nt» Heavy Inv«*»tment 'Pill KSDAY EVENING win. gala opening night in Ashland when more than 1,000 pernons crowded 1 into Halter D*vrrettr’» new Varsity theater for the $*5,000 house's inaugural l>ow to the public. Shortly after 6 p. m., when the above picture wa» taken by Photographer Wilbur Bushnell from atop The Miner building. East Main street was choked with anxious theatergoers waiting their turn aa Cash ier Helen lee entered the busiest half-hour of her life. Troop 13 Wins Scout Ashland Ski Club To Rally Prize Antlers Call Meeting Soon Troop 13. Ashland Boy Scouts, amassed the greater number of points in a competitive rally with members of Troop 12 Friday night and were awarded the mounted antlers of ’’Teddy,” famed Lithia park elk. as Indication of their supremacy. More than 150 spectators watched the Scouts go through their paces in knot-tying con tests, drills and stunts before high Scout officials of the area. LAST STRAW! By LARKY HUNTER Of autumn I was fonder Than a chicken is of grain. On gloomy days I’d ponder As I sauntered in the rain. I liked to watch the yellow leaves That fluttered in the breeze. Oh, the fall and I were thick as thieves And closer than knock-knees! But now all that is ended The days I loved have sinned And all that I thought splendid Is just gone with the wind! I For my new five dollar bonnet (’aught a gusty lift this week, And six other guys stepped on it As it tried to pull a sneak! John Daugherty, president of the Mt Ashland Ski club, this week announced that he would call a meeting of the organization some time shortly after Thanks giving to discuss plans for the winter sports season. Time and place will be announced later and members and interested persons will be urged to attend. Daugherty said he had not been informed of a decision of the Medford Snowmen, made at a meeting early this week, to aban don their Crater Lake run because of traveling distance involved and use the Mt. Ashland course, but stated that the local club wtll be glad to cooperate In any way pos sible with the Medford skiiers to improve the Mt. Ashland track and approach road. At present there is a fine shelter house on the site and Ashland members plan to build benches and make other improvements with treasury funds this year, Other officers of the local club are Mrs. M. P. Dunn, vice presl- dent; Mrs. Frank Van Dyke, sec retary, and Foster Thompson, treasurer. ------- •----- — Etta Studer Evans Is Buried Wednesday Funeral services for Etta Studer Evans were held Wednesday after noon from the Lltwiller Funeral home with the Rev. E. E. Words worth officiating. Mrs. Evans died Monday evening at her home on the star route. She is survived by a daughter, Mis. Pearl Ashcraft, and a son, James Beeden, both of Ashland, and one brother. Will Studer, Ferndale, Aik. Interment was in the Ashland cemetery. • > ASHLAND WILL DUTTON UP FOR THANKSGIVING Erected at an expense of $75,- 000. the new Varsity is a com- P"i>ite of ultra-modem styling and fine materials furnished by local firms. From the threshold to backstage wall the house is a perfect exam ple of the “classic-modem” trend in building. Simplicity of line be gins with the snow-white stucco front, extends through a spacious lobby and is accentuated by the softly lighted auditorium where curves and angles are blended to bring out the final touch in beau tiful decoration. Designed by Frank C Clark and Robert Keeney, Medford archi- (Continued on page 8) f SEEN in a DAZE ALL STORES, the post office, * Ashland branch of the First National bank ef Portland and all schools of the city will be closed next Thursday, Nov. 25. in co operation with national observ ance of Thanksgiving day. Both the city schools and Southern Ore KEYHOLE gon Normal school will hold last REPORTER previous classes Wednesday and will remain closed until Monday, Nov 29, allowing students and teachers a full week-end holiday. Churches of the city will meet in union services at 10 a. m. Thanksgiving day in the Metho .__ / dist Episcopal church. As services N- - — are scheduled to be of only 55 DARBY O’TOOLE getting a minutes duration .all attending are warm homecoming welcome being urged to come promptly at from CORINNE ROBINSON the starting hour. CLIFFORD CULMER eager The Rev. Melville T. Wire, presi ly giving I. C. ERWIN a new- dent of the Ashland Ministerial daughter cigar in anticipaUon association, will preside. Opening of reciprocity. LOIS MOORE almost, but not prayer will be given by the Rev. E. E. Wordsworth, scripture les quite mind you. driving off the son by the Rev. C. E. Dunham, wrong car when memory played and reading of the Thanksgiving tricks proclamation by the Rev. James ELVA CLAIRE JONES add- E. Morgan. ing her say-so to what a new The Rev. J. H. Edgar, Presby theater should be EDDIE MOORE getting mash terian, will preach the sermon of the day on the topic, “Be Ye notes from a certain attractive Thankful," and a Thanksgiving blond while frowning JASPER anthem has been especially pre REYNOLDS reads over his pared by the choir of the Metho shoulder. HELEN LEE making faces. dist church, directed by L. H. Han STEVE ZARKA peddling sen. Collection taken at the meet about ing will go to local charity AL SIMPSON and HARRY HOXIE contemplating future DRIVES PAST STOP,’ FINED fun at punching each other’» Andrew J. DeLisle was assessed nose. a fine of $2.50 and costs Monday GEORGE SHAFFER very in justice court following his ar disgruntled with WALT SETH- long touchdown run rest by state police for failure to ER’S stop at a state highway intersec against Chico at a free hair • Cliff Hazelwood is spending several days this week at Sher tion. The fine was remitted. wood, Ore. cut evary 10 yard*.