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.
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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
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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
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If coast labor troubles don't
hurry up ami taper off, labor soon
will have trouble finding any busi
ness to picket
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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
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Justice is not blind She just
wlnkH at Home offenders
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Perhap» no bore is uh bad ns
the fellow who won’t listen to
your favorite story for the twen-
tieth time.
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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.
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It has become apparent that
the sporting chance Japan has
given the Chines«* is “heads we
win, tails you lorn* yours “
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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
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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*.