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SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
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OREGON FARMING ON THE UPBEAT!
During last few days it has been hard to detei-
mine whether upstate floods are due more to excessive
rains or to too-enthusiastic crying by the congested
population.
At any rate, inundations the country over will be
likely—and salty ones, too—if the present fad of moan
ing isn’t tempered with the facts and tapered off to a
spasmodic simpering.
Arguments, like charity, should begin at home.
So let’s take a look at business conditions here in
Oregon in an effort to determine just how much sob
bing conditions justify—and how much is being whip
ped up by a sour-grapes partisanship of sulking busi
nessmen.
(It must be admitted that the greatest impetus to
Oregon’s fall and winter ‘‘recession’’ was given by
labor unrest and unending and cross-purpose strikes.
Business—itself partly to blame—has consequently
suffered.)
But take the agriculturist who is, after all. the
brawn and sinew of the state: According to recently
compiled reports, the Oregon farmer fared pretty well
during 1937. Although production and income from
wheat in the state dropped noticeably, most other
crops brought greater revenue to growers. All in all,
the state gain for principal agricultural products was
$22,031.600 over 1936, and $49.670.600 over 1935!
In other words, the Oregon farmer’s income has
increased more than 20 million dollars each year since
1935—not including benefit payments—reaching a
grand total of $363,585.600 for the year just ended.
Perhaps the tiller of the soil still is far from his
hoped-for goal of financial independence, but here in
Oregon he has been making steady progress in that
direction. And the agriculturist in Oregon is a prev
alent character—a basic industry.
So, despite strikes which have strangled the lum
ber industry, Mr. Oregon Farmer has been doing bet
ter by himself regardless of the reams of bear talk
broadcast by some biased newspapers and political
opportunists. Money talks, and it says that “reces
sion” is the bogey of Industry, not agriculture—and
mayhap Industry’s wish is father of that!
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compensation tithes, workmen’s compensations and so
on into infinity.
Many things could be said about hidden, burden
some, obvious, unjust, excessive, nuisance, personal,
tyrannical, suicidal and other varieties of taxes. But
what’s the use? Every last taxpayer who will have to
juggle figures, thumb through books and receipts and
wonder where the money to pay ’em is coming from
will have plenty to say on the subject himself.
And not much of the current comment on taxes
would be printable, anyway.
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By .1. C. REYNOLDS
Here's to our trusty President
And the loyal friends who love him;
Among the great and the eminent
There are none we would place above him.
The name of Roosevelt has always stood
As a symbol of honest dealing;
He gives his best for the nation's good,
High principle thus revealing.
And here’s confusion to critics who
Think only of dimes and nickels;
A jealous and most distrustful crew,
From whose tongues dissension trickles.
The brand they wear is the double-cross
And their inconsistence shows it;
But F.D.R. is our chosen Boss
And we don't give a damn who knows it.
OLE PROBLEM—BULLETS OR BUMPERS?
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THOSE DOG-GONE DAYS ARE HERE!
Once again comes that baleful time of year when
all businessmen and those fortunate wage earners in
the better brackets start worrying about income tax
reports, paying taxes, assessments, unemployment
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Our living apartment in connection
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A tightening of enforcement and punishment of
reckless and drunken driving has been noticeable in
Oregon—along with other measures intended to help
make our highways safer.
Probably the erring motorist—particularly the re
peater—thinks stiff fines and actual jail sentences
now the vogue are too stringent and not in line with
offenses. But were the foolhardy to understand fully
the serious consequences that develop from too fast
or too careless driving habits they wouldn’t be facing
punishment.
If a show-off were to run amok down the middle
of the sidewalk with a gun, firing it at random just
to hear the noise or to command attention he immed
iately would belong behind bars and would lose little
time in getting there. Sounds like a far-fetched com
parison, but such a foolish act probably would en
danger no more lives and property than if the same
man were to hop into his car and show off down the
street.
An automobile, like a gun, is a very dangerous
weapon when misandled. Rigid enforcement of traffic
laws is an aid to longevity, not only for other motor
ists and pedestrians, but also for those whom the
law corrals and punishes.
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organized
worker»
and
»peaker»
actively
engaged
in
spreading and organizing his Na
*tional Recovery plan The TNRP
| | i» much livelier than the NRA,
; which the supreme court declared
i unconstitutional.
The former is
battling for what it knows 1» the
EXPRESSES THANKS
greatest movement in the USA
To the Editor:
The Ashland Townsend club
On behalf of the inmates and meets every Thursday at 7:30 p
employes of the county farm I m. Visit them maybe you will
wish to thank al) those who made get an eyeful. Maybe you might
the Christmas season such a meet a horsewhip We hope not.
When desperately in need of
pleasant one for all here.
I wish especially to thank the something funny to say, come
Full Gospel church of Ashland, again but be sure to come up on
the police and the Apostolic Faith the right side
church of Medford for the treat»
DR D M BROWER
received by them
(216 Central avenue)
Also I wish to thank the young
ladies of the St. Mary» academy
EDITOR’S NOTE — Well,
and those in charge for the fine
Doc, we can take It, but It
program given here and so much
surprises iih somewhat that
enjoyed by all.
such a profound thinker as
Those who have provided read
you would get off on a tun-
ing material for the home have
gent of |H-rsonalltles. Did our
helped to make the time go pleas
paragraph really nettle you
antly and if any have good read
that much, or do you Jest?
ing material that you have fin
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ished reading it will always be
used here as nearly all those in
the home like to read.
The newspapers that have gen
By 4. C. REYNOLDS
erously furnished complimentary
copies of their papers for so many
China’» Intention» (we hear ) are
years are to be commended.
pacific. Japan'» intention» (we
It is a great thing to be able firmly believe) are Pacific, At
to make the declining years of the lantic, Arctic, Antarctic, with the
aged brighter and on behalf of all Great Lake» and MissiHsippi river
at the county home I extend to thrown in for good measure.
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the citizens of Jackson county a
nappy new year
We heartily endorse Japan'»
SUPERINTENDENT,
proposition to the U. S. to divide
Jackson County Farm.
up the Pacific ocean on a 50-50
ba»iH, providing the Japs take the
M. BROWER CHAFER
bottom half
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To the Editor:
Our attention has been called
We are in favor of birth-control
to last week’s issue of The Miner for bed bugs, wood ticks, hornest»,
which reads a» follows: “Speaking Japanese and ail other pestiferous
of has-been», we wonder what ha» insects.
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become of Dr. Francis E. Town
send and his $200-a-month bait?"
Suggestion for bathing suit»
We wonder if you were asking for 1938 Two feather» and a but
for information, or were making ton
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a desperate attempt to be funny
If the former, the following is
We saw 100 pound» of strip
just a little for your benefit: Dr. tease dancer in »wimming last
Townsend ha» hi» headquarters at summer. She said she weighed 103
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room 800, North Michigan ave
nue, Chicago, Ill., where 1» printed
One of Hollywood’« actresses,
his national weekly.
visitin gnear here recently, was
There are over 5000 clubs which visiting near here recently, wa«
meet from one to four times a fence by a billy goat. Probably he
month. Most, if not all, atatea juit wanted her autograph
to the Editor
TRIVIALITIES!
^By LARRY HUNTER
KTOW, with baskelball w»«m
well under way, there comes
the annual renewal of Ashland’s
favorite winter sport discussion
of present hoop talent as com
pared with the cage heroes of
years gone by, generally to the
disadvantage of the recent hixip-
sters.
In fact, the other night, one
of the old timers made the re
mark that the brat bnskrthull
player ever to weur an Ash
land uniform was Walter
Phillips. now deceased. Not
only was he steady and de
|H*u<lable but, without bring
isirtlcularly flashy, was the
cleverest bull handler ever
here.
Never having scon Phillips, of
course, and also being in the dark
ulaml the now almost legendary
Al Marske, Sonny l<evdom. var
ious Ram»ay» and Ramsey» and
other erstwhile Grizzly
stars,
yours truly is no authority on
the early vintage boys, but If any
five of them, granted the miracle
of time standing still, would live
up to their reputations against a
quintet picked from the beat play
ers since 1930 the game ought to
pay rent for the gym on a one-
night stand.
Right from the o|M-iiliig
gong III 19.80 the combination
of lloweli, Iteeder and Dili,
aided and abetted by certain
other players, kept fans on
the edges of their sruls
throughout the seasons of 'SO
and 'Si while winning south
ern Oregon titles.
Big Wardlow Howell Is plenty
| gixsl for basketball conversation
I yet, having had spectacular suc-
I cess after high sch<s>l at SONS
and U of O. Over six feet six In
height and built proportionately,
his rough and clever game must
Insure him an all-time Grizzly
post at either center or forward
Lyle Reeder, lanky all-state for
ward, and southpaw lavwrence 1
GUI made up the threesome which I
generally carried opponents off
their feet with great dispatch and |
finesse Helping them no little
in 1930 was Earl Winkleman and,
in 1931, Keller Mabbott, both bet
ter than fair players Other mem
bers <»f those teams, while capa
ble enough, definitely were not of
all-star quality with the |s>ssiblc I
exception of Tom Simpson, guard I
in 1930.
Then into 1932-1933, Ashland
high school had another gang of
swell h<Hipsters dropped Into her
lap from Coach Earl Koger»' jun-
lor squad
Dun Falter fell heir to no
less than Boh llardy, Bill
Hoxie, Parker Hess, Hjalrnar
Kannasto and other«. It wus
no trouble going to Salem
thru. In no doing, Hardy came
mighty close to Howell's «tar
position and, no flash in the
pun, still Is going great guns
at U of O after two hrilllant
seasons at NONH.
With one rather off-season,
Faber bowed out but •fl i fine
»quad of reserve» for the present
mentor, Skeet O'Connell
Last
year
the
team,
with
Steve Fowler, Walt Lee, Tiny
Jone» and Wait Scheideielter pac
ing the attack, O’Connell breezed
through the conference in a walk 1
This year »till is a good bet with I
Charlie Warren. Everett Nance, I
Jack Weaver and Buzz Roberson j
strong contender» for the local '
hall of basketball fame
At any rate, this column offers
a challenge to any and all “old
settler»” who claim that it 1» nec
essary to go further back than
1930 for an all-time Ashland all- |
star team.
Put Howell, at his best, In
the center post; Gill und Har
dy at forwards; let Nchelder-
eiter, Kniinasto, Mahlsdt and
Hoxie flip coins for the start
ing guard Jobs; buck them up
with the rest of the fellows
previously listed as reserves
and, take the word of this de
partment for It, they would
make a cirun sweep of any
teams the cobwebby past
could produce!
What? You don’t think so?
Well, anyone who can pick a bet
ter all-star team in welcome to
»end in hi» opinion. Go as far
back as you want to, name 1937-
38 players if you fee) they de
serve the mention and, for your
convenience, use the following
ballot. Just »end it or leave it at
The Miner office and between uh
we'll pick a team satisfactory to
most of us:
N in inker’s (’hange
Dance to Clubroom
Closing of the dunce fits ' H
Nililiigvr'H cafe, temporarily at
least, win under way this week
as partition» vcir installed by
Mux Crowson between the cafe
propci and the large room In the
rear which now will be used iim a
dubitami for men
Booths have been moved for
ward and the place will accomo
date approximately the same num
ber of diners us befoie The to
bacco counter, bus agency desk
and other arrangements will re
main unchanged
Partition» have been construc
ted to facilitate removal if trade
should warrant further rearrange
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mas holiday».
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