S outhern O regon M iner
The Paper That Has Something To Say—And Says It!
Volume VII
ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 193«
Number 20
MODERATE VOTING EXPECTED TODAY
Glendale Nine To Play Here Sunday
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LITHIANS BRACE SOUTHERN OREGON HABIT!
FOR CLIMB ATOP
LOOP DOGPILE
** the death rate renchrd Its low
est point when Roosevelt took over
in 1933 Yeah, we knew them re
publicans had been killing us
111
Civilization la that enlightened
state of affairs when nations are
generous with aid for war victims
and selfish when it comes to out
lawing war
111
Then there's the fellow who said
he was going to subscribe for a
good dally paper That's the trou
ble with some readers always
buying out-of-town stuff
111
Often things started as a lark
become hard to swallow
111
Who cares about recession ?
Who cares about election day’
Who cares about Europe? Boy-
oboyoboy, strawberry shortcake Is
back!
111
The Brite Brothers, condemned
Siskiyou county, Calif,
triple
slayers, have been granted another
reprieve Shadows of the gallows
have been changed to flickers by
fickle governors
111
k wave of burn silver dollars
has been flooding Oregon and
Clark Wood, that gullible Weston
Ix-ader editor, bit into a cartwheel
and found he had a phony gold
tooth
111
Medford folks, despite their crit
icism of pump priming, are help
ing to make the federal money
fly They will get a new wing on
their post office
111
Now comes the time when grad
uates should be advised to put
their best foot forward, and pref
erably in a door if they plan to
sell themselves
111
Today is election day and, after
the ballots arc counted, a lot of
candidates are going to be s|»eech-
less for the first time
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SOFTBALL LOOP
IS FORMED HERE
ITII another series of intens
ive practices under their belts,
and with starting lineups altered
to present the team's most for
midable front, Ashland's Llthlans
are anticipating a repetition of
last week's victory at Yreka on
the local lot when the Glendale
l-oggers will move in Sunday, May
22. for the third league game of
the season Opening pitch is slated
for 2:30 p. m on the high school
field
Both teams are tied in loop
standings, with each having de
feated Yreka and each outfit hav
ing suffered defeat once. Glen
dale's 3-1 walloping of the Cali
fornia nine gives them a slight
edge, on paper, and their Pitcher
Johnson's acknowledged right-arm
supremacy has transformed Lith
ian workouts to serious sessions.
However. Manager Jack Balding
has not been caught napping, and
has arranged his warmest dia
mond reception for the incomers.
New Pilcher to Show
A new treat will be in store for
funs Sunday when Clay Lewis,
giant right-hander with San Ber
nardino last season, starts on the
mound tor Ashland. His aix-foot-
four stature and leaping high bard
ones have shown possibilities and
the lanky Arizonan has been lick
ing his lips at the prospects of
seeing mound action He was used
in left field last week and came
through with two hits in four
tripa Balding also has indicated
' that Don Montgomery will start
1 In right field following his two-hit
spree against Yreka. Another
change in the atarting outer gard
eners will see Porterfield, classy
first-sacker, taking over left field
while Darrell leavens will sink
his spikes in his usual center pas
ture patrol
.
Ashland's infield will have Tiny
Jones, high school all-star athlete,
at first base, with Don Burden at
second. Ted Schopf will take his
mind off his new daughter long
enough to shine at shortstop again
and Bob McNeese, the wily one,
will think up more tricks while
covering the hot corner. George
Gitzen, the hustling catcher with
the busy bat, will receive Lewis'
offerings, while Johnny Schonnek-
er will be held in reserve for
mound duty. Krinock, relief hurler
who looked good against Medford,
also will be in readiness should
trouble develop. Manager Balding
will take a turn on the bench to
size up his team's work and rub
bing elbows with him will be Kan-
nasto, Jungwirth and Hall ready
. to answer a call.
Glendale Always Threat
With Johnson in the box, Glen
dale will come to Ashland follow
ing a 3-2 loss to Crescent City,
last year’s league untouchables
The Loggers last season dropped
two encounters to the Llthlans,
4-3 and 2-1, and probably will ex
tend the locals to the limit here
Sunday.
With improvements to backstop
and short left field fence com
pleted by city workmen this week,
fans will see a faster game.
Bleachers have been protected
from foul balls by installation of
a shielding screen, the work being
donated by the city council to aid
in giving local sports fans a bet
ter baseball diamond.
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Spurred by enthusiasm and
growing rivalry,
managers of
eight prospective softball teams
were busy this week signing play
ers and laying plans for night
campaigns to be waged under the
new Ashland high school field
lights under the direction of Coach
Skeet O'Connell
Managers and
team sponsors had met Monday
rdght to form the Ashland Soft-
ball association and to adopt a
charter and rules.
Seven Ashland groups and one
from Hilt, Calif., were represented
at the initial meeting, which saw
tentative plans laid for an evenly-
balanced league. Dom Provost was
elected president of the associa
tion, Bi'l Ausland vice president
and O’Connell secretary-treasurer.
First league games will start BRIDE-TO-BE HONORED
AT SHOWER BY CLUB
about June 1, with each team
limited to a 14-player roster. Tues
Miss Shirley McDougal, whose
day, Wednesday and Thursday
nights tentatively were set for marriage to Kelly Parsons will oc
competition, with inter-city games cur in Juue, was the guest of
to be played on Friday nights by honor at a shower recently given
top-ranking clubs in each com at the home of Mrs. Emma Hager
by the Thursday Thimble club.
munity.
Guests
included
Mrs.
Rose
Teams will have until Monday
to submit rosters of players signed Brown, Mrs. Preston D McDougal,
and to post entrance fees. Teams 1 Mrs. Pearl Gibson, Mis. W. M.
represented at last Monday's con Hand, Miss Eunice Hager, Mrs.
fab included Active club by Bill Iva Murray, Mrs. Emma Hager,
Alma Orr, Mrs. Evelyn
Ausland: Hilt, Bill Tallis; Miner, Mrs
Leonard Hal); Hardy's Groceteria, Thomas, Mrs. Ethel Cook and Mrs.
Kenny Harris; SONS, Jean Eber Bernice Brown.
hart; Provost hardware, Dom Pro
ALPHA HOUSE SOLD
vost; Battery B. Dean Warren,
The
Alpha
house,
Siskiyou
and Ashland merchants, Phil Bry
ant. Fortmilk r’s department store boulevard and Beach street, has
also indicated their interest in been sold to Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Hoosier of Stanfield, Ore., by the
entering a team.
The association voted in favor owner, Mrs. Alta Norcross. The
of distinctive sweatshirts and caps buyers will make their home here
and allotted preferred colors to July 1, according to W. W. Robi
teams. All metal spikes will be son, real estate agent who handled
the transaction.
barred.
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GOVERNORSHIP,
COUNTY POSTS
DRAW INTEREST
Where To Vote!
VUTTH interest spotted on today's
* ballots, Jackson county’s vot
ers were expected to keep polls
busy as democrats and republicans
decide their party favorites and
cast crosses on county and local
issues. A non-partisan ballot also
will be included for the Oregon
judiciary.
In Ashland voters will be asked
to cast an advisory ballot on the
debated firecracker prohibition is
sue. With sentiment having been
expressed for and against ban on
sale of fireworks within the city
limits, councilmen resorted to the
ballot box for an expression from
voters Also on the local ballot
will be a proposed six-tenths of a
mill levy for support of the Ash-
I land city band.
Today’s democratic ticket will
bear the following national, state
and district candidates:
United States senator (to fill
IVITH some help toward footing vacancy in term ending Jan. 3,
1939): Robert A. Miller.
the bill promised by the Jack-
United States senator (for term
son county court, Ashland's city
dads are considering ways and beginning Jan. 3, 1939): Willis
means of paving Granite street Mahoney and Carl C. Donaugh.
Representative in congress first
from Nutley to the end of the
way, a distance of about 2300 district: Earl A .Nott, Andrew C.
1 Burk and W T. Miller.
feet.
Governor: O. Henry Oleen, Hen
Approached by a committee of
Granite street residents led by A. ry L. Hess and Charles H Martin.
Secretary of state: Emily F
L. Coggins at Tuesday night's
meeting, the council heard re ; Edson.
Superintendent of public in
quests for the work, which would
cost about $900 or 40 cents per struction: Rex Putnam and John
running foot. Affected residents W Leonhardt.
Commissioner of the bureau of
said they were willing to bear half
the expense if the city would pay labor: Paul E Roth and Clarence
the remainder. With a part of F Hyde.
Senator, sixth senatorial district
Granite street fronting on Lithia
park, the council pointed out that | (Jackson county): Moore Hamil
some arrangement would have to ton.
County Bourbons
be made with the park board.
t County commissioner: Thomas
Frank J. Van Dyke, Elmer Bieg- Stanley and L. O. Caster.
el, Ralph Koozer, Louis Dodge and
Sheriff: Syd I. Brown and Gor
Mayor T S. Wiley met with the don L. Schermerhorn.
county court Thursday to ask
Re|niblican Candidates
county aid for street work here
Names of the following repub
and received assurance that the lican candidates will appear on
court would pay one-third of the today's GOP ballot:
park board's portion as well as
United States senator (short
furnish granite and equipment for term): Reade M Ireland, T. Mc
the improvement. Pavement would Nary Weed and Alex G. Barry
be of the same type as lower Oak
United States senator (term be
street, now being surfaced, of ginning Jan. 3. 1939): Robert N.
granite base and oil surface.
Stanfield and Rufus C. Holman.
The council, at their Tuesday
Representative in congress, first
session, also gave their approval district:
Walter
Norblad
and
to a request of the Ashland Groce- James W. Mott.
teria, Frideger's, Henry Enders
Governor: R J. Hendricks. J.
and others for permission to pro
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ceed with paving two blocks of
Second street south of East Main.
Ordinances on sewer district No.
40 were approved, and W. C. Lind
say's request for permission to
erect a shingle mill on city prop-
. erty on Water street was refer
red to the realty committee with
power to act.
, L. J. Knox, accountant, submit- I
ted his audit of the city's books
for last year and delegates to the
League of Oregon Cities reported
i on the league's convention.
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pOLLLNG PIECES for Ash
land voter* today will be
aa follows:
Boulevard:
Public
library;
Eaat (entrai: city hall; West
Central: VFW hall; Oak: 73
Oak street; North: 76 North
Main street; East: 160 Fourth
street; Southeast: Junior high
school; Northwest: Washington
school; South: 372 Liberty, and
West: Valley View.
CITY, COUNTY
WILL CONSIDER
STREET PAVING
QUM.MER will arrive officially June 21, but as far as local Walton-
k
inns are <<Hicvrned, the seasoti's pleasures already are in full
swing. Above is shown a typical advocate after his share of scaly
«teak* and. according to Jean Eberhart (local authority) is clad
In the recommended outfit most suited to the occasion. Eberhart.
George Shaffrr and Eldon Cort hell are said to own Ashland's best
worm stables, but the above lad who sat for The Miner’s camera
really knows how to fish. Candid work by Photographer Jack For
sythe.
Sleepy? Then Don’t
Drive Is Admonition
Of Accident Figures
ADDED EVIDENCE that lack of
sleep is a leading cause in
fatal automobile accidents wax
brought forward this week by
Secretary of State Earl Snell, who
said that according to Oregon ac
cident statistics for 1937. the pro
portion of fatal accidents to non-
fatal accidents is highest between
the hours of 5 and 6 o'clock in the
morning.
"Drivers at this hour who have
gone without sleep since the pre-
BACCALAUREATE
SERVICES SET
FOR SUNDAY EVE
ASHLAND high school graduates
72 strong will gather at
8 p. m. Sunday. May 22. in the
Methodist Episcopal church for
baccalaureate services. The Rev
Melville T. Wire will preside over
an elaborate program.
Tuesday evening, May 24, the
graduates will receive diplomas at
commencement exercises in the
Junior high school gymnasium, at
which time the main speaker will
be Dr. Donald Erb. president of
University of Oregon. The pro
gram will get under way at 8 p.m
Other senior activities will in
clude a skating party in front of
the high school tonight, May 20;
a wiener roast at 5 p. m. Wednes
day, May 25, with Don Caton in
charge and starting from the high
school building, and a 6:30 p. in.
alumni reception of graduates in
the Elks temple Friday, May 27
Sunday night's baccalaureate
program will include the follow
ing:
Processional and recessional by
Mrs. Frank Davis, organist; pray
er by Rev. J. H. Edgar. Scripture
lesson by Rev. H. S. Wannamaker;
anthem by the choir; baccalaur
eate sermon by Rev. Charles M.
Gullbert, and benediction by Rev
E. E. Wordsworth.
THREE OUT OF 10 HERE
Three of every 10 out-of-state
car registrations were made in the
Ashland Chamber of Commerce
office during first four months
thia year, state figures show.
ceding morning are likely to be
dulled by fatigue," Snell said. 'Tn
this condition they not only are
more likely to become involved in
accidents, but the accidents which
do occur are more likely to be
fatal, since the driver will be un
able to avoid direct collisions with
other automobiles or fixed ob
jects."
Least deadly are the morning
and early afternoon hours, from
7 a. m. until about 3 p. m. From
3 o'clock on. however, the propor
tion of fatal accidents begins to
rise, shooting up most sharply in
the "wee small hours" after mid
night when there are few cars on
the road, speeds are high and ac
cidents which do occur are most
likely to bring death.
Less than one-fifth of one per
cent of the accidents reported be
tween 11 o'clock and noon last
year resulted fatally, w’hile about
| three and one-half per cent of
those which occurred between 5
and 6 o'clock in the morning were
fatal, according to Snell. Thus the
< early morning
_ hour accident was
20 times as deadly as the accident
just before noon.
In view of these facts, Snell
suggested that drivers make every
effort to avoid traveling during
the late night hours when they
are suffering from fatigue, and
that they take a short nap if they
find it necessary to drive at such
a time
William Kerr
and Companion
Are Invited to Be Guests of the
Southern Oregon Miner
To See Their Choice of
the Following
Varsity Theater
Programs:
(Saturday Only)
"OH SUZANNA”
plus
"IT HAPPENED IN
HOLLYWOOD"
(Sunday. Monday. Tuesday)
"BLUEBEARDS EIGHTH
WIFE"
Please Call at The Miner Office
for Your Quest Tickets
SEEN IN A DAZE
$15,000 PWA Projects
Are Possibility Here
With Ashland taxpayers behind
them, city officials would seek
new federal grants for continuance
of public projects here said Mayor
T. S. Wiley this week.
Citizens and taxpayers inter
ested in seeing PWA work carried
on here following completion of
the present project should make
their desire known to city coun
cilmen, who will make a bid for
Ashland's share of federal "pump
priming” funds. The federal bill
already passed by the house re
quires a minimum of $15.000 total
expenditure, the city to pay 55
per cent.
Property owners on unpaved
streets, especially, were asked to
express themselves.
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Bean Hole Luncheon
Planned for Saturday
The annual Camp Fire beanhole
luncheon will be served between
the hours of 11:30 a. m. and 1:30
p. m. Saturday at the entrance to
Lithia park.
Tickets have been on sale since
first of the week, and the three
girls selling the most will be
awarded half of their camp fee.
Proceeds from the luncheon will
be used in sponsoring the girls'
summer camp at Lake o' the
Woods August 22 to 29.
Illis year's menu will include
baked beans, pineapple and cot
tage cheese salad, rolls, coffee and
apple pie.
LEE ASHCRAFT imperson
ating himself, a waiter and a
traffic officer in rapid succes
sion.
MARGARET MIL HO AN re
marking on the large number
of California license plates In
Yreka.
SHIRLEY McDOUGAL vigor
ously denouncing the accuracy
of cameras.
PHIL STANSBURY escorting
a jiloppy full of undesirables out
of the state.
BRUCE SCHILLING proving
that he is no stranger to a pair
of red flannels by admitting
ownership.
BOB HEATH saying "That
was no lady, that was DON
CATON.”
UNCLE
DEAN
HORNE
proudly accepting congratula
tions for his brother PAUL.
CARL SMITH crying over the
sad fate of his garden during
the recent frost.
VIVIEN NININGER moving
very cautiously after her initial
game of golf.
DOROTHY AVENT being the
victim of a lariat spin.
GEORGE (That Old Salt)
SCHAFFER offering a glad
hand to a coast guard boat.
JACK WALKER patiently ex
plaining to a sympathetic lady
that in spite of the appearance
of his new truck, he is not in
the undertaking business.
An ATHENS AHTLETE mak
ing more errors with a type
writer than the whole Lithian
ball club.