S outhern O regon M iner
The Paper That Ha« Something To Say—And Says It!
Volume VII
ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1938
MEDFORD ACES
MEET MINERS
HERE TONIGHT
THE maddest man in town Is the
1 guy who had his radio fixed so
he .oiil'l Iluten to the Hchmrling-
Ixiuis "fight.”
1 1 1
The flood of the Yellow river in
China proves that even military
experts from Japan can be all
Wet.
1 i 1
When a salesman won't come to
the point, you know hr's trying to
stick you
A pessimist is a fellow who
can't decide whether to take his
vacation at the seashore and get
sunburned, or spend it In the
mountains among the poison oak
111
Judging by Editor Clark Wood
of the Weston 1-ruder obesity is
just a habit that grows on one
Henry front claims that some
day a better substitute will be
invented for cow's milk, but he
ought to know there's nothing can
ever take the place of a aap
1 1 1
One reason European dictators
have so much cheek is because
England keeps turning another
one.
IIEDFORD'8 league-leading Tim-
1
bur Products team will Invade
the Ashland diamond at 8 o’clock
tonight when they meet the local
loop victors, the Miners, in their
first Inter-city game Both outfits
are undefeated in their own
leagues.
Th«- Timber Products nine, with
Dale, boast southern Oregon’s top-
ranking "windmill'' pitcher and
are expected to have the edge on
the Miners tonight. Balance of the
outfit, which features Cliff Mc
Lean of this city. Bob Smith,
Hooslei Hoffard. Dick Sale Hilda,
Dick Lewis and many other base
ball stars of the Pear city, are
about on a par with their Ashland
adversaries
For the Miners, Darrell leavens
will start on the mound with Jim
Krinock held in reserve. Starting
Infield probabiy will see Aubrey
Miles on first, Bud Gandee at sec
ond, Ted Hchopf on short and
lasonard Patterson at third, with
steady-catching Headrick Baugh
man behind the plate. In center
field Art*a Ager will be a starter
while AJ Simpson, Art Adams, P.
D. McDougal. Mike Wolcott and
Manager Leonard Hall will be
called on for remaining outfield
post*.
The "windmill’' type of twirling,
which has been developed recently
Ln softball circles, la a sensational
circular windup which releases a
deceptive, lightning-fast ball that
comes in like an overhand pitch.
Dale's delivery is expected to give
the Miners trouble tonight, but the
Ashland boys are ready for the
test. No windmill pitching has
been developed in this city, the
Medford team s moundainan being
an import from southern Cali
fornia
A large turnout is expected, said
Hkeet O’Connell today, and the
game will be a nine-inning affair
One large diamond will be laid out
and fans will view the game from
an advantageous position with
first base being located in front
of the stands
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RegiHtering Motorist»
Treated to Cherries at
Ashland C of C Office
Ail the good things of life ar*
not always Intentional, but never
theless many of them are wel-
corned
At least, that wax the exper
ience of the Ashland Chamber of
Commerce personnel Wednesday
evening The treat was on Mayor
T H Wiley, and this is why:
Wiley, whose orchards are well
known for fine quality fruit, had
placed on display attractive boxe*
of Bing and Royal Anne cherrie*
make anybody’*
which would
mouth water like the gushing
fluids of the lithia fountain. A
tourist, fondling the box. disturbed
the arrangement of the cherrie*,
which tumbled Invitingly into hi*
lap
The rest of the tale can be
easily interpreted in the purpl*
stained mouths and tongues of
registering tourists and office em
ployes, who have been profuse la
expressing their gratitude to the
mayor, who took the occurrenc*
In stride.
HILT CONTINUES
CLIMB AS NIGHT
LOOP TIGHTENS
Number 25
ANI) THEN THE FEN BEGAN!
MoMtv ay S uppig
tut TWO TOGt-TUCP-
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BAû 1
pRETTY young maidens of Ash
land and southern Oregon will
receive official glances Monday,
July 4, when Twin Plunges will
feature a bathing beauty contest
at 7 p m as a part of this city's
two-day celebration
Each young lady 16 years of age
or over who enters the parade of
pulchritude will receive a new
bathing suit with the compliments
of Carl Nims, Plunges manager.
Entries are being made now, and
official entry blanks may be se
cured either at Twin Plunges or
the Chamber of Commerce office,
it was explained.
Twin Plunges will take a promi
nent part in the extensive Inde
pendence day observance, opening
with a diving exhibition at 8:30
p. m Saturday, July 2, to be fol
lowed by an open air dance fea
turing Archie Legg and his or
chestra. Monday the Plunge* will
feature their bathing beauty con
test in the evening prior to a sec
ond dance with Legg's orchestra
playing.
The official celebration pro
gram, which will be ready for dis
tribution to visitors to Lithia park
and tounsts Sunday, will open
Sunday, July 3, with the song fest
and band concert in Lithia park,
and will include a full day of at
tractions Monday, July 4.
Childrens contests, a tennis
tournament, hog-calling contest,
soap box derby, parade, addresses
and music, baseball game, bathing
to Secretary Marchiai Stansbury. beauty contest, wrestling matches,
dance and free fireworks display
This figure compares with 11,844
will be included, as well as a car
for the corresponding period last
nival and many other attractions.
year, including the entire month
of June. Closest rival to date has
been Grants Pass, which regis
tered a total of 3625.
The gain in registrations here
has been considerably more than
a victory on paper, it was pointed
Colestin mineral springs, on Sis
out. Under the present set-up, the
secretary of state allows five cents kiyou summit near the Pacific
per vehicle to the offices and last highway, have been leased to a
month’s check was (146.70 as com group of California investors, ac
pared to $65 a year ago. By the cording to Gust and George Av-
end of June Mrs. Stansbury antici geris, owners.
The brothers, who have operated
pates a remittance of well over
the health resort and marketed its
$200 for this month.
Tbe xjcai office personnel in mineral waters, will .devote their
cludes four employes, the secre time to a quartz mining property
tary. VerNetta Swartsley, Thelma on the Siskiy us. Lessees of the
springs plan to add cabin accom
Snyder and LaVeme Roberson.
odations and renovate the hotel,
as well as market Colestin water
over a greater area.
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Registrations Climb
As Ashland Office
Continues in Lead
¿’’’LIMBING from a standing of
.000 to 400 in two games, with
an 11-Inning i tie contest thrown in
to boot, the northern California
nine of Hilt came through this
week to back up rarly-season dope 0NE man’s headache is gravy
which pegged I them as the team t®
7 and potatoes to another, and
watch
the Ashland Chamber of Com
Tueaday night Hilt played the merce motorist registrations for
powerful Fortmiller aggregation the year have set a new all-time
to a 3-3 standstill when the game high record for the state and for
was called after 11 Innings, and the city.
The state department of geology
came back Thursday evening to
But Grants Pass, one-time state
and mineral industries suggests
stand off the Active club, win porta! mecca, regards the im
that all hydraulic miners in the
ning 7-4. The tie game, which provement in Ashland with jaun
drainage of the Rogue river and
followed last week's defeat of Pro diced eye. Their registrations have
tributaries agree to atop mining
vosts, saw Bill Tallis go the route been slipping since Ashland's of
operations from July 1 until Nov
for his Hilt teammates while fice moved to the Plaza and then
1 or such time thereafter as water
Darby O'Toole worked Fortmiller'* went to town The Climate City
is available for substantial min
side of the long contest from the folk are solacing themselves with
ing This suggestion is baaed on
mound. Sensational plays and al the also-ran comforter that “Oh
careful study of the so-called
most flawless support backed both well, the folks that register in
’ muddy water" controversy on U m
pitchers and a large crowd was Ashland come on to Grants Pass
Rogue Thia voluntary action la in
kept on the edge of their seatf auyway.*'
the nature of a compromise meas
throughout the entire game.
Through Wednesday. June 22.
ure with lower river fishing and
While the tie classic was in 12,531 cars had been registered
recreation interest* who are anx
ious for some kind of guarantee
Wayne Powers, 1&, suffered a progress the Groceteria was busy by the Ashland office, according
of clean water during the summer fractured neck Wednesday while galloping the bases to defeat the
months Dredge operators In Jack- swimming at a local pool. The SONS 24-9 tn a game marred by
son and Josephine counties already junior high school graduate had errors for the losers.
Wednesday night Fortmiller«
have taken certain measures to dived into shallow water, injuring
continued their string of victories
minimize their muddy water ef himself when he struck bottom.
Merchant«
fluent. It is suggested that hy
Young Powers was rushed to by setting back the
draulic operators sign an agree Community hospital, where exam 23-4 while the Miners, the league's
State police Wednesday, June
ment evidencing their willingness ination showed his spinal column only undefeated outfit, lucked |22. arrested two men. William T.
to close down during this period. to be affected. Almost total paral themselves out of a tough spot to Carroll and W. Culberhouse. for Z'UISING theii participation in
In return they will assume that ysis has resulted, and his recovery take a game from the 8ONS 13-7. | the Klamath county sheriff and
the first hili of the Southern
The sixth inning saw the erratic ■ lodged the pair in the Ashland jail.
the lower river interests will rec is held to be doubtful.
Oregon leagve with a road trip to
Normal
school
team
lagging
but
Culberhouse
was
later
released
ognize such concession before con
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one run, 6-7. as the Miners tried while (Carroll was removed to the Glendale. Ashland's Lithians will
templating any further action di
to shake off an error spree and county jail In Medford pending ar depart early Sunday with a deter-
rected against the hydraulic op
j mi nation to end the split season
cut loose
rival of Klamath officers.
erators an action which would be
w.Lh victory
Thursday evening another pair
costly to both parties involved
Sunday
the
Li thians
of close and interesting games re CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE| Last
An greement for hydraulic oper
showed their brightest promise of
sulted in the Miners coming from
ators to sign will be circulated by
Fourth
and
C
Streets
Following recent elections, the behind to drop Provost’s Hard
the season when they battled
a member of the staff of this de
' Yreka to a 4-3 outcome, the visit
partment promptly. It is under Ashland school board met Wednes ware 8-5 and Hilt measuring the
E.
E.
Wordsworth.
Minister
ing Californians winning the ex-
stood that this department has no day night to name Frank Davis Active club 7-4 Tallis for Hilt and
"The church where you never ; citing game The infield and out
chairman, Elwood Hedburg vice Bill Ausland for the Activians did
authority to compel compliance
are
a
stranger.
”
Sunday
service*
field clicked in a surprising man
outstanding mound work while the
with this closing down agreement, chairman and Fred Engle clerk.
The board authorized an audit northern California boys shone in as follows:
ner and players have been work
but it might be pointed out that
Sunday school. 9:45 a m.. Mayor ing out hard this week in an ef
operators not in sympathy with of Its books by W. H. McNair and the field.
Dr. R. L. Burdic (both reelected
The Miner-Provost contest was Wiley, superintendent. Special ad fort to further improve their
the agreement would be moat apt
ot be affected by retaliatory meas in recent voting), O. H Wenner one of the league’s most vehement dress by Rev. L. R. Sturdevant, re ' teamwork. They are making am-
and Mary Petersen. The group grudge battles and was alternately turned missionary from Africa
| bitious plans for the second half,
ures on the part of lower river
selected Cornelia Hulst of Wil sloppy and airtight. Krinock, for
Morning worship, 11 a m , with which will get under way Sunday,
interests
Del the newspapermen, was touched in sermon by the pastor.
July 11, with Ashland traveling to
The closing date of thia agree lamette university to replace jour-
the coast city.
ment, July 1, is in agreement with bert Ramsdell, English and high the first inning for three runs with
Young people's hour, 7 p. m.
With the addition of Alva Mer
the California law which affects nalism instructor at Ashland close the help of infield errors, while
Another
splendid
missionary
his teammates came back in the
ritt, smokeball pitcher, and the
mining in the Klamath river area. school, who resigned at the
service
at
8
p.
m
with
the
Rev
next frame >to squeeze in one tally
The department's decision to re of the spring term
and Mrs. L. R. Sturdevant and two-weeks conditioning of Pitcher
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on a hot-box play. Provost’s held
quest this closing down would not
two children, Robert and Lucy, Johnny Schonneker, together with
their two-run lead unUl the fifth, presenting the missionary work of the sure delivery of Jim Krinock.
have been made without some tan SCOUTS TO PUSH BENEFIT
SHOW AT VARSITY THEATER when the score was 4-3 in favor of Africa A packed house heard the Lithians will face the Glendale
gible evidence that the lower river
the blue-suited cellar keepers,
property owners will feel kindly
them last Sunday evening. This Loggers with their most formid
Troop 12. Ashland Boy Scouts, Next inning, however, the Miners
toward
the
arrangement
and
Sunday night they will feature an able front of the year.
would be rsluetant to reopen the will sponsor a benefit show at the forged ahead and wound up with interpretation
Starting pitcher for Sunday’s
service
in
the
matter provided the miners play Varsity theater Tueaday, June 28. eight runs in the seventh, while Shangaan language of South Af game has not yet been announced,
proceeds of which will be used to Provosts were able to add but one
ball 100 per cent.
rica. Mrs. Sturdevant will act as but the rest of the outfit probably
send members to the scout camp more to the score in the sixth.
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the interpreter for the Rev. L. S. will line up as follows: Simpson,
Evidence
of
a
well-balanced
at Lake o' the Woods this sum
MAILMEN TO PICNIC
Sturdevant. You will appreciate catching; Patterson, first base;
league was apparent when the
Ashland letter carriers have mer.
this feature. They also will sing. I-eavens, second; Hess at third and
The benefit will feature a dou undefeated Miners were forced to
been invited to attend an annual
Schopf in the shortpatch. Left
Welcome to all.
district meeting picnic of the Na ble bill, arranged by Manager Lee extend themselves to the limit to
field berth will go to Reeder, cent
down
the
team
in
ninth
place
Ryan
as
an
aid
to
the
troop.
Tick
tional Association of Letter Car
er to Burden and right to one of
•
Mrs.
Ellis
Lininger,
who
re
riers at Union Creek Bunday, June ets will be on sale by the scouts which has failed to win a game In
the three pitchers.
cently
underwent
a
major
opera
five starts. The victors were bunt
this week and through Tuesday.
2«.
An addition to the Miner roster
ing, sacrificing and crossing their tion. has returned to her home and Sunday will be Wally Walcott,
fingers in a frantic effort to stop is recovering rapidly.
tall outfielder whose batting may
the onslaughts of the losers, who
I add considerable strength to the
led until their pitcher, Alva Mer
outfit, and who probably will see
ALVA MERRITT
ritt, was forced to retire from the
action Sunday. Dick Porterfield,
and Companion
game by sickness.
the hustling infielder who has been
Are Invited to Be Guests of the
away three weeks on a vacation,
Lives of editors remind us
• Helen Grenbemer is transact
may be back in time for the trip
Southern
Tiregon
Miner
ing business in Portland for a
Honest men don’t get a chance.
and if so he will be a sure starter.
few days this week.
To See Their Choice of
Monday, July 4, Ashland’s Lith
The more we work there grow behind us
• Mrs. Ross Tilley of Siskiyou
the Following
ians will reappear on the home
shopped and visited with friends
Bigger patches on our pants.
diamond when they will tangle
Varsity Theater
in Ashland Wednesday._
with Hilt, Northern California
• Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tayler en-
Programs:
league outfit, which boast’s their
joyed a trip to Crater Lake Wed-
On our pants once new and glossy
league's best pitcher in Morgan,
(Friday, Saturday)
nesday.
who recently set down last year’s
Now are stripes of different hue,
"RADIO CITY REVELS"
• Sam Jordan and Fred Neil
champions 2-1.
plus
"THE
LAW
Pro«-
river
near
All because subscribers linger
fished the Rogue
OF THE UNDERWORLD"
pect Thursday.
And won’t pay up what is due.
FLYER THROUGH TODAY
(Sunday and Monday)
• Mrs. Walter Longstreth left
Meredith Durham, son of Mr.
"BRINGING UP BABY"
Wednesday for Drain, Ore., for
' and Mrs. A. L. Durham of this
a visit with friends.
(Tuesday, Wednesday)
Let us then be up and doing,
city, was to land in Medford early
• Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bradley of
"EVERYBODY SING”
today while enroute to the army
Send your mite, however small,
Phoenix, Ariz., called on Mr. and
plus
I air base at Randolph Field, Tex.
Mrs.
Will
Stevens
Monday.
"DANGEROUS
TO
KNOW"
Or when the snows of winter strike us
Durham, a mechanic, has been
• Mrs. Bud Gandee and son Ren
•
We shall have no pants at all.
participating in an army flight
na left recently for Chiloquin
Please Call at The Miner Office
from Denver, Colo., to Portland,
where they will visit friends for
for Your Guest Tickets
Ore., and back to San Antonio.
several days.
STATE URGES
Shallow Dive Injures
Spine of Ashland Lad
State Police Arrest
Man Wanted in Falls
Frank Davis Named
School Board Head
—Contributed.
CELEBRATION TO
HONOR ASHLAND
PULCHRITUDE
LITHIANS WILL
TRAVEL SUNDAY
Mineral Springs Are
Leased Californians
‘Santa Claus* Visits
Here in Off-Season
His name wasn't Santa Claus,
but he was the expectorating im
age of the geinial old man who
flutters the hearts of youngsters
every Christmas. James Murphy,
83. made his presence known in
Ashland in a fluid sort of way
when he was arrested by city po
i lice and lodged in the town’s bar
red igloo Wednesday, June 22.
Murphy, who displayed talent
for singing, reciting poetry and
getting along with police, was
given a lift north Thursday, cast
ing off amidst an avalanche of
complimentary appreciation for a
night's lodging and an early start.
He was “floated” out of town
following the regulation wringing
reserved for knights of the road
who, harmlessly enough, dip too
deeply into the spirits
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TESTS SET FOR JUNE 27
Tests for conditioned eighth
graders of Jackson county schools
will be given in the auditorium of
the court house in Medford at 9
a. m. June 27 and 28.
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SEEN IN A DAZE
9
By Our
KEYHOIX
REPORTER
C. M. LITWILLER "fishing"
for long-tailed catches in Ash
land creek.
DALE WALLIS, sleepy-eyed,
confessing that every night in
the week is too much.
HATTIE BURNETT describ
ing a "chore boy" haircut.
LARKIN GRUBB selling a
wire gopher trap for a beetle
bug to GEORGE SHAFFER.
MARK SEELEY and LEON-
ARD
(Schmeling)
PATTER
SON all set to reenact the re
cent ring waltz.
MERRICK (Choosy) THORN
TON looking ’em over.
TOM O’HARRA trying to
catch flies on the softball field
with hi* mouth.