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S outhern O regon M iner Ehe Paper That Has Something To Say—And Says ft! Volume VII ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY. AUGUST 5, 1938 A HOUT the only way some peo p’e could collect their wit» would be by resorting to klrpto mania r 1 1 John D. M Hamilton, national chairman of the republican party, baa been prrsente«! with n "streamline" elephant, which is a company-manner» way of sayln«’ It's getting Nklnny 1 1 1 The moat overworked farewell ia "Don't work too hard.'* 111 SELLOUT CROWDS TO THRONG SHAKESPEAREAN OPENING HERE POLICE REPORT SHOWS DROP IN CRIME FOR CITY First Night Baseball Game Is Scheduled The person who feel» aorry for himaelf not only Is waatlnx sym ACCORDING to th«- semi-annual pathy. but alao la kidding the oh- report submitted to the Ash ject of hi» affection land city council Tuesday night, 111 Aug 3, by Chief of Poifa •■ <' P / Science han prolonged the life Talent for his department, crime span of humana, and at the same continued on the wane in this Ume ha» devlaed more efficient city during the first six month» of waya of killing them *Dikr a bow 1938 (Tarrying on a perf«-ct record Civilization unblemished since his appointment 111 by Mayor Wiley several years ago tyilEKEAN, the city of Ash- Talent's office has gained con Klval pilot» of fame are begin* Um«! 1» appreciative of the ning l<> criticise Dougin» Corri victions in all of the 42 arrests work and enterprise of Mr. gan'a flight to Ireland a» "fool- made during the period from Jan Angus L. Howmer of the iah." It.ia suspected the emerald I through June Officers also re Hou them Oregon Normal covered three stolen automobiles of Erin has colored their eyes school In Initiating and con from other localities and appre tinuing the annual Shake»- 111 hended drivers of each, while no |M-iirran festival here, mid Thia la "Clean Up Rural Mail cars were stolen In Ashland dur Whereas, the festival» are Hosea'' week and bos owners prob in/ that time becoming a «alualde Ashland ably wish the post office depart Seven juvenile cases were han tradition, widely known in ment would cooperatr by not clut dled by the department, indicat other parts of the Pacifk- tering 'em with Window-pane en ing further improvement over con coast, and velope» every month ditions of former years here. Wher«-«», th«- |»roplr of Ash Eighteen hundred twenty-nine land should «-ncourage this 111 calls for investigation and infor movement as a civic and ar The New Deal's pump-priming mation were handle«! by the police, tistic expression, and program may be all wet. but you the report ahow«-d. Whereas, the approach used can't start a well to flowing by Th«- COUncU allotted $.’>OO fol In the Elizabethan theater is Just spitting on your hands lithia water advertising signs to unique and individual, there be erect«-d at the city plaza «lur 1 1 1 tiring no other like enterprise In the entire country, and Modern aviation may be a fairly ing the meeting, and a contract Whereas, the 193M festival safe means of transportation, but was let through a local concern o|H-ns tonight, Aug. 3, and thia department would like some for one unit <>f a two-pie«-«- neon will continue through Satur thing more substantial than an sign to read "IJthia water, free, day. Aug. IS. oU-ailck in the Pacific for a head- ice cold " The transfer of the incomplete«! Now, therefore, 1, T. S. atone lease «»f W W W< xm 1. manager of Miley, mayor of the city of 111 the Ashland Community hospital, Ashland, do hereby on this day of our l-ord. Aug. 5, 1938, Yes, sadly enough, it seems that a city property, to Mrs. Karl Rather Time has exchange«! his Nims was favored by city fathers urge every Ashland citizen to The council's realty committee will scythe for Clippers give his su|i|Mirt and encour arrange details of the change in agement to this fourth annual 111 management Oregon Shak«-s|H-arru«i f«*stl- With business the way it ia. An extension of sewer facili v.il about the only thing that's on the ties »outh of the city to include a T. N. WILEY, Mayor. barrel-head now Is the cashier's new tourist camp was favored by • hip pockets the officials, and MX) feet of new sewer was authorized for Emerick 1 1 1 and Maple streets west of Rock A professor claims that climatic street. condltions are reflected in politi cal trends Seems like the last real dry 8[>ell ended about time Hoover lost hia lease on the White House and 3 2 was changed from a devil's Ashland school board members potion to a light beverage Tuesday night approv«*d bids for construction of a 58 by 30-foot 111 The country may never go to Everett Gilbert Parman, former stag«- addition to the junior high the dogs, but a lot of husbands arc Ashland youth charged with the school gymnasium, an«l Installa familiar with the critter»' ac< om shooting down of George McElroy, tion of a new heating and plumb odations college student, in Roseville, Calif., ing system in the structure. Low bidder for construction recently, was captured by Califor 111 nia state patrolmen after a run work was F L. Smith of Ashland, Credit was invented so borrow ning gun battle Monday near Eur whose figure was set at $4682; Provost's hardware was awarded ers can keep off their uppers by eka. Calif the heating and plumbing con going on the cuff Ashland police had kept a week tract on their town bld of $1965 111 end vigil in an effort to appre Other bidders on the latter job Rival Editor Clark Wood has hend the fugitive following re were Simpson's hardware. $2379, cast slurs at us for allege«! feeble ceipt of information that Parman anti for building and plumbing mindedness Clark is that Weston might be headed toward this city. combined. Walter J. Sutte of Port whelp who han to fret for seven The accusetl murderer has a fath land bld $7477. E. O. Smith. Ash «lays before he can come up with er and an aunt residing here and land. was an unsuccessful bidder ran afoul the law on a concealed on stage construction with a fig a weak idea. weapon charge in Ashland about ure of $5313 a year ago, previous to his depar Work will be started within a ture for Roseville. few days on both contracts, it was I indicated at the board meeting. - _•------------- A .Mayor Proclaim» Festival Valuable Ashland Benefit • Former Ashland Lad ('a|)tured; Will Face Roseville Murder Rap ------- •------- Modernistic Beauty Shop to Be Reopened In Ashland Saturday The Ashland Hotel Beauty shop, under the management of Miss Portia McKean, who has been op erating Mary’s Beauty salon here for about a year, will be opened for public Inspection Saturday, Aug. 6, following two weeks of extensive renovating ami remod eling The beauty shop will feature "streamlined" fittings and chrom ium furniture, as well as a staff of competent, experienced operat ors Assisting Miss McKean will be Miss Clara Pederson. Throughout Saturday R. Stan- Inger of Chicago, special represen tative of a machineless permanent wave company, will give demon strations. The general public is in vited to Inspect the new innova tion in beauty shops at the hotel location on East Main street. --------- -—•------------- AUTO REGISTRATIONS CONTINUE TO MOUNT 4 Final tabulations of out-of-state car registrations by the Ashland Chamber of Commerce for the month of July totaled 5222, a new all-time high for the Ashland and all other Oregon motorist portals. More than half a thousand dol lars was taken over the counter during the same month in pay ment for resident and non-realdent hunting and fishing licenses, Sec retary Marchial Stansbury an nounced this week. Number 31 SCHOOL BOARD LETS GYM WORK TALENT TO MEET Polonius To You! LITHIANS IN 8:30 TEST OF LIGHTS : I | i ------- •------- What's the Answer? By EDWARD riNCH Ashland Lands Series | Playoffs for District Softball Supremacy j SOUTHERN OREGON and nor- k them California baseball fans will witness their first night base ball game in this section at 8:30 p m tonight, Aug. 5, when the Talent town team will trot onto the Ashland high school lighted diamond to meet the IJthian nine in ■ seven-inning exhibition game As a warmup to the main event, Hilt will battle Provost's hard ware starting at 7 30 p m on the softball diamond in an Ashland city l«.*op encounter The Lithians will be set to give their challengers a taste of base ball as well as night life when they go into action tonight, with Jim Krinock slated to open hos tilities on the Ashland mound. He will be caught by Al Simpson, while Leonard Patterson will square off at first base, Hess at second. Leever at shortstop and Arba Ager on third Outfield po sitions will be filled with Dick pot terfield in left. Burden or Bald ing in center, and Baughman or Reeder in right field. Reserve pitching staff will include Johnny Schonneker and newcomer Leon- ard Warren, former high school star. Jack Bearss, softball big stick, -has Indicated a willingness to turn out with the Lithians, and may be on hand to take part in the game. Talent will come here loaded for bear, with McAbee and Pepper getting the nod to alternate on the mound Dick Skeeters will re ceive, Ashland's Tiny Jones will cover first, Eddie Joanas second. Harvey Maxson shortpatch and Hungate the hot comer. Starting outfielders probably will be Don Montgomery, center. Ed Learning, right, and Thornton or Simmons left, according to Manager Char lie Skeeters. One admission price will cover both games and a large crowd of interested fans is expected from nearby cities as well as from Ash land. ------------- •---------- 4— Frank Wells Hurt In Power Shovel Upset Frank Wells, of Ashland, is re covering in the Community hos pital from serious injuries suffered when a power shovel he was mov ing plunged over an embankment. pinning him in its cab, early Tues day about 18 miles from Hilt, Calif. Wells, foreman for the Fruit Growers Supply company of Hilt. has been -given good chances for recovery by attending physicians, although he will be convalescent for some time. Wells received a broken pelvis and other injuries. ------------- •------- Ashland's lighted high school field will b«* the scene of southern Oregon district playoffs for the right to enter the state softball tournament Aug 22 at Salem, ac MUSIC CLUB TO MEET cording to announcement by For A meeting of the Junior music rest (Skeet) O'Connell, secretary of th«- Ashland Softball associa clubs will be held at 1:30 p. m. tion. The playoff will bring win Saturday at 107 Fork street Elec ning teams from Klamath Falls. tion of officers will be held. Grants Pass, Medford and Ash land here Thursday ami Friday. M. W. Maxwell Aug. 18 and 19. for a two-day tourney. and Companion First night of th«- series will set- Are Invited to Be Guests of the two games played, pairings to be announced later. Winners will Southern Oregon Miner meet the following evening for To See Their Choice of the district championship and the the Following AWNING is an action caused by upstate trip. O'Connell explained. Winning team will be given a the nerves which connect with Varsity Theater our lungs. When the air in our mileage and tournament expense Programs: lungs is empty of the proper amount allowance by the Salem series. (Friday and Saturday) of oxygen required to maintain a YOUTH PLAYS RECITAL healthy blood supply, the lungs im •ROOTIN' TOOTIN' RHYTHM' Roger Wolf of Medford, 12- plus mediately communicate that fact to ycar-old grandson of Mr. and Mrs. "WE RE GOING TO BE RICH" these little nerves which in turn J. P. Wolf of Ashland, appear**! take the message to the brain. The in a piano recital at a SONS as (Sunday, Monday. Tuesday) brain transmits the emergency call sembly Wednesday. Th«- lad, who DOROTHY LAMOUR to certain muscles which go to work has played piano for six years, RAY MILLAND in and force one to open his mouth selected several classical numbers. HER JUNGLE LOVE" and take in a large supply of air • • Attorney William Briggs left with its clean, pure oxygen. I’lease Call at The Miner Office Thursday evening for San Fran © Weatern Newspaper Union. for Your Guest Tickets cisco on a brief business trip. Y --- 4--- ©------ — ----•-------- UUILL1AM COTTRELL aasist- ant Shake-«¡H-.irean festival director. In a student at Cornish school of dramatics in Seattle. He in shown above a» Polonius in “Hamlet,” featured play in this year's series which will often the eight-<iay festival in the Elizabethan theater tonight. Softball Schedule Is Outlined for Balance Of League Tilts Here Following a week's delay be cause of extensive enlistment of civilian fire fighters from among Ashland softball team rosters, and further delay Tuesday night when a transformer failure blacked out the playing field, the nine teams in the Ashland softball association •rot under way again Wednesday, Aug. 3. with Hilt downing Fort miller's in a fast and exciting 12-5 game, featured by the comeback of Pitcher Bill Tallis for the win ners after a hard smash took him down for the count. The Elks yielded to the Groceteria 13-2 in the evening's second game. Thursday night the Groceteria nine and SONS fought to a 7-5 Normal victory, while the Active club blasted Provost’s for a 19-6 decision. Tonight, Aug. 5, Hilt will play ' Provost at 7:30 p. m. in a prelim inary to the baseball game be tween Ashland's Lithians and Tal ent town team. Next week's schedule will be as follows: Monday. Active club vs. Battery B; SONS vs Hilt. Tuesday. Provost’s vs. Elks; Battery B vs. Miners. Wednesday. Hilt vs Active club; Elks vs SONS. Thursday. Fortmiller's vs Gro ceteria; Miners vs. Provost's. Friday, Groceteria vs. Battery B; Active club vs. Elks. Monday. Aug. 15. SONS vs. Fortmiller s; Hilt vs Groceteria • Tuesday, Aug. 16, Hilt vs. Min ers: Fortmiller's vs. Battery B. Wednesday, Aug. 17. Groceteria vs. Provost's. Following the inter-city district tournament next two nights, games will be scheduled between Battery B and Elks, and the Min ers and Activians to conclude th«' second half of this summer's split season. The Miners, first-half vic tors, will then meet the second- half topnotchers in a three-game series. TENNIS ( Ol RTS READY Ashland school board's new ten- his courts on Siskiyou boulevard have been completed, save for minor finishing touches which await arrival of special fittings, according to Supt. G. A. Briscoe. ------------- •-------------- TO I1O1.I) SWIM RACES To bolster interest in Wednes day and Friday swim classes at Helman Baths, prizes will be of fered for winners of races to be held every Thursday afternoon through August. FOUR PLAYS TO BE PRODUCED IN EIGHT-DAY FEST A SHI^AND'S fourth annual Shakespearean festival will get ■under way in Lithia park with the 8:30 o’clock curtain tonight. Aug. 5. The unique playa- only pro ductions of their kind in America in the world's only civic. Eliza bethan theater will run for eight days, during which time four of Shakespeare's most famous works will be produced. A complete sell-out was expect ed for the spacious outdoor amphi theater as last-minute reports in dicated the festival's greatest sea son. Among the large audience will be many of the state's most prominent citizens, invitations having been wired to honorary members of the association head ed by Governor Charles H. Martin. "Hamlet" will lead off this year’s production of four of the bard’s most popular plays, and will be followed by "Merchant of Venice" Saturday. Aug. 6. Mon- iay, "Taming of the Shrew” will be produced, with "Hamlet" re curring Tuesday. Wednesday. Aug. 10, "Twelfth Night” is scheduled for its only showing, and Thurs day will bring the second presen tation of "Merchant of Venice.” Friday. "Taming of the Shrew" will be repeated, and the festival will close Saturday. Aug. 13. with “Hamlet.” Angus L. Bowroer, professor of dramatics at Southern Oregon Normal school and originator and director of the Shakespearean series, will be assisted in his work by Mrs. Bowmer and a complete technical staff and cast gathered from many points in the nation. Ashland chairman of an extend ed and highly successful festival membership drive is Mrs H. M Schilling, while Mrs. Chandler Egan heads the Medford commit tee. The festivals have developed into statewide proportions, and command attention from dramat ists and Shakespearean lovers over the entire Pacific coast. This year's series is expected to draw a large number of up-state en thusiasts. as well as a heavy fol lowing from southern Oregon. Honorary members receiving special invitations for tonight's opening and for whom a special backstage reception will be held following the performance, include Charles H. Martin, governor: Earl Snell, secretary of state: J. A. Churchill, director of elementary teacher training for Oregon; Dr. Frederick M Hunter, chancellor of the state system of higher educa tion; Willard L. Marks, president of the state board of higher edu- (Continued on page 6) SEEN IN * DAZE SADIE MILLER keeping the home fires burning. LETTIE LACEY looking for a reporter with her fingers crossed. HOWARD ROSE fishing at Rocky Point with a cork on his hook where a worm ought to he GEORGE SHAFER and PAUL MALLATT cutting them selves a piece of mountainberry pie. EARL (TUBBY) SCHILLING being handicaped by muscles which Impaired his visibility while trying to locate a base runner diving into home. AUBREY MILES, pants rolled up, taking son BILLY in wad ing. He says. DOM PROVOST providing the closet for a lot of old skeletons. IRVING BRANTLEY wanting to borrow Father Neptune’s fork at meal time. I. C. ERWIN and JEAN EB ERHART getting up at 3 a. m to start fibbing about the fish they hope to catch.