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Volume Vil ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1938 Council Will ASHLAND OFFICE Safety Hear Hugh Rosson ABSORBSTALENT Here September 19 POSTAL ROUTE I IITLER Is having a lot of trou- II bls with Czechs, which Is no surprise None of that European (taper has Iteen gixxl for some time 111 Biggest trouble with modern- day touring Is that most roads arc Just a painted highway line to motorists 111 Europe la engaged in so-called war games but, like deer |M>a<'hvrs, they've all tuki-n Ihi-ir f liinNlghts along 111 Thr day when editors wait for the spirits to move ’em must be passed Art (Hie) Powell of the Central Point American sjH-nt last week helping the Medford News transfer to a new location 111 When you ask a newspaper to name their informants, don't be surprised if they seem a little peevish You're touching one of their source spots 111 Oregonians who'd like to rase the pain of ¡raying gasoline tax should drive over their new coast toll-free bridges. 111 Should the $30-a-week pension (tian go over in California, the ¡lay will be gone when pennies will ;M|y their sales tax. 111 A new battle.*ihlp a day will keep the dictators away. 111 Using snap judgment is like stretching a rubber band tn your fingers Can't be sure which way It'll snap. 1 1 1 Experience may be a _ good teacher, but she can't correct pa pers for diplomats who've been writing notes with Increasing ve locity. 111 Politics: Complaining about hav ing to pay an insurance premium and clamoring for an extravagant (tension law 1 1 1 Crime-filled news pages of American newspapers are having _ their effect on our neighbors Even the Mexican government is con vinced there's something to this snr.'.ch racket. 111 May tie the reason overproduc tion is called a "bum(ter crop" is Itecause the grower takes it on the chin. 111 People who come to blows over politics are as silly as politicians who blow about principles. 111 There is nothing new under the sun, but a lot of old ideas look different with chromium trims and neon signa. 111 Clark Wood has taken to writ ing traffic jingles lately, and there may even be a chance that his Weston leader column might some day have both rhyme and reason. • JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL UPS ENROLLMENT THIN TERM Ashland junior high school, on opening day Tuesday, saw an in crease in enrollment of 25 stud ents over the usual number. Three hundred twenty-five scholars ap peared for classwork, as compared to the even 300 a year ago. The high and grade school en rollments remained about the same, however, with 250 students registering at the senior institu tion, 215 at Washington and 285 at Lincoln grade schools. ---- •---- BURGLARS TAKE »50 FROM HELEN FISHER HOME HERE An unidentified burglar Monday evening broke into the home of Helen Fisher, lHl Harrison street, and took $50 In currency, accord ing to police, who have been in vestigating the case. Entrance was gained by tearing screen from a rear door and jim mying a kitchen door. Footprints were found near the house, in which Mrs. Fisher’s mother, Mrs. Margaret Hall, was sleeping. RANCH CHANGES HANDS H. N. Church and W. C. Church of Kinmath Falls have purchased the 483-acre tract of land near the Siskiyous from Effie B. Brown, now of Santn Cruz, Calif. They plan to operate a stock ranch on the property, which is unimproved. • Chester Wolters spe*t the week end in Portland. • W. I). Jackson and Frank Hills made a business trip to Crescent City, Calif., Wednesday. STARTING Huturduy, Oct 1. 300 k families now served by the Talent rurul mail route will be changed to Route 2, Ashland, ac cording to a notice received hy Postmaster Lyle W Tame of Tai ent this week from the fourth HS- sistant postmaster general In Washington Tlie change will add about 40 miles of delivery to the Ashland postal system, and will remove all rural deliveries from post offices I m - tween Ashland and Medford It Is expected that the loss of busi ness by the Talent office might af fect Its third class rating, although the corresponding Increase In Ash land is not calculated to raise this office from second to first class Talent's rural carrier for more than 18 years, Earl H Robbins, will transfer to the Ashland office Oct 1. and will continue his route, which will add Wagner and An- ! derson creek deliveries to the pres ent network operating from Ash land About 18 miles of the route . now carried by Hubert Huntley will be added to the new route to make each cover a total of about 50 miles in length. Although the change will add some revenue to the local office, no additional personnel will be needed, excepting Robbins, ax all Valley View mail now handled by the Talent carrier has been sorted and routed in Ashland and depos ited in a relay box for the Talent postman The Talent rural route was es tablished more than 20 years ago. and families along the route will tie forced to change their mail ad dress to Route 2, Ashland, by Oct 1 or forego rural delivery, ex plained Tame. Ail delivery of mail at Talent will be abandoned Sept 30. with postoffice boxes and gen eral delivery window remaining Rural mail carriers- with the exception of star route contractors qire under civil service. Both Bentley and Robbins come under this classification, and pay allow ances will t>e adjusted according to their new schedules. Robbins will take over several city streets in Ashland and some territory adjacent to the north part of the city now being carried by Bentley, according to the new order. Ashland's municipal safety coun cil will resume meetings Monday evening, Hept. 19, when the group will meet In the city hall to hear Hugh H Rosson, highway safety missionary from the secretary of state's office, according to C M Litwiller, Ashland chairman. A repetition of last spring's driving school for novices is plan ned for the fall session, and Lit willer has urged that represents lives from civic and fraternal or ganizations be present at the Sept. 19 meeting to become better ac- qualnted with work of the safety council. Important progress has been made In Oregon in recent months toward cutting down the toll of highway accidents, and a series of safety schools throughout the state will carry on the drive- launched by Secretary of State Earl Snell toward greater high way safety on Oregon roads. ------------ •---------- - Foreign War Veterans Will Convene Monday In Ashland VFW Hall Medford, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls and Ashland delegates will assemble in Ashland at 8 p. m Monday, Sept 12, in the hall over Madden's Tire shop. The occasion will tie a joint meeting of all Dis trict 8 Veterans of Foreign Wars posts. First hour of the meeting will be spent in closed business ses sion, with following program open to visitors The district command er will address delegates, and Dis trict Service Officer Gool of Granta Pass will explain recent changes in veterans' pensions. The district VFW auxiliary president also will be here to ad dress ladies Refreshments will be served during the evening. Number 36 PLAN GROUP TO Final Rites for Algae REORGANIZE FOR In Bad Taste;Water ZONING ACTION Switched to Creek ALGAE, an innocent little sub- aqueous plant, never hurt no body But when it turns up its heels and kicks the bucket, then folks start wrinkling their noses at drinking water and wondering At least, that’s approximately the explanation given by City Sup erintendent Elmer Biegel when asked how come the funny taste in Ashland’s water supply over the week-end. The large reservoir up Ashland creek, source of the city's water and power supply since last De cember, sports an average growth of algae that minute green plant i that makes itself at home in any body’s water storage system. Tasteless while growing, the plants decided to end it al) for th* season late last week and Monday the water department cut oft the res- ervoir to power house to city mains connection and routed the water from the dam down three miles of Ashland creek where the water aerates and loses its algae- and then into city mains at the power house. The generating plant, as a result, is being fed from di version dams above the large res ervoir and is running at about half capacity, explained Biegel. After several days of clearing up. Ashland's water was back to its usual high standard of sweet ness and was colder than ever. Algae has bid farewell for the season. TALENT FORMS COUNCIL SHUNS VOLUNTEERS k DOTTED LINE’ The age-old hesitance for "sign In anticipation of the delivery of a used fire truck from Ashland ing on the dotted line" was dis in about a week, citizens of Tal played by members of Ashland's ent Wednesday night formed a city council Tuesday night, when volunteer fire department with member Lew Hansen presented a Bert Simmons, city marshal, as request of auto court owners that chief. the municipality pledge—in writ Others named at the meeting, ing—the use of fire fighting ap held at 7:30 p. m in the city hall, paratus for property owners ad were J. W. Sloan, first assistant, jacent to the corporate limits of and J. W Spitzer, second assist the town. Although councilmen expressed ant. Members will include W. B Hotchkiss. W E. Boyd, Delbert their willingness to send fire fight Clark. John Childers, Alfred Nor ing equipment beyond the city’s ris, C. McElfresh and L. W Tame, boundaries when practicable — at Talent bought the hose truck the discretion of Fire Chief Clint from the city of Ashland which Baughman—-they were Dpt willing will be acquired on arrival of re- to definitely obligate the munici placement equipment due in Ash pality by manuscript. Insurance land In 10 days. The evchanged ve companies, it was explained, re hicle has been in service for a quire a written pledge Irpm city number of years and is considered governments to extend fire fight ample for th* smaller city, which ing protection to definite areas be is located on level ground. The fore they will grant lower prem truck has experienced difficulty in ium rates to insurance buyers out negotiating steep grades in Ash side city limits. Councilmen pointed out that city VVITH reservations already start land and is being replaced by a 1 equipment always has been sent ing to trickle into Shasta- pumper of newest type. Cascade Wonderland headquarters Delivery of the truck to Talent i to fires immediately adjacent to for the annual convention of the will give that city its first fire! the town, not only as a service to nine-county booster group to be fighting apparatus, and will be I property owners directly affected, held in Ashland Oct 10 and 11, followed by a series of practice but also as a protection to resi dents within the city from spread Ashland lodge No 944. BPOE. in sessions by volunteers. ing flames. However, it is both dicated willingness to take over ------------ •------------ against state law and city prac arrangements for a gigantic con tice to promise indiscriminate use Funeral services for Sam Ellen- vention banquet which will draw of equipment throughout the area. berger, 25. were postponed thia upwards of 400 guests. "Ashland taxpayers buy and week pending recovery of the de Exalted Ruler W H. Parker and I maintain their fire department, ceased's father, A J Ellenberger, Secretary J. E Thornton of the who wax seriously injured in the , Elks lodge met with committee- A pair of residential fires, one ' and it would not be ethical to highway accident which cost the men and Manager Tom Stanley of Monday and another Tuesday, extend this protection to those life of bis son last Saturday night. the wonderland association in the caused damage estimated at about who do not contribute to the serv The Ellenberger», former Bell 1 Uthia hotel Wednesday night to $1700 by firemen when the house ice." declared councilmen. Occas view residents, were enroute to proffer their lodge's dining room owned by B L. Powell at 400 Nut- ional calls have come in to the central Oregon with family be and help Stanley came here from ley street and occupied by Joe department from points several longings in their truck when they the Redding headquarters accom Freese was a total loss as flames miles removed from the city's were sideswiped by a passing car panied by Treffle R. I ji Senay, spread rapidly from an overheated limits, and frequent misunder standings occur when the trucks near Bend The younger man was association publicity director, to cook stove. instantly killed The victim's moth further plans for the convention, The first fire had completely are not sent helter-skelter over the er and three sisters also were in which is expected to be one of enveloped the Nutley street frame countryside. Only when equipment the truck at the time of the acci the association's greatest. dwelling when firemen arrived, and can be sent to nearby fires with dent. Definite arrangements are be an adjoining area of grass also out detracting from adequate pro Sam Ellenberger recently was ginning to crystallize, and com was burned. Loss was set at $1500 tection within Ashland does the graduated from Southern Oregon mittee members present at the Second blaze of the week-end city "lend” a truck to outsiders. Besides routine business, coun Normal school and was to teach meeting exhibited growing enthus was less disastrous, being discov in California schools this year. iasm for the coming opportunity ered and quenched by firemen be cilmen appointed a citizens' group J. P. Dodge and sons funeral to "sell Ashland" to visitors and fore more than smoke damage had to meet with the budget commit home are in charge of arrange representatives of travel bureaus resulted. Starting in a pile of shin- tee for consideration of the pro ments. during the assemblage. Ì gles under the house at 1375 Iowa posed 1939 budget. Those named The names of Sen G. W. Dunn, street occupied by R. R. Sypher, were J. H. Hardy. Henry Enders. I E Vining and Earl Leever were flames scorched flooring of the T. H. Simpson, Fred Tayler, Mel added to the hospitality committee dwelling before being extinguished. vin Kaegi and Wirt Wright. What’s the Answer? Signs which recently have ap roster, Mrs Paul Harmsen was in Smoke and heat caused an esti B t coward riNcH cluded on the ladies' entertainment mated $200 damage, which was peared on downtown sidewalks body and Dr. Arthur S. Taylor 1 covered by insurance. Origin of were given an official frown by city dads, who turned down a sur was added to the general enter thè fire was undetermined. prise bill for $50 for “advertising” tainment group at the meeting. ------------ •------------ tendered by the Shakespearean The Associated Business Wom GOLI) HILL FAIR SET festival association. en's club was assigned to arrange The sixth annual Gold Hill 1 fair ----------- •------------ ments for window displays in busi BUY HOME HERE ness houses depicting historical, will open in that city Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hamaker industrial, agricultural and scenic Sept. 10. for a full day's program. The fair, which has grown from have purchased a four-room house background of the Ashland. A meeting of executive heads of a small community beginning, has at 150 South Pioneer street in all committees was set for 7:30 been expanded to include the Ashland from H. G. Enders. Fol o'clock tonight, Sept. 9. in the northwest section of • Jackson lowing remodeling work now under way, the couple will make their Uthia hotel, convention head county. ------------ •------ ------- home there. quarters. SON IS BORN ---- •------------ A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. BUYS NEW TRUCK BELLVIEW ENROLLS 50 C. V. Flanders, of Flanders' Hellview school opened Tuesday Donald Korth in Ashland Com Farmers market in Bellview, pur with 50 pupils registered in its munity hospital Sunday noon. chased a new 1938 pickup recently. ! eight grades, according to Princi lí|OV/ DIO HALLOWE'EN ------------ «------------ pal Jack Balding. An instrument BUSINESS COURSE ENROLLEE Dorothy Herrin al music teaoher's weekly visit is ORIGINATE*? Birdie Tuttle, who recently left planned for the school, which was and Companion I for Portland, has enrolled in the redecorated for resumption of TN ANCIENT times, Halloween, or classes. Northwestern Business college in Are Invited to Be Gueata of the 1 the Vigil of Soman, the god of ------------ •------------ that city. -------------------•-------------------- death, fell on the thirty-first of Oc TO MOVE LI THIA SIGN Southern Oregon Miner TO TEACH IN KLAMATH tober. On this night, Saman was The newly installed llthia water To See Their Choice of Mr. and Mrs Charles S Tilton supposed to call together the souls sign on the plaza soon will be the Following have left for Klamath Falls, where condemned during the past year and raised and extended toward the he will join the high school faculty assign them to the bodies of ani street to increase visibility to mot Varsity Theater as mathematics instructor. mals. It was a time of fear and orists, according to plans of the ------------ •------------ city council. A pioneer statue now Programs: apprehension and the pagans wore obstructs Mrs. E. M. Warden, who re- the sign from view of hideous musks and lighted bonfires northbound traffic. cently moved from Salem to Med (Friday and Saturday) to keep away the ghosts and witches ford. spent Wednesday in Ashland — •------------ "SWISS MISS" and which were supposed to wander the • Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dickey visiting with her son and daugh "PASSPORT HUSBAND" ter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford earth freely on this night. At the have returned from a holiday spent Warden. (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) advent of Christianity, it became in San Francisco and surrounding • H. O. Butterfield, from Hiatt the Vigil of All Saints day and lost bay points, where thev visited a SHIRLEY TEMPLE in lake, spent one day this week in "LITTLE MISS BROADWAY" its bogey meaning but the custom number of radio "hams". Ashland. • of celebrating the night in a ma • Dorothy Avent, Elk creek, ar • S. C. Kesler, who has been rived this week to spend a few Please Call at The Miner Office cabre manner still persists. visiting here, left last night for days visiting her friend, Betty for Your Quest Tickets © Western Newspaper Unia». his home in Texas. Home, ELKS TAKE OVER BANQUET PLANS FOR CONVENTION ..... ■ Ellenberger Funeral Is Postponed Here Two Residence Fires Cause $1700 Damage • ASHLAND'S long-dormant city n planning commission will re assemble at 7:30 p. m. tonight, Sept. 9, in the city hall at the request of Mayor T. S. Wiley for the purpose of reorganizing and considering a zoning restriction re quest made by residents of Leon ard street near the Southern Ore gon normal school grounds. Mayor Wiley, as ex-officio mem ber of the group, will preside at the meeting, which will bring to gether City Attorney Frank Van Dyke and City Supt. Elmer Biegel, also ex-officio members, and ap pointed members including Her schel Claycomb, T. H. Simpson, F. D. Wagner, George A. Briscoe, John Fuller, Frank Jordan and Dr. Walter Redford. Van Dyke will help organize the group from a legal standpoint and an effort will be made to gather the committee together into a functioning body. The planning group also will start work on consideration of business and industrial zoning plans, as well as creation of re stricted residential zones wherein minimum value limits would be set for new construction. According to requests made to the city council, which will pass on recommendations of the plan ning commission, some residents in various parts of the city desire building restrictions which will prevent the invasion of their dis tricts by construction of "shacks” and other neighboring property depreciating detriments. Mayor Wiley, in discussing to night's meeting, explained that most cities of like population have active planning bodies to give thought toward outlining future development regulations calculated to encourage orderly construction and to protect investments already made in business and residential properties. ------------ •------------ Rains Bring Time Off For Fire Guards Here Forest guards in the Applegate district, including the Ashland area, were granted their first time off for the summer Wednesday following the season’s first gen eral rain. The holiday was short lived. however, all being called back when weather cleared yes terday. Those enjoying a brief respite included Winston Hotell. Ashland; Charles Knutzen, Hutton guard station; Maurice Fox. Steamboat guard station; Robert Ottoman. Wagner Gap guard; H. Shurtieff of Anderson Butte and H. J. Pen- nings of Wagner Butte, lookouts. YOUNGSTER HELD HERE Thomas Van Tuil. 14, was held in city jail here following his ar rest Tuesday for investigation. The youth said he was from Chi cago, and was released yesterday afternoon and headed north. ------------ •------------ UNDERGOES OPERATION Donald King, 18, COC enrollee and son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe King of Ashland, is recovering from a recent eyeball operation as the result of a yellowjacket sting suf fered while on fire line duty. ------------ •------------ • Alicia Applegate left this week for Butte Falls where she will teach this winter. NED MARS offering EMER SON PRATT a dollar trade-in on his (Ned's) slippers. EDGAR FOWLER bringing the wrath of a dozen cats upon himself when they escaped from a box while being driven from here to there. MARGARET HULEN execut ing a pet rooster and basting it with tears. AL SIMPSON crossing his fingers since rising to shine. FRANCES BULKIN sporting the season's sauciest hat. LEONARD PATTERSON, ap prentice boxmaker, hitting the nail on the head and end of finger. FRED SCHUERMAN letter- ing the WAFFLE SHOP wln- dow and taking his pay in alpha bet soup. PETE NUTTER admitting his chili has bean places. JOHNNIE MILLS taking the profit out of bananas.
