S outhern O regon M iner
The Paper That Has Something To Say—And Says It!
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ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1938
Volume VII
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Movlrland homes have been be-
M’lgrd by flames, and for once
something besides temperament
has the stars hot under the collar.
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The Dionne quintuplets will not
be exhibited at the New York
world's fair, with is quite a blow
to the rising hope that something
would take 'em out of the papers
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Number 48
ASHLAND STORES WILL RAISE
YULE CURTAIN AT 7 TONIGHT
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C OF C TO CALL
SPECIAL MEET
TUESDAY NOON
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Clark W<xai in his Weston
For Editorial ConniM-nt
Leader declares "Be broke and
s< <• Pag«- i
you won't la» lonesome.” Tell us
quickly, Clark, where do you find I \1 RECTORS and members of the
friends like that ?
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merce. and all other Interested
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One reason talk Is cheap Is be­ citizens, will be called into a spe­
cause so many phrases are poorly cial srsiiion at the Lithia hotel
fct noon Tuesday to discuss a pro­
coined.
posed dissolution of the out-of-
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state car registration system now
Whenever Europe Is asked to in use in Oregon. The meeting
kick in on war loans, she comes will take the form of a forum
across, alright Doublc-across.
session, at which time the im­
portance of auto checking to Ash­
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Jurists are arguing whether land and the state will be ful ly
state liquor control laws appiy at explained.
Directors of the chamber have
Crater laike, and anybody knows
that's one of the best places in pointed out that the car registry
furnishes both an important local
the state to get high.
source of revenue and opportunity
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for contact with vislUng motorists
University of Washington coeds It is hoped that tlx- me. ting will
rebelled al an edict banning strap­ result in the formulation of some
less evening gowns and some con­ plan of action to counteract the
cern is being felt over their atti­ sentiment in favor of abandoning
tude toward apron strings for the the registration of tourists' cars,
next generation.
According to reports reaching
Ashland. Secretary of State Ear)
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Cities and counties worrying Snell has lent an ear to those who
over the tax problem may forget seek a change in the statute which
their troubles. The Miner has de- now requires foreign cars to be
registered, objection to the re­
vised a revolving tax plan which
like ¡tensions will be ¡»aid by no­ quirement being that it causes in­
convenience for travelers.
body and benefit everyone.
Said C. P. Talent, director,
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"Real estate sales in Ashland have
In Ashland, the question of never been greater than during the
what to do with Lithla springs last two years while we huve reg­
resolves itself around the propo­ istered more cars than any other
sition of whether it is better to portal in the state, and loss of
wet our whistles with the stuff or this contact with tourists would
blow factory whistles. Powers that mean a definite loss of business to
be refuse to determine whether the city." That Ashland persons
both could be accomplished.
interested in promoting their
town's welfare should band to­
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If humor seems to have depart­ gether into a coherent front of
ed this column, it is because Ed­ objection was the opinion of Tal­
itor Wood done us wrong. He went ent. who urges that every person
and misspelled our best pun last attend the meeting, whether mem­
bers of the chamber body or not.
week.
"We must keep the tourists stop­
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ping in Ashland," pointed out Tal­
To the Rose, Sugar, Orange and I ent.
Cotton bowls of football fame has
Tuesday's meeting will supplant
been added the Coal bowl by the regular gathering act for a
Charleston, W. Va, which seems week hence.
to be a misnomer. Bln or scuttle
LIONS HOLD MEETING
night be more to the point.
Ashland
Lions club met in reg­
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session Thursday evening in
The secretary of state is consid­ ular
the Lithia hotel to dine and dis­
ering the discontinuance of out-of- cuss
several important business
state registrations in Oregon, matters.
The membership voted
claiming folks regard the for­ unanimously
to give a dinner for
mality as a nuisance. Probably 21 local high school football play­
California tourists from the land ers next meeting night, Dec. 8.
of the bug shake-down stations
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who are howling the loudest.
PLAN POT-LUCK HUPPER
Talent Townsendites are plan­
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Because new medical blanks are ning a pot-luck supper for 6:30
not available, marriage licenses p. m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the
cannot be issued in Oregon, and Talent city hall.
a lot of husbands are wailing
"Why couldn’t that have happened
What’s the Answer?
to me?”
By EDWARD riNCH
Lions Club To Dine AND WHAT ABOUT THIS NEWS ?
High School Football
Team Here Thursday
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rpOL'CHDOWNM aplenty will
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«cored—with
forks—
Thursday night, Dec. 8, when
the Ashland Lions chib dines
the high school Grizzliee* foot­
ball squad. Twenty-one strong,
the lads will don napkins and
open countenance« instead of
traditional helmets and puds
for an evening of tricky plays
front the one-reach line.
“We believe Ashland's foot­
ball squad—regulars and suits
alike—-deserve special recog­
nition for their efforts on the
gridiron,” declared President
R. E. Poston, "and we roetui
to se<* that the boys get a
busy evening with no ¡M*nal-
ties' called.”
The dinner will get under
way at 6:15 p. m. in the Lithla
hotel banquet room. The Lions
club, Ashland's newest service
group, has pledged its sup|M>rt
for local sports actlvlttea.
BASKETBALL TO
GET UNDER WAY
AT AHS DEC. 9TH
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('HANGEOVER from gridiron to
,Ub u> P«n>
the indoor wintertime sport of
M Night O»
basketball was being made by
Ron.l-Sought
Coach Skeet O'Connell and his
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corps of athletes this week, with
the first regular game set for
Friday evening, Dec. fl, with Yreka RUY CHRISTMAS SEALS! Costing but a penny each, these little
tokens of mercy and generosity are making steady progress in
on the Junior high court.
With workouts just getting un­ the national fight against tuberculosis. They will be on sale in Ash­
der way at the high school, O'­ land Saturday at special booths In the postoffice, the Groceteria and
Connell was hesitant about pre­ J. C. Penney company, according to Mrs. Paul Taylor, chairman of
dictions this week, but intimated I the l<M-al committee of volunteer workmen distributing the seals.
that his squad is expected to do
big things until end of the fall
quarter late in January, at which
time three of his first string play­
ers will become ineligible for fur­
ther participation. The retiring
eagers will include Buzz Roberson,
Charlie Warren and
Everett
Nance, key men on last year's
Santa Claus is said to have a
For the 10th season glee clubs
varsity. Both Roberson and War­ of Southern Oregon Normal school special warm place in his heart
ren were named on the 1938 dis­ will present special Christmas ves­ reserved for kiddies at Christmas
trict all-star team and their loss per services, this year at 4 p. m. time, and in Ashland this year
will place heavy responsibility on ! Sunday, Dec. 11. in the SONS au­ Kris Kringle's generosity will
remaining members of the Grizzly ditorium. The occasion will feature reach fruition at 7 o'clock Satur­
quintet.
special music under the direction day evening, Dec. 24, when the
With Nance, Roberson and War­ of Miss Louise Woodruff and will American Legion and American
ren will be Bud Silver, fleet flash • be open to the public without Legion auxiliary stage their an-
res.-iv.’ last year. Kenny Harris, charge.
nual Christmas tree party for
dead-eye regular from last sea­
The program will include carols youngsters at the plaza
son, Jules Powers, Ardie Warren, and hymns of many lands by girls
The Legion tree will be the
Bob Weaver and Joe Jessel to glee club, boys glee club and by scene of Santa's presentation to
form the top-ranking eligibles
the combined chorus. Normal stud­ an expected 600 kiddies of sacks
The O'Connellmen will play ents taking part in the program loaded with fruits, nuts, candies
Bend here Dec. 16, Yreka Dec. 21, will include the following:
and presents. Community singing
Weed here Dec, 23, Klamath Falls
First sopranos Joyce Young. will take part in the occasion and
here Jan. 6, Grants Pass here Marie McLaren. Doral Mallery, Christmas eve will get under way
Jan. 13 and there Jan. 19. Grants Cherokee Seiler, Dolly Matney, here in grand style.
Pass here Jan. 20, and Medford Flora Stokoe, Janis Blackman;
To offfset heavy expense of the
there Jan. 26. Medford will come second sopranos - Betty Dano, Ev­
to Ashland Jan. 27, and the Griz­ elyn Johnson, Jewell Mayea. Helen yearly project, the Legion and
zlies will travel to Klamath Feb. Westfall. Evelyn Bentley, Dorothy auxiliary will solicit contributions
9. Beyond these dates, games ten­ Page, Jeanne Burton, Mariece Mc­ of coins and articles for the party
tatively have been arranged as Laren, Betty Horne, Lorraine with the cooperation of both Ash­
follows: Feb. 10, Klamath Falls Stevens: altos—Phyllis Miller, Eil- land newspapers. With about three
there; Feb. 17 at Grants Pass, ene Barry, Almeta Day, Mary Vie weeks in which to gather together
funds, presents, fruits, nuts and
Feb. 24 at Medford and Mar. 3 Cramblitt,
Dorothy
Slemann, candies, local residents are asked
Medford here.
Louise Harr, Ethelmae Thompson, to bring in their contributions—
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Jeanette Thatcher, Kay Berg­ whether large or small—soon as
The Medford District News, of­
strom; first tenors--Dick Hannon, possible. Legion women will make
ficial publication of the Medford
Leo Moulton, John Gregory, War­ the sacks and prepare the gift
district
Civilian
Conservation
ren Foster, Roy Carothers; second bags for the occasion.
corps, entered its fifth year of
tenors -Vernon Kilpatrick. John
existence this week when volume
Toys gathered by Boy Scouts
Barker. Norman Carother; bari-
5, number 1 was delivered from
and
being repaired and repainted
tone William
Westfall,
Escoe
the presses Dec. 1.
by firemen will form part of the
Printed by The Miner since its
Sponsored by the volunteer Fuller, Jack Pearson; bass—Byer tree's load of gifts, and Mr Claus
first issue, the District News has
firemen of Talent, a hard times Putman, Frank O'Conner and is being instructed to again make
been awarded top rating for CCC
dance will be given in the Talent Ralph I^imb.
his usual call at the hospital fol­
newspapers in the United States
city hall Saturday night, Dec. 3,
lowing the downtown affair.
on several occasions, most recent­
as a benefit affair, proceeds to r
In charge of the work for the
ly following the taking over of
be used in purchasing a siren for
Jack Balding
local American Legion post is Ivor
editorship by George H. Fields,
the fire hall.
Erwin, aided by Guy Applewhite,
district educational adviser. Edi­
A prize will be offered for the
and
Companion
Charles
Delsman, Everett Acklin.
torial and typographical excellence
hardest looking couple, according
CHOICE* COME, ?
H. M. Gilman, Roy Hartley, Ebe
to Chief Bert Simmons.
were considered in making the
Are Invited to Be Guest« of the Dunn and Paul Taylor. Mrs. Roy
awards.
OBIAS HOBSON was an English
Mayor Hart has okehed use of
Frazier is committee chairman for
Southern Oregon Myier the
Seven thousand copies are
livery stable keeper. From his the new Talent fire truck for fires
auxiliary ladies, who already
printed for distribution among of­
located beyond his city's limits as
famous stables he hired out horses
To See Thejr Choice of
are working on preparations.
ficers and enrol lees of the 30 by the day or hour. In hiring a well as local blazes.
the Following
Contributions for the tree may
camps in the Medford district once horse you could look them all over
be left at The Miner office for the
each month.
EXAMINER
COMING
Varsity
Theater
and make your own selection but
Legion, or a phone call (170) will
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Ward McReynolds, examiner of
bring a representative to your
Programs
:
by
hook
or
crook,
Hobson
would
‘GLAD* CLUB TO MEET
operators and chauffeurs, will lx'
door.
contrive to get you to take the one in Ashland city hall between 1 I
The Talent Glad-to-Meet-You
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(Friday and Saturday)
club has set Thursday, Dec. 8, as nearest the door. As that horse was a. m. and 5 p. m. Friday, Dec. 9,
FINED
FOR FLUID FUN
sent
out
the
rest
were
moved
up
and
"ALWAYS
IN
TROUBLE
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to issue permits and licenses to
its next meeting date, at which
Wallace Reeder was fined $10
plus
time everyone will be invited to the next customer would be invei­ drive cars.
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come and bring a covered dish to gled into taking Hobson’s choice of
"THE LAW OF THE PLAINS” and $2.50 costs by City Police
Judge C. O. Presnall Monday as
FIRE DAMAGES HOME
the city hall for the evening's en­ horses while being blarneyed into
the result of a drunk and disor­
Flames, starting from a chim­
tertainment, which will feature a thinking he had made his own. It
(Sunday, Monday, Tuesday)
derly charge Sunday evening, and
program but not lectures or became the joke of the town and ney spark, caused an estimated
•THERE GOES MY HEART'
John Landers skipped appearance
speeches.
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the expression came down to us $300 damage to roof of the Harry
the same day and left behind a
Silver
residence
at
823
Siskiyou
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meaning a choice with but one
boulevard early Wednesday. Fire­
• P. R. Finnell made a short course to choose.
Please Call at The Miner Office $10 bond after being arrested Sat­
urday afternoon for being drunk
men fought the blaze made stub­
business trip to Portland this
for Your Guest Tickets.
C Western Newspaper Union.
on a public street.
born by a high wind for an hour.
week.
NORMAL WILL
GIVE PROGRAM
District CCC News
Enters Fifth Year
Talent Firemen Plan
Hard Times Ball For
Benefit Fund Bolster
T
HUNDREDS OF
FREE PRIZES
WILL BE GIVEN
pRELUDE to Christmas will be
Ashland’s annual Yule opening
set for 7 o'clock tonight, Dec. 2,
when hundreds of folks will enter
into the spirit of the season and
watch business houses put their
"best foot” forward with free tur­
keys, dozens of prizes, free noise­
makers for the kiddies, music,
bright window displays and build­
ing decorations.
Sponsored by the merchants'
committee of the Ashland Cham-
ber of Commerce headed by J. P.
Daugherty, the event will formally
open the holiday shopping season
for this area and will bring into
sharp focus the many offerings of
Ashland firms.
Each
participating
business
house—and there are more than
a hundred—will give a free prize
to holder of the lucky number dis­
played in his window tonight.
Special Christmas opening cou­
pons—among them the winners—
were distributed to every house in
Ashland and to school children of
the city and surrounding areas by
Camp Fire girls early this week,
and holders of coupons have but
to inspect winning numbers dis­
played in shop windows, compare
them with numbers on their cou­
pons, and claim winners at the
Chamber of Commerce office,
, which will be open during the
evening.
In addition to the many window
prizes, free turkeys will be given
to holders of lucky coupons dur­
ing the opening, winning numbers
to be posted at the Chamber of
Commerce.
Noisemakers will be distributed
to children at 7 p. m. from the
plaza, and the Ashland city band
will enliven streets with music
while store fronts glitter and shine
with new holiday merchandise.
Window shopping with a pur­
pose will be the keynote tonight,
and streets are expected to be
thronged with people glad for the
season and keyed with anticipa­
tion and excitement as they tour
windows for the numbers that
will entitle them to handsome
gifts "on the house.” Last year’s
Christmas opening was a most
successful occasion, sidewalks be­
ing packed with shoppers and
youngsters until a late hour.
City employes already have
placed holiday decorations in the
business district, and city firemen
will display toys being repaired
for distribution to underprivileged
children in the old Tidings build­
ing on East Main street.
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SEEN IN A DAZE
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By Oar
KEYHOLE
REPORTER
JACK HALFHILL playing
special delivery postoffice.
Crimson-cheeked BETTY RY­
AN running from a curtain call.
BILLY ROSS carrying coals
to Newcastle by giving JOHN
B. GRIFFIN, southern Oregon's
most famous bear hunter, a
supply of bear steaks.
REBA TENNYSON,
after
endlessly answering questions as
to who made a certain cabinet,
writing the creator’s name
across it.
CURLY CRESSE planting
Christmas trees on lamp posts.
CARL BROWER worrying
about credit in Alaska.
RAY FRISBIE discouraging
an "onward-to-Mount-Ashland-
through-the-snow” movement.
MIKE HARKINS declining a
spiffy cosmetic box for Christ­
mas.
STEVE ZARKA
worrying
about two rival produce dealers
In conference, fearing a rise in
the price of eggs.