S c ' jthern O regon M iner I’he Paper That lias Something To Say—And Says It! Volum«- Vili ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1939 LOCA., rACTORY WORKERS JOIN IN BAG PROTEST | of Salem a raucvi which 1» t»«»en significant evi- T" that our lawmaker« have actually t“",r'* thp "lurf h < u 4 4 4 4 About the only time modern man want" to be hia brother’s kwper is when there'« u good job open a* I'rtaon guard. 1 A grinning reception will be ai­ corded visitors to the Treasure ls land fair D* buaineaa men of the writ this year wh<> figure to "IM’O « fst oyster when tourists shell out 1 4 4 The quickest way to learn how a friend feci« Is to give him a touch 4 4 4 Editor Moore Hamilton of the Medford News has been fussing about poker games running in his town We warned him a long time ago about those friendly little scs- Mon« with Paul Luy 4 4 4 police are using toy balloons to tMt drivers’ breath for alcohol, giving inebriated motorists some­ thing to «trrtch ta-sldrs the truth 111 The probable reason civilization baa never taken any giant strides it because human beings are t«x» amall they make Hfc barcable 1 4 4 A pri>[«Mial la now current to bar fish egg« from aportamen’a bait and it probably won't be long before the fish will be barred, too We are rafrtdly approaching the day when thry’i) be sacred, like monkeys in the temples of India 4 4 4 Electric razors arc said to les­ sen the pain of shaving, and that Junior isn’t all, according to • There’s no leather strap hanging on the bathroom door. 1 4 1 college Another 20-year-old football star has been given a berth with the Oregon state po- lice What a foot-flattening place the gridiron must be* 4 4 4 Clark Wixxl hints that Weston- Ites have asked him to sing ’’Asleep in the Deep.’* Aw shucks, Clark, that was a wish, not a re­ quest MT. ANGEL, SONS TO PLAY TONIGHT Southern Oregon Normal school buki-tball representative« For­ wards Leaven« and Hoxie, Cen­ ter Sether and Guards Marchi and Cady will greet their first college opponent« on the local fltxtr thi« year at 8 o'clock tonight in the SONS gym with a will to win that ahould prcxluce an outstand­ ing battle Mount Angel's Seraph« will be the opponents and, inci- dsnlally. will bring to Ashland the hast outfit in the school's history, ■ccording to Coach Frances Cogh- lan The Seraph« already have dump­ ed Portland U, Gonzaga. Pacific U and Monmouth, and will «tart Forward» Jimmy Nolan and Schaf- ,er- Center Al Haencr, Guard« Aldrich and O'Halloran in to- right'a game. The visitors from Mount Angel will appear on the SONS floor again tomorrow night, Saturday, following a preliminary Kame between Ingle's Cowboys *°d Copco of Medford starting at 8 P m. Coach Jean Eberhart'« starting jye will Include three veterans, as Will the Seraph crew and, follow- steady improvement in recent the Normal outfit is ex­ pected to open the college season J ¡l Performance on a par with »ONS outfits of recent years. But °ne college opponent Chico State Wa bitten the dust at the hands the local Teacher«. "But you nt seen nothin’ yet," forecast the «‘y yesterday. Jngle’s Cowboys probably will P y a Medford indeixmdent team a Preliminary in tonight's fare, was indicated yesterday. >X FACTORY employes of Ashland this week joined with those of 67 other northwest plants In protesting an announced plan of the Federal Surplus Commod­ ities corporation to use K.OOOJXX) cotton bags for shipment of or- anges instead of using wooden boxes as has been customary for many years past The orange surplus, it is under­ stood, will be shipped from the west coast to OCC camps and to easti rn centers for relief distribu­ tion Tile plan to use bugs instead of boxes for tramqxirting the fruit met with immediate and wide­ spread objection from lumber dis­ tricts of the northwest which will lose an estimated $1,026,750 worth of shixik business If the proposal 1s carried out What the cotton bags would cost Ashland In projxirtion was explained by it ] Fiaharty, man­ ager of the line Box company, yrsterday "Ashland's proportion­ ate share of the box business which would result if the oranges were ¡tacked in the usual way Would total about half a million bourd fret of «hk, or about a month of capacity run here ■'One of the characteristics of lumber is that manufacture of wixxlcn boxes Is atxiut 80 jx-r cent labor, from faller to boxrnaker, and every million dollars worth of box shook bu«lne«s makes an ap­ preciable decrease in unemploy­ ment inasmuch as the surplus commixiities corporation la oper­ ated by the government for the benefit of the people as well ax the growers affected, we feel that Use FSC would lie overlooking one of Its fundamental reasons for ex­ istence In using cotton bugs The bugs would not appreciably help the cotton industry, as the fruit would use but 400 bales of the filter and a minimum of labor. ’’Sixty cents of each dollar paid in wages in Oregon comes from the lumber industry, so it is evi­ dent that the present issue is of vital importance to all of us here," continued Flnharty in explaining reasons for his employes some 35 men In unanimously joining with other lunilrr workers in bombard­ ing their senators and representa­ tives with protests. Interested |>ersons are address­ ing protests to Jesse W. Trapp, president of Federal Surplus Com­ modities corporation, Washington, D. C. and to Senator Charles H. McNary, Washington The expres­ sions of ,llen. • FRANK NEWMAN PENS POSITION ON‘GAMBLING’ George Hibbs, Ashland man be­ ing held in the county jail in Med­ ford charged with robbery of cook's Reception early Jan. 9. will await arrival of reports from the FBI in W’ashington and the Cali­ fornia authorities in Sacramento, it was indicated by sheriff's office last night. Hibbs has entered a plea of guilty to the charge and Circuit Judge H. D. Norton will review his record, If any, before passing sentence. It was believed that the information would arrive either to­ day or Saturday, at which time Hibbs will face Judge Norton. PRANK NEWMAN, Jackson county district attorney, this week asked that the following letter be printed in The Miner ex­ plaining his views on "gambling" which is said to exist in the coun­ ty. His words follow: To the Ihjblic: In last week's issue of the Med­ ford News there appeared a par­ tial report of a brief interview be­ tween the undersigned and the editor of the News relative to per­ mitting gambling qy card games to continue to be carried on in this county In the future as it has been In the past. The interview arose out of a question put to me by Mr Hamilton of the News about as follows: "How does it come that poker games and other gambling games with cards are permitted to run openly and pin­ ball games, punchboards, etc. are shut out, and will you prosecute people operating such gambling by card games if complaint is made at your office, backed up with proper evidence, or just what would be your attitude in that regard ?" I very promptly informed Mr. Hamilton that I am opposed to gambling in any form, and that I would not hesitate to issue a criminal complaint to anybody ap­ plying for same, if the party would furnish me with sufficient evidence to warrant a conviction in case any arrest was made upon such complaint, and that it would make no difference whatsoever to me who the party or parties com­ plained about were. I further in­ formed him that I would welcome such a prosecution any time, and that I would assure him, or any­ body else, that the case would be vigorously prosecuted, without fear or favor, if and when any such complaint were made at this oifice, supported by such evidence. I meant exactly what I said. A Difficult Problem I realize, of course, that the evil of gambling has always been a difficult problem to solve, and that the law enforcement officers and agencies cannot accomplish a great deal toward Its solution without the support of the general public. I also know that there is a tendency on the part of quite a considerable portion of the people in every community to close their eyes to the violation of our laws along the line of gambling, on the (Continued on page 2) What’s the Answer? ASHLAND C OF C AGAIN LEADS IN CAR REGISTRY Hibbs Awaits FBI Report for Action By EDWARD riNCH Ashland’s Chamber of Com­ merce again led the state’s motor vehicle portal registration of out- of-state cars when a total of 30,- 618 vehicles were stickered here. The record surpassed the previous high here by 2300 Cave City was second with 13,117, Brookings next with 11.- 898, and Grants Pass fourth with 10,874. Howard Rose and Companion Are Invited to Be Guests of the Southern Oregon Miner v; 1 HERE. DID TUE. KG» scholarship benefit Battle of Century Goes Pioppo When Talent Pair Meet GAttL OF ORlOlNAlfel us today . think of foot­ OST of _____ ball as strictly an American game and will be very much sur­ prised to learn that It was con­ ceived and first played In Japan as early as the Seventh century. It was very popular among court cir­ cles and was limited mostly to those enjoying high royal rank. It was called football to distinguish it from the Roman national game of handball. i$ W««t«rn N»w»j>«P«r Union. To See Their Choice of the Following Varsity Theater Programs: (Friday and Saturday) MARX BROTHERS in "R(X)M SERVICE” plus SMILEY BURNETT in “UNDER WESTERN STARS" (Sunday, Monday. Tuesday) “VALLEY OF THE GIANTS" Please Call at The Miner Office for Your Ouest Tickets Number 3 We Gambled and Lost! With an opening on the circuit court bench prob­ able in 1940, Jackson county’s usually demure district attorney has decided to be a table-thumping crusader. “Sin must go!” he murmurs, with an ‘Tll-write- and-open-letter” gleam in his eye. And forthwith card games of the county silently fold their table covers and steal away into the night (and the nearest rooming house). Evil flourishes no more in Jackson county. There is to be a new Policy; the Devil may now consider himself in the dog-house. Just how much District Attorney Frank Newman will accomplish in a practical way remains to be seen, however, because there’s a great difference between a letter to the editor and a courtroom pres­ ence. Newman’s assurance that he will personally prosecute violators of the gambling statute is equiv­ alent to protection. Guilty persons have never been in safer hands than those of the timorous D-A. And as for gambling, Jackson county made a bad bet when we moved Frank Newman into the court­ house and the people have been losing ever since. ASHLAND DUMPS PASS 26 T019 IN DELAYED RALLY DULLING out of a 17-17 tie with Grants Pass high eagers in the Climate city last night, Ashland’s Grizzlies ended the district battle with a whirlwind rally that netted nine points while the Cavemen potted but two, with two starting players for each side sitting on the bench as the result of a 38- foul game. First quarter ended with Ash­ land leading 7-2 and half score stood at 10-6 for the Grizzlies. Third quarter was at deadlock, 17-17, and it was the final two minutes of the game that saw Bud Silver, Ashland guard, get hot with a pair of «wishers to ice the contest. In the third frame both Nance and Roberson went out on personals, being replaced by Weaver and J easel with Ashland squirming to hold a one-point lead. In the fourth Moore and Lan­ ning retired via the error route and Ashland fans took a deep breath. Eighteen fouls were called on the Cavemen while 20 were blamed on Ashland by Referee George Harrington. The win tied the district series between the two teams one-all, Grants Pass having taken a vic­ tory from the local lads here last week-end 18-17. The tie will be broken on the local Junior high floor tonight when the Cavemen and Grizzlies renew the district! title race and Forwards Charlie Warren and Buzz Roberson and Center Everett Nance play for the last time for AHS. The loser of tonight’s game will be eliminated from a chance at the district title. In Thursday night’s contest, Harris and Silver tied for scoring mention with seven points each, while Warren was next with four, Nance three, Roberson and Jessel two each and Weaver one. Both Weaver and Jessel looked good on the floor while Charlie Warren and Kenny Harris turned in exception­ al performances. Coach Skeet O’­ Connell was pleased with his team’s work and indicated ttr.t several new plays would be ready for the Grants Pass lads tonight after TA ESPITE a busier year, during day. an afternoon skull session to­ which time they handled 99 court cases. Ashland's police de­ partment maintained its perfect record of securing convictions in each case taken to court. In six years 659 cases have been handled by Chief of Police C. P. Talent's Members of the Ashland post of department, with convictions se­ the American Legion and others cured in all. Each case resulted interested in opening up the in pleas of guilty in justice and Mount Ashland ski area to auto circuit courts, saving the state ex­ traffic, will inspect the mountain pense of prosecution. road Sunday, it was indicated this Of the 99 cases resulting in week by P. P. Whitmore, com­ court conviction, 38 were for being mander. drunk and disorderly, and most Interest has been developing of those were transients. Vag­ here during recent weeks for the rancy followed, with eight persons i formation of some plan whereby being jailed, and eight burglary i the road could be kept open for cases were solved during 1938. winter traffic as far as Trail Chief Talent’s report, which was camp, or the summit if feasible, submitted to the mayor and city and the ski party Sunday will sur­ council Tuesday, pointed out that vey possibilities. ----------- •------------ an increase in felonies was noted in Ashland during the last 12 MARY BELL months resulting in a total of 20 Funeral services for Mrs Mary years imprisonment in county and Bell, 73, who died Wednesday at state institutions. her home on Hargadine street, will Two cars stolen in Ashland were be held at 3 p. m. today at the recovered, five car thieves were J. P. Dodge and Sons chapel with apprehended and six cars stolen Dr. D. E. Nourse officiating. In­ from other cities were recovered terment will be in Mountain View by local police. Sixteen juvenile cemetery. cases were handled by the depart­ ment and the city prowl car cov­ ered 37,397 miles during 1938 while patrolmen spent 2321 hours checking doors and windows of the city on foot. The police department, through fines, collection of li­ censes and fee* from auto tag stickers, turned $1740.60 over to the city during the year. Chief Talent pointed out in his report that but one gambling case developed in Ashland during 1938 resulting in a $50 fine and $2.50 costs, and ultimate departure of the violator. Talent defended the present card table licensing sys­ tem in use here and pointed out that the method has given police effective control of the situation as well as netting the city a con­ DR. W. J. CRANDALL learn­ siderable revenue. ing that the best way to a coun­ "We are proud of our record cilman’s heart is through his but will be frank to say we could stomach, at a milk shake per not get the results desired without stomach. the fine cooperation we have re­ STANLEY JOHNSON show­ ceived from Mayor T. S. Wiley, ing a sanitary inspector behind councilmen and other city officials his ears. as well as the state police depart­ MARSHALL WOODELL de­ ments. business men and our two claring DR. R E. POSTON is local newspapers,’’ concluded Tal­ such a cut-up he keeps him in ent in his report. stitches. ----------- •------------ W. L BAKER conducting a INGLE’S DRUG COWBOYS group of tourists through his DRAW BYE IN OPENER room, Ashland’s tower of jewels. JACK FORSYTHE avowing Ingle Drugstore Cowboys Thurs­ that the most important thing day night drew a bye in opening to studying IS studying. games of the valley independent A beautiful friendship spring­ league while the SONS entrants ing up between CARL McCUNE defeated the First National Bank­ and CARL SMITH. ers of Medford 40-17. BETTY DAVIS cancelling an The Medford Owl club, with order for a ham sandwich. BILL WIMER and BILL Arba Ager as a member, looked best among the league’s nine out­ BROMLEY wanting to go to fits except Ingle's- defeating the work for the unemployment of­ Salvation Army 44-20. The Drug­ fice. JOHNNIE HUGHS invplved store Cowpokes will play one game in Central Point and all others in in a mistaken identity plot and the SONS gym, according to the missing by inches the toils of the law. schedule drawn. Mayor’s Report Shows Condition of City To Be Good During Last Y ear ASHLAND'S city councilmen ™ met Tuesday night with Mayor T. S. Wiley to hear his report cov­ ering the condition of the munici­ pality, together with his sugges­ tions for 1939. The meeting also resulted in the reappointment of all department head«, renewing all «alary schedules except that of the city superintendent, who received a $15 monthly increase, and fin­ ished with a short business ses­ sion. Department heads continued in­ clude Chief of Police C. P. Talent, Fire Chief Clint Baughman, City Supt. Elmer Biegel, City Attorney Frank Van Dyke, City Judge C. O. Presnail, Water Supt. Earl Hos­ ier, Street Supt. Frank Davis and Cemetery Supt. C. E. Clement. F. E. Russill and Roy Hughes were given renewal of their yearly con­ tracts for operating the city pow­ er plant. Give» Detailed Report Mayor Wiley's complete report, as submitted to the council, fol­ lows: It Is gratifying to note that the general fiscal condition of the city of Ashland improved during 1938. The bonded indebtedness has been reduced by approximately $16.- 237.50. The city has continued its pc.licy of purchasing its own bonds whenever possible in order to save (Continued on page 6) Saturday. Jan. 20, all Ashland will dance that some victim of in­ fantile paralysis might walk when the annual President’s birthday ball will be held in the Elks tem­ ple, according to General Chair­ man John Fuller. Dancing will start at 9:30 p. m. and continue until 12:30 a. m., with more than 60 sponsors already having sig­ nified their support of the charity affair. A varied program, in ad­ dition to fine music, will feature the evening. P. P. Whitmore is acting as chairman of sponsors for the dance while Dr. R. E. Poston is ticket sales chairman, Proceeds from the ball will be used for local and national relief of sufferers from the limb-withering disease. J’ville P-TA Meeting Draws 14 Ashlanders An all-day meeting of the Jack- son County Parent-Teachers as­ sociation held in Jacksonville Wed­ nesday drew 14 workers from Ash­ land's three units, as well as George A. Briscoe, city school sup­ erintendent, as one of the main speakers. Briscoe, who had spoken before the first P-TA meeting in the county 15 years ago, talked on ’’What I Think of the P-TA.” Others giving talks were Mrs. Myron Root, Miss Leah Inch and E. H. Hedrick, all of Medford. Mrs. Hoey, county president, was appointed delegate to the state convention to be held in Klamath Falls in April. The meet­ ing was featured by a noon lunch­ eon served by ladies of Jackson­ ville. LOCAL POLICE MAINTAIN HIGH RECORD IN 1938 Ski Party Will View Mount Ashland Road