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ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1939
SPRING ARRIVES
IN ASHLANDWITH
BALMY BREEZES
his horse was stolen
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ng lx a welcome thing, but
that annual infra
I gomes
c<
of briefly-clad tourists with
goggles and handkerchiefs
*>und thrir heads By com-
h banjo-eyed bullfrog Is a
,m<* critter.
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tor Moore Hamilton of the
>ni News recommends <lay-
day-
xavlng time because It "given
,w more time of evenings to
1» homework done " And we
ht Ham had been doing pret-
od as It 18
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wording to an editortai col-
In this issue, more people left
tailed States during the last
years than came here What
y it is that the jaurts who
everything is run better in
Id country couldn’t be among
departing.
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tizzy blond is a brunette with
;tlc of peroxide
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ivernor Charles Sprague, vis-
in Ashland thia week, wan
[rd by voters who were sur-
d to learn, during the Inst
lative session, that at last a
mor had been elected who
an<l believed his campaign
tgrr's promises
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wemor Sprague's visit, of
*<■ called for a dinner nt
lh two members of the legls-
re were present True to their
Ition. the pair got into a hent-
rgu merit about the sales tax
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l early end to trouble in
n again was predicted bv
•ral Franco thia week And We
ight American radio comedi-
couldn't t>e topped for wearing
same gag to death
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jy Gardner, ex-train robber,
be tried in Portland soon on
large of sending obscene mat
through the mails If Ganlner
led to talk like that hr should
• been a printer where some-
' had just pied the forma for
only scoop of the year.
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FETY GROUP
EYES TRAFFIC
e Asli land Municipal Safety
.cil. meeting in the city hai)
.day night, voted to give great-
Mention to traffic problems of
city during the coming year,
focussed the council’s attén­
ue closer enforcement of the
c traffic rule on that part of
Pacific highway which runs
>ugh town.
ominaUons were opened for of-
rs for the coming year, with
or Harold Jordan named for
chairman to succeed C. M
tiller; W
A. Snider, vice-
rwan and Mrs B. C. Forsythe,
■etary Nominations
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will tie
tinued at the next meeting set
April 17 in the city hall.
he committee praimil the traf-
record of the city, but pointed
that continued effort toward
>ty was necessary. The safety
ncil also favored furnishing of
~ and caps for student patrol
nee at school intersections, and
establishment of loading zones
commercial vehicles to coun-
“1 a growing tendency toward
"le parking.
ALTHOUGH March still may de­
part like an irritable feline the
advent ,,f spring Tues<lay, March
•’1, in Ashland found the weather
man dishing out his best grade
summertime zephyrs
For more
than a week skies have been clear
with temperatures ranging from
40 degrees at night to 77 In the
afteniisms
Buds, blossoms, white ahoes and
midday languor have made an ap­
pearance in the city ami Weather
Observer lx.uia Iselge deciarwl
that Ashland s official spring cli­
mate has been "unusual ” "Gen­
erally we | get * a spell <>f balmy
weather during February, but
more often March is a month of
considerable rain,” said 1 lodge
Although rain and snowfall
since the first of the year have
Isen about normal, if
10 straight
<iays have ¡sixsed without clouds
Ijist week-end saw a record num­
ber of visitors in Lithia park and
restaurant, ice cream parlor and
service station operators dug out
their rush-business smiles Sunday
Jackson Hot springs, north of the
city limits, was host to a large
number of swimmers as the result
of spring's warm greeting in
southern Oregon.
Music Club To (¿ive
Spring Harmony At
Civic Hall Monday
Starting at 8 p m March 27.
the Ashland Music club will give
a benefit performance of varied
springtime charm and harmony at
the Civic club house under the di-
rwUoa ‘>f Maij'.iir Scob.-rt, for
the pur|«>sc of raising funds for
national and state fi-deration dues.
Feature of the affair will be a
spring fashion show presented by
Fortmiller’s department store, fol­
lowing which refreshments will lie
served The public is cordially in­
vited to attend.
Dr. Shaw Buys Bank
Building in Ashland
Dr Mattie B Shaw this week
completed purchase of the Citi­
zen’s bank building- at the comer
of East Main and First streets
from the state superintendent <»f
I sinks The cash transaction was
for an unnamed amount.
The building included fixtures of
the old Citizens (tank, and is locat­
ed in the heart of the business dis­
trict. The second floor is occupied
l>V offices "f I>r Shaw. Dr C F.
Tilton. I. A Roberts, the Lithia
beauty shop and one apartment.
Dr. Shaw’ has announced exten­
sive improvements to the building,
which was purchased as an "in­
vestment.”
Hilt Mill Operations
Start With 180 Men
Starting Thursday, March 25.
the Fruit Growers Supply coni-
pany mill in Hilt, Calif , started
cutting operations on a 35-hour
basis with about 180 men return­
ing to work following a winter
layoff.
Although the box factory has
been operating five days a week,
the mill itself depends on logging
operations, which will get under
way within a few weeks, weather
permitting The mill will cut logs
now in pond and then go on a
full-time basis when new logs
start coming in.
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FIRE IS SNIFFED
A fire of undetermined origin at
the Pine Box company plant early
Monday was extinguished before
city fire equipment arrived on the
scene Flames, starting under the
th.
mill floor, did no damage.
IS FINED HERE
Alfred Ferdinand Feoria, Med-
ford, was fined $2.50 and $4.50
costs by Judge M T. Burns here
Monday on a state police com­
plaint that he had failed to stop
_ Ashland Chamber of Com- before entering the Pacific high­
this week circulated three way near Jackson Hot springs.
itions to oil companies seeking
prevent removal of the local r
* •tntion of one and resump-
Albert C. Joy
of bulk facilities by two
and
Companion
*'rs The petitions bore the sig-
Are Invited to Be Guest* of the
ijr''8 of practically all business
*n the city and argued that
Southern Oregon Miner
'. corri|>anies would benefit by
iiiUesU1Ce <>f ,OCal dlBtributton
To See Their Choice of
the Following
Ashland agent for the Un-
Varsity
Theater
un company, Ray Friable, has
transferred to Medford and.
Programs:
believed, hbandonment of
(Friday, Saturday)
. “x-al plant would follow. The
"FLIRTING WITH FATE"
«lions asked the Standard Oil
plus “MR. MOTO'S LAST
P*”/ an<i Shell Oil company
WARNING" and
^'‘establish their bulk stations
WALT DISNEY CARTOON
(Sunday, Monday)
"THANKS for EVERYTHING”
ORATE lunch stand
(Starting Tuesday)
inMain street lunch
"WINGS OF THE NAVY”
,t ; ‘J* Earl Nutter, known as
8 Lunch, this week was be-
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Please Call at The Miner Office
compiotely redecorateed. Re-
for Your Quest Tickets
.. nK was tentatively set for
Qe time Satuntay,
vic Group Protests
Oil Agency Removal
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ANNUAL CHAMBER
COMMERCE DINNER
TOPS ALL RECORDS
r|’HE annual Ashland Chamber of
Commerce banquet, held last
night, March 23, in the Lithia ho­
tel ballnxim, drew a record attend­
ance of 13k diners to hear Gov.
C’harles Sprague as the main
speaker of the evening Chamber
President C. M IJtwiiler presided,
while other speakers were H. L.
Claycomb and Irving E. Vining,
who introduced Governor Sprague.
The banquet was presaged by an
informal noonday lunchen of C of
C directors and other townspeople
with Governor Sprague in the
Plaza cafe
(¡ovemor Sprague talked gener­
ally on state affairs and pointed
out that Oregon's financial condi­
tion is go««! and the state is in a
position to move ahead. He de­
clared that, although the legislat­
ive session was of reconi length,
final results were commendable
He praised Jackson county mem­
bers of the legislature, and pointed
out of that steadfast refusal to
streamline legislative processes
was largely to blame for the
lengthy and sometimes dawdling
session.
Sprague dealt at length with
the social security problem in the
state and how it necessitated a
search for new sources <»f tax reve­
nues. However, the governor con­
cluded, future prospects for Ore-
gon are very bright.
Claycomb, in his talk, outlined
his reasons for having selected
Ashland for his home, and ex-
plained the wide scope and im-
portance of the automobile indus­
try to the nation.
Other features on the program,
all of which were well received, in­
cluded a trumpet solo by Ted
Marshall, accompanied by Phyllis
Miller; organ numbers by Lucille
Knox and Jack Merritt; accordion
solo by Joan Whitmore; motion
picture, "New Oregon Trails” by
the travel and information bureau
of the state highway department,
and colored motion pictures of
"Beauty Spots of the Shasta-Cas­
cade Wonderland.”
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Police Chief Defends
Traffic Control Here
On Record of Results
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PASTORS TELL
PASSION WEEK
COMMITTEE of the Ashland
Ministerial association consist­
ing of the Rev. Melville T. Wire,
Rev. E. E. Wordsworth and Rev.
C. E. Dunham have announced
the following schedule of union
services for Passion week:
All servivces at 7:30 p. m., no
services on Monday or Saturday.
Names of churches and ministers
preaching are: Tuesday, April 4,
Full Gospel Temple, Siskiyou bou­
levard near East Main, Rev. H. S.
Wanna maker
Wednesday, April 5: Presbyter­
ian, Rev. James E. Morgan.
Thursday. April 6: Baptist, Rev.
J. H Edgar.
Friday, April 7: Methodist, Rev.
E. E Wordsworth.
The pastor of the host church
presides. If special music is pro­
vided. it is to be by singers from
that church. Services are to begin
promptly and close in one hour or
less
Cooperating ministers hope that
members and friends of the
churches and citizens of Ashland
in general will attend.
The committee also announced
that Rev. E. J. Wine, pastor of the
Brethren church, will make the
address at the 7 o’clock Sunrise
union service at the Shakesperean
auditorium on Easter morning
Committee on arrangements con­
sists of Rev. J. H. Edgar and
Rev. R. J. Harer.
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A NSWERING an indirect criti-
cism by the Municipal Safety
council of police control of traffic
on city street«, Chief of Police C.
P. Talent this week declared, "In
law enforcement and the regula­
tion of traffic, results are what
count, providing the results are
obtained by proper method. In
traffic regulation, it should be the
aim of city officials and officers
to eliminate accidents which cause
death, personal injury and proper­
ty damage.”
The safety group had recom­
mended to the city council that a
more vigilant watch be made on
local traffic to correct alleged
violations of the basic rule. Chief
Talent’s reply pointed out the low
accident and fatality record in
Ashland and declared "During
1939 we have had only 16 acci­
dents, and only one of a serious
nature. Pedestrian accidents were
included, as well as traffic, and
we venture to say that there are
few towns the size of Ashland
which can compare with this rec­
ord. We have used the same policy
for six years . . . based on warn­
ings rather than arrests where
possible.”
Chief Talent quoted figures
showing that in 1933 1011 warn­
ings and 11 arrests were made
tor traffic violations, while in 1938
out 571 warnings and eight ar­
rests were necessary. The depart­
ment chief pointed out that all of­
ficers on the force are required to
be able to ride the motorcycle,
which will be used heavily during
spring and summer.
ROAD WORK PUTS
SHELL COMPANY
BUILDING NEW Jones Boys’ Farewell 60 ON PAYROLL
Set Monday In
STATION HERE Bouts
Medford Mat Card
/’’ONSTRUCTION work on a new
$9650 modern service station
started this week at the corner of
East Main and Third streets with
J. D. Mars, owner of the lot, as
builder. The Shell Oil company
has obtained a 10-year lease on
the property, which is said to be
planned as one of the “finest sta­
tions in the state.”
Completion was set for about
seven weeks, according to Lou
Rogers, manager of the Shell
company’s present station at the
comer of East Main and Second
streets, which will be dismantled
on completion of the new project
The new station, measuring 29
by 54 by 26 feet, will be of reen­
forced concrete in a single unit,
housing sales office, sales room,
restrooms and lubricating room.
The station will occupy the entire
comer formerly used by a Stand­
aril Oil company station and the
old Vendome hotel, and will front
on both angles of East Main and
Third streets. Yard will be cov­
ered with an asphaltic-concrete
surface.
Labor will be furnished by the
oil company, while Mars will fi­
nance material and equipment
purchases, he said.
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Drunken Driver Gets
$50 Rebuke by Judge
Howard Oswald Dodson, Klam­
ath Falls, Monday was fined $50
ami $4.50 costs by Justice of the
Peace M. T. Burns on a charge of
drunken driving filed on complaint
of Earl A. Hamilton, whose truck
Dodson is said to have sideswiped
on south Pacific highway.
Dodson, who accompanied Ham­
ilton to this city following the
crash, was held in city jail in lieu
of $100 bail Sunday night and en­
tered a guilty plea in Judge Bums’
court early Monday.
The Jones brothers will bid fare­
well to Medford ar nory following
their engagement *iext Monday
night, March 27, when Mack Lil­
lard has them carded against the
toughest possible opponents.
A rematch from last week’s siz­
zling bout is the main go between
! Joe Smolinski and brother Tuffy.
Tuffy, as well as the fans, thought
he was robbed of the decision last
week and will have blood in his
eye when he crawls through the
hemp next Monday.
Jimmy Lott. ex-Alabama foot­
ball ace and Sonnenburg artist, is
pitted against big brother Tony in
the six ten-minute round middle
bout. Both are clean workmen and
crowd-pleasers wherever they ap­
pear.
A new-comer gets the call for
the opener against baby brother
Mike. He is Emir Boudi, a clean
wrestler from Persie.
Following this card, the hill­
billies will leave on a nation-wide
tour so this will be the last time
local fans will have a chance to
see them in action for several
months.
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MEDICAL SOCIETY MEETS
With 60 men employed by the
Blake Construction company on
its contract for clearing and grad­
ing 3.2 miles of new highway on
the Siskiyou route adjacent to the
California line, Ashland's annual
spring business revival got under
way this week.
The men are busy clearing
brush and timber along the right
of way, which parallels the present
route with a five per cent grade
which will eliminate all sharp
curves and difficult roadway now
being used. On completion of clear­
ing, the crew will lay pipe and cul­
vert for the fills necessary in
rerouting, which will move
proximately 700,000 yards
earth.
When grading operations
under way detours will be neces­
sary where the new route will
cross the old highway.
ROSS GETS CITY
FRANCHISE FOR
GARBAGEROUTE
0N his high bid of $180 per year
for three years, W. Ross and
sons Tuesday night were awarded
franchise for hauling of garbage
within the city. The contract will
be effective April 1, and council­
men intimated that a stricter en­
forcement of sanitary regulations
might be ordered as a cooperative
gesture toward the new franchise.
Special authorizing ordinance will
be passed by the council in extra
session Tuesday, March 28.
Ross will use the dump
ground located 3.6 miles from
this city in the V alleyview dis­
trict owned by C. P. Talent, it
was declared in his bid. In­
formed of the council’s decis­
ion, several Valleyview resi­
dents protested the dump­
ground location but, after hav­
ing details explained to them
by Ross, withdrew objections.
Eleven original bidders had tried
for the franchise, until recently
operated by Ray F. Spencer as
sanitary inspector.
The council also granted three
building permits, one for the con­
struction of a service station at
East Main and Third streets by
J. D. Mars, $9650; construction of
a garage by N. E. Taylor at 665
East Main, $200; reshingling and
remodeling work at 167 Garfield
by J. H. Sewell, $100.
Councilmen deferred action on
an offer by the city of Portland
to sell parisitized earwigs to Ash­
land, and complaints that an aban­
doned cesspool at Weightman and
Iowa streets was a nuisance was
referred to Water Supt. Earl Hos­
ier and City Supt. Elmer Biegel.
Chester Corry’s plan for im­
provement of the city plaza re­
ceived favorable reception from
Mayor T. S. Wiley and councilmen,
who asked for definite figures on
suggested beautification.
The council agreed to renew
Mrs. Karl Nims’ hospital lease for
five years, denied a junior high
school request for a crosswalk in
esplanade on Siskiyou boulevard
and agreed to conditional quit­
claim deed to a small bit of city
property at the intersection of
East Main street and Siskiyou
boulevard wanted by Mrs. L. E.
Crosby for filling station improve­
ment.
The water department reported
a February loss of $121.11 and
testing of two water samples
which showed class A ratings. City
Recorder J. Q. Adams reported the
pending payment of $25,000 on
city water bond redemption, and
$2500 interest.
High School To Hold
Open House March 31
The Ashland senior high school
will hold open house and class­
work demonstration Friday. March
31, according to Supt. George A.
Briscoe. Parents and other per­
sons may see students in typical
school routine, while the evening
will be completed with interesting
program and refreshments.
April 6 the high school will pre­
sent a benefit musical program
under direction of Miss Marjorie
Scobert, and will include numbers
by the high school orchestra and
glee clubs. The physical education
department also will take part in
the entertainment.
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Clark Thomas To Get
FBI ‘Diploma’ April 1
Clark Thomas, Ashland city po­
lice officer on special leave while
attending the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s police academy in
Washington, D. C„ will be a mem­
ber of the April 1 graduating class
from that institution.
A number of friends of Thomas
have received special invitations to
the ceremony from J. Edgar Hoo­
ver. FBI head. Following the grad­
uation. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas will
return to Ashland by motor.
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Twenty-five members of the
Jackson County Medical society
met in the Lithia hotel dining
room Wednesday evening for their
regular session, at which Dr. R.
SELLS SWAP SHOP
W. Clancy of Medford was princi­
Roy Parr has sold his half-in­
pal speaker. Dr. Gordon Mac-
Cracken of this city was host to terest in the Swap and Trade shop
on the plaza to his partner. Mrs
the group.
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Winifred Barker, he announced
this week. The shop deals in new
NEW WATER MANAGER.
R. M. Kent, Medford engineer and second-hand goods.
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recently associated with Prescott
EXAMINER COMING
CCC camp, was named manager­
Ward McReynolds, examiner of
secretary of the Talent Irrigation
district, effective April 1. He will operators and chauffeurs, will be
succeed the late Olen Arnspiger. in the Ashland city hall from 11
Mr. and Mrs. Kent and thre chil­ a. m. to 5 p. m. Friday, March 31,
dren will make their home in to issue permits or licenses to
drive cars.
Ashland.
SANDY McNAB opening his
mouth so GEORGE GOSWICK
wouldn't have to put his foot
in it.
A. S. ROSENBAUM and J. A.
ORMAN DY calling on The Min-
er in the middle of the night.
NATE BATES, now fully re­
covered from a fall, declaring
there's a proper time and place
for everything.
CARL BROWER saying "I
may look bad, but y’oughtta see
LARRY HUNTER­
DALE and BILL KAEGI
promising to wear boxing gloves
on their next hike.
HOMER BILLINGS extolling
the convenience of the peek and
paw filing system.
CHARLES
PETRI
laying
eggs to go with ham.
PETE NUTTER wearing a
red hat to keep from getting
shot for a painter.
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