southern O regon M iner I he Paper That Has Something To Say—And Says It! ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1939 AlJl anK >■ that season when a liable, the column of John W man a fancy lightly turns to Kelly wax for years the most pop­ ts of anything but hard ular reader interest feature in The Oregonian A native of the north­ west, he understands its people, <11 it the only rffrctlve muzzle ie belligcrenta of Europe to be the muzzle of a can- <11 'I home wux never I he cna- rnllrr house can be Think of I it down the highway the ! every month 111 I noise wax said to have n effective repcllant for in- graxshoppcrx tn the early n Oregon, but why bring p’ Tlie legislature's already MM. world's largest telescope x>n be in position at Mt ir, Calif, and will bring the within a few miles of the Fortunately, the moon is pulated, and no protest from uarter is expected 111 1 1 heads make 1 hard Unica 1 the poor tourist heading I one of the world's fairs •son! I1i<- highways to the him, highways to the right lined with eager, scheming pluckers bent on making (•seeds while the sun shines 1 1 1 southern Oregon baseball games will get under way ayors of the several cities row in the first trail Then M will wish hizzoners had out the umpires. 1 1 1 master James Farley has nvited to Ashland for the state convention of rank- ■t-card readers. Somebody to tip off Sunny Jim that faithful lithia water has t*en known to stunt hair John W. Kelly problems and aspirations from in­ timate ass C, Kelly knows the statesmen and the stuffed shirts and his sources of information enable him to foretell events weeks l»efore they are car­ ried in the news columns. From the White House- to the halls of congress; from the cloak­ room gossip to the cosmopolitan society, Kelly paints the picture of the Washington scene as it is - accurately, objectively, impartial­ ly as an ace reporter. There is an intimate touch in Kelly's writings which distinguish his column from all other columns originating in the federal city. He sees through the eyes of a west coast observer and is alert to leg­ islation or administration policies affecting this region. To learn "what’s going on" at the seat of government, read John W. Kelly's column in The Miner every Friday • Southern Pacific Plans Exposition Softball Nine Rail Celebration )ws To Medford ti Skeet O’Connell’s Ash- *gh school softball team *>«y night dropped a 13-4 1 to Medford high on the turf diamond. Windmill > by Walker and Piche for nners bewildered Ashland jfizzly reserves fought the J seconds to a 12-11 final r Medford behind the pitch­ ed Bostwick. O'Connellmen will travel to Pass Tuesday, May 2, and nosts to Medford here May rv •----------- attend festival a of 1835 students of ele- ; ®nd high schools of Oregon participated in ^ay music festival spon- y the Southern Oregon Col- day here Thursday u .7 ----------- humidity tenth P,r ob»erver Ixruis Dodge t»r "urvey«l a new psy- wL < r teaUng humidity , nH^aBed at his wea- r„„ver Htat,°n by the wea- u of the U. S. depart- ; Agriculture. Humidity hot 1 a 7n Prvlc,‘a For Mrs. Henry ¿o rrace street, were er r ? P APril 25 at the IeMnlne^al home with the ent u T Wlre officiating. Was in Ashland ceme- World Fair Prout Stream! The annual luncheon of combined teachers' councils Jackson county schools will held in the Medford hotel at 1 p. m Saturday, April 29. Teach­ ers from the primary, intermed­ iate and upper grade councils will attend, with honor guests and Medford graduate teachers. Miss Elphie K Smith, regional director of the classroom teach­ ers’ division of the National Edu­ cational association will be princi­ pal speaker at the luncheon The invitational list includes those who have spoken before the different groups during the last year, and include Dr. Walter Redford, County School Supt. C. R. Bow- man and Mrs. Bowman, Supt. E. H. Hedrick, Judge Earl B. Day, Judge W. R. Coleman, Jeannette Smith, Virginia Hales, Louise Bas- ford, Mary Helen King, Mrs. Drys­ dale, Dr. Cecil J. S. Bowling, C. T. Steward. August Todgham, Beth Watson and Bertha Stevens. ----------- •----------- SUGGEST HORSE SHOW AS PART OF JULY 4 PROGRAM 111 k Wood, in hie Weston ', claims Hons will not at­ man carrying ari umbrella, 1st worries us more la how ect our eyeballs from Clark le carries the umbrella Number 17 Coming just four days after the 70th anniversary of comjffetion of the first transcontinental rail line. Southern Pacific day, May 14. at the Golden Gate International exposition on Treasure island in San Francisco bay will be the oc­ casion for a colorful celebration of railroad progress in the west It was May 10, 1869. when the Central Pacific, original unit of the Southern Pacific company, met the Union Pacific at Promon­ tory. Utah, linking the Atlantic and Pacific by rail, and opening up the far west to colonization. The driving of the last spike on that historic day has lived through the years in words and pictures. More than 20,000 Southern Pa­ cific employes and members of their families, representing all sec­ tions of the company’s Pacific Lines extending from Portland to El Paso and from San Francisco to Ogden, are expected to take part in the special program at the exposition. Arrangements are be­ ing made for a number of special trains for the railroaders and their friends. A day-long program of enter­ tainment and sightseeing has been scheduled at the exposition, begin­ ning with the selection of "Miss Southern Pacific" from among the "queen” candidates of the various divisions of the railroad The win­ ner will rule over the festivities. —.-------- •----------- Since Len Hall of the Ashland Miner scribbles stuff that nobody understands the wonder is that it doesn’t command high prices like Gertrude Stein's.—Weston Leader. INTRODUCTION of a plan to * hold a horse show in Ashland July 3, and a costume dance in Elizabethan garb on the night of July 3 wax made at the Monday evening meeting of the Independ­ ence day celebration committee. Chairman H L. Claycomb intro­ duced the idea of the horse show, which will be studied, with the plan of contacting owners of fine horses here and at other nearby cities. The event would be held at the high school athletic field on the afternoon of July 3, and would help round out the proposed three- day program starting Sunday. July 2, and concluding Tuesday, Independence day, with parade, special events and fireworks. Prizes and cash awards for par­ ticipation in the horse show would be provided from gate receipts of the event, according to Claycomb's plan, and no entry fees would be charged participants, the affair having no rodeo events. Angus L. Bowmer introduced the plan for an Elizabethan cos­ tume ball, with prizes to be award­ ed for the best Shakespearean garb, followed by crowning of a queen. He indicated willingness of Shakespearean festival costumers to aid in planning of traditional dress which, he said, could be made cheaply and effectively. The ball would tie in with the con­ templated Shakespearean caravan to the San Francisco world’s fair, two weeks later, and the festival here early in August. One of the awards would be a trip to San Francisco. Ralph Koozer, finance commit­ tee chairman, estimated that $1200 would be necessary for expense money, much of which already has been lined up. The celebration committee will meet Monday night, May 1, in the city hall for further plan forma­ tion and committee reports, Clay­ comb said yesterday. All members of committees are asked to be present, starting at 7:30 o'clock. ----------- •------------ WITH the beautiful Pirate Girl Zoe Del Lantis in the role of fisherman. This charming scene was photographed in the Shasta- Cascade Building on Treasure Island, where the wonders of the Northern California-Southern Oregon Wonderland are realistically displayed. T. L. Stanley, Managing Director, Shasta-Cascade Expos!, tion Commission, reports increasing attendance as the many attractions become more widely known. Latest attraction is an evening Camp Fire entertainment. ASSOCIATION TO FIRE DESTROYS ELECT OFFICERS OLD LANDMARK The Oregon Shakespearean Fes­ tival association will hold its an­ nual meeting next Tuesday eve­ ning, May 2, at the Southern Ore­ gon College of Education. Business to be taken up will include deter­ mination of many important fu­ ture policies and the election of officers for the 1939-40 season. All persons holding membership tick- ets are expected to be present to cast their votes. Present officers in the organi­ zation are: Dr. Walter Redford, president; Angus L. Bowmer, vice president and director; Frank J. Van Dyke, secretary; J. W. Mc­ Coy, treasurer, and Walter H. Leverette, business manager. Dr. Redford has appointed a nominat­ ing committee headed by Mrs. H. M. Schilling and composed of Mrs. Will Dodge, Mrs. Mabel Mack, Mrs. James Stevens and Mrs. E. H. Hedrick which will make sug­ gestions for the new season. SOCE Trackmen Off To Humboldt Meet r Following their third place per­ formance in a practice Tneet at Linfield college last week-end, 10 SOCE trackmen accompanied Coach Jean Eberhart to Eureka, Calif., where they will participate in a track meet this afternoon with Humboldt State college cin­ der stars. Ready for the events this after­ noon will be Don Caton, Dexter Russell and Bill Winter, 100-yard, 220-yard and broad-jump; Frank March!, broad-jump and 880; Jack Hill, 440, high and low hurdles, pole vault and high jump; Foster and Werner, 880, mile; George Bullion, high jump and pole vault; Jock Kemnitzer, shot, discus, jave­ lin; Jess Barton, discus, javelin. -- ---------------------- • Dwight and Genevieve Patter­ son made a trip to Redding Thurs day. A NTICIPATING one of the larg­ est conventions ever to be held in Ashland, Postmaster John H. Fuller yesterday announced elab­ orate plans for entertainment of postmasters of Oregon at their an­ nual gathering scheduled for this city June 16 and 17. Approximate­ ly 700 postmasters and their fami­ lies will be invited here at that time, and a capacity crowd is ex­ pected to tax local housing and entertainment facilities. Many of the visitors will arrive in Ashland the afternoon and eve­ ning preceding the convention dates, bringing with them golf clubs and fishing tackle. To facili­ tate arrangement of lodging for the postmasters, a hospitality and entertainment committee will place guests. The Lithia hotel will be convention headquarters, while other hotels and auto camps are expected to be filled to capacity. The Varsity theater auditorium has been proffered to Postmaster Fuller for use of the convention during business and entertainment sessions. General outline of the program, according to Fuller, will include a banquet on the opening night— Friday—at which time the main speaker will be a representative of the postoffice department from Washington, D. C. Postmaster General Farley has been invited, but as yet has not indicated whe­ ther he can be in attendance. Postmasters from the principal cities of the Pacific coast will be in Ashland for the convention as well as Oregon delegates. A trip to Mount Ashland is be­ ing contemplated for the visitors and Carl Janouch, district forest­ er, has offered his cooperation in making such a feature successful. Because of the publicity achieved by the Southern Oregon College of Education's dramatics department, Postmaster Fuller has been asked to arrange a program by this group. Ashland's Lithia park, of course, will be an outstanding at- (Continued on page 6) H. R. Jordan and Companion Are Invited to Be Guests of the Southern-Oregon Miner To See Their Choice of the Following Varsity Theater Programs: (Friday and Saturday) "SING YOU SINNERS" plus "PECK’S BAD BOY AT THE CIRCUS" (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) "SWEETHEARTS" • Please Call at The Miner Office for Your Guest Tickets One of southern Oregon’s most notable landmarks—the 81-year- old two-story residence of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Carter four miles south of Ashland on the old Pacific high­ way- was completely destroyed by fire early Tuesday evening. Val­ uable furnishings were saved from flames through the help of neigh­ bors and the Ashland fire depart­ ment. The old homestead was built in 1858 for J. C. (Judge) Tolman and was purchased by F. C. Homes in 1890 and at the time of the fire was occupied by his daughter, Mrs. Carter, and her husband. The building, a nine-room frame structure built on natural stone foundation with whipsawed siding and hewn timbers, was valued at between $5000 and $6000 with only partial insurance coverage. ----------- •------------ BEN TANNER calling there a veterinary in house?” and later sending out delicate, lavender announcement cards. HARRY RITCHIE and RAY GUISE throwing their voices about fishing a lot farther than either one can cast a fly. WALT SCHEIDEREITER looking for a place to hang his coveralls on a newly painted wall. Transient’s Body Is ANN JORDAN threatening to fight it out on this line if it Found Near Highway takes the whole fishing season. SADIE MILLER calling Remains of a man, thought to HENRY HUGHS so effectively be George Floyd Cramer, 70-year- that EBE DUNN'S shoats tore old former fillirfg station operator . out for the Palace cafe. near Kamela, Ore., were discov­ Another sly TOWNSEND ered Saturday near the Pacific SHOUTER coming to tell the highway nine miles south of Ash­ old folks what the plan will do land, The body was in a badly de­ for them, and cleaning up hand­ composed state, apparently hav- somely before leaving town. ing been dead for about three CARL BROWER being the months. victim of an itching powder A coroner's jury held that the plot. man died from natural causes, and MRS, MARGUERITE MILLS J. P. Dodge and Sons this week showing an amateur movie of a were holding the remains pending ricksha dancing on the Pacific efforts to locate relatives. It was ocean via unintentional double believed that the aged hitch-hiker, exposure. exhausted, had collapsed and died MERRICK THORNTON while attempting to cross the wearing out his friends with mountains in the dead of winter. telephone gags to the point where they are afraid to pick DRAW FINES HERE up receivers. W. R. Kohl and Irving Craw­ HELEN PORTER braving the ford, arrested on charges of being streets with a Toonerville hat. VELMA BROWER finding drunk, Saturday were fined $10 each and $2.50 costs in Police herself fourth in a party of four Judge Presnall’s court. Crawford in a coupe. paid his fine while Kohl was incar­ DR. R. L. BURDIC practicing, cerated, later being released to ‘‘As ye sow, etc.,’ in reverse on his lawn. leave town.