S outhern O regon Mr, er
I he Paper I hat Has Something To Say—And Says It!
ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1939
‘CASTING’SIGN IS
OUT AT FESTIVAL
HEADQUARTERS
I'l'lll-. Oregon Shakespearean Fes­
tival association will hang out
ROOSEVELT this
r,.g fondold a business up- .ta "«■iLHting" sign nt tin- Southern
, and that’s okevdok«- with Oregon College of FklucaUon June
p«s>plr provided it hasn’t I Uii» y.-at, when public tryouts
and interviews will be given for
H,»,v«-i corner In th«1 way
the pui |H,»<- of selecting tin- troupe
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of actors who will participate in
, greatest difficulty with the fifth annual Bhakes|>earean
comes from the futll«1 «•ffort festival to be held in Ashland «lur­
»k< jMs»plr fit them, instead ing the week of Aug 4 to 12.
(ting I*1«1 statutes to th«-
th:
I am : u I talent us w«-il as theatri­
cal |M-<ipie from all over Un- coun­
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try wh<» hav<- applied for member­
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ship
In the tr«>upe will be present
fellow
who
is
a
IH'SSiinisl
t ‘Over the hill to Uie poor- to enter th«- contest for the right
•' i» down grade all the wuy to tiead the boards this summer
in the guiae of .Shakespearean
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heroes and heroines that have beeji
pic with un inni lung are mud«- famous by the great theatri­
I all ■ th«1 attention in news cal names of all time Although a
ra, while the guys with IvaAh- number of roles in shows which
ig» aeem« to grt « hi the null«» wi-n- include«! in last year’« r«-per-
toiie will I ms played by the same
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lericaniam: BuaincM demand- individuals, the addition of tw«»
free trade and then howling new pieces to the schedule brings
I Argentina «ella us a few a dernan«! for new names and
il» of better corned beef at u faces
The association, under the di­
r price
rection of Prof. Angus L. Bowmer,
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has ma«k- n special effort this year
I«-
»• ¡Mirent
jHirrnt who déchues
declarea "I
”! did to interest young people from out­
aim- my son to die in a war" side the community in coming to
hand Junior the keya to u 1 Ashland to take part in the feati-
.powered car and think noth- val No special training or exper-
i ience is required for jmrUcipatlon
9Í it.
. OS the varied types of activity
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iy» ('lark Wood in hin termite- that go into the productions pro-
i vide opportunity for those Inter­
e<l ladder: "One might say
will say with entire confidence ested in almost any branch of
ron’t know what one is saying theatrical activity to gain exper­
field.
■t la-n Hall's nasal appendage ience in their special
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t the proboscidiform order."
how Clark ever came across
»■□rd 1» hey«>n<1 us th«1 nearmt
-ver got to a dictionary was
« he used to alanti on the
;e copy to reach a West« hi bur
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POSTMASTERS
GET PROGRAMS
any a fellow who wouldn’t
Postmuster John H. Fuller has
k of going nudist would like
can Sally Rand’s Treasure Is- been busy this week mailing offi­
cial programs for the annual con­
I ranchers with a naked eye.
vention of the Oregon chapter of
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National Association of Postmast­
<>w we know what the younger ers of the United States to more
*ratlon ia coming to rccogni- than 700 postmasters tn the state.
i of a k»t of horrible examples The convention will be held in
Ashland June 15. 16 and 17 and is
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orth Carolina highway |«atroi- cx|iect«xl to attract about 500 vis­
i are distributing warning itors.
According to Fuller, |>ostuiast-
to motorists which read,
e absolute limit is a mile a ers of northern California points
Ute Yeah, an«i if you do more have been making inquiries con­
might get covered with gore cerning the sessions, and are being
invited to attend Many prominent
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|x>stal officials of the coast and
ubllc health education has ac- Washington, D. C.. are expected
iplmhed a great deal on behalf for the three-day gathering which
sanitation Even a »wealing, will hold business ses» bins In the
ny-hand«-«! laborer will swipe Vursity theater and use the Lithia
mil across the neck of a bottle hotel as general convention head­
t <- ton« lung his H|» h t<> it
quarters.
Many side trips, dinners and
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ihe more we think of it, the less special events are being planned
’ guy Clark Wood'« hand-set for th«1 entertainment of the post­
IMa fail to irritate us. Th«1 men.
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nnel can take his niulti-sylla-
PUTMAN-MILLER
(1 words and stick 'em for all
Jean Arvilla Putman, daughter
care.
of Mr. and Mrs. James Putman of
Ashland, and Carl Burlingame Mil­
ler of Portales, N. M.. were united
in marriage here Sunday in an
impressive ring ceremony with the
Rev. Everett McGee officiating.
Following a we«lding trip to the
rare? members of the Ashland California bay area, the couple
dio club, Ixruis Norberg. Paul will make their home at Morenci,
wer and Frank Scott, will stall Artz.
house-to-house survey of the
y about June 1 with the map-
III TCIIINSO.X-BROMLEY
and classification of radio
United in marriage Sunday were
erferencc causes as their ob- Susie L. Hutchinson, daughter of
live. The canvass___
has ______
been Mr and Mrs. W. Hutchinson of
ictloned by th«1 city council.
I>ay's creek, and William R.
1 ** of the city's trouble finder, Bromley, son of Mrs. C. J. Baugh­
*' being reconditioned by the man, at the Baughman home on
ibrnen, and compilation of noise East Main street with the Rev.
ip« will be used in an effort to Melville T Wire officiating. Fol­
d ways of clearing radio re- lowing the wedding ceremony the
ption here.
couple left for a trip up the Ore-
gon coast.
Mr an,| ,\jrs Earnest Apple-
!te entertained Mrs Ella True, • Bill Brahs made a business trip
ws Marie Walker and Mrs. All- to Medford over the week-end,
n nay at dinner Sunday.
where he was engaged in working
on the Southern Oregon College of
Education's annual Bill also made
a trip to Medford Tuesday of this
week.
• Mr. and Mrs Henry Stenrud,
Marie Walker and Mrs Jack True
visited at the Archie Kincaid home
Sunday evening. They spent the
this Issue readers will
evening playing games.
find two full pag«*H of
Pictures of Ashland and
r
Will Stevens
I alrnt senior class gnui-
uah-s. The pages wer«1 not
and Companion
i Are Invited to Be Guests of the
cluttered wlh advertising,
PreM*ntlng a welcome fea­
Southern Oregon Miner
ture entirely devoid of ex­
To See Their Choice of
ploitation. A limited num­
the Following
ber of copies may be hiul
Varsity
Theater
1U The Miner office.
¡idio Clubmen Will
Survey Static Here
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Optimistic Notes
in Ashland!
Programs:
(Friday and Saturday)
"THREE MUSKETEERS"
"TROUBLE IN SUNDOWN"
(Sunday, Monday, Tuesday)
"DODGE CITY"
(Wednesday, Thursday)
"IXJVE AFFAIR"
"ZAZA”
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n break !
Please Call at The Miner Office
for Your Guest Tickets
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SPENCER CLEARED
OF ARSON CHARGE
Static-Lamyxed Andy
Plans ‘Rep’ Build-Up
With Catches of Trout
J J SI ALLY celebrities go to
Hollywood to get a build­
up, but In th«- case of film and
radio comic Andy Devine,
southern Oregon Is better. At
least, so scratchy-voiced Andy
I m -II cvcs , for yesterday he re­
turned to southern California
and home with his *<uti<Hi
wagon groaning from u large
iced crate of freshly -caught
trout from the Ashland vi-
cinlty.
The fish, of course, will far
oversupply the Devine taille
ho Buck Benny's two-gun [x>d-
ni-r plans to pass ’em out
among friends and acquaint­
ances where they'll do the
most good. That is, th«1 most
good for Andy's reputation as
a born-ln-the-creel angler.
Mr. and Mrs. Devine s|»ent
a week hen* visiting their
friends, Mr. and Mrs. Arch
Barksdale, and ranewing ac­
quaintance with lakes and
streams of th«- area. Several
fishing ex|H*diti<>ns were or­
ganized, the Devines lieing
w illing to grub tackle and run
at th«1 drop of the slight«ist
hint.
Th«* wonder was, among
natives, how Andy ever mun-
ng«*d to keep up a patter of
wit and cornedy and still not
scar«* the fish out of Fish lake.
His companions report well-
slapped thighs und uebing
sides as well as limit catches.
Ashland High Alumni
Plan Banquet, Dance
Elks Temple Saturday
The annual alumni banquet and
dance for former students of Ash­
land high school will be held in
the Elks temple Saturday evening,
May 27, according to Clyde Dun­
ham, president of the alumni as­
sociation.
Elwood Hedberg will be toast­
master at the 7 o’clock potluck
banquet with Ned Mars in charge
of the entertainment program. A
short business session will be in­
cluded to provide for election of
officers for the coming year, fol­
lowed by semi-formal dance in the
ballroom with Steve Whipple's or­
chestra furnishing music.
More than 500 invitations have
been mailed to graduates of the
local school for the banquet, at
which the class of 1932 will be
official hosts.
Members of the
class of ’39 will be guests of honor
and alumni may be escorted by
persons not graduating from AHS.
JURY OUT BUT
HOUR IN FOUR
DAY FIRE CASE
jy'OLLOWlNG four days of prose­
cution and defense, a circuit
court jury required but an hour
and 15 minutes last night, May 25,
to acquit Ray F. Spencer of Ash­
land on a charge of burning his
house with intent to defraud an
insurance company. The verdict
was read by Foreman R. W.
Frame of Phoenix at 4:50 p. m.
Thursday. The jury included 11
men and one woman, Mrs. Donald
Spencer of Ashland, whose verdict
was said to have been unanimous.
The case centered around claims
of Annie Spencer, who represented
herself as legally married to Ray
Spencer, that Spencer set fire to
their home on the city dump
grounds in Bellview last January.
Annie Spencer, a daughter, Lucille
Jennings, and a son-in-law, Joe
Barbeau, were chief state's wit­
nesses.
The defense, presented by At-
tomey William M. Briggs of Ash­
land, assisted by Porter J. Neff of
Medford, contended that no evi­
dence was produced to show that
the burning of the house was other
than accidental. The defense also
brought out admitted animosity of
the state's witneses toward Spen­
cer resulting from his abrupt de-
parture with another woman,
whom he married.
The case attracted wide inter­
est in the Ashland area, as Spen­
cer had been city sanitary inspec­
tor for several years here, his
contract with the city having been
terminated recently when a new
ordinance empowering franchise
rights was passed.
The case developed into an ap­
parent vindictiveness on the part
of Spencer’s relatives, according
to court observers, and was re­
garded as a family quarrel.
Joe Barbeau, held in jail for
several months in lieu of $1000
bail on a charge of compounding
the felony, is expected to be re­
leased today if a motion to dismiss
charges against him is heard be­
fore Circuit Judge H. D. Norton,
in whose court the Spencer trial
was held.
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• Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Martin and
J. H. Williams made a trip to
Pine hurst Sunday and spent the
day with Mr. and Mrs. Don Korth
and Louise Martin.
• Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Orr of Klam­
ath Falls visited Sunday and Mon­
day with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Tal­
ent. Mrs. Orr is the Talents'
daughter.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 25—
—’ ’ Accent on youth is a high note
in President Roosevelt's national
defense program. Plans now un­
der way provide for the training
of thousands of young men as
fliers and 100,000 youth trained as
airplane mechanics. Nor does the
program stop with aviation. A
weeding out of overage officers in
the army will soon be undertaken,
with approximately 2000 officers
being retired annually (on two-
thirds pay), and rapid promotion
of younger men to commanding
positions.
To speed up a reserve of fliers,
the war department is now desig­
nating various private flying
schools as institutions for training
birdmen. On the Pacific coast sev­
eral in California have been given
approval. An even greater demand
I exists for skilled mechanics, for a
large ground crew is required for
every plane. Organized labor is
apprehensive that the training of
mechanics by the wholesale will
lower wages of mechanics now
employed in airplane factories.
There will be approximately as
many youths instructed in me­
chanics as are now enrolled in
CCC and it will give them a trade.
Probably no other plan of Mr.
Roosevelt offers a better solution
for unemployment among young
men than this promotion of avia­
tion, especially those electing the
mechanical course: pilots will be
given a retirement age.
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Having been a shush-shush
subject for several years, now
conies the current issue of
Public Health Reports (May
19) announcing that a new
sjiecies of flea in nine west­
ern states is a carrier of bu­
bonic plague. The government
publication declares the flea
is a constant menace to pub-
lie health and a serious i epi-
demic is not impossible, . Ac-
cording to the report, I more
than 40 human cases of
plague have been attributed
to contact with wild rodents
and bites of their fleas in
Oregon, California and Utah.
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TRUTH about ADVERTISING
By CHARLES B. ROTH
MEMORY COURSE IN 1,000 LESSONS
HE German psychologist, Eb- way, by finding a man whom we
binghaus, a careful, scholarly ob­ can trust and from whom we can
server of the workings of the human buy all the many things we need
mind, has said that we forget 90 to make our lives more interesting
per cent of what we learn within and complete.
Advertising is the news of busi­
24 hours. From your own experi­
ence you know that what he says is ness. Often that news is of far more
importance to us than any other
true.
The business man. noting this, un­ news in the paper.
derstands why he must advertise,
For example, if a woman needs
not occasionally nor sporadically, a new coat and scans the advertise-
but all the time. It’s the only way ments to see what is being offered.
he can be of the greatest service to the business news she reads is of
his customers.
far greater moment in her life right
His advertising reminds us of him then than the story on page one of
and of the things he sells, and a war in Asia Minor or of an oil
field fire in Texas.
though we may for­
get him and those
Stripped of all glamor and mys­
things between
tery advertising amounts to nothing
times, every adver
more exciting than this: telling peo­
tisement he pub­
ple of a place where they can get
lishes renews the
what they need to make life possi­
impression and cre­
ble or endurable or lively or en­
ates recognition of
joyable at the most satisfactory and
economical basis.
his business.
His problem is to
The advertiser who keeps telling
And the most eco­
the story of his advantages natural­
nomical way of re­
ly gets the bulk of the trade, be­
minding us that it is
cause, as you have Just learned, we
to our advantage to Charles Roth
all forget rapidly and must be re­
trade with him.
minded continually if wc are to act.
He discovers soon that nothing is
When advertising is carried on for '
so economical a medium for this a long enough time, the name of the
purpose as the newspaper. There man and his product become a part
he advertises. We read. Both he of the daily life of millions of house­
and ourselves benefit by his repeat­ holds, respected, revered things and
ed advertising.
names, almost as close to us as
He benefits in the obvious way, friends or members of our own fam­
by winning us as steady customers. ily.
We benefit m an equally obvious
• Chari«« B. Roth.
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Congress has been legislating
for several years for the “five
basic
commodities" — cotton,
wheat, corn, tobacco, rice. The ac­
tual five basic commodities have
been overlooked entirely, accord­
ing to a tabulation prepared by
the bureau of agricultural eco­
nomics. The old milk cow is No. 1
in the commodity parade. Milk,
and its by-products, brought a
gross income in 1937 of $1,959,-
411,000; cattle and calves came
second wih $1,237,422,000; hogs.
$1,161,157,000 and poultry (includ­
ing eggs), $965,973,000. No gov­
ernment subsidy was given the
five genuinely basic commodities.
Subsidies paid to Oregon farmers
from 1933 to 1938 inclusive were
$15,811,455,000. Subsidies to farm­
ers of Washington were $26,381,-
890,000.
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ASHLAND'S July 4 celebration
committee met in full force in
the city hall Monday night to
further develop plans for an out­
standing
three-day
observance
here July 2, 3, and 4. The meeting
was presided over by General
Chairman H. L. Claycomb.
C. P. Talent, chairman of the
wrestling committee, reported that
Promoter Mack Lillard indicated
he probably would arrange an­
other outstanding sports card for
the night of July 4 in the Eliza­
bethan theater in Lithia park, and
Prof. Angus Bowrner declared that
a Shakespearean ‘ queen crown­
ing" ball was assured for the night
of July 3, and Lew Hansen said
the program for Sunday, July 2,
was taking definite form, with a
soloist, speaker and combined
Ashland choirs already pledged
to participate.
The committee approved a $350
expenditure for fireworks to be
used in a free pyrotechnic display
and Finance Chairman Ralph
Koozer said that slightly greater
contributions
from
merchants
would be asked this year to under­
write the event, which would cost
more than last year’s celebration
because of the three-day spread
of the event.
Horse entries in the parade will
be allotted $80 in prize money,
while the horse show will receive
$272.50. Races and contests for
kiddies, soap box derby, baseball
and softball games, swimming and
diving events and many other at­
tractions will draw thousands to
this city over the holidays.
Eighth Graders Of
County Get Diplomas
At Junior Hi Today
Eighth grade graduates from
most of the 64 school districts in
Jackson county will receive their
diplomas from the hands of Ernest
William Warrington of OSC in the
junior high gymnasium today, ac­
cording to C. R. Bowman, county
school superintendent. About 300
graduates will be here for the oc­
casion, with an estimated thous­
and parents and classmates ac­
companying them. The program
will be the 18th annual event and
will open at 10 a. m.
The exercises will be spiced with
music by the uniformed Jackson­
ville school band, with invocation
by the Rev. Melville T. Wire and
benediction by the Rev. James H.
Edgar.
The afternoon will be devoted
to annual "play day” picnics and
entertainment marking the close
of county schools for the summer.
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DAVID GUY GOOD
Masonic funeral services for
David Guy Good, 50, who died in
the Community hospital Wednes­
day following a brain hemorrhage,
will be held at 2:30 p. m. today
at the J. P. Dodge and Sons chap­
el. Interment will be in Mountain
View cemetery.
ATTEND CONVENTION
Mrs. Clyde Young and Mrs.
Sam B. McNair left Wednesday
for Ontario, Ore., where they have
been sent as state convention dele­
gates from the A. C. chapter of
Ashland PEO. They plan to return
Sunday.
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• Esther Wade and Lois Welch
attended the Butte Falls gradua­
tion last Thursday. They visited
relatives during the evening and
returned home Friday.
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When a bill is introduced which
affects two or more departments,
an interdepartmental committee is
appointed with representatives of
each department sitting in. Two
forestry measures of importance
to Oregon have been sleeping all
session because members of the
interdepartmental committee to
which the bills were referred have
been absent from Washington
making speeches. No one, appar­
ently. thought of designating sub­
stitutes so the bills could be acted
on.
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JULY 4TH PLANS
INDICATE FULL
3-DA Y PROGRAM
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Senators who have been advo-
eating "buy America" and criti-
cising the President for recom­
mending Argentine corned beef for
the navy, were red-faced when
they discovered that the corned
beef they have been eating in the
senate restaurant (waiters have
to watch the spoons and napkins
to see that tourists do not steal
them for souvenirs), came in cans
from the Argentine. Mr. Roose-
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AMY THORNBERRY'S dress
causing HOPE REINBOLD to
have spots before her eyes.
BILL ALLEN discussing the
merits of doing nothing.
JEAN EBERHART complain­
ing that ANDY DEVINE'S
snore also is gravel-voiced, fol­
lowing a fishing excursion,
JOHN ( S u g a r - C u r ed )
BROADY demanding pears for
dinner and WALTER LEVER­
ETTE rising to the demand with
a serving in an extremely ad­
vanced stage of ripening, garn­
ished with pretty red cherries.
CAROL
McCOLLUM
and
JEANETTE BURTON setting
out for Medford on bicycles,
their enthusiasm and clothes be­
ing dampened about eight miles
short of their goal