Friday, June 9,
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
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Southern Oregon Miner
Published Every Friday
at 167 East Main Street
ASHLAND, OREGON
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Entered as second-class
matter February 15,
1935, at the postoffice at
Ashland, Oregon, under
the act of March 3, 1879.
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Keeping the Old Pot Boiling
Leonard N. Hall
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WHY AWAIT THE EYESORE?
With recent spring rains, the Ashland vicinity has
blossomed forth into a wonderland of greenness (with
apologies to George) and is at its verdant best for
tourist, visitor and observant resident to enjoy.
Such prolific vegetation begets a nuisance of its
kind, however, and weeds have been growing with
cnaracteristic aggressiveness and plurality on many
vacant lots and parking strips in the city. Many ot
these neglected plots are in the city’s midst, and along
the main traveled streets.
Now, before the arrival of the withering parch of
summer's dry heat, the weeds are not particularly
conspicuous but a few weeks hence they will suddenly
become brown, tangled eyesores.
Now is the time to seek out these weed patches and
cut them down. We should not wait to be goaded into
cleanup by ugly spots that have become a fire menace.
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On lots and parking strips where the property
owner continues to neglect weed control the city should
vegetables if well laid miles plana
person who claims otherwise is ignoring history and don
’t go astray Oregon and Wash
perform the task and collect for the service.
ington producers <>f these commo
insulting his nation.
dities have an excellent opportun
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Two things—a persistent belief that “them days is ity
to capture this important mar
gone forever” and the coming national election—per ket. which in the near future
LET’S HAVE SOME HURRAH ON JULY 4!
promises to buy many millions of
suade people that “conditions” are getting worse.
dollars of northwest products The
July 4 celebrations will be numerous this year, with
Japanese government from all re
Ashland leading the list in southern Oregon for out
ports has a very friendly feeling
for the US which was materially
standing observances. And, as one Miner letterwriter
strengthened by the recent trip of
this week suggests, perhaps it would not be amiss to
the U. S cruiser Astoria to Jajsin
conveying the ashes of the late
weave into the occasion some pattern of patriotism.
Japanese amiMisaador to the US.
All our holidays have become commercially prosti
Hiroshi Saito.
ill
tuted and it would be a nice gesture to make some par
I If Mr Roosevelt should be nom
ticular effort to honor the day for what it was created
of the baseball fans and prob
inated for a third term, John N
Oamer win not be cm tin- ticket
—a tribute to the hard-won independence of a new ably 90 per cent of the population
over eight years of age could have
with him. Gamer says he has been
republic.
told you without hesitation just
vice president long enough Cac-tu*
who Napoleon Lajoie was and
Jack recently bought 33,000 acres
Yes, in the back of our minds we all realize the what
he was doing. At that time
of range and his Texas holdings
implications of July 4. But such noble thoughts as the he was as well known as Babe
now are 50,000 acres He is said
was 10 years ago and very
to have paid 25 cents an acre for
day can inspire should be brought into focus for the Ruth
likely better known than Joe Di
his latest purchase Politicians say
good it can do. The mere setting out of flags and Maggio is right now. This top-
that if Roosevelt is again nomln-
ated his running mate will IM Jin
display of fireworks is little more than habitual ranking major league slugger en
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joyed a reputation as great as
Farley, or someone Farley wan tn
motion.
either one of these present day
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ored »Inger», Virginia reel dancerx
We need some spontaneous, unpretentious flag stars.
It
Is
supposed
to
be « deep
summer they are going to j nothing hi-falutin'.
secret, but President ItlMHW- -
Friday
afternoon
when
the
king
waving and national anthem singing. It is a sad state put This
on a celebration at Coopers
veil is to make one of hi*
meets ail the members of con-
of patriotism when few of us know the words to our town, N. Y., where Abner Double I : gress,
most lni|M>rtiuit talks ( Inter- I
he
will
stand
in
the
rotunda
is supposed to have laid out
national), when he visits the
country’s song and most of us blush to sing it in the day
the first baseball diamond 100 ' of the capitol and face a painting
fair at Man Francisco. Tech
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of
the
surrender
of
Cornwallis
and
years
ago.
Hundreds
of
the
old
company of strangers.
nicians have received orders
i
another
of
the
signing
of
the
Dec-
timers will be on hand and they
to install the necessary para
particularly want Napoleon Lajoie I la ration of Independence, while
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phernalia to enable the broad
j
nearby
will
be
a
bronze
of
Old
there as one of the old time
Hickory Jackson, who licked the
SURE, AND SUMMERS ARE GETTING COLDER! greats.
How completely big names can British troops at New Orleans
One would be convinced, until one’s mind were tem
pered with parallel and remembrance, that never be
fore were “conditions” as bad as now. Apparently, the
din of complaint about government debt, federal spend
ing and the press of taxes was never so great.
The government, like the younger generation, “is
going to the dogs.”
Unprecedetend conditions affect our treasury, we
are told. Our national debt is insurmountable and
nothing but chaos can result. Unless, of course, the
American voters rise to the crisis in 1940 and elect a
republican administration.
The custom has been, in years past, for the people’s
whim to alternate from one party to the other, each
losing popularity as the saturation point in public
patience has been reached. Perhaps this voting fickle
ness is a wholesome habit. But surely no one party,
during all these years, has been guilty of all the sins.
Although The Miner is devoutly and faithfully
democratic, believing as it does that the democratic
way is the better for the working people, this country
weekly is willing to admit (when cornered) that all
is not right with any party.
Reasonable doubt exists, though, as to whether a
change in administration will effect the cure being
claimed for such action. Perhaps our governmental
trouble, if trouble it really is, goes much deeper than
party lines.
At any rate we can rest assured that, despite the
loud wailing and complaint, the country is no more
going to the dogs than is the younger generation. The
Regardless...
of the amount expended, your tribute
t0 the departed will remain through-
?hK ye?rs’ a Perished memory
wnen the last rites are conducted
by us.
Ashland’s Leading Funeral Directors
Funeral Service Since 1897
LITWILLER
FUNERAL HOME
(Formerly Stock’s Funeral
Parlor)
We Never Close—Phone 32
to the Edi
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drop out of sight is shown by the
following notice appearing in the
public announcements section of a
New York newspaper: Wanted to
know the whereabouts of Napol
eon Lajoie, member of baseball
hall of fame. Address baseball cen
tennial committee, New York City.
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A patent has been granted
for a formula for producing a
derivative of starch or cellu-
lose which, when added to in
toxicating liquors, reduces
their inebriating capacity.
About as sensible to use some
thing like that as the nitwit
was who banged himself over
the head with a hammer be
cause it felt m > good when he
stopped.
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Fashion Tip: They say the no-
heel no-toe footgear is on the way
out.
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During the last six months the
American commercial airlines flew
a total of 76,645,000 miles for
every passenger fatality.
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The federal theater project,
whose business it is to put on
plays by out of work actors and
at low admission charges, gets a
favorable evaluation from a New
York dramatic writer who says
that the project does not deserve
all the dead cats thrown its way.
This agency employes 8040 per
sons which is only one-third or
one-fourth of one per cent of all
WPA enrollees and this small per
centage of workers has given a
bigger social return than any like
number of workers in other pro
jects. We can add our five cents
worth by remarking that there is
some return in cash through the
box office, something that most
WPA work does not accomplish,
which fact probably was over
looked by the critic because money
and art aren't supposed to be put
together In the same paragraph.
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A lot of us are considerably
perplexed about the fundamentals
of the various isms floating
around in the different govern
ments The following illustrations
whether right or wrong—are
worth passing along:
Socialism—If you own two cows
yoti give one of them to your
neighbor.
Communism - You give both
cows to the government and the
’ when he did not know the war had
' been declared off weeks before.
And an immense white marble
j head of Lincoln, looking sadly at
the American lawmakers bowing
to the king of Great Britain and
Emperor of India Chairman of the
reception committee has warned
congressmen not to wear white
linen suits, flannels, colored shirts
or tan shoes.
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By adding $50,000,000 to the
war department civil func
tions bill, th«- congress is giv
ing $1,963,250 of that num to
Oregon and Wa»hingt«»n for
floo<) control projects. This
amount is in addition to ap
propriation»« already made for
the two stat<*H.
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Only a few Oregonians seem to
know that Japan is one of Ore
gon's best customers. Figures just
release«! from the US customs of
fice show that Japan was the
largest purchaser of Oregon lum
ber and wheat during the last
year. The far east also promises
to become one of the largest buy
ers of Oregon fruit and canned
To the Editor
Why not give the ■
a patriotic flavor this
hour could I m - pronta^
healing a aiioit ii<ldi<M
nlflcance of the day |
>f the I leclaiation of |,
.uitl th«' Hinging of pati
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Robert Vernon Manly,
mid Mrs J II Huidy.i
in marriage at 1 p (
June 4, In the Trinity
church with the Rev i
Gullbert officiatili,; >-<j
ceremony Mr and .Mis
for
Rugane, where i
gradual«*«! in bUHitx *« ¡
lion at th«- University
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Members of the Oregon-Wash
ington delegations (each one voted
for the Townsend bill), are of the
opinion that the Townsend clubs
will be active in the elections next
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year, regardless of amendments to
the social security act intended to
placate advocates of old-age as
sistance. House leaders, democrat
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ic and republican, conspired to de
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feat the bill by bringing it on the
floor under a gag rule which pro
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hibited any amendments. The llth
hour appearance of the bill (dif
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ferent from earlier proposals),
was given as an excuse for oppos
ing it. Had amendments been per
mitted, several of the more glar
ing defects could have been reme
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died and a satisfactoiy measure
whipped into shape which would
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have made it difficult for the die
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hard opponents to vote against
■ lie bill. About 40 members who
were expected to give it their sisp-
port went against it. More votes
were cast on roll cal) on this issue
than on any other proposal that
has been before the house during
this congressional session. Had the
bill passed it would give those
eligible approximately $60 a
month. The bill did not provide for
government gives you back some $200
McNAIR BRON. COI
a month.
of the milk.
Fascism -You keep the cows
but give the milk to the govern
ment who sells it back to you.
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marriage with Art Point Wedding ¡oilt
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smartly, with a minimum expense or
of time.
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