Friday, June 9, SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Page 4 Southern Oregon Miner Published Every Friday at 167 East Main Street ASHLAND, OREGON ★ Entered as second-class matter February 15, 1935, at the postoffice at Ashland, Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879. ★ TELEPHONE 170 "THE LETTE Keeping the Old Pot Boiling Leonard N. Hall LET HIE E \(.l( fl Editor and Publisher ★ SUBSCRIPTION RATES lln Advance) ONE YEAR............ SIX MONTHS....... (Mailed Anywhere in the United Slates) SET YOU FREE” truth will . 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. (Copyright W N -V » 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 ★ ★ ★ 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 (Continued from page 1) joyed a reputation as great as Farley, or someone Farley wan tn motion. either one of these present day < r r 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 I 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 ★ ★ ★ 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 4 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. i 1 1 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. r r r Fashion Tip: They say the no- heel no-toe footgear is on the way out. i 1 1 During the last six months the American commercial airlines flew a total of 76,645,000 miles for every passenger fatality. 1 1 1 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. 1 1 1 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. 1 1 i 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. 1 1 1 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 iif the I leclaiation of |, .uitl th«' Hinging of pati <»I.U • \I'I'IK.\I) m Alicia Applegate, <| Moray Lindsay Appi 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,; >- way. Like so many other ultra-ultf*'1 nowadays, they're surprisingly ine*PenSl X UvlUU 1X7* THE MINER I’R