S outhern O regon I» °. The Paper That Has Something To Say—And Says It! ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1939 Aw, Nuts!’ Say Kids ETTA SCHILLING ‘ As Police Warn Of NEW CHAIRMAN Fireworks Ban Here SCHOOL BOARD ongeat i iluy of the year oc ••«I ¿"this week and working rere willing to testify that lernoons have been •ioIng time. well for nome I 1 1 1 _____ larity °f ’ the administra' lending spending program • <>n who lends and who 1 1 1 L u another opening in Hol- ■ since Shirley Temple loSt I her front teeth 111 I northwestern lumber Indus- L been boosting the use of L boxes in iui ••fiori to crate employment. 1 1 1 ky husband« envied the L pas* Cavemen's invasion Uy Rand's nude ranch at the t, fair, but none would have I places with the fur-garbed rr who was pictured in the bolding a scantily-clad love- his shoulder. Wives have a it remarking on such thing« 1 1 1 Indiana university pr< dra­ supplies his students wl th Eati diopx during examlna- Twhile ours always insisted laring a pin drop. 111 Lplc who go to fortune-tellers kr. ask themselves the same ■<>ns because they fear an in- Ltcnt answer. 1 1 1 Id the difficulty comes from g to decide whether strangers pt ling their best foot forward Riling Mt to kick you with kher S 1 1 1 |r series of submarine casual - ■nay have been purest coinci- ■ and may not be repeated ■ for a number of years, but ■the same the nearest most of few care to come to anything kerstble m a shower room 111 Is and the only way the world lever go to the dogs will be It to outrun ’em. 111 bdford residents Were worried It a ring around the sun, be- pg It foretold a coining storm rbe Old Sol had just been stay- Lp nights too much. 111 h old superstition has it that ling a goat around the house tents "catching" diseases but enlightened generation has hed it is less trying to sniff a 1 1 * i Rrt < Hlc) Powell of the Central |>t American knows what his Bern want IjLst week he an- in a page one top head- I. his departure on vacation. I 111 Vestonites are splashing in an Bhdance of water since comple- f oi ® hew well there, and talk [being heard of mob action [hist Editor Clark Wood come lurday night. I MRS. EVA M. NEWTON Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Newton, mother of Mrs. H. H )art of Ashland, who died June n Portland, were held at 2 P"-, June 19 at Gold Hill with ■Jtwiller Funeral home in hge. •----------- Alice __ Harker visited with !1?dB in "Klamath ---------- 1 Falls last ¡«•end. 1 / iREGON motorists holding op- ■ erator’s licenses for the period ending June 30 must make appli­ cation for renewal before July 1, according to Secretary of State Earl Snell in a special letter to The Miner this week. The renewal application must be properly filled in and accompanied by a fee of $1. Only those persons 70 years of age or over and every applicant who does not now hold an Oregon operator’s license must make ap­ plication directly to an authorized examiner, one of whom will be in the Ashland city hall from 11 a. m. to 5 p. m. today, June 23. Applications of minors less than 18 years of age must be signed by the father, if living, or by the mother or guardian. Drivers desiring renewal appli- cations may obtain them from the Ashland city police station, the chamber of Commerce or The Miner office, where supplies of the blanks are available. Additional information may be obtained from city or state police officers, Snell said. ----------- •------------ By CHARLES B. ROTH HIGH-PRESSURE SALESMANSHIP SALESMAN, 10 years ago un­ items is excessive. These things he scrupulous but successful, knows because advertising, his refuge against false claims, told him came in to see me today with his troubles. He no longer makes sales. so. The average customer today is I asked him what he thought was much better informed than even the matter. "That’s just it." said he. “I don’t professional buyers were 20 years know. I give 'em the works—but ago. The housewife knows which foods they don’t buy." contain vitamins, which contain This man is a salesman of the vegetable oils, which contain ex­ old school—a worshipper at the pensive ingredients and the like. She shrine of high pres­ knows the effect of this or that prod­ sure salesmanship uct. His methods no long She is never, therefore, at the er make sales. He mercy of the high-pressure artist thinks he’s losing his who seeks to rob her by giving her grip. less than others and charging her That is not the more for it. A Hattie A. Burns and Companion Invited to Be Guests of the southern Oregon Miner To See Their Choice of the Following People haven’t changed, but they have become better educated in the higher education of taking care of themselves and their money. The process which brought about this education is newspaper advertising. It used to be possible for a glib talker to take almost anything out to sell, no matter how worthless or inferior, and by sheer high-pres­ sure selling to "clean up." But not now. ’ Even the lowliest buyer knows that certain claims are untrue, and that the price asked for certain Varsity Theater Programs: (Friday and Saturday) “NEVER ON THE SAGE" plus “ai-A( KWELL’S IBLAND" •s'inopping of (taper bags. How­ ever, outside city limits the fireworks may I m * sold and dis­ charged, but celebrants are advised to use discretion as a safeguard against fire hazard. Persons starting fires will be civilly liable for resultant damage. As ¡tart of the Ashland In- de|M-ndence day celebration elalM.ratc fireworks will cul­ minate a three-day program on the night of July 4 when rockets and s[Hs-ial displays will lie set off by firemen. FISHING IS GOOD VerNetta Swartsley of the local Chamber of Commerce returned Wednesday from a trip to Dia­ mond I^ake where she reports that • Mrs Cliff McLean visited in limit catches are being made with the public opin- Chiloquin huit week-end. troutorenos or spinners. we'll wait until public's opinion 111 r'Kress in Americanism: I’ass- brdinancex to restrict free cele- pon of Independence day. wore we take Ipoila seriously PH reveals the kills M,W’ ETTA SCHILLING, mem ber of the Ashland school district’s ixHird of directors, Tues­ day night wax el.-ct.-d chairman to succeed Frank Davis The meet- ing followed Monday's Sch(X>l election, at which time Frank Dnvlx wim reelected_ ax director xnd Frank Van Dyke wiu voted in to succeed Elwood Hedbcrg, who withdrew from service at the ex­ I plrutlon of his term Van Dyke | wax sworn in at the Tuesday meeting Other members . ............. of the xchix.l Liard include Hal McNair and Dr It L Hurdle. Director« are named for three-ycar term« in annual elections. ln Monday's balloting Davi« and Van Dyke appeared on the ballot unop|x>s<-d, Davi« receiving 130 votes, Van Dyke 124. and a write in candidate, it. I. Flaharty, 45 votes J H Hardy also received a write-in ballot. At the meeting Tuesday night, which wax held in the high school office, two tcucheni were named for the coming term Mi«x Mar­ guerite Mill«, who obtained a year's leave of absence from her junior high English classes be­ cause of health reasons, will be replaced by Mix« Ixds Hogan, Reedsport, gradmite of University of Oregon where «he wax active in dramatics. Girl Reserve and Girl Hcout work, debate, glee club, library and athletics She also wax active in annual and ncwxpa|>er publication work at high school, according to Theo. J Norby, Ash­ land school superintendent, who announced the selections. Miss Hazel Bruner, who 1« leav­ ing the primary grade« at Wash­ ington schtxil to accept a contract in California, wilj be replaced by Mix« Eunice Hager, popular Bell­ view instructor. Miss Hager lx a graduate of Southern Oregon Col­ lege of Education and has spent the last two summers attending Classes there, as she will later this season. Miss Hager will conduct classes for beginning strings, rude chorus and orchestra be­ sides her regular teaching duties. The school board adopted a cal­ endar for the schl year of 1939- 40, setting Tuesday, Sept 5. as opening day for Ashland's four public schools. • Till < k LIGHT INFORMATION Operators and drivers of trucks not familiar with now’ legal re­ quirements for truck lights in Ore­ gon may obtain complete informa­ tion from Ashland police, it was announced this week. A booklet outlining details relating to truck lights is on file at the station. —• —.-------- FLOWER SHOW TONIGHT The Epworth league of the Ashland Methodist church will present an annual flower show in the church at 7 o’clock tonight with a program following at 8 p m. A play, "The Fountain of Youth," will form part of the en­ tertainment to which the public is invited. Number 25 One of the most remarkable examples of woodcarving is displayed in Wonderland Court of the Shasta-Cascade bnilding, one of the California Commission group at the Golden Gate International Expositloa. Here is “Thunder Bird," a huge Indian legendary bird, carved with a double-bitted ax by Dudley C. Carter, who learned, his art living among the Northwestern Indians. Standing alongside the huge wooden statue is one admirer, lovely Tanya Widrin. A Community Disgrace! A series of dog poisonings has occurred in Ash­ land and whether the canine tragedies were the result of intention or carelessness probably will never be determined. In either case, however, the poisoning of dogs is a most despicable meanness. Gopher or rat poisoners who are so careless as to menace the lives of dogs and other pets are topped only by the venomous spite of those who deliberately set out poison for dogs. Dog poisonings are the most difficult crimes to detect, and are perhaps the most craven barbarities. In the recent poisonings, none of the victims were dogs that could be classed as nuisances, strays or pests. All were faithful, gentle pets loved and cared for by their owners. There could have been no reas­ onable justification for poisoning the animals. It is to be hoped that the tragedies—and trage­ dies they are, too, if the victim happens to be YOUR dog—have been the result of carelessness rather than scheme. It is not pleasant to believe that such mean, sneaking people live in Ashland. Gardeners and those who find reason to set out poison bait have a community obligation to learn how such things should be handled and to see to it that their well-meant doings do not result in needless and bitter death for pets. Dog poisoners are a most disgusting type of anti-social crank and careless kill­ ers are a stupid menace to every person who cher­ ishes a pet. A public lashing would be none too severe pun­ ishment for dog killers. Dial Phones on Tap For Uninitiated Here For demonstration purposes, dial telephones have been installed in the phone office at 111 Oak street, according to Harold Aikins, Ashland manager for the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph com­ pany. Telephone customers who may have questions as to how to use a dial telephone or who wish to know how the dial tone and busy signal sound are invited to drop into the office for a demonstra­ tion. KOGERS TO CLASSES Earl Rogers, newly appointed principal of Ashland junior high school, is attending first summer school sessions in Portland and will later attend classes at Uni­ versity of Oregon in Eugene. Rog­ ers was athletic coach at the local junior high. ----------- •------------ FLOYD SHANNON WILLIAMS Funeral services for Floyd Shannon Williams, 59, who died June 20 at his home north of Ash­ land, will be held at 10 a. m. to­ day, June 23, at the J. P. Dodge and Sons chapel. mittee recommended to council­ men Tuesday night that the re­ quest be denied on the basis that Bellview water users already were enjoying a lower-than-average rate for rural users adjacent to other Oregon cities, and also be­ cause their rate compared favor­ ably with that charged city users of the Ashland creek flow. The city’s municipal water sys­ tem, valued at a million dollars, is costing Ashland $30,000 annual­ ly in principal and interest, it was pointed out by the report, copies of which will be sent to the pro­ testing water users. Claims that water was being wasted down the creek were refuted when council­ men pointed out that prior water rights downstream prevented the city from using the entire flow. Occasional water restrictions with­ in the city were cited to illustrate to Bellview users that an over­ abundance of supply is not always available here. Bellview users are being charged $2 for their first 350 cubic feet and eight cents for each ad­ ditional 100 feet, it was explained, which averages as little as half the rate being paid by suburban users elsewhere. Arthur L. Coggins and Frank Jordan, Granite street residents, appeared before the council to ask equal division of paving expense between residents of the unpaved section of that street and the city because Lithia park, city property, adjoins one side of the thorough­ fare. Councilmen referred the re­ quest to the street committee and indicated favorable consideration might be given. City Supt. Elmer Biegel an­ nounced the start of paving work on High street this week, and three building permits were is­ sued, one to Will Moor for erection of a $1000 barn, $500 dwelling addition at 83 Granite street to Dr. Harvey Woods, and $170 reroof­ ing of a dwelling at 131 Church street to C. N. Gillmore. Councilmen also were notified by telephone company officials that following installation of dial phone service July 8, switchboard service for the fire department and city police would no longer be available. Solution of the new problem took the form of consid­ eration of a new fire siren which would blast out code alarms, and a relay system to operate police call lights. Councilmen again heard Ray S. Hook speak on be­ half of his petition for city "con­ sent” for a key-club drink mixing establishment in the Lithia hotel, to be operated separate from the management in the back dining room. Valley View complaints alleging garbage disposal nuisance were discredited when councilmen agreed that franchise holders Wil­ liam Ross and sons were discharg­ ing their obligations in a reason­ able and satisfactory manner. ----------- •------------ SEEN IN A DAZE PETE NUTTER declaring he gives customers so much for their hamburger money the only way he makes a profit is off those allergic to eating. DICK PUTMAN ducking in at a late hour without having had time to frame an alibi. MERRICK THORNTON en­ joying a lovely view. BILL LEONARD plotting an itching powder gag. GEORGE SHAFFER astrad­ dle an electric fence. SAM JORDAN, after peeling off a sunburned face, saying he felt like a new man. FLOY (Cinderella) MILES and OLIVE LIN IN GER co-host- essing a luncheon with the latter getting all the bouquets. HEADRICK BAUGHMAN, after repeatedly wounding a hand in a futile attempt to make a car run, debating with him­ self whether to give up his right hand or the car. ROLAND (Social Lion) SCHEIDEREITER being a very good mixer. DWIGHT PATTERSON try­ ing his hand and his patience at bronco busting. FOSTER THOMPSON re­ treating in embarrassment from the wrong end of a chicken din­ ner.