S outhern O regon M iner
The Paper That Has Something To Say—And Says It!
ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1939
Volume VIII
FIGURES SHOW
ATTENDANCE UP
AT ALL SCHOOLS
JEAN'S Impatience to kill is being
demonstrated In Oregon an
well an Europe. With hunting »ca
non KI «lay» off, already one per
son han hern »hot for a deer.
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Apparently fighting experience
means little to Uncle Ham's army
A recent order han forbade mar
ried men from enlisting, and a
number of local swains, after read
ing of the butchery across the
ocean, have ubout decided to null
their niurrlagc licenses on the
front door und hang diapers in
the windows for curtains
111
Which reminds Us that flat feel
muy keep you out of the army, but
not flat heads. Hear that bugle,
Editoi Clark Wood?
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Although courts arc supjeised
to dispense nothing but Justice
they still appear to consider the
jMiAscsslon of wealth as an exten
uating circumstance.
111
Hitler is becoming so haughty
he'll direct his armies from the
front, apparently believing he
can't be touched with a Pole.
111
Armthar frightful part of Uic
war is the sudden outcropping of
news commentators who snout in
harodipped, buck-toothed excite
ment from every loud-speaker In
town.
111
Wirephoto pictures may easily
be Identified because of their rapid
distribution of great areas of in
distinguishable smudge News pic
tures are one feature that well
might better be late or never
111
Price of sugar has been sky
rocketing locally this week in«ll-
catlng that, despite American
neutrality, we're headed for a
sweet mess.
111
Nearly any dentist can tell you
that collecting an old bill Is like
pulling teeth, only harder.
111
The growth of individual de
pendence on public benevolence
seems to have started about the
time free paper mutches took the
place of the wooden kind |>eople
used to buy.
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This country will be well advised
to determine, before entering war.
whether wc have room for another
veterans' organization and whether
present veterans would be willing
to pungle up for pensions for the
new.
111
As war progresses everything
goes up but the price of human
life.
GRID COACHES
TAKING BOWS
Just how the southern Oregon
football conference will pan out
will not be determined until con
clusion of the season but. accord
ing to moot coaches, each has
state championship material ready
and to date not one of them has
experienced as much as a warm
up game.
Coach Snowy Gustafson of the
Klamath Rails Pelicans thinks the
loop is in the bag for his team
and already has Issued publicity
to the effect that he will have his
gang on the field when the state
title is decided.
Medford, as usual, has all but
donned the mythical state crown
for the 1939 season. Bill Bower
man, Tiger mentor, has been drill
ing his squad at LakO o' the
Woods for IO days and has start
ed scrimmage but so far has not
announced a plan of attack.
Loren Tuttle of the Grants l ima
Cavemen isn't saying much about
his 1939 edition but it is generally
conceded that they will be fairly
strong and capable of coining
through at crucial moments.
Coach Skeet O'Connell's Ash
land high school Grizzlies prob
ably will be the dark horses of
the conference since there has
been no advance dope. From the i
looks of things now, O'Connell will
have about 27 men to choose from
and only a few of them who know
much about th«' game ’Hie (In.-,
zlies’ first conference engagement
comes with Grants Pass there
Sept 29
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ItAlN FAI.LN HERE
A half-inch downpour struck
Ashland Monday afternoon, soak
ing lawns and filling gutters to
overflowing. Although no rain fell
in Talent or Medford, it was gen
eral in the mountains adjacent to
Ashland and at Lake o' the Woods.
AT
Number 36
Folies
Stars Christen Princess at S. F. Fair
1
ATTENliANCK figurus released
by School Supt. Theo J. Norby
i'nurmiuy revealed that an all-
time high lias been reached at
Ashland high school, with 302
»tudcnts enrolled. Junior high at
tendance also was at recoril total
with 290 students, while Uncoin
grade school attracted 244 chil I, JT
li «'ii and Washington grade school tuAHH1NGTON, D. C , Hept 7
215.
’’ Whi-n and if the United State«
The attendance trend, said Nor 1 m involved in war (and it can hap
by, lias been mounting in Junior pen despite administration effort!)
und senior high sch<x>is in line an order is all prepared, awaiting
with the general trend over the the President’s signature, which
nation while attendance ut grade will give the government Complete
schools is gradually shrinking, due control over labor. Such new-won
to the lower mitional birth rate. legislation ax wages and hours,
Upper grade schools can be ex collective bargaining, authority of
pected to reach their peak in the the Nutional Labor Relations
next two or three years, following Ixiard will ire tossed out the win
which a nationwide decrease will dow by the war labor administra
be the consequence of the declin tion if these statutes and regula
ing birthrate.
tions interfere with effectiveness
Total attendance in all four pub (not necessarily efficiency). ljxtx*r
lic schools was set at 1057 yes will be regimented as thoroughly
terday, a record for tire system, as it is in totalitarian states
.••orc registrations are expected headed by Hitler and Stalin Big
as summertime Jobs are concluded shots in the labor movement and
business agents will have nothing
Mari) Teachers Study, Travel
tO say
of the city's 43 faculty mem
Employment of women and
bers, rejairted Norby, 24 spent at
children under Hi will I m * com
><-ast pull ut their summer vaca
pelled by the labor adminis
tions studying al various colleges
tration If the contest Is of
rd teen ot those studying also
long duration and iiuuqsiwer
traveled during their vacations,
Is required for the field, and
while an additional 12 enjoyed
th«- protective laws now on
.summer trips. Those attending
the statute books will l>e ig
Joann Gilby (left) holds a Juicy bottle of clirislening milk while Treasure Island Prince«« takes her
school included Ruth Anderson,
nored. I j U mit serving at home
firx «wig for the camera, and Pamela de Vonie (left) tie« on a rattle and offer« the calf a pair of
«./SC. Hollis D. Beasley, U of W;
will be under as rigid disci
bool lew. The girl« are »t*m of the New Folic« Berge re at the Golden Gate International Exposition,
C meliu Hulst, U of W; Forrest
pline us labor in the front
and the calf, a blooded Jersey, wa» born to one ot the «tar cow« on exhibit in the California Dairyland
U Connell, OSC, two-week coach's
lines.
building. The girl«, on Treasure Inland direct from I’srin. had never wen a <alf before — and were
school; B C Forsythe, U of O.
There are other measures ready
th-e thrilled!
John Koehler, U of O, Al Simpson, for the signature of the President
U of O. Martha Addy, SUE, Greel An agency for price control, for
ey, Colo.; Wilma Nutter, 8OUE
selective service, for war trade,
Those attending school and also control of finance and. of course,
traveling Included Elliott Mac- an administration for food produc- j
Crackcn,
Columbia
university, Uon and control. If the United
San Francisco and New York States is dragged into a major
fairs; Margaret Macy, U of C, war again, as it was in 1917,I
Eddie Simmons of Medford suc
Coach Al Simpson discerned an
Golden Gate exposition, Earl Rog things will be different. This all is
unbright outlook for his 1939 jun
ers, U of O, Golden Gate exposi part of the industrial mobilization cessfully defended his southern
ior high football team after first
tion; MUdnd Million, SOCK, <;<«ld- plan which can swing into action i Oregon-northern California golf
few practice sessions this week.
< n Gate exposition; Maxine Con when the President pushes a but-1 championship Monday when he de
feated Leland Clark, also of Med ASPOKESMAN for city band
Simpson will have no lettermen
over, U of O, Golden Gate expo ton.
members, Henry Enders Tues with which to build a team and
sition, Eleanor Coombe, U of W,
Social Security board already ford, in a match ending on the
Golden Gate enpMiUon ami \ n has notified the higher-ups that 40th hole at the Rogue River Golf day night described a tattered has but few boys who have had
tribe oi tooters badly in need of gnd experience. Several heavy
• '«1.1 I’. C . H.o rh t HUI. U of (>. there now are 30 million people course in Medford.
Simmons
was five-u
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-----up at lunch funds for new uniforms and elicit lads are turning out and he ex
(•olden Gate exposition, C. Edna working in industries which will
Kennedy, ScXJE, Golden Gate ex be needed in war, and each indi time but Clark evened it at the ed expressions of sympathy from pects his squad to average between
position, I-os Angele» and Santa vidual of the 30 millions is repre 36th hole. They halved the next Ashland council members during 125 and 130 pounds, Simpson said.
Barbara, Bertha Stephens, U of sented by a card giving his or her three holes and Simmons won the their regular semi-monthly session. So far no schedule has been ar
Result of the clothing conversation ranged for the green and inexper
(), Golden Gale exposition, Alice life history. These SSB cards are 40th
Hubert Bentley of Ashland took was that City Attorney Frank ienced eleven.
French Willits, SOCK, motor trip supposed to be confidential, and
Those who have reported for
to Grand Rapids, Mich., via San are not even G-men have been the first flight when he defeated Van Dyke received instructions to
Francisco and Yellowstone; Doris permitted to examine them—but I Dick Sleeter, Medford. 4 and 3. study some method of providing practice sessions are Adams, Deck
Bentley's defeat in the champion iumis for bandsmens backs and er, Haines, King, McElfresh, Grif
Hitchcock, U ot W, Gohlen Gate war is different.
ship flight came as a surprise the meeting left promise that the fith, P. Wordsworth, Childers,
exposition, Edna Goheen, U of W,
i • f
when Denny Hull of Marshfield popular musical organization may Caton, Surber, Barker, Petersen,
Golden Gate ex|x>siUon, New York
Fann Security administra
downed him Earl Leever. also of appear next season in uniforms of Ross. Ferguson, Athenas, Clawson,
world's fair, tour of 31 states and
tion has g 10.000.000 to lend
Ashland, won over C. Schroeder, distinguishable pattern.
Whited, Morris, Moseley, Smith,
Canadian provinces; Eunice Hager,
out this year (ending June 30,
Medford, one up to take the sixth
U <>f <>, <;<>iden Gate exposition;
In the long session councilmen Bartelt, Landing, E. Wordsworth,
1910), to tenant«, farm labor
flight.
DeMers,
Delsman,
also heard a detailed explanation Samuelson,
Edith Bork, taught at SOCE, Gold
er» and »hare-cro|»|>cr» to en
Among the Ashlanders who were of the city audit by Alfred W. Newton. Arant, Croft, Doris,
en Gate exposition.
able them to buy farm» of
eliminated in the tournament were Mundt of Grants Pass, who made Brownlee, Hoffman, Elam and
Faculty members who traveled
their own. It 1» ex|MM'ted about
Jean Eberhart, Frank Van Dyke, a number of suggestions for great Brady.
during the summer included Mar
7000 loans will lie made—they
I. C. Erwin. Dorn Provost and Bill er efticiency and economy of ef
Simpson, in his first year as
garet Page, Golden Gate exposi
(Continued on Page 2)
Allen.
tion; Frances White. Golden Gate
fort on the part of city depart junior high coach, is a graduate of
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Eureka, Calif., high school where
ment heads and employes.
exposition, two weeks travel In
DRAWS FISHING FINE
Oregon; Dorothy Witcher, Oregon
NO DRIVING PERMIT
Included among his proposals he played on various athletic
George L. Metz. Klamath Falla,
home economics conference at
Edward C. Blackwell, 20-year- was a suggestion that W. E. Bar teams. He attended SOCE where
Rhtxltxlendron inn, traveled in Yel paid $25 fine and $4 50 costs in old Ashland youth, this week paid telt be broken-in at the city re he was an outstanding football
lowstone park. Sue Edwardes. San Justice of the Peace M. T. Bums’ a fine of $2 50 and $4.50 costs in corder's office for relief duty in player and was a mainstay on the
Francisco and New York fairs; court Wednesday as the result of Justice of the Peace M. T. Bums' case of sickness, absence or vaca Ashland baseball team. He re
Ethel Reid, NEA convention in an angling expedition to Fish lake court for operating a motor ve tion. Mundt also suggested that ceived his physical training degree
San Francisco, Canadian Rockies, after the season there was closed hicle without a driver's permit.
the gasoline tank in the city fire at the University of Oregon. He
New York City, Washington, D. C.,
hall be removed to the city ware also was widely known as an ama
teur boxer.
house.
Virginia and Los Angeles; Ruth
Woods. Golden Gate exposition.
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Monthly finance reports will be
ELKS RESUME MEETINGS
New York fair, Canada. Curacao,
handled by the city recorder's of
Ashland Elks reopened weekly
Venezuela, Colombia, Panama and
fice, according to the outline, and
Mexico; Lillian Nicholson, Oregon
operations reports for the city Wednesday night meetings this
By CHARLES B. ROTH
beaches and Payette lakes. Ida.;
street, water and light depart week following completion of a
l^aVada Reed, Golden Gate expo
ments in gTeater detail would be summer schedule limiting sessions
to one a month.
sition and California and Oregon;
made available to the council.
WHEN SHOULD A MAN ADVERTISE?
Ethel Stockard, trip to Texas and
The city also instructed Supt.
Carlsbad Cavern; Clara Verhas-
USINESS men often talk about are poor, because if you don’t ad Elmer Biegel to prepare bid re
selt, dramatic counselor at sum
the problem of when they should vertise then your public won’t know quests for water line replacements
mer camp, Nevada, Arizona, Utah.
to enable purchase of pipe before
advertise
most. Should it be when what you have to sell."
California; Eugenia Carson, at
war in Europe affects prices here.
The
public
responds
immediately
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tended NEA convention and fair business is good and sales come
in San Francisco; Bertha L. Den easily or when business is slow and to the man with courage enough to
invest his money in advertising even
ton, Golden Gate exposition. Eu sales are hard?
gene.
Those who believe in advertising when the condition of the market is
Other members of the school most intensively when everybody not so good as he would like to see
system spent their summers in the has money, argue logically enough it. The public responds always to
Ashland claimants received $638
REPORTER
following cities: Vera Amy Nor that it is wise, as Shakespeare him courage.
of
the $237,944 distributed to elig
ton. Portland; Harris Rude. Ash
In
1921,
when
America
had
a
short
ible jobless workers by the state
land; Charles Weaver, Ashland; self pointed out sev
business depression, A. W Erick unemployment compensation com
fx»ts Hogan, Reedsport; Frances eral centuries ago,
son. now dead, made the directors of mission during August.
Becker, Spencer. Ta.; E S Cor- “to lake the tide
a company in which he was inter
The August total was six per
thell, Ashland, and Ward V. Croft, when it serves." Ad
cent under that for July but boost
ested,
agree
to
spend
$150,000
a
vertising
then
will
Ashland.
month for advertising during the ed the cumulative total since ad-
prove of most value,
ministration of the act began to
next 12 months.
some men believe.
$9,141,778.
Business
fell
off.
The
directors
ORA DUFFIELD plum per
Those, on the other
The Medford office covering
wanted to renege, Mr. Erickson Jackson
and Companion
hand, who believe
and Josephine counties turbed when a sack of fruit ex
wouldn't let them, He made them accounted for $4559 of the state ploded over the highway, while
a business should
Are Invited to Be Guests of the
spend their monthly advertising al- total.
DAVE and VI WHITTLE gig
money for tell
gled from a discreet distance.
Southern Oregon Miner spend
lowance. He had faith.
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ing its story most
DR. G. B. HULL deciding a
To See Their Choice of
When prosperity returned, as it
aggressively when
new car would just about fill a
the Following
always
does,
that
company,
because
times are slow, say Charles Roth
cavity in his transportation.
of courageous leadership, skyrocket
that advertising is a
Varsity Theater
AL JORDAN being unable to
ed
to
the
top.
a
position
it
still
business-building force and that it
Motion pictures in color will be produce any lamb chops for an
Programs:
holds.
shown during the next meeting of absent-minded customer.
Is, therefore, needed most when
(Friday and .Saturday 1
What had happened was that its the Glad-to-Meet-You club Sept.
MARIAN VAN NATTA de
business needs building.
"EUROPE UNDER THE
public, you consumers, read those 14 in the Talent city hall when ciding he won't enlist but will
Whenever
we
have
a
temporary
SWORD"
lull in business we see the specta advertisements and subconsciously Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Short of Ash stay at home to care for the
"(ALLING DR. KILDARE"
cle of many advertisers “drawing became friendly to a business which land will show their collection, widows and orphans.
"< OME ON RANGERS"
taken of many interesting spots
LEONARD PATTERSON ad
In their horns" and refusing to spend would continue to tell you its story, in
"THE LONE RANGER"
the west over a period of years. miring a new partial plate in
in bad times as well as in good. The
money
for
advertising
until
times
(Sunday, Monday, Tuesday)
Members and friends are cor his rear-view mirror and nearly
public reciprocated bv giving it its
are easy once more.
dially invited to attend.
"HARDYS RIDE HIGH"
necessitating new bridgework
trade.
The late P. D. Armour, great
for his passengers.
(Wednesday, Thursday)
Whenever
a
business
man
adver
packing magnate, had t) sanest
TO SPEAK HERE SUNDAY
MARGARET McLEAN, a re
“CAREER"
tises
it
shows
he
has
faith
In
him
Roland C. Casad of Covina, cent bride, traveling from Klam
view on the subject.
"TORCHY RUNS FOR
self, in his community, in his goods Calif., who is visiting here at the ath Falls to Ashland to ask her
MAYOR"
He always told his associates: and in his customers.
home of Roy Hartley, will give an mother how to can peaches.
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“Advertise when times are good, be
He Is a good business man with address at 2 p. m. Sunday, Sept.
HENRY ENDERS admiring
Please Call at The Miner Office
cause then your dollars show great whom to trade.
I 10. in Lithia park on the subject the lighting effects on ROY
for Your Guest Tickets
eat returns. Advertise when times
O Charlaa B. Roth.
I of national economic recovery.
FRAZIER'S new station.
I
Ashland Golfers Bow
In Southern Oregon
('hampionship Play
Junior High Grid
Hopefuls Turn Out
For ‘Green’ Outfit
TRUTH about ADVERTISING
SEEN IN A DAZE
B
.
Ashland Jobless Get
$638 During August
E. H. McGee
Colored Movies To
Feature Talent Meet
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