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* Herr Hitler 1» getting n belly
full <>f ItuHMlnn to conqueat.
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Many lioueewivex, perpleked by
the problem of dlHpoNlng of old
razor blade», are unxioiialy await
Ing word on where the Bremen
wild hidden.
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Gums Up
NATIONAL GUARD I Litwiller
Fond Friendship Of
TO SHOW MOVIES Trout anu Roy Parr
OF ARMY’S WORK
/INF MAN'S friend in an
other num'» meat, even
when it luii fish I miiii - h in It,
wept Roy Parr yesterday.
Parr operate« a second
hand «tore on North Main
streel, the reur of which ex
tends over
Ashlund creek,
where lies a dark, rippling
pool Inhabited by a large
trout which Roy disiovered
one day while peering through
a backroom trapdoor over the
stream. The old game-ward
en’s feeling of paternal pro
tection welled ill Parr's heurt
and he started feeding the
tinned triend, which responded
with hungry gulps.
But Just when he had train
ed the trout—a fish some 14
or Bi Inches in length—to
come at the sound of a din
ner I m -II an intruder from
across the way, ( bomber of
< ommerce pres. <’. M. IJtw li
ter, saw the trusting fish, was
unable to »iilniue the imp in
himself arid tossed the trout
u wad of well masticated
chewing gum.
The prank was too much
for the trout. Disillusioned
and wary, no more will the
friendly fish eat from Roy's
hiuid. In fact it won't touch
a thing; Just swims listlessly
under the store looking sad-
rjed and lean.
Not satisfied with chitling
the fish half to death. Utwil-
ler this week wa» caught
sneaking under the building
with iui angler's gieiun In his
eye, fishing gear under his
coat and another wad of gum
in his Jowls,
And Parr is
loudly threatening to Take
Action.
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(■rants Pass Frosh To
Meet Juniors Here On
Local Field Tonight
The English arc one of the moat
Ashland Junior High gridders,
pobts |>eople on earth, but appar who
bowed to three football
ently even they can't always l>c teams have
In as many weeks, will
saying ap|>eaac
meet the Grants Pass Frosh in a
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return game on the local high
Good old America la the place school field at H o'clock toulght.
where the only food cards arc res
Al Himpson, coach of the Jun
taurant meal tickets
iors, has made several changes in
his lineup during practice this
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The fleeing motorist, when week and again bus high hopes
afoot, often is a glt-and-run charge for his boys Himpson has abol
ished the huddle and will use sig
account buyer.
nals Instead The team has been
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showing improvement in tackling
Our dearest journalistic rival. and blocking against their own
Clark Wood of the Weston Lead teammates us well as the high
er, confesses editorially to being school but seem to lose their file
a bachelor, and we know why. He against strange opposition, us has
never could find a woman with been shown by waak tackles and
thut good a sense of humor
poor blocks in their three games
llob Dusenbcrry now is assisting
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Fear of losing face la persuad Himpson. coaching the line while
works with the backfield.
ing Europe to lose the body ulong Simpson
Last week the Frosh ran around
with it
the ends for substantial gains all
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uftemoon but now Simpson bus
The only persecution minority backed the end positions in a bet
gloups In the United States get ter manner and, according to the
is having to sit on the outside of mentor, ought to hold the Babe»
the White House looking In for to one touchdown or |>ossibly win
themselves.
at I m I foul years.
The probable starting Uneup will
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be A thanas, right end; Decker,
Women's shoe fashions being right
tackle;
Clawson.
right
what they are, the modern dumb guard; Barker, center; Surber,
Dora |M>ascaacs a new versatility left guan!; Peterson, left tackle;
by being able to let it go in one Monroe, left end; Elam, quurter-
ear and out either toe.
back; Ross, right half, Words
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worth, left half. Moseley, fullbuck.
At first mad because we were Bimpann plana to give nearly all a
to have two Thanksgiving days chance to see action in an effort
this year, Americans now well to umovw thoM boot fitted for
might consider offering daily positions Reserves who undoubt
edly will see plenty of service are
tribute that they are at peace.
Ferguson at right end. McElfresh
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at right tackle. Griffith at quar
A move is afoot to prevent log terback, Caton at left half and
ging off of timber along highways Burdic and Adams at right half.
and many motorists will be eager
to learn of success After all, a
< itiz.cn has a right to flip his
cigarct butts at something besides
dry grass
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A review of the survey, "Know
Your Town,” will feature the Oc
tober general meeting of the Jack-
son County Ix-ague of Women
Voters to be held at 8 p. m. Mon
day • >< t 16, in the Girls Com
By HARLAI.EK WILSON
Wednesday evening many Ash munity clubhouse in Medford The
land people enjoyed music of the suivey was conducted dutlng the
Allan Hancock ensemble in the summer by the department of
Southern Oregon College of Edu government and operation of
cation's auditorium The ensem which Mrs. Stephen Nye Jr. of
ble, founded by Hancock, has Talent is chairman Several mem
played before audiences totaling bers of the department will assist
.'.iioooo iii cities along the I'aiilic in presentation of the program.
In addition late developments
coast In past seasons it has pie
sented a series of musical pro in the international situation will
grams over nationwide radio hook be reviewed by Mrs. Justin Smith.
Medford, chairman of the depart
up and foreign broadcasts.
Allan Hancock, 'cello; Loren ment of government and foreign
Powell, violin; Ambrose Russo, policy.
violin; Arthur Jensen, viola; Bart I--------------------------------------------------
ley Hunt, bass; Sylvia Ruderman,
D. Perozzi
flute; Catherine Jackson, harp,
and W. E. Slobridge, piano and
and Companion
commentator, constitute personnel
Are Invited to Be Guests of the
of the ensemble.
Captain Hancock was founder
Southern Oregon Miner
of the Allan Hancock Foundation
To See Their Choice of
for Scientific Research on the
the Following
University of California campus
Varsity Theater
His "Velcro HI," a floating scien
tific laboratory working in con
Programs:
junction with the foundation, has
made many voyages on the Pa
(Friday and Saturday)
cific. The motion pictures which
"ANDY HARDY GETS
concluded the evening's entertain
SPRING FEVER”
ment were made on one of the i
"KID FROM TEXAS"
voyages.
(Sunday Only)
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Women Voters Will
Meet Next Monday
Many Enjoy Hancock
Ensemble at SOLE
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KLAMATH TICKETS HERE
“SOME LIKE IT HOT”
(Monday Only)
•'HAWAIIAN FOLLIES”
(Tuesday and Wednesday)
•DAUGHTERS
COURAGEOUS"
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A block of 50 reserved seat
tickets for Ashland fans who plan
to attend the Ashland High-Klam
ath Falls game on Modoc field at
8 o’clock tonight are being held
and may be obtained by calling
the Ashland Chamber of Com
Please Call at The Miner Office
merce of the high school before
for Your Guest Tickets
5 p. m.
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*7o £ ay-/Ind SayA 9t!
ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1939
Volume VIII
Bob Ituhl, gypny editor of the
Medford Mull Tribune, vlalted the
United Stilted nenilte liiwt week OA'ITEltY B, ZlUth Coast Artil
lery. Oregon National Guard,
und then went to the zoo for a
chaser Ilin correspondence fulled will hold an open house Monday
to way where the senators went evening, Oct id, at which ume
Ule public Will be Invited to View
after getting a look at him.
live reels of motion pictures de
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pleting urmy life, new equipment
Thirty Every Thursday will be ami other Interesting phases of
voted on In California Nov. 7 anil Uncle Hum’s ndlltary, according
prosperts are that the plan win to Capt. Hubert li Bentley, com-
curry If the measure becomes law mundcr.
it will be "30" for California's fi
One <»f the first guard units in
nancial stability.
the state to fill their new enlist
ment quota i tiling tot SA addi
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tlonal men, the local battery has
Contrary to popular belief, pur taken pride in public response to
pose of a newspaper in a small their cull for volunteers and are
town la not to disseminule news anxious for the public to enjoy
but to verify some of whut already the educational und entertaining
Is In circulation.
film.
Two reels will concern general
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The futility of temper was dem army life while another two are
onstrated by Oregon’s governor entitled "The l-lfe of Riley" and
the other day when he got mad portray cavalry duty at Fort
at his aeronautics board ami fired Kiley, Kan , one of the most fam
three members During the shuffle ous cavalry |s>sts in the world A
he canned one southern Oregon final reel shows anti-aircraft flat
smarty member and replaced him teries In action and the sinking of
a convoy vessel.
with u bigger one
The open house program will
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get under way at s p m Monday
if Europe Is to wage war, neu and all residents arc urged to at
tral observers on this aide of the tend.
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Atlantic couldn't be blamed If they
wished for a strenuous one, for
the harder Europe fights the long
er It will take her to recuperate
and prepare for the next
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«Mat, Someikûttf,
SCHOOL CENSUS
TO DETERMINE
REVENUES HERE
She Pooh-Poohs Double Bad Luck Jinx
ARIE McMILLlN, 31-yeur-old New York widow shown above
with her daughter, will defy every Mi|M*r»tition in the books
today, Friday the 13th. Marie made her plans a month ago to walk
under a stepladder, kiss an undertaker good-bye, get into an airplane
and climb to twice 1300 feet arid then jump in a parachute—regard
less of the weather.
MUSIC COURSES
DRAW 126 PUPILS
AT
DISTRICT-WIDE CENSUS
now in under way by Mr»
Dulma Willard, who will list all
boys and girls between the ages
of tour and 19 years, inclusive, as
of Oct. 25 in school district No.
5, Ashland. Those of school age.
ASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 12.—
whether attending here at the
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Absolute conctrol of wheat
present time or not, will be listed
Supt. Theo J. Norby announced l>»6duction, with a grower toeing
this week, and totals will be used i licensed to cultivate a certain
as a itasis for figuring a portion acreage, is one of the far-reaching
of the district's revenues from tax legislative proposals farmers will
discover some time alter Jan.,
sources.
1940 Under the plan a farmer
Superintendent Norby has asked would no longer be permitted to
that ull local persons cooperate seed as many acres as he desires;
with the district census taker, who he would be told how many acres
will canvass house-to-house as he could devote to wheat by of
Veil as peruse school records ficials in the department of agri
Money from the county school culture in Washington. The pro
fund is allocated to each district gram would prohibit a farmer
according to the number of resi- from being master of his own
dents between the ages of four holdings.
and 19 years and a complete, ac
This idea has reached the point
curate census is of dollars-and- where the house committee on
cen's value, Norby explained. An agriculture, at an executive meet
allowance to the district of $10 ing. has agreed to start hearings
for each child within the age <>n the proposal when the regular
bracket is made by the fund, congressional session opens after
which originates from county the first of the year. A rough out
taxes.
line of the plan has been drafted,
Completion of the canvass is with the cooperation of the agri
expected about Oct. 25.
cultural department.
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Behind the thought to regi
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Lions Club Awards
Festival Sale Prize
Mrs. Ramsay Benson Tuesday
night was awarded a >5 prize for
sale of 11 season tickets to this
summer’s Shakespearean festival
on the basis of tardy information
received by the club. The prize
had been posted early in the sea
son to encourage ticket sale for
the annual feature. Mrs. Chan
Beebe and Mrs. Etta Schilling
had tied for second place with 10
sales each, according to Lion G.
B. Hull.
The Ashland club, through Pres
R. I. Flaharty, also announced
purchase of two pairs of glasses
for underprivileged school children
as a part of their sight conserva
tion work, and Secretary Ned
Mars reported that the current
city slogan contest has been at
tracting wide attention, with near
ly 50 slogans already submitted
as the contest passed the half
way mark early this week. Prize
for the winning slogan has been
set at $15 cash, to be awarded at
close of the contest Nov. 1.
HORSESHOE STAR COMING
An exhibition of horseshoe
pitching will be given at 2:30
p. m. Friday, Oct. 20. in Lithia
park by Ira Allen, champion. The
public is invited to attend.
AW, LEAVE US ALONE!
“Fewer radios would be played
continuously day and night if
more people could stand to be
alone with their thoughts." Len
Hall. But how does Ia*n know?
He has never had one with which
to be alone.—Weston Leader.
ment the wheat grower» of
Oregon und Washington, as
well as nil other wheat sec
tions, is a desire to prevent
a repetition of the World war
experience, when farmers cul
tivated every acre available,
a practice which subsequently
resulted in the dust bowls,
ruined farms and farmers and
caused terrific depression for
w heatmen.
Concretely, the theory is to
place a limitation, rigidly, on the
number of acres devoted to wheat
This is expected to prevent too
great surplus with consequent low
prices. To grow wheat the depart
ment would issue a permit, or li
cense. stating how many acres
each farmer could use for that
crop. The plan is materially dif
ferent from the present voluntary
agreement. There would be an in
direct processing tax, which would
go back to the producers, and this
tax might be a fraction of a cent,
plainly printed on each wrapped
loaf of bread.
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In Pacific northwest states, par
ticularly, there has been a demand
in recent years to save the trees
along the highways of federal aid
system, as these trees are being
logged off. Under the federal road
act, funds can be used to acquire
a strip of forest on these high
ways if the state highway com
mission will match the money
However, highway officials prefer
building more roads rather than
divert any funds for beautifica
tion.
James W. Mott of Oregon out
lined a proposal to meet this sit
uation at the 25th annual meeting
of the American Association of
Highway Officials this week.
(Continued on page 6)
New music courses inaugurated
by Ashland’s school system this
fall already have attracted 126
advanced and beginning students,
according to an announcement by
Supt. Theo J. Nortoy following the
Tuesday evening school board
meeting.
At Washington school 17 string
instruments- 15 beginners and
two advanced students—are un
der the instruction of Miss Emma
Hager, while 13 beginners and
three advanced students are study
ing wind instruments under Ward
Croft. At Junior high school 16
beginning string and nine ad
vanced string students are study
ing under Miss Maxine Conover,
and 28 wind instrument students
have joined the band directed by
Croft. Two of the bandsmen are
beginners. At the high school 27
have joined the orchestra while
one student is a member of the
pep band. The response to the
new musical courses has been
gratifying, according to school
officials.
The school board, during its
session Tuesday, authorized st
tendance of B. C. Forsythe and
Earl Rogers at the junior and sen-
ior high school principals’ con-
ference scheduled in Salem Oct.
26. 27 and 28. The directors also
selected Members Frank Davis,
Frank Van Dyke and Norby as
softball committee to meet with
local sponsors shortly after Nov.
1, at which time the group will
discuss plans for the 1940 summer
season.
New 1940 Chevrolet
Due for Showing By
Selby Co. Saturday
The Chevrolet for 1940 will be
displayed over the country Sat
urday. Oct. 14, with the Selby
Chevrolet company demonstrating
the new car in......................
their Ashland
showroom.
Lloyd Selby and Verne Hastings
spent some time this week in
Portland previewing the cars and
inspecting features which are said
to make the 1940 Chevrolet the
sensation of the low-price field.
The car is completely new from
bumper to bumper, inside and out,
said Hastings last night on re
turning from the north. It is
longer, wider, lower and has new
lines, new dash, new upholstery
treatment, new mechanical fea
tures and many other improve
ments. “It really is entirely new
in every feature, not just a few
changes here and there.” declared
Hastings.
The public is invited to the Sel
by showroom where the new car
will be on display starting Sat-
urday.
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Number 41
CITY BUDGET IS
LISTED FOR USE
OF INTERESTED
j^ECAUSE Mayor T. H. Wiley
and city councilmen were anx
ious to give the proposed budget
ior 1940 the widest possible cir
culation among citizens, the de
tailed figures are published on
page 2 oi The Miner today, as well
as in the daily paper, foilowuig a
custom estabiisned several years
ago. The budget estimate is listed
by departments and presents an
interesting picture of Ashland s
financial affairs.
The proposed document calls for
total expenditures in 1940 of
$213,371, with estimated receipts
placed at $164,253, leaving $49,-
118 to be raised by taxation.
Greatest revenues will accrue, as
usual, from the municipally-owned
electric department, which is ex
pected to turn $oo,500 into city
coffer» 40 per cent of total re
quired to operate the city for the
year. Ashland’s water department
will produce an additional $58,100.
According to City Recorder J.
Q Adams, the original estimates,
as furnished by department heads
and which are in a large measure
basis for the printed figures, are
on file in his office and may be
examined by any interested per
son.
The council will meet in open
hearing in the city hall at 7;30
p. m. Friday, Oct. 27, to discuss
final adoption of the budget and
to make the levy for city taxes
and hear any objections to the
budget by any persons interested,
and also to hear any proposed tax
levy suggestions
Civic-minded persons will find
the page, if clipped and filed away,
a ready reference for future use.
Sid Reed Displaying
New 1940 Chryslers
At Ashland Station
The new, more beautiful Chry
sler for 1940 now is on display in
Ashland by Sid Reed, Chrysler-
Plymouth dealer located in the
Ashland hotel
building. New
streamline design, luxurious inter
iors, attractive instrument panels
of plastics, longer hood, cleaner
lines and attractive radiator grille
are among the many improve
ments.
Air-foam cushions now are used
throughout the passenger cars,
improved steering has been de
veloped and increased horsepower
under the hood make the 1940
Chrysler the best car ever offered,
said Reed yesterday.
Tlie Ashland Hotel Service also
has new 1940 Plymouths on the
floor for demonstration and in
terested persons are invited to
call for demonstrations.
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Newly-Formed Choral
Club Holds Rehearsal
The Ashland Choral club met
for first rehearsal Monday eve
ning in the Hotel Ashland. New
members accepted were Mesdames
R. H. Cooke, Arthur Taylor and
Lorraine Hale. The club is en
thusiastic over music thus far
selected, including a Bach chorale
and "Prayer" from Hansel and
Gretel.
Plans for a spring concert were
formed, including a guest artist.
All agree that Ashland has long
needed a choral club and the wom
en believe they are laying the
foundation for a.chorus which will
become a definite asset here.
SEEN IN A DAZE
HARRY' McNAIR and HER
SCHEL CLAYCOMB, empty-
handed hunters, doing no bet
ter at firing answers at the
curious.
CHARLIE. ARDIE and DON
WARREN smothering a bicycle
with hip pockets.
JOHN BROADY limping like
a vanquished gridiron hero fol
lowing a gymnastic bout with a
volley ball.
HENRY ENDERS declining a
cup of coffee with the explana
THAT WESTON ‘Hit"
tion that it would keep him
"An old axiom has it," says awake all afternoon.
LEE RYAN rearranging his
Len Hall of Ashland, "that as a
man eats so is he, bringing to furniture so visitors can fall
mind the sorry plight of Clark over it
Wood at Weston, who drank un
MERRICK THORNTON re
til he liquidated his brain." Tut. | planting several sacks of wheat
tut, and a coupla pshaws, Len, i spilled by a passing truck.
STANLEY ROBBINS taking
old toper, old stewbum, old bar
fly, old sponge! Better liquidate a bow for bagging the smallest
deer, except one, in the county.
your bar bills. - Weston Leader.