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* Rubber. which started out aw
an eraser of men's mistake*, now
has reached the point where its
incorporation into automobile tire
and bombing plane construction
erases men, too.
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A voter's greatest difficulty is
knowing where to place his cross
so lie won't tie double-crossed
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Moon airplanes that can truvel
750 miles an hour the speed of
sound will be built, uncording to
un authority Imuglne being a |ms
senger in such a plane and then
buying your "We're off!” hit you
in the back of the neck after you
get there.
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Axioms cannot be denied. Even
an army worm travels on its
stomach.
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Judging from the way alarm
ists of both political parties por
tray the next four years, the
United Slates is going In for dou
ble futures.
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In war, as in any argument, one
aide always claims to be bi eased
with a God-given righteousness,
but to a mun up a neutral tree it
looks aa if this time both sides
are going to the devil.
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ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1940
Volume IX
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I STARTING
ANNOUNCEMENT was made
Monday by J Walter McCoy
that he plans to resign manager
ship of the Ashland branch of
the First National I sink of Port
land May 1
McCoy stated that in accepting
his resignation, officers of the
state-wide
banking
Institution
specified that he la to continue
on salary until he becomes eligible
tor his pension, which takes effect
in 1943
G H Wenner, assistant branch
manager, succeeds ax manager,
ac.-drding to McCoy, and C. E
Hedberg is promoted to the post
of assistant manager
McCoy said, "I am pleased to
see Gerald Wenner and EI wcxk J
Hedberg receive promotions which
they most certainly deserve Wen
ner, who has been well known in
the banking business here in Ash
land sin< ' 1920. has u spb
background of experience. He is
thoroughly familiar with our com
munity and with the most modern
banking methods"
Seven Team* Available
ylGUO LASSEN, above, i«,m-
pa rat I ve new comer in As*»
Teams definitely indicating en
bind buslnew. circle* and a part-
try included Elks, Dodgers (Gro
owner of the -daughter house ceteria-Ingle Drug), Pine Box
and meat market holdings of ' company, Talent. Miner Press and
the late Christian Prtrrsro, has
Hilt, Calif , while Jack Kemnitzer
taken over rein* of Axhland's
was present to enter a team for
aeeaad annual rodeo. The event,
Southern Oregon College of Edu
which wax unusually *ucce»»»ful
cation in case an eighth outfit
ax main feature of laxt -Wim
was entered Dom Provost indi
mer's July 4 celebration, again
cated he might sponsor the final
will I m - a one-day affair and will
team to complete a balanced loop.
I m - «(aged on the high school
Final disposition of the question
field. Serving with I-a**e«i and
wax left for tonight’s session
aiding In the work of rounding
Teams were represented at the
up bucking horwex, »leer*. rid
Tuesday meeting as follows: Elks.
er* and -iMM-ial event» are Hugh
Harry' Morris; Dodgers, Bob In
Barron, Ben (hriwtlieh. Jack
gle; Pine Box, R. I. Flaharty;
Luca», Ebe Dunn and J. Miller.
Talent, Bert Simmons; Miner
Tall? Just
It!
HIGH SCHOOLS
SEND 325 HERE
Ashland Students Aid
In
7:30
i ° night, April 26. Ashland Soft-
ball association officials and team
representatives will meet briefly
in the high school building to ar
range tentative playing schedule,
issue and regulate player con
tracts and formally determine
whether six or ejght teams shall
constitute the league for this sum
mer.
In a preliminary session Tues
day night team representatives
named Bill Snider president of the
association, Clyde Young vice
president and lairry He.iter secre
tary-treasurer. Leighton Blake,
field supervisor and playground
instructor for the summer, w.«s
i present to confer with the group,
) and regular state softball rules,
I with possible local ground rule
| alterations, were adopted.
What
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Green
Ashland
Course
Press. Leonard Hal); Hilt, Frank
Ward, and SONS, Kemnitzer.
School board, which has three rep
resentatives as members of the
softball association, was repre
sented by Theo J. Norby, Frank
Davis and Frank Van Dyke.
School Supt. Norby indicated
that toilet facilities would be pro
vided on the field during the sum
mer, and also made a number of
suggestions relative to an elabor
ate opening night's program, pur
chase of new bases and other
equipment.
Tonight's meeting of officials
and team representatives also will
eye reports of ground rules in
other southern Oregon communi
ties regarding wearing of metal
spikes, details of inter-city game
arrangements and other questions.
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Music Program Will
Parade Best Talent
Of Ashland Schools
Friday evening, May 3. was the
date set aside for the second an
nual combined high and junior
high school music program, ac
cording to Supt Theo J. Norby.
The program will start at 8
o'clock, with selections by the
Washington school orchestra, fol
lowed by the high school girls'
glee club, junior high orchestra.
Junior high chorus, high school
boys' glee club, junior high band,
high school a capella choir and
the high school orchestra
The Washington school orches
tra will be directed by Eunice
Hager, junior high orchestra by
Maxine Conover, high school and
Junior high vocal groups by Har
riett Hill, and the junior high
band and high school orchestra by
Ward Croft
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OVERCROWDING COSTS
George Hazlett, Portland man.
was fined $150 and assessed $2.50
costs in Ashland police court by
Judge C. O. Presnall Thursday on
a charge of operating a vehicle
with four persons in the front
seat.
Retiring Bank Manager, Two Who Move Up!
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M. T. Burns
and Companion
Are Invited to Be Guests of the
Southern Oregon Miner
To See Their Choice of
the Following
Varsity Theater
Programs:
(Friday and Saturday)
"GULLIVF.R'N TRAVELS”
‘LEGION OF THE LAWLESS'
(Sunday, Monday, Tuesday)
“SHOOTIN' HIGH”
(Wednesday, Thursday)
"ON BORROWED TIME”
“THE ISLE OF DESTINY”
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Please Call at The Miner Office
for Your Quest Tickets
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McCOY WILL END Rodeo Boss! SOFTBALL SKED July 4 Head! MAYOR WILEY TO
TO BE OUTLINED
BANK SERVICES
SEEK 3RD TERM;
HERE at TONIGHT
HERE MAY 1ST
LISTS PLATFORM
o'clock to-
Outlook for Sweden will not tie
serious until she starts winning
her battles, like Finland, which
McCoy Well-Known Bunker
never lost an engagement but did
McCoy has been idenUfied with
lose the war.
the banking business in Ashland
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since 1907 When the First Nation
The fire season soon will arrive al bank of Portland took over the
in southern Oregon forests and First National bank of Ashland in
smokers who've tieen flipping theii 1937, he was appointed branch
cigarets with absent-minded aban manager. Wenner, who started
don will start cussing "firebugs." with the First National bank of
Ashland 20 years ago, has been
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assistant manager of this branch
Census takers, busy counting since 1937. C. E Hedberg, assist
noses for several weeks, are re ant cashier, who now becomes ax-
ported to have found one in its six tan I manager of the Ashland
own busineNX.
branch, first Joined the bank In
Makes Grass
1923
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Ask
McCoy 1s one of Oregon's best- Grow
Beware friends who wear their
feelings on their sleeves for gen known bonkers. He was bom in
Man
Who
Mows
erally they have something up 'em. Golconda, III., and started his
business life as a Jeweler
His
too.
XT O WHERE on earth, ac-
banking career began in 1903 at
A
cording to sweating lawn
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Norton, Kan , where he was as
mower pusher», 1» *oil a» pro
A pessimist is the fellow who sistant cashier of the First Na
lific ax in Ashland. Especially
is reminded that April showers tional trank until 1907 Coming to
during spring month«» wbrni
bring May weeds
Oregon he became assistant cash
the ground 1» *o saturated
ier of the Bank of Ashland and
that city employe» punch
the U. 8. National bank, its suc
holes below town to let the
cessor, and in 1910 became cashier
waler out.
of the U. S. National and First
One l<M-al back yard nur
National bank when they were
seryman claim* hi* grass
consolidated in 1914
grown so fast hr turns sheep
During the World war he wax
onto the lawn at night to
active in the sale of war bonds
keep the grans down to mow
and the Red Cross drive He is a
The high school division of the past president of the Ashland
ing length during the day.
llth annual Southern Oregon Col Chamber of Commerce and past
Another declared he caught
lege of Education's music festiavl president of the Oregon Bankers'
tall blades reaching over and
in the college gym Friday after association, heading the organiza
helping up the little one* in
noon. April 7. wax a marked suc tion in 1925-26. He was chairman
his lawn this week. One ex
cess when 215 vcx-alists, including of the association's taxation com
plains unusual fertility of his
59 Ashland high school students. mittee in 1936-37 and did an out
soil to regular spreadings of
50 instrumentalists from the high standing Job. last year he was a
Editor's lavst Hord clippings.
schtMils of Jackson, Josephine and member of the insurance commit
Of course Ashland gran*
Klamath counties performed be tee of the association, which he
grow* fastest where can
t'>(•• 700 spectators.
plaining
husbands
gather
helped organize in southern Ore
Miss Claudia Buck. Pro-Music* gon. Twice McCoy has been elect
around for a discussion of
representative at the festival, in ed state vice president for Oregon
their
problems
and
start
troduced Mayor T. S Wiley. Dr. in the American Bankers’ associa
comparing notes. And al
Walter Redford, SOCK president, tion
though unusual ambition of
and Theo J. Norby, Ashland school
gruss here the year around is
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superintendent Ray Ellison, Phoe
a scientific fact, most vivid
nix high school student, was pre
description* come from local
sented with a $4 cash award by
fishermen who are property
War-Victim Relief gifted
Pm-Musica, college honorary, for
at understatement.
his prize-winning national music
Public
school
students
of
Ash-
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land this week have been filling i Slash
Fees At
made by latrry Hunter.
The larger division of the festi small can-banks with pennies for
Golf
val. which will bring about 1300 the hungry and homeless war-
grade school children to Ashland, stricken children in other lands as
Golf trustees Tuesday night
win postponed from Thursday. part of the children's crusade for
April IS. to Friday. May 10. be children week, April 22 to 30. in voted to slash green fees on the
Ashland course to 25 cents for
cause of the prevalence of meas clusive.
Each child and student In pub nine holes per player, but left the
les.
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lic schools of Ashland are being all-day rate of 50 cents for any
asked not compelled to give as week day.
THREE FINED FOR FISHING
Trustees and golfers are becom
IN ('MIKED CREEK W A TERM many pennies ax years they are
old, or anything down to a cent, ing active in a campaign to pro
Fines of $25 each, plus $4.50 and the money will be forwarded mote use and Interest in the local
court costs, were assessed John to Citizens National bank in Em course, where improvements have
Bert Smith and Merle L. Smith, poria, Kan., from whence it will been made to continue it as one
Klamath Falls, when they ap be turned over to a Jury of award of the prime recreational assets
of the community.
peared in Justice court here Mon headed by Eleanor Roosevelt.
day on charges of fishing in the
closed waters of upper Little
Butte creek Just below Fish lake.
James Delroy Nendel, 18, Klam
ath Falls, was given a 15-day
suspended Sentence in the county
Jail and assessed $4 50 court costs
on a charge of fishing In the
upper Little Butte creek without
an angler's license.
The arrests were made Sunday
by a state police game warden.
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I. FLAHARTY, above, is
general chairman of Ash
land’s July I celebration com
mittee and is pushing plans for
an even bigger and better In
dependence day observance. He
succeeds H. L. Claycomb, and is
owner-manager of the Pine Box
company and a prominent civic
figure.
O.
I. W. McCOY, left, will resign hi* managership of the Ashland branch of the First National Bank
of Portland May 1 after having served here since 1907. He will retire on salary until 1918, when
he will l»e eligible for pension. Center Is shown Gerald II. Wenner, assistant manager who will move
up to manager May I and, right, Is C. E. Hedberg, assistant cashier, who will he promoted to cashier
by the move. Wenner joined the First National bank in 1920 while Hedberg joined the institution
in 183S.
Wiley Outline» Plans
Mayor Wiley’s ambition, if
elected to another four-year term,
is to push continuance of this rec
ord toward the goal of tax-free
government. Also included in his
announced plans are readjustment
and reduction of city electric rates
in confirmation with other utility
organizations securing action on
straightening of the plaza high
way bottle-neck, maintenance of
a clean and attractive city, con
tinued efficient law enforcement
and realization of plans for new
fire department quarters.
Less than a week previous to
Mayor Wiley's announced candi
dacy, The Miner had editorially
urged a ’draft-Wiley" campaign
and his statement of candidacy
came as welcome news in Ash
land, where he has established
himself as one of the city’s most
popular public figures.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., April 25.
’ Peeler logs, choicest trees of
Hughes To Open
Douglas fir forests in Oregon and
Washington, are the mainstay of
the plywood industry. These logs
are being exported, processed and.
Chet
Hughes. formerly in
in many instances, shipped back charge
the produce department
to the United States to compete of the of
Safeway
store here, will
with the product of local plywood open a new business,
the Quality
mills For a year efforts have Produce market, Saturday
morn
been made to have congress enact ing.
a law curbing the exportation of
market will be located in
peeler logs. The senate has passed the The
Swedenburg
formerly
such a bill and hearings now are occupied by the building
Southern Oregon
being held by a house committee. Gas company and
will handle
The peeler log business is im fresh vegetables and fruit
exclus
portant. giving employment to ively.
thousands of workers in the Pa
The new proprietor pointed out
cific northwest. It is realized, how that
the specialty angle of his
ever, that when peeler logs are store will
through connec
shipped out of the country the tions with permit,
local trucking busi
cream of the forest resource is ness, daily the fresh
supply of all
being turned over to foreigners
and gradually reducing the avail seasonal fruits and vegetables.
able supply which is required for
American plywood plants and the
workers therein.
Chet
Produce Market Here
re*
In the last six fiscal years
$53,387.830 ha* been distrib
uted to the farmers of Wash
ington and Oregon through
Triple A of the department
of Agriculture. Of this sum
Washington received $32,492,-
656 and Oregon $20,895,174.
This is but one source of gov
ernment money which has
been poured into the Pacific
northwest. I'nder the farm
security administration in the
past four year* Washington
has received $577,986 and
Oregon $1,202,252. These con
tributions are for resettle
ment projects.
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With a single exception, every
member of the house of represen
tatives from Washington and
Oregon is supporting a new pen
sion proposal. This is to furnish
pensions for the widows and or
phans of World war veterans, re
gardless of whether death was
service connected. It is estimated
that if the bill becomes law it
will require taxes of $48,000,000
a year to meet the claims, pro
viding all eligible apply for the
pension, which they probably
would. The sponsor for this pen
sion proposal is a Mississippi con
gressman who served 90 days in
the World war in a training camp.
Chief opponent is a war veteran
who is a member from California,
his contention being that veterans
already have been well taken care
of.
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VTELDING to persuasion of busi
ness men and friends. Mayor
Thornton S Wiley last week-end
announced his intention to seek a
third term in the fall general
election. His platform will be
based on Ashland's record of tax
and debt reduction during his
eight years in office, on his police,
electric and water departments'
records, and on continued efforts
to make this a tax-free city.
In 1933, when he first assumed
office. Mayor Wiley and his ad
ministration was faced with a
bonded indebtedness of $644,619,
of which $15,329 was city owned,
leaving a net debt of $629.290.
Last financial report, as of Dec.
31, 1939, showed this obligation
had been reduced to $399,368, of
which $66,868 in bonds were city-
owned. leaving a net debt of $332,-
500. When Wiley took over .the
reins of municipal government
$8000 in delinquent water rent
was on city books, which since
has been cleared.
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Because of the apprehension of
nut growers of the Pacific north
west that Brazil nuts will swamp
the market since England now re
fuses to permit importation of the
nuts, the federal tariff commission
probably will make a study of
Brazil nuts. The walnut control
board has made this recommenda
tion to the secretary of agricul
ture and the latter will request
the President to issue an order for
such investigation. The depart-
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HAROLD JOHNSON asking
AL BROWER why the fatted
calf was still on the hoof.
WINSTON HOTELL, after
seeking fish for severed days,
ad-libbing that “Not al! suckers
are in the creek.”
ROY PARR directing CHES
TER CORRY into LILLY'S on
a bobcat hunt.
SHERM POWELL explaining
finer points of the Townsend
plan to CLIFF BROMLEY, who
is for or agin' it either or both,
for longer and hotter argu
ments.
ARLIE WORRELL denying
seamstress proclivities despite
a dressmaker's sign to the con
trary.
LAWRENCE (Death Valley)
WILSON’S friends giving him a
fabulous mining reputation.
ANN
JORDAN
returning
from a fishing trip with the re
mark. "If you think that 31-
pounder was big you should
have seen the one I got away
from!”
DR. C. A. HAINES using a
stomach pump to drain water
out of the creek to catch fish
without getting his new leader
wet.
TED (Red the Barber) HAM
MOND going into the real es
tate business on a non-commis
sioned basis.
HARRY HURST, busy at a
reupholstering job in his Lithia
theater, deciding hip pockets
would be the best thing to cover
seats with.