Jl<U
UL'I TII dictators dealing aces off
’ the bottom of the deck, many
observers are wondering what
Stalin has up his sleeve la-sides a
dirty elbow.
111
Trouble in Mexico is anticipated
during the July elections but
America's luck of military prep
aration need not worry us there
All we need for acquiescence from
our neighbors to the south would
lie a sabre-rattling flight of two
or three Jenny biplanes with CAA
pilots and a string of firecrackers
111
The last world war wan remem
bered, In part, by patriots who
rechristened hamburger "liberty
stcuk” and world war II probably
will transform spnghctti into lib-
erty nisMllea.
1
1
1
Preparedness la becoming the
keynote of this government arid
the ladies, bless ‘cm. now will
have some company at keeping
their powder dry.
111
Even though he referred to rain
during u Weston picnic as "harm
less globules of moisture," Clark
Wood «till didn't know enough to
come in out of it.
1
1
1
And as we prepare for war The
Miner hastens to suggest Wood's
Weston !a*adcr column us our first
line of offense.
1
1
1
Trouble with making resolutions
is few people realize how long
never can be.
1
1
1
Most folks find it pretty easy
to believe the allies "just can't
lose," but when it conics to ex
plaining how they're going to win
that's time to change the subject
111
What Mayor Carson of Portland
insists was an effort to sabotage
the famous Battlesliip Oregon
turned out to be nothing more
than a sinking of thirst for the
old veteran
1
1
1
Now that Europe I n aflame with
total war, death totals are ex
pected to make a livid scar on
history's pages
111
Armies may travel on their
stomachs, but Hiller’s mechanized
forces are hardly taking time out
for lunch these days.
111
will
The congregation now
please put down their rope, tar
and feathers and sing "God Bless
America" before resuming their
fifth-column
hunting of
each
other.
ADD WRESTLING
TO JULY 4 SHOW
Wrestling fans of southern Ore
gon and northern California will
be treated to a special holiday
all-star card by Promoter Mack
Idllard in Ashland's outdoor thea
ter in Llthia park Thursday eve
ning. July 4. according to an
nouncement yesterday.
Lillard gave the celebration
committee assurance
that he
would bring his mat matadors to
Ashland for the independence day
celebration and indicated that he
would search coast circles for the
year's most outstanding card.
First match will get under way
at 8 p.m. July 4, with two other
outstanding matches to follow.
IJIlard
also
indicated
that
Prince Mehalikis. a well known
wrestler, probably will give a div-
iAg exhibition at Twin Plunges on
that day, including his famous
fire dive and other unusual feats.
The celebration plans are shap
ing up rapidly, with the Cavalcade
of the Siskiyou, gigantic pageant
with a cast of 400 people, ad
vancing ahead of schedule while
parade plans, rodeo arrangements
and other feature attractions are
assuring Ashland of the greatest
celebration in the city's history.
Wooden nickels, to advertise the
three-day event, should be ready
for distribution within a few days
and will furnish a novel publicity
break for the show.
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• Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis and
Herbert Davis Sunday returned
from Salem where Herbert Davis
was a member of the graduating
class at Willamette university.
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Pearl Easterling
and Companion
Are Invited to Be Guests of the
Southern Oregon Miner
To See Their Choice of
the Following
Varsity Theater
Programs:
(Friday and Saturetry)
"THE FLAG SPEAKS'
"THE MAN Will >
WOULDN’T TALK”
"MARSHAL OF MESA CITY”
(Bunday, Monday, Tuesday)
"LITTLE OLD NEW YORK".
•
Please Call at The Miner Office
for Your Guest Ticket*
ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1940
Volume IX
CASTING NEAR
COMPLETE FOR
PLAY FESTIVAL
I >EHEARSAL schedules for a 10
weeks period went into effect
thin week following selection of
three complete tentative casts for
the 1940 Shakespearean festival
productions and the announcement
that the final cast would tie re-'
vested this week.
Players have been selected for
"As You Mke It” and "'rhe Com
edy of Errors," both holdovers
from last year, along with "The
M- iiy Wives of Windsor.” Un i< -i
consideration are principals and
supporting characterizations for
"Much Ado About Nothing " Di
rector William David Cottrell in
dicated that he w>uld have a com
plete roster within a short time
and that rehearsals wilt be under
taken afternoons and evenings up
to Aug 9. date of the firm for
mal showing.
Costume* and designs were be-
Ing assembled by Lois M Ikmvmer,
handling the art direction this sea
son. Her departments are to start
functioning and preparing au
thentic replicas of the attire of
350 years ago, with costumes for
ihe entire cast to tie completed by
ihe latter part of July.
Casting« Are Mated
So far the roster reads as fol-
lows: For "The Merry Wives
Dick Farmer, Don Huffman, Dei-
rnai
Hoiem,
Don
Shannahan.
Douglas Hubbard. Maybelle and
Winston Hotell, Morgan Cook, Joe
Beach, Jimmie Baughman, Burk
Yadon. Richard Schuchard, Guy
Corliss. Clyde Dunham, Ralph
Brickey, Katherine Denzer, Jean
Schuler and luiura Jones holding
the leads Others: LeRoy Lindner,
Gene Perry, Byer Putman, Carol
Rhodes, —
Elizabeth
Obokj Betty
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' '
Fouch, Ikiris and Betty Danford,
Eugene Bennett and Kent Rob
blns.
Tentative cast for "As You Mke
It" Bill Westfall. LaMerie Beck
Witt, Dorothjr Lee. Ethel May
Robinett, Ninon King, Doris Dan-
ford. Delmar Solem, Robert Shaw.
George Smith, Phil Henselmau.
Don Shannahan, LeRoy Mndner,
Dick Farmer. Burk Yadon. Jim
mie Baughman, Ralph Brickey.
Others: Kent Robbins. Joe Beach,
Don Huffman and Byer Putman
"The Comedy of Errors” Gene
l'<iiy Dick Farmer. Dick Schuch
ard, Jimmie Baughman. Kent
Robbins, Doug Hubbard. Byer
Putman, Don Shannahan. Delmar
Solon, Marte Stokes berry, La
Merle Beck Witt, Harriet Uecker.
Joe Beach, Doris Danford. Ninon
King, Carol Cook. Betty Rhodes.
Elizabeth Fouch.
Additional players are expected
to join the troup from other points
along the Pacific seaboard within
the next few days.
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Ashland Students Get
Diplomas from U of 0
A record number of University
of Oregon students, 771 in all, of
whom 14 are from Jackson coun
ty, received diplomas and certifi
cate*« at an impressive ceremony
Sunday evening, June 9. when the
Institution held its 63rd annual
commencement exercises in Mc
Arthur court.
Earle C. Canfield of Ashland
received a bachelor of arts de
gree in arts and letters. A bache
lor of science degree in business
administration was conferred on
Veada Ruth Hardy. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Hardy. Miss
Hardy is affiliated with Delta
Delta Delta sorority.
Alice Mary Coggins of Ashland
received a bachelor of science de
gree in music. A bachelor of
science degree in education was
conferred on Earl W. Rogers, Ash
land, and Charlotte Wolters re
ceived a BA in music. Other stud
ents from Ashland who received
degrees were James C. Voss,
Frank D. Van Vliet and Margaret
Miuise Knox. Voss is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Vow, and
the recipient of a bachelor of
science degree in business admin
istration. Van Vliet, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank D. Van Vliet and
a member of Kappa Sigma fra
ternity, received a bachelor of
science degree in economics. A
bachelor of arts degree in English
was conferred on Miss Knox, who
is a member of Pot and Quill,
women's creative writing honor
ary, and the daughter of Walter
F. Knox of Ashland.
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A-TN THROW IN SI»ONGE
Because of poor attendance at
local games and a general lack
of interest, the Ashland-Talent
Baseball team has disbanded for
remainder of the 1940 season.
As a result, the A-T game sched
uled In Roseburg Sunday has been
canceled.
•
Oscar Robert Snook, Klamath
Fads, was arrested by a city offi
cer Tuesday night for driving 70
miles an hour in city limits. Snook
I will appear in city court June 18
I to answer charges of basic rule
violation.
*7* £ ay-Und ¿ay¿ 911
TESTS FOR DRY ICE
PLANT GUSH LITHIA
DRILLERS FIND
INDICATIONS OF
SUFFICIENT GAS
☆
☆
☆
☆
Fizz-Water Geyser!
A FTER drilling through 228 feet
of cement-like dirt and hard
rock at the city-owned lithia water
property. Robert Burns and Ru
dolph Kuhn, drillers for F. J.
Bumham. lessee of the property,
struck a big gas gusher Monday
and were treated to sight of gas
and lithia water shooting skyward
to a height of 28 feet
The gusher, showing a decided
increase in pressure and quantity
over two other wells previously
drilled on the property about three
miles from the city limits, shoots
water through a six-inch casing
without use of a two-inch choke
which had been used in the first
two sinkings Al) that la required
to start the new gusher spouting
is removal of a few pails of
mineral water from top of
well.
Bumham, who has leased
property from Ashland for a per-
iod of 49 years, said yesterday
that it is his belief, after close
observation of the three wells and
from volume of gas issuing, that
an adequate gas field with plenty
of output can be developed here.
If his belief is confirmed by fur
ther exploration, a 15 or 20-ton
plant for the manufacture of dry
ice and converting of the gas to
liquid carbonic used in making
aerated waters, will be construct
ed by Bumham
A fourth well was spudded in
Thursday and at quitting time
a depth of 42 feet had been J
reached
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Ashland’s Census Set
At 4617 Final Count
Number 24
PLAYGROUND TO
BE SUPERVISED
DURING SUMMER
NEW playground program,
supervised and directed by
Eleanor Coombe and Leighton
Blake, will get under way Monday
morning, June 17, at the play
grounds in Lithia park and will
continue for duration of the sum
mer.
Children under 12 years will
meet in the playgrounds in the
park mornings between 10 and
11:45 o’clock and in the afternoons
between 1 and 5 o’clock to engage
in planned activities including
play on apparatus, low organized
games as marbles, hopscotch,
horseshoes, basketball and goal
shooting, and bean-bag games, and
will enjoy a story hour in the
early afternoon.
Girls over 12 years of age will
meet in the park between 1:30
and 4 p. m. and under the tutelage
of Miss Coombe will take part in
archery.
badminton.
volleyball,
pingpong, horseshoes, quoits, ten
nis and, if plans are carried out,
group singing and rhythmics.
Boys over 12 years will meet
with Blake on the high school ath
letic field from 1:30 to 4 p. m.
and will be provided with facili
ties for playing volleyball, bad
minton, horseshoes, pingpong, ten
nis, bicycling, hiking and a softJ
ball league, to be formed early
next week.
Special days will be arranged
for children to hold a pet show,
have a dress-up day and enjoy
overnight hikes for boys
Plans are being made for the
boys and girls over 12 years of
age to go from the playground to
the swimming pools between the
hours of 4 and 5 p. m in a sup
ervised group where instruction
will be given to beginners. Ac
cording to Blake, as soon as pos
sible other activities and some
practical, inexpensive craftwork
will be added to the program.
The new playground program
will run Mondays through Fridays
and supervision will be provided
in the park from 10 to 11:45 a m.
Saturdays. All children are urged
to attend and make use of this
recreational opportunity.
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A
3-C Enrollment Period
Will Open on July 1st
Selection of applicants for duty
with the CCC will be conducted
According to Merle C Stuart,
THRILLERS Robert Bums and Rudolph Kuhn are shown above starting July 1. as announced by
supervisor of census stationed in
«tan ding beside the six-inch s|>out of llthia water geysering
the state public welfare commis
Eugene, preliminary figures sub from their third test well sunk for F. J. Burnham on city property
sion.
ject to correction list Ashland's at llthia springs three miles from Ashland proper. Bumham is
Applicants from Jackson county
population as 4617 as compared seeking sufficient gas to justify installation of a large dry ice plant
should apply to the Jackson Coun
with 4544 in 1930
here to utilize natural carbonic gas which has been found plentiful.
ty Public Welfare commission,
The increase was but 73 per Should further test holes indicate that the lithia-gas deposits are city hall, Medford, in order that
sons slightly under the first esti general. Bumham will bring to Ashland a new industry and payroll.
application blanks may be pre
mate given by Moore Hamilton, Photograph by Bushnell Studio.
pared before actual date of en
census supervisor, recently Cham
rollment.
ber of Commerce Pres. C M Lit-
Applicants for CCC must be
willer has asked Stuart for a re
male citizens of the US, unmar
check here.
ried and between the ages of 17
to 23 years, inclusive.
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J une M c D ougal candidate
American Legion and auxiliary
members are being urged by Herb
Moore, commander of the Ashland
post, to cast ballots for queen of
GAMES TONIGHT
A FEW positions still are open the Cavalcade of the Siskivou for
8 p.m.—Miner Press vs. Tal
Ernie Piluso, the classy Port
for applicants interested in June McDougal, their candidate.
ent.
land Italian-American, again will
civilian pilot training at Southern
9 p.m.—Dodgers va. Elks.
headline the weekly wrestling pro
Oregon College of Education, ac
GAMES MONDAY
gram at Medford armory Monday
cording to Marshall E. Woodell,
8 p.m.—Varsity vs. Pine
night when he faces the rough and
director of pilot training. Word
Box.
tough Gold Hill Marine. Sgt. Bob
has been received that the Oregon
9 p.m.—Miner Press vs.
Kennaston. Kennaaton has been
State Board of Higher Education
Dodgers.
campaigning in southern Califor
has ruled that students may reg
GAMES WEDNESDAY
nia since leaving Medford several
ister for civilian pilot training
8 p.m.—Talent vs. Varsity.
weeks ago and from all reports
without being required to register
9 p.m.—Elks va. Hilt.
drifting up from the south, the
at the college or to pay the usual
former champion of the world did
registration fees. However, re
quite all right for himself in south THE SECOND one-third of the quirements as set by the Civilian
ern rings.
Ashland softball association's Aeronautics authority stipulate
Piluso has built up a wide fol league will get under way tonight that individuals must have re
lowing in southern Oregon because on the lighted high school ath ceived scholastic credit for at least
of his clean and clever ring work letic field when, at 8 o'clock, the one year of college work during
Recently he stopped the winning Miner Press meets the Talent the scholastic year of 1939-40, or
streak of both the Black Panther Merchants. In the only previous possess a degree or graduation
and Don Sugai but in facing Ken encounter between these teams, certificate from some college or
naston. Piluso will be up against the Printers helped themselves to junior college, or they must have
one of the game's nastiest wrest an 11 to 7 win but since then received scholastic credit for at
Talent has greatly improved in least two years of work in some
lers and anything may happen.
RAY FRISBEE modestly ad
institution of higher learning. mitting that warm weather hit
Indian Frankie Clemens, the both hitting and fielding.
Although the Dodgers started Other personal requirements are southern California at the same
Oklahoma wonder boy, and Don
Sugai, Salem Jap, will mix in one in a blaze of glory by whipping that they must have reached their time he did because the place
of the preliminary bouts, which the Elks 14 to 5 on opening night, 18th but not their 26th birthday was excited over his arrival.
promises to be an outstanding le they have weakened considerably on or before June 1. 1940, and
DOROTHY
and
BILL
gitimate scrap. Both boys are and fans are forecasting a possible must not have held any certifi BRIGGS casually entertaining a
faster than lightning with a new Elks victory in tonight s nightcap. cate of private grade or higher. mere 80 guests at a steak sup
The Boxers have been weakened Students also will have to meet per.
grease job, and have at their com
mand an excellent knowledge of greatly since a number of their physical requirements for a stud
LUCILLE SMITH averring
holds. Clemens’ Indian paralyzer best players have gone to the Na ent pilot certificate.
that the band concert in the
and Sugai's many jiu jitsu man tional Guard camp. The Varsity
The civilian pilot training course park was nice but that the
euvers will make this one of the also will be playing with a re will be given without charge to splinters in the benches weren't.
best scientific matches Promoter vised field because of camp and
BILL KAEGI carrying his
Mack Lillard has scheduled in SOCE students home for the sum all individuals who are recom Boy Scout lore to the back
mended and who meet the require porch.
mer have left other gaps.
some time.
The loss of Ray Coleman by ments of the Civilian Aeronautics
Prince Mehalikis gets another
HIRAM OSTERMAN disbe
chance to square himself for a Hilt will be felt, since the south authority.
lieving all he hears after be
previous defeat at the hands of paw slugger and star outfielder
lieving what he heard once.
All students interested, who be
Jimmy Mitchell, alias the Black has gone to join the St. Louis
JESS LILLY shelling TINY
Panther, when they tangle in the Browns Talent's lineup has suf lieve they are qualified, should JONES in true thespian manner
other preliminary mix The Pan fered no losses and has been call at the SOCE administrative with a handful of apricots.
ther took two straight falls when showing improvement in every offices as s<x>n as possible.
BOB BURDIC meeting fem
the two grappled in a recent main game.
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inine admirers at the recent
band concert.
event.
A Medfordite Allen Koster C"«- • Mrs. Robert Gilberg and son
Principals of the two prelim
JEAN FRIDEGER storing
inary matches will flip a coin to ad, was fined |10 and $2.50 costs Dickie, who have been visiting her traditional blue for a cooler
see who opens the program and in city police court Monday on relatives and friends for some time and splffier looking white.
who works In the second en conviction on charges of reckless b*re. returned to Palo Alto Tues-
PARKER HESS batting over
driving Sunday.
300
counter.
MINERS-TALENT, SOCE TO OFFER
PILUSO TO HEAD DODGER AND ELK CAA TRAINING
MONDAY’S CARD BATTLES TONITE THIS SUMMER