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I > Y CALLING Ul’, u mon g other«,
J* four Oregon unita, President
itooaevcit ha« demonstrated he
un<lrrntan<la the first principle of
defense is to keep your Guaní up
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A Medford daily recently con
ducted a at raw vote on the coming
election believing, apparently, that
for once It can show which way
the wind Is blowing. In ¡932 the
aume pa|M*r added up the dope to
show that Hoover was certain to
win by a landslide.
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It now appears, after the de
termined rvslstance of England,
that Hitler's repeated radio threat«
have largely been commercial an
nouncements.
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Tile wtaenhrimer who always
can see through everything gener
ally la the one who is unable to
think It through.
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The experts still are trying to
dope out the reason for Hitler's
"last ap|>eal to reason."
111
If the meek are to inherit the
earth then they'd better get ready
for the presentation for, as we
remember it, inheritances usually
follow death.
111
By his rcjieated escape« from
Hsaaaslnatlon
attempts,
Hitler
again has reversed history. In the
day« of Achilles a heel was vul
nerable.
111
Reason Editor Clark Wood of
the Weston Is*adcr never got be
yond the weekly newspaper field
1« because of his one-track mind
in one ear and out the other.
111
Since being «kidded out of NRA.
Hugh Johnson has tx-en a sore
head and readers of his frequently
bilious column now understand
why the moniker of "Iron Pant«."
Protective armor plate usually is
put where it will do the most
good.
JOB FILES WILL
BE RECHECKED
Persuns who have filed applica
tion« for employment at the Ash
land chamber of commerce are
now asked to call at the chamber
offices and renew their filings in
conjunction with the move to
bring all information up to date.
< ipcrated as one of the activi
ties of the chamber, the employ
ment bureau has on file a large
number of
applications
with
nketchy and incomplete informa
tion From now on, new forms will
be u«ed and will list all necessary
information to provide an employ
er with pertinent fact« Applica
tions made prior to Aug. 31 now
will tie considered invalid and will
be destroyed.
The service la free for both em
ployees and employers. A large
number of inquiries are being re
ceived at the present time and in
some instances the demand for
labor exceeds the supply.
EDNA EMILY FAUGHT
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna
Faught, 35. who died Sept. 3 at
her home near Ashland, were held
nt 10:30 a m. Sept. 6 at the Lit-
wilier Funeral home with the First
Church of Christ. Scientist in
charge of the service« Interment
was in Hill cemetery. Mrs Faught
is survived in Ashland by her
mother, Mr«. G W. Mann
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GETS HOCK POSITION
Ml«« Wanda Jerene Ihirvee of
Ashland has been secured as book
keeper at the business office of the
college, according to Walter Red
ford, president Miss Purves is a
graduate of the Ashland high
nhool. She worked for the Ashland
chamber of commerce in 1934 and
1935, and for the past five years
has been bookkeeper for the Cali
fornia-Pacific Utilities company
in Ashland.
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• Mr. and Mrs. C. E Lane and
Misses Hazel and Nlnabel Emery
recently returned from a vacation
trip through California, Washing
ton and Oregon.
• Margaret Starnes left Monday
for Applegate where she will teach
during the coming term.
Volume IX
ASHLAND. OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1940
Number 36
MENTORS STUDY
GRID GAME HERE
IN FIRST CLINIC
Fair Nears the “End of the Trail”
FOUR ASHLAND
SCHOOLS OPEN
EARLY MONDAY
rPHE FIRST football clinic to tie
s|*on«ored by the Southern Ore
gon College of Education at Ash
land, as well as the first six-rnan
football clinic in the state, will be
conducted in the college gymnas
ium from 7 to 10 p. rn., Friday,
Sept. 6, and from 9 to 11 a. m.
Saturday, Sept 7 Coaches, offi
cials and school men of thia sec
tion of the state and northern
California are to attend
The purpose of the clinic is two
fold: one 1« to give opportunity
for the officials and coache« in
this section of the state to get
together and review the football
rules, rule change« and rule Inter
pretation«, the other 1« to make
available to the six-man football
coach«*« and official« a discussion
and demonstration In the tech
nique and rule« of the game, led
by Stephen Epler, originator of
the game and chairman of the
national rules committee.
Vaughn Corley, line coach at the
University of Oregon, has consent
ed to attend the clinic and lead
the first hour discussion on rule
Interpretation«
and officiating
problems Southern Oregon high
school coaches will lead discussion
of rule interpretation for 30 min
utes each Those taking part in
clude William J. Bowerman of
Medford; Ixjren Tuttle, Grants
Pass; Ixdghton Blake. Ashland,
and Arthur A. Gustafson, Klam
ath Fall« During this part of the
meeting Friday night. Epler will
meet with those interested mainly
tn six-man football and discuss the
rules and techniques of this game
The Saturday morning session
will deal entirely with six-man
football technique; fundamentals,
defensive formations. offensive
formations and plays will be taken
up. A demonstration will take
place using players of the Jackson
county champl<»n«hip team of
Jacksonville, along with a few lo
cal players. Six-man football mov
ies will also be xhown during thi«
clinic.
At the clinic, the football coach
es will make recommendations for
appointment of officials for their
games during the coming seasen
TTicsr officials will later be ap
pointed by Jean Eberhart, com
missioner of the Southern Oregon
High School Athletic association,
who is organizing the clinic.
LIGHT RATE CUT TO
BE ONE STATE’S BEST
Promised several months ago by
Mayor T S Wiley. Ashland light
and power users this week were
given rate ci.ts which make local
rates lowest tn Oregon for town«
of 2500 to 10,000 population not
served by Bonneville The Ashland
hydro-electric power plant and
distribution system are municipal
ly owned, although stand-by serv
ice is purchased from the Califor
nia- Oregon Power company.
A reduced schedule approved by
the council Tuesday night sup
piles electricity at 5 cents for each
of the first 40 kilowatts, 3 cents
for the next 45, 2 cents for the
next 115 and 1 cent thereafter. In
addition, the schedule offers 20 kil
owatt hours or lights for $1 and
for electric ranges for >2.50, rep
resenting an increase in power for
the minimum charge from 11 to
20 kilowatt hours. The lower light
rates will bring appreciable sav
ings to local consumers.
lA«t year the municipal power
system paid a profit of >27,800
which was diverted to other city
uses and making possible low tax
rates here.
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Much-Stolen Haines'
Car Recovered at K-F
Th* end of Treasure Island as the picturesque setting of the Golden Gate International Exposition is
near, for the fair closes September 29 and this beautiful acene will be no more. There still is time, how
ever, to see Treasure Island, Its color, its gardens, its illumination and its shows.
Elderly Pedestrian Is
Typical Mishap Victim
Traffic Figures Show
The typical traffic accident vic
tim in Oregon during the first six
months of 1940 was a male pedes
trian over 55 yea«« of age, who
was committing some unsafe ac
tion at the time he was struck,
according to a study of the statis
tics on accident reports of that
period, recently completed by
Earl Snell, secretary of state. At
the time of the accident, the pave
ment was dry, the weather was
clear and the time was lx-tween
0 and 10 p in on a week-Fnd
Figure« on fatal accidents re
ported to the seretary of state's
office during the first mix months
indicated that 42 percent of the
j>er»ons killed in traffic crashes
were pedestrians and that 60 per
cent of the pedestrian fatalities
were over 55 years of age while
56 percent were engaged in some
obviously unsafe action at the
time they were struck. Jaywalking
and walking with traffic instead
of facing it on highways were the
two chief errors chalked up
against pedestrians
Excessive speed, failure to yield
right-of-way and driving off the
roadway, in most cases probably
due to speed too great for condi
tions, were the chief actions of
drivers contributing to traffic ac
cidents, the study disclosed. Of
the 95 fatal accident drivers who
had some driving fault checked
against them, 86 percent fell in
the three classifications listed
above.
There was a total of 17,388 traf
fic accidents in Oregon during the
first half of the year, with 161
persons killed and 3,160 injured.
Sixty percent of the fatal acci
dents occurred in rural areas and
of the fatal accidents reported
from cities, only 29 percent oc
curred in business districts. Train
automobile crashes claimed four
Uves, bicycle-auto crashes took
five lives, all being persons under
24 years of age.
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21 ASHLAND ALIENS
HEED REGISTRY CALL
With 21 aliens already register
ed, federal employes in the Ash
land post office anticipate a pro
bable total of about 100 in this
area, according to Don Spener and
Millard Grubb, postal workers
who have been handling the work
here.
The registration is being carried
on in compliance with federal law
requiring the registry of every
alien resident in the United States.
The Ashland post office and the
Medford armory have been select
ed as locations for the work in
Jackson county.
According to postal employes,
Ashland aliens have been cheer
ful and cooperative and show a
marked willingness to comply
with the law. "We even registered
a fellow bom in Misouri," declared
Spencer, and then explained, "He
was bom in the show-me state,
but went to Canada where he
was naturalized so he could home
stead some land.
I^ater he re
turned and now—well, the line for
Missourians forms to the right.”
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• Mr. and Mrs. Everett McGee
visited at Lake o' the W chk I s last
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. j
McGee.
• Henry Enders and P. P. Whit
more attended the roundup in
Famous as the owner of Ash
land's most-stolen automobile, Dr.
C. A. Haines Thursday recovered
his thefted coupe in good condition
near Klamath Falls. It had been
taken from in front of the Ingle
Drug store on East Main street
I-------------------------------------------- * Tuesday evening while the owner
sipped a soft drink a few feet
D. M. Lowe
away.
Haines' only loss was a leather
and Companion
coat and several packages of clg-
Are Invited to Be Guests of the arets in the car. His medical in
struments were intact When the
Southern Oregon Miner car was stolen the last time
ignition keys were left in the
To See Their Choice of
I switch.
the Following
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• Alice Coggins left Monday for
Varsity Theater
Creswell, Ore., where she will
I teach during the coming term.
Programs:
• Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Robins
(Friday and Saturday)
returned early in the week from
St. Louis where they attended a
"THE ARIZONA KID"
national convention of rural mail
"DANCING CO-ED”
carriers.
(Sunday, Monday, Tuesday)
• Mr. and Mrs. Bill Herndon of
Eugene visited here last week-end
"FOUR WIVES"
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wal
•
ter Herndon.
Please Call at The Miner Office
• Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Norris and
for Your Guest Tickets
Emily returned Monday from a
Lakeview last week-end.
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..J vacation trip to the coast.
28 HUSKIES TRY
FOR GRID POSTS
ON HIGH SQUAD
Board and Room List
For College Men Will
Be Made Up Few Days
Residents of Ashland who are
planning either to board or to
room men students of the South
ern Oregon College of Education
for the school year 1940-41 should
call the college offices between
the hours of 8 a. m and 3 p. m.,
leaving their names and addresses,
according to Stephen S. Epler,
dean of men.
An inspection of all rooms listed
will be made this week by the
dean and an approved housing list
published All students must board
and room in college approved res
idences.
The approved list of places of
residence for women has already
been completed by Miss Virginia
Hales, dean of women.
tl’ITH 28 gridiron aspirants out
and going at it every night.
Coach Leighton Blake is looking
forward to the beginning of his
fall schedule, which begins with
Lakeview there Friday night.
Sept. 13.
Blake and his assistant, Gerry
, Gastineau, are bolding light block
ing and play drills under the lights
nightly and will begin with a hea
vy scrimmage session Saturday.
Dick Westerberg, 210-pound vet
eran tackle, tops the list as the
biggest man out so far, and is
closely followed by 190-pound
Martin Herrin, fullback; Russell
Hawk, 180-pound center; Chet
Fowler, in the line, and Vernon
Rush, in the backfield, who weigh
165 pounds each. Al Newbry and
Paul Garren will add 160 pounds
apiece to the line.
.
Bill Elam, Ken Caton and Bill
Burdic are outstanding transfers
A 10 per cent increase in en
from Al Simpson's junior high rollment at Talent schools is an
eleven.
ticipated by Principal Roy B. Parr
Other players who have more next week, when classes open in
or less experience and have an both grades and high school at 9
swered Blake's call are Chuck a. m. Monday, Sept 9. The in
Jandreau, Bob Weaver, Lafrence crease would boost Talent scholar
Hall, Manual Surber, John Cady, totals from last year's 250 to
Bill Blackmer, Bud Provoet, John about 275, Parr explained yester
Bergstrom. Wayne Pickens, Earl I day. Of the total enrollment for
Warren, Glenn Lucas, Don War 1939, 100 of the students were
ren, Ivan Randles, Phil Willis, La members of the four high school
Mar Ormond, Bob Broili and Bob grades.
Dunn.
Three new faculty members will
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face grade school students Mon
day, with Miss Gynell Powell of
Medford in the fourth and fifth
grades. She graduated from the
University of Oregon this sum
mer, but has four years previous
teaching experience. In the fifth
National Guard members of and sixth grades Miss Cecilia Cord
Battery B. Ashland coast artillery will take over. She comes to Tal
unit, Tuesday night were assured ent from Laurelwood school in
of extra conveniences during their Portland. In the seventh and
year's service at camp. They also eighth grades John Myers will in
will be feted at a grand military struct, and also will coach ath
ball in the Ashland armory which letics. Last year Myers taught at
local citizens are planning as a Wagner Creek, and previously had
gala send-off for the soldiers be taught at Central Point and Keno.
Other members of the grade
fore they depart for training.
The city council in regular ses school faculty, returning again
sion Tuesday night appropriated from last year, include Frances
>100 as the nucleus of a “mess' Fitzgerald in the first grade and
fund to be administered by the Jeanette Gore in the second and
Coast Artillery association which third.
In high school Dexter Russell of
is to be organized here to provide
home support and contact for the Twin Rocks, Ore., will teach na
guardsmen of Ashland's B mem tural sciences. He is a graduate of
bers, while they are at camp. The Willamette university. Mary Bu-
men will leave for Camp Clatsop gar again will teach commercial
Sept. 23 after mobilization Sept. subjects. Jean Larson social sci
ences, Edith Clark English and
16.
The Coast Artillery association Roy Parr as principal will com
will have as its officers and mem plete the faculty personnel.
Extensive improvements have
bers those who contribute to the
"mess’ fund, in whatever amount. been made to the Talent school
Cards will certify memberships. buildings during the summer, in
The fund will be used to provide cluding sanding of the gymnasium
the soldiers with extra comforts floor, and an 18x60-foot addition
and conveniences which would not to side of the gym building which
be possible with their meager pay houses tiered seats for 300 per
Storeroom facilities have
and the limited army mess appro sons.
been provided beneath the seats.
priations, it was explained.
The ball probably will be held The homemaking room has been
in the armory during the week of mondemized while a new demon
Sept. 16. Proceeds from the ball stration bench has been added to
will go to the "mess' fund. The the laboratory, as well as other
Ashland Elks lodge and American modernization.
Opening day’s classes will be
Legion post will sponsor the event.
brief, according to Parr, and will
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• VerNetta Swartsley returned start at 9 o’clock and conclude at
to her work in Salem Monday 11 a. m.
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following a visit here at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. I
EXAMINER COMING
An examiner of operators and
W. Swartsley.
• Jean Billings left Monday for chauffeurs will be in the Ashland
her work in Eugene following a city hall from 1 p. m. to 5 p. m.
visit here at the home of her par- Friday, Sept. 13. to issue licenses
TALENT SCHOOL
CLASSES TO GAIN
ASHLAND COUNCIL
ADDS $100 TO FUND
i onto, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Billings. and permits to drive cars.
SCRUBBED and rubbed, shined
k and cautioned, Ashland's chil
dren will start their march to
school at 8:45 o'clock Monday
morning, Sept. 9, when the four
public schools here will take up
classes for the year. The halls of
learning, too, have come in for
their share of refiniahing, repair
ing and brightening up while one
new faculty member has been an
nounced for the high school staff.
Miss Ruth Anderson, who has
resigned to teach in Portland, will
be replaced by Miss Virginia Jep-
sen in commercial subjects at the
high school. Miss Jepsen is a
graduate of the University of Ore
gon, served as secretary of the
home economics department there,
and during the summer now end
ing she was occupied at secretar
ial work in San Francisco. She is
a graduate of Eugene high, where
she was active in debate, dramat
ics, library, Girl Reserves and
school publications. Miss Jepsen
also is a member of Pot and Quill
writing honorary and is a grad
uate of the Eugene Business col
lege
Listed among summertime im
provements to the school system,
in addition to usual painting and
repairing, by Supt. Theo J. Norby
are restroom facilities for faculty
members at the high school, adap
tation of the physics room to in
clude art classes, and new light
installations. In the junior high
structure study hall floors have
been refinished. desks replaced by
tables and chairs there, and facili
ties for a basket system of check
ing clothing in both the boys’ and
girls' gym classes
At Lincoln grade school main
floor hall has been resurfaced and
at Washington school all rooms
on the first floor have been refit
ted with new, modem lights
According to Norby, last year's
enrollment of 1075 in public
schools here is expected to remain
about the same for this fall. Op
ening day a year ago saw 1007
students in their classes, while
Monday a slight increase in first
day attendance is expected be
cause of the later opening day.
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One-Third Inch Rain
Breaks Summer Heat
Breaking a long season of hot
summer weather, Ashland resi
dents Monday were treated to first
rain of fall when a trace fell, fol
lowed Tuesday by one-third of an
inch precipitation.
Cloudy skies
and cooler weather accompanied
the weather break.
Again W’ednesday, however, the
thermometer was climbing as skies
cleared and yesterday the usual
afternoon warmth was driving
residents to shady spots and cold
drink stands.
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• Lottie Beswick of Ashland vis
ited friends in Talent Friday eve
ning.
• Gordon Miller is visiting the
fair in San Francisco.
• Gene Ritzinger of Eugene vis
ited here last week-end with his
family.
• Mrs. Frank Stratton returned
to her work Tuesday at the offices
of Dr. Haines and Dr. Burdic.
SEEN IN A DAZE
DR. C. A. HAINES’ harried
police friends suggesting he
teach his bird dog to retrieve
stolen cars.
CLARK THOMAS refusing to
land a salmon until a repre
sentative of the press was
present.
ROY DOTSON, back from a
vacation, declaring the state of
Idaho is such a rugged wilder
ness that even the crows have
to carry their lunch.
VELMA BROWER admitting
that her biscuits have been mis
taken for pancakes at various
times.
J. H. HARDY trying to pur
sue a hot car with a cold one.
WILL DODGE, back from a
trip through the middle west,
fearing that farmers will never
get their com picked because
there can’t be that many pick
ers.
PARKER HESS trying to
confuse his friends about the
date of his marriage by passing
• out cigars at different intervals.