IN BOASTING of <lally ncwxpa-
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claims "You can't fool 40,000,000
subscribers." Nope Just 22,000,
(MM) of 'em.
Volume IX
ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1940
Number 49
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The Italians claim a new rocket
plane that will exceed 600 miles
an hour proving that the intrepid
Roman warrior will find a way to
win the retreat.
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And word goes out that Musso
lini is requiring his soldiers in
Allsinia to wear their shoes back
wards so they can leave heroic
looking footprints in the sands.
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Poetic Justice results, even In
wur. The nation that stabbed a
neighbor in the back now Is ex
posing its own.
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Editor Clark Wood admits that
fog sometimes gets so thick in
Weston folks mistake it for his
leader column.
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OPENING SET FOR 130
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MEDFORD NEWS
SEES ‘SNUB’ AT
HIWAY OPENING
Reason moat people in a rut
stay there la la-cause they've worn THE MEDFORD NEWS, demo-
it so deep they can see nothing A cratic weekly, last week editor
ially charged that the one man in
else.
xouthrin Oregon who did moat to
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promote completion of the new
With the Irish being famous as Hixkiyou highway Judge F
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lovers of a good fight, the strange TouVelle of Jacksonville wax not
¡«asslvcneas of Eire can only be asked to take part In the cere
explained by a ¡«oaalble lack of monies. The News editorial fol
brickbats, or a shortage of police lows:
uniforms.
AN OVERSIGHT
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Tuesday, southern Oregon civic
The Vatican now is pleading for leaders, state officials and Cali
an armistice over Christmas, fornia highway officiAlx, dedicated
which is a noble wish, ax far ax the new section of highway across
it goes. Representatives of God tlx- Siskiyou«, that part of High
lately, are having to do a lot of way 99 known ax the "Corkscrew
of the Siskiyous.”
rationalizing.
It is interesting to note, but not
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surprising, that the man most re
The real test of popularity of sponsible for completion of the
signa reading "It's Great To Be new Siskiyou highway at this
An American" will be their sale time F. L. TouVelle of Jackson
during license and income tax ville was not asked to take part
paying time.
in the ceremonies, nor was he
even Invited to be present.
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Judge TouVelle, ax a member
The German luftwaffe has been
bathing Britain in bombs and of the state highway commission
American veterans who were in under Governor Charles H. Mar
France when the first World war tin's -'dminlstration, fought tooth
armistice was signed now are and nail for immediate completion
doubly angry at not being sent of the Siskiyou section of the Pa
on to Berlin when it was jxisxible cific highway It wax Judge Tou-
to get there. The truth is grad Velle's "baby ’. When the com-
ually <Mwnlng, even on the paclf- nusaioners talked of development
Asti, UMLl
-kuioanc in other, places, Ju dm? TouVaile s
thing tn do >x to b* inhumanly stock stand was b«»w about LhV
Siskiyous ’’’’
H<- fought steadily
brutal in the right places
for four years and be won. Com
pletion of the Siskiyou section of
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The President lx off on a cruise Highway 99 is a memorial to
in the Caribbean and, as a strange Judge TouVelle's interest and love
contrast to pre-election days, his for his own southern Oregon.
So now, with the highway com
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pleted,
and dedication ceremonies
a barrage of criticism and ridi
cule The fact that his fishing on held. Judge TouVelle isn’t invited
this trip may be for additional air to take part leaser fry from all
and sea bases has quieted every over the district are asked but
one except the isolationists who not the man most responsible.
would lock themselves in a closet Strange thing, this politics; but
and feel safe until the closet door you can bet your shirt that if
were torn down, as well as the Judge TouVelle had been a repub
lican, instead of a democrat. Jack-
house.
son county officialdom and the
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chamber of commerce would have
As an espionage Investigator, thought to invite him.
It is natural that democrats all
it now develops that Martin Dies
is a remarkable publicity director. over the county feel the slight
and resent it. I* is such incidents
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that cause disunity in Jackson
Tlie anonymous gent too ilUt- county, and cause Jackson county
ii it.
tn write an unsigned letter to be forever "missing the boat”
to th..... .
generally calls on the in developments of all kinds Dem
phone and hangs up without giv ocrats might be. in the minds of
ing his name, and such boors crop Jackson county leaders, very nau
up occasionally, even in a small seating and odorous, and a moat
town. However, we wish Charlie unwelcome and repulsive tribe,
would call us again sometime, but they will work, and do work,
when he gets another brainstorm. and they have just as much pride
He has such a nice voice.
in their community as anyone
else.
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It would be better if one could
Some readers wondered why feel that Judge TouVelle’s slight
The Miner wasn’t more profuse in were an oversight but one cannot.
its praise of the new type installed It could have been nothing but in
by the daily last week and all we tentional.
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can say is that, beside the Twid-
dhngs’ self-appraisa), our compli LIONS CLUB IS HOST
ments would be dwarfed like Dr.
TO GRIZZLY GRIDMEN
Gallup’s betting average.
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Members of the Ashland Lions
PAYROLL EXPERT HERE
club Tuesday evening were hosts
James K. Keys, field represent to 26 members of the high school
ative for the state unemployment football team at a special dinner
compensation commission, will be and program given in the Lithia
in the Medford district for the hotel dining room. Coaches Leigh
next few days to meet with em ton Blake and Gerry Gastineau,
ployers with regard to payroll re the high school girls' sextet Sal
ports. Special attention is being ly Rice, Marilee Erwin. Caroline
given late contributions on wages Rose, Agnes White, Veda Williams
previous to 1039. ax the govern and Tx'la Griffith, with their di
ment will not collect penalties if rector. Harriett Hill were among
payments are completed before special guests at the banquet.
Dec. 7. While here Keys is mak
Medford guests of the club in
ing headquarters at the state em cluded Lions District Governor
Inland F. Knox, Dr. C. L. Per
ployment office in Medford.
kins of Medford, B. C. Forsythe,
Ashland high school principal, O.
Charles Fritze
G Crawford and Rudy Nichols.
The interesting program wax
and Companion
conducted with Pres. Karl Nims
presiding, and Coach Blake was
Are Invited to Be Guests of the
initiated into the club at that
Southern Oregon Miner time.
To See Their Choice of
the Following
Varsity Theater
Programs:
(Friday and Saturday)
"THE GAY CABALLERO”
"RIVER’S END”
(Sunday, Monday, Tuesday)
“ANDY HARDY
MEETS DEBUTANTE"
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Please Call at The Miner Office
for Your Guest Tickets
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COUNCIL EYES ROUTINE
BUSINESS TUESDAY EVE
Ashland's city council members'
Tuesday night reviewed routine
business matters and authorized
call for bids for a new truck. Dis
cussion was held concerning stop
signs at A and Oak streets and
at the Mountain avenue railroad
crossing.
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IJquor licenses were renewed
for the Greyhound Tavern, Elks
club, Harris Grocery, A. E. Jor
dan’s Old Vintage shop, the Plaza
cafe, Hicks’ grovery and the Log
Cabin for sale of beer.
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Pre-Registration For
SO(’E Winter Term
Now I n Being Urged
Students may now pre-register
at the Southern Oregon College of
| Education for work to be taken
[ during the winter quarter 1941,
which will begin Thursday, Jan. 2
Those who are planning to attend
the college are urged to pre-reg
ister before that time in order to
avoid delay on registration day.
A complete program of begin
ning courses will be offered during
U m winter quarter so that
stu
dents who have never attended
college may begin at that time
Beginning students should have a
transcript of their high school re
cord on file at the college offices
prior to registration.
Several new courses are sched
uled to be offered during the win
ter quarter. These include stage
costume and design, junior high
school, and genetic psychology.
Among the advanced courses to
be offered are social science in the
primary grades, story telling, and
geography of South America.
Students who are planning to
enroll in the aeronautics course,
spring phase, which will begin
sometime in February, should con
tact college officials immediately
to ascertain whether or not regis
tration at the college for the win
ter term will be necessary in Or
der to enroll in the Civilian Pilot
Training course, according to
Registrar Marshall E. Wood ell.
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MILLER, MOORE
UP FOR POSTAL
JOD IN ASHLAND
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MEETS OLD FRIENDS!
QAN'.'A CLAUS, ¡>opular friend of old and young alike, tonight will
k greet hix Ashland frlendx and will distribute free "surprise grah-
tmg assortment«” and oranges at the Plaza preliminary to the an
nual Christmas opening which has been scheduled for 7:30 to 9 p. m.,
when several thousand persons are expected to join in the window
shopping tour seeking many valuable free gifts being offered by
business houses.
QUARTERBACKS YULE PROGRAM
WILL RE HOSTS AT JUNIOR HI TO
TO 94 PLAYERS USE NEW IDEAS
A SHLAND’S Downtown Quar
terbacks club Monday night,
Dec. 9, will be hosts to perhaps
the largest banquet ever to be
given in this city when they fete
and feed members of tae Ashland
Junior high school football squad,
the Ashland high school team
members, the high school girls'
drill team which has spiced games
here under the direction of Miss
June Brasted, and the high school,
band and Instructor Gordon Tripp.
The huge banquet, to which more
than 310 guests are expected, will
get under way at 7 o'clock in the
junior high gym.
A full and varied program in
cluding many surprise features
has been arranged by the Quar-
ttrlxck committee in charge, in
cluding J. H. Hardy, chairman. I.
C. Erwin, I. F. Andres. Theo J.
Norby. Bert Miller. Clyde Caton.
Leighton Blake and J. P. Daugh
erty.
Members of the club will furn
ish all food, with each bringing
selected covered diahes, and 25
girls from the Junior high school
will serve the banquet In "church
social” style.
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ACCORDING to a story pub-
lished in a Medford daily
Thursday evening, executive com
mittee of the Jackson county dem
ocratic central committee Wed
nesday night voted to recommend
V. D. (Bert) Miller for the posi
tion as acting postmaster of Ash
land to succeed Postmaster John
H Fuller who, the committee had
been informed, is resigning.
When asked about his reported
resignation. Fuller this morning
declared that he has aa yet tend
ered no resignation as postmaster
here, but that he was considering
such a move some time in the
spring. Fuller's appointment ex
pired last April, and his continua
tion
as
postmaster
probably
would involve qualifying under
civil service examinations. How
ever, explained Fuller, family af
fairs in the east will require his
presence there and he plans to
leave in several months after the
post office department has com
pleted examination of other can
didates for the position.
Concerning the recommendation
of Bert Miller, the Medford daily
continued:
By JACK BENTLEY
"The appointee, it was under
Several members of Battery B
stood by the committee, would received advancement in rank this
serve as acting postmaster until week. They are the first promo
a regular postmaster had been tions which have been made for
selected through a competitive several weeks. Several of the men
civil service examination. Miller have been acting non-commission
is in the real estate and insurance ed officers in order to find out if
business in Ashland and is secre they would be suitable for the job
tary of the democratic central
The following listesd men re
committee.
ceived recent advancement: Corp.
"It was understood that Miller Kenneth E. Schilling promoted to
and Herb Moore, a deputy sheriff, sergeant; Prvt. First Class Del
are definite aspirants for the Ash I bert E. Jones to supply sergeant;
ituici
ruiier riti»
land poBimnaiersnip.
postmastership.
Fuller
has Pvt. First Class Victor V. Ander
held the position during the ! sen promoted to corporal; Pvt.
Roosevelt administration.
George W. Wimer promoted to
"In a competitive examination corporal; Pvt. Ralph Lamb pro
of this sort, it is customary to, moted to private first class; Prvt.
certify the three highest contest- '
7stri7k^nd""promoted* 1 * U
to
ante.
ants.
The appointing authority private firj)t cl
and Prvt jog.
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then usually makes a
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°n oc? recommendations j vate
C]aas Although the bat-
If this procedure is followed out | tery
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is now at full strength as
in the case of »electing a regular £*/
¿^"adVanc^d raUn^i“ are
postmaster for Ashland from the concerned,
- it is expected that
three highest in the examination,1 there will be several more open
the democratic central committee ing« as soon as the draftee»
would make the recommendation. arrive.
"The committe would be con
It was learned over the week
fronted with a choice between Mr.
Miller and Mr. Moore, both stal end that Battery B will receive an
wart democrats, in the event both 11-day leave of absence during the
were among the three highest in Christmas holidays. The leave will
the competitive examination. It be effective on Dec. 21 at 12 noon
was understood the executive and will continue until Jan. 2,
committee made no commitments 1941 at 6 a. m. It is thought that
last night regarding its recom the whole battery will be able to
mendation. Observierw point out, 1 make the trip except possibly for
however, that if Miller receives a about 10 who will carry on the
temporary appointment he would routine duties of the camp.
The first touch of winter
have an advantage in procuring
experience that would be helpful apparent here ax practically
whole regiment came down with
In a competitive examination.
"Scott Hamilton, central com the flu. Several times during the
mittee chairman, presided at the last week Battery B has had only
about 10 men available for duty.
meeting."
ASHLAND SOLDIERS
GIVEN PROMOTIONS
IL’ITH several new ideas being
incorporated into this year's
Christmas program, preparations
are under way at the junior high
school for a musical show even
exceeding last December’s out
standing success.
which
drew
more than 1000 persons. The pro
gram, to be presented at 8 p. m.
Thursday, Dec. 19. will be the
Ashland public schools' treat to
the public, and admission to the
impressive event will be free al
though those attending will be
asked to bring some gift of food
or other useful Item which will
be distributed to underprivileged
families by school groups, accord
ing to Supt. Theo J. Norby.
In charge of the program, which
will include 100 voices and the
school orchestra, will be Miss Har
riett Hill, supervisor of music at
junior and senior high schools,
who is general chairman. Gordon
Tripp, director of instrumental
music, will assist, as will Cornelia
Hulst,
dramatization;
Dorothy
Witcher and Ora Lea Vannice.
costumes;
Elliott
MacCracken,
lighting; John Koehler and L. M
Kathan, setting and decoration;
Frances White, program, and
June Bras ted, Virginia Jepson and
Lois Hogan, ushers and gifts.
Special lighting effects are be
ing arranged which will make the
Christmas musical program doub
ly effective, and elaborate back-
drops and other scenery will add
to the occasion.
Last year's music program,
which included a number of songs
appropriate to the season, was
acclaimed by the large audience
as one of the best ever presented
by the schools.
There have been no serious cases
as yet and it does not appear
likely that there will be any. All
of the men are sent to Fort Stev
ens hospital as soon as any symp
toms are noted. As soon as they
are on the road to recovery they
are sent to a barracks building in
Fort Stevens where they are kept
under close watch for two or three
days. As soon as they are released
from Fort Stevens they are placed
in the Theatre building at Camp
Clatsop, where they are again
kept under close supervision for
another three days.
After that
they are allowed to return to their
own quarters where they are con
fined for three days after which if
they show no relapse symptoms
they are released for duty. Al
though this seems like a lot of
drawn-out nonsense it is probably
one of the main reasons that the
epidemic is no more serious than
it is and in the long run will prob
ably get everyone well and on their
feet again faster than if they just
rushed them through and took a
chance on their getting well.
Most of the schools which start
ed about two weeks ago have been
suspended until the epidemic is
over. They will be resumed as
soon as it is thought advisable
by the medical department
KIDS’ GRAD BAGS
AND MANY GIFTS
TO MARK EVENT
AT 7:30 O’CLOCK TONIGHT,
Dec. 6, Santa Claus will form
ally open the Christmas shopping
season in Ashland, ably assisted
by business men of the city, the
Chamber of Commerce, city offi
cials and employes.
His arrival
will be announced by distribution
of free noisemakers to children
gathered at the Plaza, to be fol
lowed by unveiling of specially
decorated windows in the down
town area.
Again this year Ashland mer
chants will each give special win
dow prizes to holders of tickets
bearing numbers to be posted this
evening. Tickets, five to an en
velope.
have
been
distributed
throughout
Hilt,
Greensprings
area, Bellview, Valleyview, Talent
and Ashland. Holders of numbers
will compare theirs with posted
winning numbers and then may
claim prizes at that time, if the
state is open, or during the follow
ing day.
In addition to window prizes,
the Ashland Chamber of Com
merce also will give away a num
ber of free turkeys during the
evening, to be claimed by winning
number holders.
The Ashland street department
has decorated streets in holiday
attire and this, added to the spe
cial effects arranged by business
houses, will transform the down
town area into a Christmas won
derland.
Openings have become
traditional here and have met with
ever-increasing success from year
to year.
Thousands of persons
have braved storms and cold wea
ther on this occasion and this
year’s Christmas opening is ex
pected to be one of the best ever
presented.
Christmas opening committee of
the Chamber of Commerce, be
sides Secretary Dean Pieper and
Assistant Secretary John Murphy,
includes P. R. Hardy, H. S. Ingle.
Bill Snider, J. P. Daugherty, T. H.
Simpson. Paul Finnell. Henry
Metz and Dom Provost. This
year’s event comes a week later
than usual because of other com
munity activities. noUbly the Tal-
ent-Ashland banquet held in Tal
ent last Friday night.
• Mr and Mrs. Dick Trites vis
ited with friends in Grants Pass
Sunday
• Ross Tilley of Siskiyou shopped
and visited with friends here Mon
day.
• Mr and Mrs. Albert Arnold of
Dead Indian were Ashland visitors
Tuesday
SEEN IN A DAZE
HIRAM OSTERMAN with
the nickleodeon blues.
GERTRUDE BROWER try
ing to choose between good
vision and a sense of balance
after being fitted for a pair of
^1&9SCS
ART HAMILTON having his
pocket picked.
LARRY HUNTER and ARCH
BARKSDALE skiing down Gar
field peak in a local cafe.
LEIGHTON BLAKE outwit-
ing DR. R. E. POSTON in an
initiation gag.
CLARA PEDERSEN thinking
longingly of the southwest cli
mate and claiming that friend
ship has nothing to do with it.
KARL NIMS fooling a neck
tie snipper by wearing an old
one.
JOHN MURPHY trying to
talk DOC HAINES into giving
an appendectomy as his Christ
mas opening special.
CORPS HAROLD RUSSELL
and JAMES COOMES crying to
high heaven because they had
to walk a buck private’s post
while on guard duty.