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*7<¿« Pap** ALL ROADS Irmi to Rome, um * * the saying unci the 1 tullan army go. 111 Although unable to visit much Buffering on little (»recce, the re- ti rating Roman legions huvr been niercllcMN with newspaper-reading neutrals, who’ve had to wade through columns of restaurant and word-for-it puns 111 4 A À < Volume IX 111 1 1 Snake Demonstration Keeps Collegians At I ‘Very Polite’ Distance 1 By MARY JEAN BARNES Man's only monument to pro gress seems to be a bomb-proof "Riga is pigs” and snakes are shelter, built on hell's side of the just snakes to the average person. earth's surface. But the students of the Southern Oregon College of Education 1 1 1 in assembly Monday An appeasement group in the lea med United States is preparing an ex morning that snakes are nv re tended campaign to keep us from than creatures of abhorrence. Na giving more effective aid to Brit than Gale, a student of the Ash ain and more and more Ameri land high school, demonstrated to cans, with a deep sense of moral the assembly how to take the ven honesty, are beginning to under om from a rattlesnake. He releas stand how a fifth column goes ed a four-foot rattler onto the about its business. And as one of table, picked it up with his bare the leading appeasers, Charles A. hands and forced it to bite over Lindbergh is regarded no more as the edge of a glass. By massaging the Lone Eagle but rather a dif the mouth of the struggling snake ferent kind of bird gone a-flocking. he extracted Into the glass three or four drops of the deadly venom, — • ....... enough to kill two ordinary per sons. J. E. Hendricks Nathan and his two assistants showed several other snakes found and Companion in southern Oregon but rarely seen by people other than snake Are Invited to Be Guests of the fanciers. After the demonstration, Southern Oregon Miner Nathan told the audience about the deadly snakes found in both To See Their Choice of North and South America. It the Following seems that the farther south one goes, the more vicious the snakes Varsity Theater become and that the most deadly snake of all Is isolated on an isl Programs: and inhabited only by this snake (Friday and Saturday) and some small birds on which It must rely for food. "THE ROAD TO GLORY" Nathan had a most appreciative "YESTERDAY'S HEROES" audience; there was hardly a soul there who would have cared to (Munday, Monday, Tuesday) pick up and handle those squirm-. "ALL THIS, AND Ing snakes, especially the formid HEAVEN TOO" able-looking rattler. Each was eager to see it done but was per Please Call at The Miner Offics fectly willing to let an expert do, for Your Guest Tickets n. • ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1940 Number 51 GRUBB URGED Few of Ashland's College Casaba Craftsmen! DELEGATION IS FOR POST JOB URGED ATTEND BY PETITION HIGHWAY MEET Children, at this time of year, wonder how It Is that portly San ta Hlaus can squeeze through a MIIXARD W. GRUBB, fot 21 little chimney, little knowing that 1 1 years assistant postmaster in it's always father who gets stuck the Ashland office, was being sup ported for the postmastership by 111 being circulated by A new year Is just around the petition comer and 1941 will have an un friends this week 'Hie Jackson precedented opportunity to look County Democratic Central com mittee already has gone on record good without even half trying. as an<lorrk-ig V. D. (Bert) Miller 111 for the position which will be According to Ashland's amateut made vacant by the announced re mllltuiy strategists the world can tirement of Postmaster John H. be saved if, while England and Fuller. Greece arc knocking out ituly, we Grubb, who has made many tear Into Japan and complete the friends here during his many cleaning out of the small fry in years of service, is republican and, prcpatatlon for tackling the main for that reason, has received no dish, Hitler The belief that Amer encouragement through tegular ica should get into the fight while party channels It has been the we still have stubborn fighters custom, during both major party like the English and brave wat administrations, to appoint only rlors like the Greeks to help us ih members of the party in office to being held by those of military post masterships and no reason uge who would be called on to do has been given to expect an ex our fighting. ception here The petition being circulated on 111 War is said to be the means to behalf of Grubb reflects the high an end but. If the savagery of regard with which he Is held by present bombings continues, it all residents, however, and reads soon will be the means to every as follows: "To the United States Civil body's end. Service Commission, Washington, 111 D. C.: Art iHic) Powell, Central Point "We, the undersigned qualified American editor who will assume voters and patrons of the United his duties us county commissioner states l'ost Office al Ashland, early next month, already is writ ing paragraphs about the cold Jackson County, Oregon, do here weather. vVe knew it would be a by respectfully call the attention cold day in January when voters of your honorable body to the following facts; made him a commissioner. "Millard W. Grubb, who Is one 111 of the applicants for the post mas As the twig is bent. the tree's tership al Ashland, ’ackson Coun inclined, according to an old quo ty, Oregon, has baen a postal em tation. and if the twig is bent ployee at Ashlanc, Jackson Coun around limbs of the errant child ty, Oregon since 1915. and has he'll be inclined to mind. "een the Assista.it Postmaster in said city for the past twenty-one 1 1 1 in his Weston years during all of which time be nine per cent of has given eminently satisfactory bowlegged, and and pleasant service to all the pa the "but-dont-quote trons of said Post Office. Millard W Grubb has actively crediting the figures ineT participated in the civic life of to a the community and is widely and 1 1 popularly known throughout was voiced that southern Oregon for his participa A an be called during tion in civic enterprises on the other hand. "By reason of his experience, if the .illies succeed in driving out good citizenship and proved quali Hitler, every day will seem like fications, we would respectfully Christmas. urge your consideration of the ap plication of Millard W Grubb for 111 Holy wars are said to be the the poetmastership at Ashland, most vicious, and the present one Jackson County. Oiegon, upon his bolsters the belief, for it Is wholly fulfillment of your technical re quirements." destructive. Besides Miller, a number of 111 other prominent democrats are Users of Christmas seals, when ex|>ected to take civil examination affixing them to letters, are giv for the postmastership, chief ing both the little windows of among whom are Herb Moore, hope and tuberculosis a licking. present deputy sheriff and well 111 Moore known Bellview rancher. The belief in Santa Claus orig also Is commander of the Ashland inated in Germany, where dis American Legion post. Applica tressed parents this year probably tions for examination must be on will be explaining to their children file with the United States Civil that he was non-Aryan Service commission at Washing ton, D. C., not later than Jan 3. 1 1 1 The nazt military machine, be 1941. Application forms may be procured at the Ashland post ing experienced at underhand methods, naturally excels in sub office. The Ashland postmastership marine warfare. Where the Ger carries with it an annual salary mans have been careful never to of $2800 show their hand, their axis part ------------- •------------- ners, the Italians, have been anxious to show their heels. In England, early to bed and quick to rise makes a man healthy and safe from the skies. 9tl JloÀ. Southern Oregon College of Education's Sons will face Ku- brm>teln’s Oregonians at Med ford tonight, Friday, and Mult nomah College on the SOCE floor Saturday. Pictured above are some of the local casabu artists who probably will see action in both games. They are, left to right: ( buck DeAutre- mont, Frank Mohns and George Bass/nan; bottom row: Gene Crites and Coach Jean Eber hart. It was these players, to gether with other regulars, who opened their collegiate sched ule here last week-end with a pair of rousing victories over Don Faber's hustling Albany college quintet. REPRESENTATIVES of the Ashland Chamber of Com merce have issued an appeal for local representation at the Ore gon-Washington meeting on the development of the modernization program on Highway 99, to be held in Portland Friday. Dec. 27. A "substantial” local delegation is sought to supplement groups from Medford, Granta Paas and Roseburg who are assisting in pushing the bottleneck elimination program. Frank Hull, manager of the Medford chamber, classified the Portland meeting as “the most important yet held” and urg ed a well-rounded southern Ore gon group for the sessions. A special railroad car is leaving. Medford Thursday evening, Dec. 26 and will return here the morn ing of the 28th. The Ashland chamber is handling local reser vations and those who are able to make the trip are requested to contact the office as soon as possible. Meanwhile. Chamber represent atives have advocated adoption of a new city ordinance covering the methods employed by house-to- house canvessers and magazine solicitation crews who assertedly "insist upon forcing sales after customer refusals." The proposed ordinance has been referred to a special committee for additional study and advocates are expected to be given an opportunity to ap pear before the committee in sup port of the move. In connection with the non-so- hcitation program adopted by the Chamber itself, this ordinance * would be designed to provide ad ditional control over the activities of solicitors and solicitation crews. ------------- •------------- Crowd Hears Clay comb to Show NAME BILLINGS, Large Special Yule Music RUBES TO TRY Line New LEVERETTE TO In Junior High Gym TRIUMPH OVER Complete Pontiacs Saturday SHASTA COUNCIL SOCE TONIGHT /'COMPLETING the annual sched- ule of the election of new coun ty councils by the membership of the Shast-Cascade Wonderland association, A. H. Gronwoldt. president of the association, an nounces that 114 men have been selected from 29 communities to "streamline" the future program, select new directors and to push the work of development and ad vertising of the area in their re spective counties "It is most encouraging,” said President Gronwoldt, "when one looks over the type of men that were selected by the 52 percent of the membership who voted, since they contain the names of many of the outstanding civic leaders in every county The membership may be assured of fair repreaenta- tion and the association also can be assured of a program essential to growth and prosperity of the Wonderland region of nine coun ties" These groups will meet early in .’muary to organize, elect officers and lay out programs to follow, announced Tom L. Stanley, gen era) manager. With the work of the past two years of intensive drive at the Golden Gate exposi tion where over 4.000,000 people were exposed to the attractions of the Shasta-Cascade Wonderland and with the added attraction of the construction work on Shasta dam as a magnet to draw people into the area, the future travel and development work should prosper. Those selected from Jackson county for the 1941 council in clude the following: Ralph Bill ings. S M Bullis, Wm. H Fluhr- er. W. A. Gates. Herbert Grey. Glenn L. Jackson, Karl Janouch. W. H. Leverette. Emil Mohr and I-arry Schade. Travis’ Tavern Will Take Over Sales Of State Game License Choruses and orchestra of the Junior and senior high schools cap tivated an audience of some 800; people at the junior high school gymnasium last night in their SOUTHERN Oregon College of presentation of the annual Christ Education's hoop varsity will mas program. have a tough game on their hands The junior chorus and the senior tonight when they tangle with a capella choir, under the direction Rubenstein's Oregonians on the of Miss Harriett Hill displayed a Medford high school floor. The type of musicianship that would Rubes have had only one game have been a credit to older and this season, beating the Univers more experienced groups. Supple ity of Oregon. menting the choruses was the The Rubes boast a lineup of high school orchestra directed by some of Oregon's best basketball Gordon Tripp. talent. Heading the club is Max The program was arranged to Rubenstein, a teammate of SOCE raise contributions for charity. Coach Jean Eberhart in both high Admission was free, but everyone school and college, Bobby Anet, was asked to bring some item of coach of the Rangers who took food, clothing or toys to be turned two games from the Sons here over to a local charity. and an all-American from Oregon; One of the outstanding features Ted Sarpola, all-coast from U of of the program was a "stained O; Ford Danner; Jack Butter glass" window depicting the his worth of Oregon College of Edu tory of the Israelite nation from cation; John Dick. all-American the captivity to the birth of who tied the Pacific coast confer Christ This was prepared by the ence field goal record of 75 while high school commercial art de playing for Oregon, and Matt Pav- partment under the direction of alunas. member of the national John Koehler, art teacher. champion U of O team. Numerou» tableaux were pre Eberhart has net announced a sented showing the Manger and starting lineup since Lowery and Nativity, the Shepherds, the Wise Bassman are out with the flu and Men and the Madonna and Child. Scheidereiter and Spayde, re At the conclusion the audience I serves. ha e not been in uniform joined in singing "Joy To the all week. Practice schedules have World," Christmas carol by Han been hampered by flu and exam del inations. The Uttle Sons will endeavor to get even with Medford high in the preliminary game. ------------- •------------- ... . —:--- »• ■ • . A special showing of 10 models —weather permitting—of new 1941 Pontiac cars will be held at the Claycomb Motor company's sales room on North Main street all day Saturday, Dec. 21. It will be the first showing of the com plete line of body styles, colors and types for Ashland. H. L. Clay comb said yesterday in announc ing the event, to which the pub lic is invited. Because all cars available had been delivered to buyers as rapidly as they arrived, the Claycomb firm was unable to give a com plete showing, but with arrival of a full carload of 1941 models this week, the special display was made possible. Every model, in cluding sixes and eights and the new torpedo styling will be on display. ------------- •------------- WOOD THEFT GETS FINE Leslie W. Duncan of this city was arrested by state police on a petty larceny charge filed by Carl Henry and was given a 30-day suspended jail sentence for alleged theft of wood. He also was fined $20 and costs for lack of PUC plates on his truck. SEEN IN A DAZE NEXT SOCE TERM TO START JAN. 2 Ashland Students Off Registration for the winter quarter at the ’ Southern Oregon College of Education will begin Jan. 2. A full program of work for advanced students will be of fered as usual during this term. Students wishing to begin their study of lower division or junior college work or those interested in enrolling in teacher education for the first time will find beginning classes offered. Men or women between the ages of 19 and 26 who have had one year of college work will be elig ible for the first, or private, course In the Civilian Pilot Training pro gram. Individuals interested in this aeronautical training should contact college officials at once, as the quota for the spring phase is nearly complete. Individuals who are interested in this pro gram who have had two or more years of formal college work need not be actually registered at the college in order to be enrolled. Students who have less than two years, however, must be regularly enrolled in the college in order to receive the 72 hours of ground school instruction and the 35 to 50 hours of actual flying experience, according to Registrar Marshall E Woodell. For Holiday Vacations Students of Ashland's four pub lic schools this afternoon will start their holiday vacation, which will continue until Monday, Jan. 6, when regular classes will re sume. At the Southern Oregon College of Education vacation days will be more limited, with the holidays starting this afternoon and con tinuing until Jan. 2 registration day for the winter quarter Class- will resume Friday, Jan. 3 at the college. Representatives of the Oregon State Game cor..mission this week ASHLAND MAN HECD FOR Informed the Ashland Chamber of DRUNK DRIVING CHARGE Commerce that the bond covering their issuance of game licenses Joseph Struthers, of this city, had been discontinued and that early Wednesday was arrested by "an account had been opened with city police and charged with driv Harry G. Travis of Ashland.” ing while intoxicated. Struthers In line with the Chamber’s Oc pled not guilty in city court and tober announcement that after trial was set for Dec 27. Dec. 31, 1940, game licenses would Struthers was being held in jail not be issued through the Cham in lieu of $1CO bond yesterday. ber, the Game commission infer red that 1941 licenses available BLACKOUT DRAWS FINE as Christmas gifts are now ob H. D. Morris. Ashland, thi— tainable at the Greyhound Tavern. week was fined $4 50 plus $2 50 The Chamber expects an audi city police court costs for driving tor here some time this month to a car without lights. Arresting officially close the records. ------------- •------------- police found car tracks on park • Ben Gibson of Klamath Falls • Tom Gettling recently left for lawns after Morris had narrowly was a business visitor early In the Grants Pass where he will be averted a collision with the prowl car. week, 1 employed. CLARENCE SHAVER claim ing an extra 15 cents was ex tortion. MARY ANN DELSMAN ex plaining she whipped the flu germs by eating some of Papa's carrots. NORMA WILLIAMS happily gathering Yuletide greenery which later turned out to be poison oak. PORTIA ANDERSON show ing some original models. SLADE SONGER claiming a sweet disposition on accounta Santa. PATRICIA SIMPSON proud ly telling about her twins' first words. "Ah-Goo.” DOROTHY CHAPPLE going out and coming in again tn or der to test the odor of a pine candle and deciding that it smelled more like a candle than a pine forest Judge M T. BURNS thinking himself well qualified to be the new Ashland postmaster, con sidering the number of gifts people have tried to mall tn the Justice of the Peace office