*7X» Papi *1kat füUtU SomallUtiy *7a £ay-And £ayi 9tl
rpHE COLUMN this w««k prob
1 ably will sound like a swan
song to everybody but a swan,
which hue no ear for music any-
way.
The editor, who's botri
apeaking from up in this cm nei
every week, has been lured by the
Catching of a Fish, and hence-
forth will be known to the trade
us a commercial fisherman
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That is, we hope to be able to
put fishing on u commercial basis,
if you follow the thought . . huv-
Ing purchased a deepsea troilei.
un admiral s hut and u pair of
wuteiwings, soon this department
will be out on the briny trying to
yank hooks into shark, salmon
and, probably, the seat of his
punts.
111
The difference between a coni
merclal fisherman and u sport-
ftohi i. they toil ua, is thui com
merclal fishermen never get to go
inland and bore their friends with
details Commercial anglers uie
content to land their prey with
bullbats, pitchforks, nets, persua
sion or trickery, while the gentler
toothers who go at it honor-
bright like a little finesse and fan
cy flourish
Well be a George
Shuler gone professional.
1
1
1
fishermen,
Commercial
unirli like fish instead of a bar-
S<>
room after u day’s catch.
were told.
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Al any rate. this scribe is go-
mg to plunge into the business
headlong, and wc hope we don't
miss the boat and just get all
wet. For our shakedown cruise,
the vessel will be taken from
Reedsport down the coast to Har
bor or Crescent City
Thut is.
one place or the other will be
the announced destination, but
don't be surprised if you hear a
lot of coast guardsmen muttering
something about why didn't that
dope stick to printing Won't be
so bad being blown off course if
the flagship ends up in Hawaii,
but if not, well, we always wanted
u crack at them Japs anyhow
1
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The new venture wouki be com
plete if we could lure Editor
Clark Wood over to the const and
take him out
__ to
_ sea Should I m -
able to do well al passing the hat
in Weston if he got lost overboard
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Clark ought to be glad to go.
at that. They say the ocean's full
of suckers and he might be able
to sell a subscription to some poor
fish He'd probably be feeding 'em
anyway, and that stuff he dishes
out would pul 'em out of their
right minds for sure.
111
And every time wc gaff a shark
and beat it over the bean with a
club think of the fun that can br
had just picturing Hitler.
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1
WANTED Daisy air rifle in
good condition for chasing home
any Italian war vessels found
poaching on coast fishing grounds
111
For a distress signal, we'll just
run up a back copy of The Miner
upside <iown and then watch the
succors stand on their heads.
111
There's only one detail about
fishing which worries this depart
ment Commercial fishers get up
about 4 a. m and are out to sea
long before sunup What a change
that's going to be! And by the
way. jnates, does the sun really
come up in the east like the books
say ?
111
This, perhaps, wUl be farewell
for your Eager Angler, and here’s
hoping he doesn't have to start
eating fish for breakfast before
the spring thaws However, the
flagship which we probably will
rechristen Webfoot or some such
silly thing includes living quart
ers, it galley and a crying towel
for the lean seasons (We also in
tend to look into that old seafarin'
song about "Yo-ho and a bottle
of rum.” Suppose that's some kind
of ditty about nautical smelling
salts, maye?)
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MARY T. BENTLEY
Funeral services for Mary T.
Bentley, 28, who diet! Dec 24, were
held at 2:30 p. m. Dec. 28 at the
J. P. Dodge and Sons chape). Cre
mation took place in Grants Pass
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DIRECTORS
ame ‘Min7 Wonder
’’ ,ra.WM
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Newcomers
TO COORDINATE
DEPARTMENTS
Chamber of Com
A SHLAND'S
merce directors will meet next
week In their first session of 1941
to Inspect and pass on u new in
ternal working-policy, designed to
bring about closer coordination
and to more evenly distribute the
program of chamber operation.
While no definite date has been
set, the meeting probably will be
called for the latter part of the
week
Under the proposed policy. 12
departments will is- set up These
will comprise executive, finance.
Industrial development, roads and
highways,
tourist
promotion,
membership, legislative, rates und
taxation, agriculture, civic affairs,
transportation and recreational
Each department Will is- headed
by one director, appointed by the
president
Directors will have chr.rge of
and be responsible for the oper
ation of their departments Sub
committees will be appointed to
carry on the work within the de
partments Through this method,
the various phases of chamber op
eration are expected to be more
evenly segregated and the work
itself more evenly proportioned
Meanwhile, the chamber is push
ing its sponsorship of a new city
ordinance covering the methods
employed by so-called "high pres
sure"
house-to-house
salesmen
and magazine solicitors Chamber
representatives are to appear be
fore n city council committee
within a short time and explain
the purpose and anticipated re
sults of the ordinance At the pre
sent time there is no local statute
providing jurisdiction over the
sales methods of transient solici
tation crews
Representatives who attended
the inter-state meeting in Port-1
land last week, called to stimulate
further interest in the moderniza
tion of sections of the Pacific
highway, have reported that the
large delegation emphatically en
dorsed
resolutions calling
for
speedy action and Indicated that
additional support fiom California
is expected Representatives from
the Portland meeting will appear
before the annual convention of
the Redwood Empire association
in San Francisco. this month for
their endorsement
Washington
highway booster organizations al
so are favoring the project, in
suring three-state support when
the matter is brought up for at
tention in the nation's capital
soon.
yVE’VE WONDERED why
Iwonard Hull
hung
the
name "Miner" to hi» publica
tion. At first we thought it
wu» u ty|n>gruphlcal error mid
should rend "Minor", consider
ing It» »funding In the com
munity, hut thut
Ideu
wa»
toon dispelled, leaving us yet
in doubt of the name’s orlrln
until we learned that there
are really hone»t-to-g<M»dne»»
mines where Hall first »tuck
hl» finger» In printer'» Ink.
Yet, while thut angle has
been cleured there »till re
main» the puzzle of the "Coat
of Arina" at the head of hi»
column—u pick, u shovel and
»omethlng thut resemble« a
Navajo Indian wedding bas
ket. Upon Inquiry, Hull told
u» the im»ket affair was u
gold |utn. It doesn't look like
g >ld to us, but if It Is we will
keep It, though we hud de-
elded to throw the whole »hr-
btuig in the scrap heap. We
are Iwglnning to understand
why hr used the other two
represent
implementa — they
his Instrumenta of trade—dlg-
gers for fish tmit.
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UTAH MEN TAKE
OVER MINER
FIRST OF YEAR
VTANAGEMENT of the Southern
1 Oregon Miner changed hands
Wednesday, Jan 1, when Leonard
Hall sold the newspaper and equip
ment to Chas. M Giffen and Wil
liam Savin of Marysvale. Utah.
Hall disposed of The Miner in
order to devote his full time to
commercial fishing out of Harbor
and Crescent City. He already has
purchased a deep-sea troller, but
Mr. and Mrs. Hall will remain in
Ashland for several days caring
for their business interests here,
Giffen and Savin come to Aah-
land from southern Utah where
Giffen has been publisher and ed
itor of the Piute County News for
the past three years Prior to this,
he was connected with several
weekly papers in Arizona Mrs
Giffen is remaining in Utah for
the present, but will shortly join
The Miner staff
The Miner will continue unoer
the same name and will be simi
lar in make-up. policies and aims
to that of the previous manage
ment.
ily escaped injury Tuesday morn
ing when the cattle truck which
he was driving overturned at the
foot of Billings hill north of
Ashland.
The accident was due largely to
fog and the icy condition of the
road. Payne reports that the
truck, a large semi-trailer, skidded
<m he slowed for another car and
turned over ax it left the road.
Since he was traveling slowly, the
truck was not seriously damaged.
Ashland Shriners To
Entertain Guests
Potentate R. D. "Hod" Eller in
closing a successful year at the
helm of the local Shriners, at the
annual election tonight of new
officers, he and his Shrine club
will banquet all out of town guests
promptly at 6:30 in the banquet
room of Hillah temple.
Hillah temple has initiated 50
new members the past year. A
large number of visitors are ex
pected to participate in the fes
tivities.
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ALFRED WILLIAM HENNING
Number 1
VOCATIONAL
TRAINING HERE
TO AID DEFENSE
/^eúfhJui'L
>v are we a bit hasty in the use of such a saluta
tion? We think not, judging from the friendliness and
welcome extended to us by the few Ashland people we
have met thus far. We hope in the next few days to
greatly enlarge the number of our acquaintances here,
for it is only through personal contacts and interests
that the weekly newspaper may best serve the com
munity. So stop in and say “hello”—as always, you
will find a welcome at The Miner office.
It is our desire that The Miner may continue as
“The Paper That Has Something To Say and Says It,”
and we hope that we may be able to continue the high
level of newsiness, interest and purpose that has been
a characteristic of the paper under the editorship of
Mr. Hall.
In looking back through the files of The
Miner, it is evident that Mr. Hall has been a constant
supporter of progressive civic organizations, and we
wish to say that the progress of Ashland and this sec
tion of southern Oregon will continue to be the primary
purpose of The Miner and all groups and organizations
with this common aim will be given our enthusiastic
support.
and William Savin
Chai. M.
Soldier Found Dead
In Passing Car Here
Private Rex Mason, 18. was
found dead in the rear neat of a
car driven by Private Hollis
Bruwnaon, 234th Quartermaster
corps, when Brownaon stopped in
Ashland for gasoline. Thursday
morning Brown son reported that
his partner had been sleeping
throughout the night, and investi-
gatlon showed that Mason had
been dead but a very short time.
Coroner's Deputy
Will Dodge
made plans for an autopsy and
said that it was possible that the
death was caused by pneumonia.
The men have been stationed at
March Field, Calif, and were re
turning from a Christmas vaca-
tion at Anacortes, Wash , and a
visit with Mason's father who is
critically ill at a hospital in
Seattle.
Wonderlanders Will
Trucker Escapes Hurt Seek Coordination of
New Ashland Folders
As Rig Overturns
Events in Counties
Howard Payne of I’hoenix luck
The Shasta-Cascade Wonder Ready for Handout
Funeral services for Alfred Wil
liam Henning, 40, who died Dec.
29 at the Veterans' hospital in
Roseburg, were held at 3 p. m.
Dec. 31 at the Episcopal church
with the Rev. Claude E. Sayre
Ralph Billings
officiating Interment in the Ash
land cemetery. IJtwiller Funeral
and Companion
home was in charge of arrange
ments.
Are Invited to Be Guests of the
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Southern Oregon Miner • Mr. and Mrs. Ted Lockhart re
cently returned from Alaska and
To See Their Choice of
j Seattle.
the Following
• Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Barnum of
Bremerton -recently visited here
Varsity Theater
I with relatives and friends.
• Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mayberry
Programs:
recently left for Pollock, Calif,
(Friday and Saturday)
where they will make their home.
• Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Walker
"BROTHER ORCHID”
visited with relatives In Portland
"CHARTER PTIXJT"
during the Christmas holiday.
• Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Hawley of
(Sunday, Monday, Tuesday)
I^ake City. Calif., visited here re
"RHYTHM ON THE RIVER"
cently at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Cnrlsman.
• Mr. and Mrs Joye Swartsley
Please Call at The Miner Office
are the parents of i> son, bom
for Your Guest Tickets
I Tuesday at Community hospital.
•
ASHLAND. OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1941
Volume X
COORDINATED
EFFORT TO PUSH
HIGHWAY WORK
UIGHWAY BOOSTERS from the
California state line to the
Canadian border are settling down
to a definite schedule of progress
in conjunction with efforts to
modernise sections of the Pacific
highway in southern Oregon and
central
Washington.
following
conclusion of a two-state meeting
in Portland last week aimed at
emphasizing immediate action.
Approximately 150 representa
tives from communities bordering
Highway 99 through Oregon and
Washington favored "more speedy
action" on the re-vamping pro
gram and urged officials in Wash
ington. D. C to recognize the im
portance of realigning the high
way from a national defense
standpoint.
Representatives of the Portland
sessions will appear before the
annual meeting of the Redwood
Empire association in San Fran
cisco this month to solicit their
official endorsement and approval
of the action. Little difficulty is
expected in this maneuver as full
support has been officially as
sured.
From remarks that “if the west
ern coast of the United States
should be invaded, the first line
of defense would be the Rocky
mountains," the Portland assem
bly pointed out that rapid move
ment of defense measures would
be vital to the communities along
the seaboard
It was indicated
that the coast highway, while a
valuable connecting link, could not
be definitely considered because of
its proximity to potential landing
forces.
The two primary
M bottlenecks
are ‘ located
M ’ between Grants Pass
and Roseburg. Oregon and Kelso
and Chehalis. Washington.
land association swn will inaugu
Ashland Chamber of Commerce
rate a region-wide campaign to
include Jackson county for the has ready for distribution a series
of attractive folders, portraying a
purpose of co-ordinating all festi
and
vals. fairs, regattas, rodeos and few of the many advantages com-
other civic events of Wonderland resources embraced in this
.
counties into a sequence of at munity.
The folders are drafted in clear,
tractions to be widely publicized
as the 1941 "Fun Festival" of the concise phrases backed up with
Shasta-Cascade Wonderland, ac local scenes to substantiate the
cording to Tom L. Stanley, a<wo- written facts.
Chamber officials are preparing
ciation general manager. The as
sociation also will conduct a cam to distribute thousands of the
paign to select some young lady folders in other states through
of the region to be titled "Miss hotels and civic bodies
Shasta - Cascade - 1941
Alice in
Wonderland' 'to serve during the
year as Wonderland theme girl
and official hostess She will be
featured in various ways in an
intensive publicity campaign about
According to reports from the
the scenic and recreational attrac-
tiona of the Wonderland and Secretary of State's office. Ash
events of the "Fun Festival" in land has registered more out-of-
this and other counties of the state vehicles than any other point
in the state for the year 1940,
region.
"The Wonderland association which officially closed Dec. 1.
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The report reveals 26,000 ve
has devoted 10 years to developing
and advertising resources of this hicles registered here, which is ROY HAMAKER PASSES
region." said Stanley. This was slightly under t.ie number for 1939
Roy Hamaker, 61, pioneer resi
climaxed by our building and ex- it is claimed.
dent of Klan.ath Falls, died in
There seems to be some con Vallejo. Calif., Dec. 23. according
hibits at thc 1939 and 1940 Gold-
en Gate International expositions, troversy in higher circles as to to word received here by friends
seen by millions of people from the desirability of discontinuing He was born in Linkville, before
all parts of the country Now we compulsory registration of out-of- it became Klamath Falls, while
propose to capitalize on this work state cars and some action upon Klamath county was still a part
by an intensive follow-up. aug the matter is anticipated in the of Lake county.
He attended
menting the pulling power of our coming session of the state legis schools in Ashland and for several
years was editor of the now de
acenic and recreational attractions lature.
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funct Klamath Express He left
with the lure of the many fine
Klamath Falls about 25 years ago
events which will compose the MARRIED IN BAKER
"Fun Festival."
Miss Ruth Dunham and Harold and had resided in California since
"An important part of this Gillmore were married in Baker then Survivors include his widow
Wonderland region publicity drive Thursday, Dec 26. The ceremony and two daughters.
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will be the selection of a theme was performed at 10:30 o'clock a.
girl as a means of dramatizing m. in the First Baptist church. • Bill Van Vleet and Viggo Las
our publicity and advertising cru Rev. C. E. Dunham, father of the sen made a business trip to Horn
sade in newspapers, magazines, bride, officiating. The young cou brook Tuesday.
pictorial services and publications ple will reside In Baker, where • Earl Canfield returned this
and news reel movies throughout both are employed.
week to Portland where he at
tends medical school.
the country. Young ladies in this
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and other counties of the region
Charlotte Short.
Stan Davis,
arbara Kay and Lyndal Newbry
are invited to take part in the • Mr and Mrs. Dick Hunger
Wednesday
returned
to
their
home
are among OSC students who re
campaign to select "Miss Shasta-
Cascade-1941 Alice in Wonder- in Corvallis following a visit here turned to Corvallis this week fol
land.’ Those Interested, who de at the home of Captain and Mrs. lowing holiday visits here with
parents and friends
sire advance information may ob i Charles De'.sman,
tain it by writing to the Shasta- • Dr. and Mrs. George Hull have • Mr. and Mrs. D R. Rutter vis
Cascade Wonderland association. as their guests this week Mr. ited last week-end with relatives
Hull's parents, Mr and Mrs. A. A. in Roseburg
Box 151. Redding, Calif.
"The campaign will be in the Hull. The senior Hulls spent part • Mr and Mrs Roily Newton of
hands of Trefile I .a Senay, asso of the holidays In southern Cali Coquille are visiting here at the |
ciation publicity director and de fornia and are returning to their home of Mrs Emma Hager and1
I home in Chahalla, Wash
tails soon will be available.**
other friends.
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Visitor Registration
Highest in Ashland
«
i ASHLAND'S school superintend-
|
ent. Theo J. Norby, thia week
, lx launching a survey of out-of
school youth available here for
special
preemployment courses
which may be launched within a
few days in cooperation with the
federal and state departments of
vocational education. The studies
would help prepare out-of-school
young men for future employment
in national defense industries.
Superintendent Norby has dis
tributed application blanks for in
terested young men and blanks
are available at The Miner office,
as well as at several other points.
Should 10 or more applicants ex
press interest in one or more of
the four courses which are being
made available as part of the na
tional defense training program,
classes will be formed here, local
instructors hired and studies be
gun Courses available include op
eration, care and repair of trac
tors, trucks, automobiles (gas and
diesel); metal work, simple molds,
tempering, drilling, shaping and
machinery repair; woodworking;
elementary electricity including
operation, care and repair of elec
trical appliances.
Superintendent Norby st
red
the need for immediate resp .se
by those interested in such studies
to facilitate early determination
of number of classes which can be
formed, and rapid procurement of
tools, equipment and locations for
the work Only local instructors
qualified in the four subjects will
be in charge of the classes and a
minimum of 10 to 15 students
must sign up for each course to'
justify its formation.
An urgent demand is anticipat
ed for pre-schooled industrial em
ployes to help push the defense
industries and the present canvass
of available out-of-school yoang
men will be Ashland's first step in
active participation in the work.
All young men are being urged to
sign applications in their own in
terest as well as the interests of
national defense.
Blanks and further information
will be available at the Miner of
fice at any time, and application
blanks also may be obtained at
the Chamber of Commerce office.
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Classes Will Resume
Here on Monday
Ashland schools will reopen
Monday morning. Jan. 6, after a
two weeks Christmas holiday mar
red somewhat by a widespread
but decreasing influenza epidemic
which threatened to force post
ponement of the original date.
Both the high school and junior
high, together with the grade
schools, will resume classwork,
clearing the way for the end of
the first semester. The Southern
Oregon College of Education now
is taking registrations for their
new term opening and students
planning to enter are urged to
apply as soon as possible
Registration for the civilian pil
ot's training program under the
local jurisdiction of the college
also is being made Detailed infor
mation may be secured from the
registrar's office, it was stated
OTTO HENRY CONE
Funeral services for Otto Hen
ry Cone. 68, who died Dec. 27,
were held at 2 p. m. Dec 30 at the
Litwiller Funeral home. Interment
in the IOOF addition
Mountain View cemetery.
HARRY
CHIPMAN
LEIGHTON BLAKE traveling
south to see first hand if a Rose
Bowl by any other name would
smell as sweet.
TED
LOCKHART
coming
back to the great closed spaces
after a try at Alaskan mud and
shivers.
JERRY BRUCE SWARTS
LEY hustling in a day ahead of
1941 to make his papa JOYE
glad he's in the laundry busi
ness.
DOROTHY STRATTON and
load of hay falling to the ground
together.
BUD GANDEE, in a gener
ous Christmas mood, giving
twice to the collection plate.