SOUTHERN OREGON MINER THURSDAY, JAN U AR Y j l , 1946
PAGE POUR
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
Published Every Thursday at 137 M ain Street, Ashland, Oregon
Carryl H. & Marion C. Wines, Kditors-Publishers
Batered as second-class m ail m atter in the post office at Ash­
land. Oregon, February 13, 1933, under the act of Congress
af M arsh 3, 1873.
The Front Door
B y R uth T aylor
Those 01 us who were brought
up ru small towns have nusuugic
memories ol the circus. Mot uie
great arenas - but uie one-ring
mg snows ol the cities, nela in
shows that made us ache with
anticipation from the uay tne
lu s t posters were slapped on the
biiiooards, to the magic spring­
i n g up 01 the white tents, clear
through all the wonders of the
parade to the last note ot the
band and the last glass of pink
lemonade.
A
friend of mine who was
brought up in just such a circus
was reminiscing for my benefit
one evening and he said, "You
know, my uncle was the Front
Door of the B ig Show .” 1 said,
"Translate.” He iaughted and re­
plied, "1 suppose you’d call him
the public relations man. He was
the one who met the public in
each town. The trouble shooter.”
1 liked the phrase "The Front
Door ol tne b ig s>now." We all
ought to be that - lor ourselves,
lor our groups, for our commun­
ity, for our nation - because it
is on us as individual* that our
group, our community, our na­
tion are judged.
If we are good at our job -
everyone will want to know
more - to know not only us but
those whom we unconsciously re­
present
Ca n you imagine a “ Front
Door of the Big Show ” being
tactless? Can you imagine a
"Front Door" having to demand
his rights? No, he’d have them
handed him on a silver platter
because he’d have everyone so
intrigued about the interesting
things behind the Front Door
that people would come to him.
H e’d stop trouble before it start­
ed and keep his own crew in
line.
And what’s more - he’d so
conduct himself that the whole
town would want him to come
Guardian^ Victory
Thousand« of men are now anlätlng
in the Regular Army. Join now and
S « THE JOB THROUGH f
C H O O S E Y O U R B R A N C H O k S E R V IC E
AHO OVERSEAS TH E A TE R
Travel * Education • Security • Career
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A R M Y R K C R U IT IN Q O F F IC E
P O S T O F F IC E B U I L D IN G
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Medford, Oregon
back and they would link up his
fair and friendly attitude with
the circus itself. He'd consider
the laws of the community and
keep them. He’d respect their
rights so well that he’d never
wear out his welcome.
We can’t all work in a circus
- but we can all be good "Front
door of the Big Show .”
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Letter From
Washington
BY HARRIS ELLSWORTH
Representative In Congress
from Oregon
It may be that the flu bug
bites Members of Congress hard­
er than it does other people. In
any event, 1 have just finished
with the meanest attack ot flu 1
have ever had. A great many
people have had the tlu here in
Washington this winter, but I be­
lieve the epidemic 'has pretty
much passed over now. 1 suppose
the weather has had something
to do with it. Three weeks ago,
we had several days with the
temperature in the 70 s, followed
almost immediately with a solid
two weeks of temperatures in the
low 20*s.
V
V
ABOUT VITAMINS, and scientific research has proven their
necessity for good health.
Everybody Can Find . . .
their favorite vitamin products in the complete vitamins sections
at WESTERN THRIFT STORE in Medford.
Everybody Who Shops. . .
Southern Oregon’s Vitamins Headquarters . . .
Finds Medford’s Lowest Prices
Finds Authentic Vitamin Information
Finds Medford’s Largest Variety.
Over joo kinds and sizes
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WESTERN THRIFT STORE
Phone Medford 3874
“Your Friendly Grocer”
ALWAYS A GOOD SUPPLY OF FRESH FRUITS
A N D VEGETABLES
WHERE YOUR TRADE IS APPRECIATED
Now meat market in connection with store
PLAZA GROCERY
61 N. MAIN
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BIG SAVINGS
90 lb. Roofing
roll 2.91
Why Pay More?
INSULATION
bag 1.19
BIG SPECIAL ON
BABY CRIBS AND BUGGIES
COME IN AND LOOK AROUND
JAMES G. MACKIE
'A u th o riz e d D ealer-
e m Àuto Supply Co-
Ashland, Oregon
Staffoni Pacific Is happy to announce that plans are under way far the
SHASTA DAYLIGHTS
between Partland and San Francisco
V
Judging from the mail that 1
and tne other Members of Con­
gress have been receiving the
last two or three weeks, Uie peo­
ple ot the counUy Uunk c o n ­
gress is to blame tor Uie present
wave of sUikes and labor d i s ­
pute. Furthesrmore, the people
apparently think the present sit­
uation has developed because
Congress tailed to pass the legis­
lation referred to as the "Presi­
dent’s program.” I even heard a
representative of the C IO say, on
a radio program here in Wash­
ington recently, that the Con­
gress could have prevented the
strikes if it had passed certain
legislation. When the interview­
er asked this C IO representative
to cite specific legislation, she
named the minimum wage bill
and the “ full employment” bill.
Quite obviously, neither the
minimum wage oitl nor“ tne "lull
employment” Dill could havg nad
Ute slightest bearing on tne situ­
ation, no matter when they were
passed. Nor would the passage
of the F E P C or tne unemploy­
ment compensation bills have
any effect upon the present sit­
uation. These four bills, togeth­
er with the Presidents recom­
mendation that a fact-finding la­
bor bill be passed, (which came
along after the first of Decem­
ber) represent what is referred
to as the “ President’s legislative
program.” This so-called program
is not of world-shaking import­
ance. The failure of Congress to
act upon it has had no effect up­
on the strike situation. In fact,
I feel that every one of the bills
embodied in the President’s pro­
gram is of questionable merit,
and the Congress might be do­
ing the country a greater service
by refusing to pass them than by
accepting them.
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There w ill shortly be brought
EVERYBODY'S TALKING!
30 North Ceatral
to the Floor a watered-down ver­ | nothing short of u mi rude if a '
sion of the President’s request , good law results from this pro-
for a law providing for fact-find­ i cedure, but the House of Kepre-
ing boards in labor disputes. A I sentatives und ull of its commit­
riueful reading of the bill em­ tees uit* overwhelmingly con­
bodying the President’s recom­ trolled by the Administrution,
mendation reveals that its pas­ und this seems to be the wuy
sage would accomplish nothing in which they want to do it.
e e e
basic toward the elimination of
strikes. If the bill is passed as . The House of Representatives
written, it will provide only that hus hud prepared two documents
a factfin d in g hoard will be ap­ of questions and unswers and
pointed and will make a report, general information concerning
and that no strike can occur dur­ income taxes. These documents
ing a thirty-day period while a have been prepared by experts to
board is being appointed and is lve a concise, accurate und un-
making its report. The Presi­ erstundubk* explanation of the
dent’s bill provides nothing more subject. The titles of the docu­
ments are “ Servicemen’s Federal
than that.
Income Tux” und the “ Revenue I
However, the bill is now sche­ Act of 1945” .
duled to come on the the Floor
With the tux deadline only six
under what is called an “ Open weeks uheud, these publications
Rule", which means that it muy can be helpful to those who are
be amended, or some other pro­ interested. I have a limited a llo t-1
posal may be substituted for it ment of these publications a n d '
on the Floor. In other words, shall be glad to furnish copies to
due to the failure of the Adm in­ anyone requesting them until my
istration-controlled Labor Com ­ supply is exhausted.
mittee of the House of Repre­
sentatives to report a sound und
Window qlass. paint and oil at
constructive bill, the House will
be compelled to actually write Marshall-Walls Stora, on tha
the bill on the Floor by means Plaxa. phona 2-1231.
of amendments. After the bill is
thus patched up on the Floor,
we will be called upon to vote
Monumanti and markers. Saa
it either up or down. It will be Burns Memoriali. On tha Plast. .
PHONE 41 j i
iwa brand naw custom-built streamlined trains far
daily daylight service: CASCADE will ba streamlined!
t h is is ITI This is the announcement we had to
postpone through four long years of war.
We are happy to tell our friends in Oregon that
plans are under way for the first streamliners in
Southern Pacific’s postwar program—the Shasta Day­
lights. We promise you that we will spare no expense
to make these the finest and most luxurious stream­
lined coach trains ever constructed— Oregon's Own
Trains!
Leaving Portland and San Francisco in the morn­
ing and arriving in the late evening, the Shasta Day­
lights will speed daily in each direction over Southern
Pacific’s Cascade Line.
Bus service from Grants Pass, Medford and Ash­
land will connect at Dunsmuir with the Shasta Day­
light to and from San Francisco. (Overnight train
service between Ashland and Portland and between
Grants Pass and San Francisco will be continued.)
Each seat on the Shasta Daylights will have its own
individual window, and these windows will be of
unique design—much taller than the windows on any
other train.
Aboard the Shasta Daylights, travelers from all
over the world will enjoy a close-up grandstand view
of the wonders of Oregon. The trains will, we think,
be a fine advertisement for the state.
With our companion Daylights between San Fran­
cisco and Los Angeles, the Shasta Daylights will en­
able tourists to see almost the entire Pacific Coast in
the traditional comfort and luxury of these famous
streamliners created by Southern Pacific.
Fast, powerful diesel-electric locomotives will
smoothly pull the Shasta Daylights. The exteriors will
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lie brilliantly streamlined in red, orange and black.
The interior color schemes will be inspired by the
soft blues, greens and browns of Oregon’s lakes, rivers
and forests. The Shasta Daylights will have every
modem refinement in comfort and service th at we
and the builders can conceive. Above all, they will be
safe, solidly built and dependable.
We have given our ideas to the designers of the car
building companies, who are now working out the
details and technical specifications. As soon as bids
are received, we will place orders for actual construc­
tion of the Shasta Daylights for delivery, we expect,
before the end of the year.
A fa s te r stream lined CASCADE
Our plans include streamlining the Cascade, making
it a de luxe overnight sleeping car train between
Portland and San Francisco. Based on designs now
being worked out, orders will be placed for triple
unit articulated cars for the Cascaae- each unit
consisting of a lounge car, a dining car and a kitch­
en car. (If vou have ridden our famous Lark between
San Francisco and I xjs Angeles you know how stun­
ningly beautiful these three-car units are. The dining
car and lounge are one continuous room 131 feet
long, with no partition between the cars. They are
the only cars of this kind in America.)
As fast as the manufacturer can deliver new
streamlined sleeping cars they will be placed in
service on the Cascade. This, we hope, will be early
in 1947. The Cascade, as well as other trains, will be
speeded up as soon ns the present heavy traffic load
eases, and before we receive the new equipment.
The friendly Sautbsm PtieW-