Unlv of ()r«K°n library $2.00 PER YEAR Stanisi ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON City Budget Gets A $4249 Increase To Aid Employees Crosby Fan Call» Bing; Gets Police One of Bing Crosby's fans lunded In jail Wednesday morn­ ing at two o'clock, when he in­ sisted on calling the Hollywood crooner from the Southern Pac­ ific Dx-pot in Ashland. Charles D. Roberts was picked up by Ashland police at two o’ clock Wednesday morning after telephone operator called police and reported that a man had been trying to call Bing Crosby and also talked incoherently on the telephone. On investigation Roberts was found to be A.W.O.L from a veterans hospital. He is being taken to Jackson County jail in Medford for mental obser vation. C of C Sets Up Committee System THURSDAY, JUNE Ten Elks at Oregon i State Convention ! Ten Elks from the Ashland Lodge are leaving Friday morn tog at 4:00 for Baker where they Will attend the Oregon State Elks dhnvention. Transportation is be furnished by Howard Oden and Will Dodge. The party will include Ken Robbins, Oden, Ralph McCul­ lough, Roland Parks, Gordon Pickell, Dodge, I. R. Frideger. Herb Huston, Ivor Erwin, and W. D. Parker. The convention will take place on the 14 and 15. ij , i 946 VOL. Ij. NO. 16 Sorophimist Chapter Received Charter Announcing this week that much of the future business of the Ashland Chamber of Com­ merce would lie handled through 10% Increase In Pay Will Women's Civic Club Hears permanent committees, Dr. W. W. Affect All Employees Dr. Stevenson At Charter MEAN PROVOST ONLY NAME Weller, president of the Cham­ On City Payroll Night Ceremonies ON DIST. 5 SCHOOL BALLOT ber of Commerce, made the fol­ City budget for the tiscal year lowing committee appointments Mern Provost’s name is the on-1 Charter night was held Wed­ of 1946 and 47 will be $42,477.00 public: ly one on the District 5 ballot nesday at the Civic Club House it wus announced by members of According to officials of the for the school election Monday, for the newly organized Ashland the budget committee for the city Chamber this system will mean of Ashland, Wednesday. The June 17. The election will be at chapter of Soroptimist Interna­ that various committees will raise will help take care of the the City Hall from two o’clock tional association.. Twenty-six meet weekly with William Healy, charter members from the Ash- 10% increase in salaries of city P. M. until 7:00 P. M. secretary, and plan the particu­ _ Mrs. Provost has served this land area, led by Mrs. Velna employees which was also grant* lar activities which are that com­ REEDS MOVING TO YANK last* year filling ou“t° the term Tor Weitzel; local president, took the ed at the meeting. mittee’s responsibility. This me GULCH FROM ALAMEDA — vows of membership. R. - I. — Flaharty yho resigned. Meeting with the City Council thod will not make it essential The program was opened by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Reed, pre­ Tuesday evening the budget com­ that the entire membership meet the singing of the International sently of Alemeda, California are mittee composed of Henry End­ but it will permit wider indivi ' Anthem folowed by the Flag Sa­ expected to move to their new ers, chairman, W. D. Whittle, dual participation in Chamber of lute. Kathleen Thompson, presi- hanie on Yank gulch near Talent Harry Morris, Clyde Caton, Fred Commerce affairs. | dent of the Klamath Falls club, next week, according to J. F Taylor, and Bob Ingle agreed up­ Members of the Retail Trade Emmett, who is Mrs. Reed’s fath­ | opened the meeting. The Rev. E. on and passed the proposed bud­ committee include: E. J. LaMarre, er. The Reed’s had originally | P. Borden gave the invocation. get which is $4,249 above last Lions of Ashland, meeting chairman, Dom Provost, Carryl The Red Cross Learn to Swim Mayor' T. S. Wiley greeted the years budget of $38,228. Tuesday night at the Lithia hotel Wines, Harrry Travis, I. F. An­ planned to move this week but campaign which has been under­ new group and wished them Mrs Reed is recuperating from According to J. Q. Adams, city heard two speakers, Wm. Healy, dres, J. A. Langtry, H. R. Mc­ way at Twin Plunges will close raporder, individual taxation secretary of the Chamber of Keever, George Reed, and James a major operation and it was this Friday at 12:00. The pro­ much success and a long life in community affairs. Ida Odell, deemed not advisable to under­ should not be affected by the rise Commerce and Dr. Elmo Steven­ Mackie; The Aviation committee gram has been a pronounced also of Klamath Falls, made the ake the trip. in the budget. The assessed val­ son. includes Kenton Robbins, chair­ success with 280 students from response. uation for this year will be high­ Healy spoke on “Ashland, Past, man, Lloyd Selby, Jack Enders, Ashland, Medford, Talent, Cen- Officers were then installed by er than last years $2,701,205.63, Present and Future." and Dr. Jack Francis, and Doyle Seely. Oden and Irwin To tral Point, and Phoenix partici- Rose Poole, Klamath Falls, Mrs. and the raise in the budget will Stevenson told of the plans for Publicity: Wendell Lawrence and paung. Weitzel was officially installed as be met by this rise in valuation. the enlargement of Southern Doyle Seely. Membership, Bill New York in July , nAn^ ards Wl1! between president, Miss Margaret Ram- Howard Oden, Exalted Ruler The county assessor’s office is Oregon college. Snider, chairman, Clyde Caton, 12.00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. by Jack say( vjce president; Phoebe president; presently working on valuations; New officers for the club will Eldon Scripter, Toy L. Trammel, of the Elks in Ashland, and Ivor Knight, Oakland, California, who say, vice Green, Recording secretary; Jean­ no figures are presently avail­ be installed at Ladies Night Herb Huston, and Walter McCoy; Erwin, past Exalted Ruler are has been conducting the classes. nette Smith, corresponding sec­ able. planning on attending the Nat­ which will be June 25. industrial, Lloyd Selby, chairman Students who have completed the The increase in salary of 10 per Herb Huston, Bert Kimsey, Don O'Blenness, Herb Fischborne ional Elks convention in New various phases of instruction will retary and Blanche Huffman, as treasurer. cent is to assist city employees and A1 Snider who are delegates and Roger Rath; real estate, Hen* York City in July. be given awards as Beginners,, The Ashland lodge usually Polliwogs, Intermediate Swim­ in meeting the rise in living ex­ to the State Lions convention re­ ry Galey, chairman, W. D. Jack- Directors are Norma Erwin, penses. The council also voted to turned late Tuesday evening. son, George Reed and C. A. Pitta; •ends one delegate to the Nation­ mers, Advanced Swimmers, and Nelle Burns and Amy Reed. set up a retirement plan for city They will present a comprehen­ Southern Oregon College, Dr. A. al convention but this year they Life Guards. I Presentation of the charter was employees. This will be operated sive report on the convention S. Taylor, chairman, Earl New- plan to send two, as Erwin, last Mrs. E. E. Stearns of Ashland i made by Etta Cunning, Baker, in conjunction with the state next Tuesday evening. bry, and Dr. R. E. Poston; recep­ year's ruler, did not attend be­ has been registrar for the classes president of the northwest re­ gion. Mrs. Weitzel accepted the public employees retirement plan. tion, Paul Finnell, chairman, F 1 cause of war conditions. The employee, the city, and the charter on behalf of the local S. Engle, Wilbur Bushnall and state will all contribute to the club and the 26 charter members Dr. Blanche Rice. fund. This will be effective as of were then introduced by Mrs. Legislative, Earl T. Newbry, July 1. Employees will retire at Coral Sabo, Klamath Falls, ex­ Doctor W. W. Weller, president chairman, Frank J. Van Dyke, Jean F. Eberhart, who has been tension director of this area. the age of 65 except for fire and of Ashland Chamber of Comm­ negotiating with Howard Oden Dr. Elmo Stevenson, in the police personnel who will retire erce, said this week that a re­ and Clarence Williams; transpor­ tation, roads and highways, How­ at 60. for several weeks, announced to­ main address of the evening ,told creational committee would be ard Oden, chairman, Ralph Keo- The Balfour-Guthrie property day that he had purchased the appointed sometime within the zer and O. E. Sabin; finance, located at the foot of Oak Street Ashland Sporting Goods store the Soroptimists that any civic organization in Ashland could next week. Gerald Wenner, C. Sommers, is presently under consideration from Mr. Oden. He will begin have three aims: Recreation for Doctor Weller mentioned that Frank Culp and Ben Lombard; by the City of Ashland as a site operations on July 1. all children; Beautification of one of the first activities of this agriculture, Henry Enders, chair­ for an airport. Mayor T. S. Wiley Eberhart has been head coach side streets and stronger support committee would be to plan on a man, T. E. Fowler, P. R. William­ hat appointed Elmer Biegel, Wil­ at Southern Oregon College for for local schols. golf course and to work with the son and Ralph Koozer. liam J3riggs and Lloyd Selby as eight years. He was on military Guests were introduced, Klam­ City Superintendent El m e r City on the organization of a Building and Construction com­ a rogimittee to negetiate.an op- leave during the W*r at which ath Falls chapter which sponsor­ Beagle announced this week that municipal golf course or make mittee has been appointed with tiofleft the land? * J«» time he served as a naval phys­ ed the local group had 15 and the City of Ashland had arrang­ the course available' to private W. D. Jackson, chairman, Jake Approval has been granted by ical training officer. Coos Bay had three. ed for a parking lot at the corner Interests. Weitzel, H. R. Morris, J. Q. the Civil Aeronautics authority A1 Simpson, who has been Donn Hufman and Suzanne of first and C Street, which The committee will also work Adams, and Clarence Homes, t MP use of this site as an airport. signed by the college may re­ Lamarre each sang three songs. would be open approximately on on plans for an entrance-way Sale price has been set at $25,000. place Eberhart as head coach, They were accompanied by Mrs. July 4th. into the Lithia Park on the Pla­ however, Dr. Elmo Stevenson, Catharine Hufman. The property is approximately za, which would advertise the president of the college, made no j Oak Street Gets Win 125 feet by 150 feet and will have park to tourists who are travel­ committments this week. space for seventy cars, parking ing through town. BrAm HUt; In Lead Howard Oden plans to leave in will be free. At present, build­ Another activity of this com­ Ocfc Street wiped out the Hilt July for the Elks National con­ ings which were on the lots are mittee is to coordinate youth act­ Mrs. Lorena McNair, of Alpha threat in the softball league Wed­ vention, and will make no ar­ being removed. The buildings be­ ivities. Chapter No. 1, Ashland, was nesday night when they shut the rangements for other business longed to Mrs. Grant Davis. Beginning with a “Kick-Off elected Worthy Grand Matron of Hilt club out 7 to 0. This gives until his return. Beugle also stated that the city Mrs. John Murphy is in Port­ the Oregon Eastern Star Tuesday Oak street the lead in league Breakfast’’, at 7:30, Wednesday was planning to carve a parking land this week representing the at sessions of the Grand Chap­ standings with 3 wins and no morning, June 19, at the Lithia lot out of the area behind the I local grand chapter of Eastern ter which are being held this Hotel the Ashla n d Y.M.C.A. losses. Lithia Hotel and was only wait- Star. Verone Wold is taking her week in Portland. The 57th an­ Committee will begin its first Charles Warren, center fielder, ing for Mr. C. C. Cooley of Grants place at the city light and water nual session is being held at the is sparking the Oak Street out­ membership drive to organize a Pass, who is owner of the proper­ department. strong “Y” program in Ashland. Masonic Temple in Portland. fit this year. Backing him up is ty, to complete signing of the Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morgan, The breakfast will featu r e Mrs. McNair succeeds Mrs. Ha­ Jim Jandreau, who returned Mon necessary papers. Two business houses in A sh -, George Cole, p r f e s s i o n a l 209 Oak Street, and Mrs. Elsie zel Graham of Tillamook. Instal­ day from Portland where he McMillan of the Cozy Apartments lation will be Thursday night at played ball with the Up State All Jand received notification this 1 Y.M.C.A. campaigner, who is Mr. and Mrs. Neiman and Mrs. on North Main spent Tuesday which time Alpha Chapter will Stars. Charles Jandreau, also a week, from the county clerk of coming to Ashland in order to Ashton of Oakland, California ar­ morning in Medford. present a special drill in honor member of the Oak Street club, Jackson County, of the accept- organize the membership cam- rived last Wednesday to spend ance of the assumed business paign. James Mackie was in Medford of Mrs. McNair. is playing a bang-up game. names. until Saturday with Mr. and Mrs Monday morning, on business. Members of the finance com­ Tied for second place in league Mrs. McNair is the widow of D. D. Sheldon and G. S. Green mittee who will work directly Walter Herbert. Mr. Neiman is a Mrs. Lurline C. Nye, Ashland, Hal McNair, former Ashland standings are the Noselcats and nephew of Mrs. Herbert. received a degree of Bachelor of druggist, who died three years Newbry Orchards, each with one will continue to operate the jew­ with Mr. Cole include Allen Mc­ Mrs. Alice Kent has rented her Science at the 20th annual com- ago. She has now taken over his win and one loss. Steakhouse and elry store at 272 East Main as Gee, Carryl Wines, Joe Fader home on Allison street and plans mence at Southern Oregon Col­ interest in the McNair Bros, drug Millers are trailing with two los­ “Sheldon Jewelry”. Mr. Sheldon and Roland Parks has been operating this store for in leave soon for Klamath Falls, lege. At the breakfast two squads store. She is a Past Matron in Ted Sommers fished at Dia- Robert C. Kinne was arrested the local Eastern Star chapter, a ses.Howard Wiley, president of the the past few months under the will appoint Generalissimos of mond Lake over the weekend for speeding June 8, posted ten past queen in Zulemia Temple. league, said today that John Cot­ above assumed name and Mr. the individual squads and pre­ Green has recently become a pare a contest wherein each and returned with some fish run- dollars bail, which was forfeited Daughters of the Nile. ten’s Lumberjacks were being partner in the business. ning over three pounds. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Brubak­ squad will attempt to get the Twenty members of Alpha withdrawn because of the addi­ “The Siskiyou Publishing Com­ most membership. Camping gifts for father in­ er of Freeport, Illinois spent from Chapter No. 1 led by Mrs. Edna tional work necessitated by the clude sleeping bags, Coleman lan­ Tuesday until Friday visiting Mr Daugherty, worthy matron, are fire which wiped out a large pany”, publishers of the South­ According to local officials of terns, stoves and portable ice­ and Mrs. Walter Herbert. Mr attending the sessions in Port­ part of the Herrin’s mill this ern Oregon Miner, also received the Y.M.C.A. the guidance and boxes at Marshall Wells on the Brubaker is a nephew of Mrs land. week. The American Legion club notification that the assumed training of Ashland’s youth will business name had been accept­ be the purpose of the Y program Plaxa. Herbert. managed by Kenton Robbins, ed. Carryl H. and Marion Wines in Ashland. Roland Parks, head will replace Cottens outfit. and Wendell D. and Camilla of the finance committee, stated -------4»--- • - Jim Jandreau returned from Lawrence are partners in the en­ this week the following named people have already asked that Portland where he played all terprise. ---------- o----------- they be included in the teams with the Upstate All Stars. Port­ CRAM HANDLES INSURANCE which will work on the member­ Timber piles estimated at $75,- land All Stars defeated the Up­ AGENCY IN ASHLAND AREA ship drive: state Stars 4 to 1. 000 were destroyed Monday nite Roger Cram, former Southern Mrs. Howard Wiley and Mrs. by a fire at the Ashland Lumber Oregon college student, announc­ Bert Wright are spending the Mills, formerly known as the ed this week that he would rep­ Herrin mill. The fire was started week in Portland. resent the Northern Life insur­ I i you have been discharged Family allowances for your when a transient, Harold LeRoy ance company in the Ashland from the A rm y—if you held a dependents w ill be continued Jones, 35, Cottage Grove, started area. Cram was formerly publish­ grade and wish to retain it —if th ro u g h o u t yo u r e n lis tm e n t a small fire in the yard for er and editor of the Jacksonville Meeting in regular session you have dependents — then act warmth. only if you enter the Regular News. Tuesday night Ashland Post No. Jones said he banked the fire now. . . . June 30, 1946, is Arm y before July 1, 1946. 14 of the American Legion de­ before going to sleep, but that it On June 5. a talkative little cided to sponsor a softball team the last day on which you can I f you havfc been discharged got away and he was awakened instrument came into our home in the local softball league. enlist in the Regular Arm y and from the Arm y and wish to re- by the roar of the flames. The at Sky Lodge, atop the Siskiyou Kenton Robbins was elected still take advantage of two im ­ cnlist at your old grade, you fire was fought by U. S. Forest Mountain. "It's a telephone that chairman of the solfball commit­ portant benefits . . . retention must enlist w ith in 90 days after NOLA SUE ROBBINS vislt- , a is". Service equipment as it was be­ * e vv w a s jv /j u having a v iiiy