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NEWS REVIEW
A S H L A N D . J A C K S O N C O U N T Y . O R EG O N
Six Candidates A fte r
Three Council Seats
Thursday, September $, 1946
T W O M IN IS T E R S T O S P E A K
O V E R K W IN T H IS W E E K
Radio programs which aie Haines Resigns
1 sponsored by the Ashland Minis-
, terial Association over radio sta-
I tion KWIN at 8:15 a.m. daily will, From Hospital
Voi 13, No. 27
W IL L IA M S W IL L A S S IS T
IN S.O.C. W O R K S H O P
Southern Oregon College—Mr.
Clifford Williams, new fi f t h
grade supervising teacher at Lin­
coln school ,has arrived in Ash-
Dr. Charles Haines, who hag | Jand
assisting at the S.O.C.
Engineer Reports
On Availability
Of City Water
' have the Rev. A. H. McDonnell,
j vicar of Trinity Episcopal church
! speaking Thursday, Friday, and b e n supervisor of the C o m m u n -’
Mr .Williams is a graduate
| Saturday, Septem ber 5, 6, and 7. ity hospital .since July 1, resigned
Fischborn. Woodall,
from
State Teachers College at
from
his
position
as
medical
sup
The Rev. Leland Wilkinson,
Nosier, and Davies Out
M t. Ashland R unoff Is
JA M E S I. M E R R IM A N . 1«.
| pastor of the First Baptist Church ervisor Wednesday. Mrs M argar­ Greeley, Colorado. His M aster’s
To Unseat Incumbents
Inadequate, Dam and
E N L IS T S IN U, S. A R M Y .
. i l l speak on Monday, Tuesday et Van Scuyver, who has been degree was in elem entary educa­
Storage P lan t Needed
James I. Merriman, 384 Hel­ and Wednesday, Septem ber 9, 10, head nurse also resigned a t the tion, and most of his experience
John Nosier, Herb Fischborn,
has been at that level and as a
Murshull Woodell and S. S. Duv- man St. Ashland, age 18, enlist­ and 11.
same time.
l A. D. Harvey, consulting engi-
les have filed for city council, ac­ ed in the United States Army,
Reason for the resignation ac­ principal.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Williams
and
1
n^er4, Presented to the city coun-
August
28,
1948.
Jam
es
M
erriman
cording to city recorder J. Q.
cording to Dr. Haines was the
’ Tuesday a deatiled report on
Adams, Thursday morning. Two is tin- son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Boys School Moves
lack of adequate assistants and their three children have found I cd
satisfactory living accomodations. the potential w ater problem of
of the three incumbents who 1 A. M erriman and graduated from
equipment.
Ashland.
Step Nearer To Goal
iiave filed indicating a desire lor Ashland High School last year.
Other Ashland physicians, Dr.
Harvey stated th at the Mt. Ash
He
enlisted
tur
18
months
as
re-election are John Daugherty
Colonel Preston P. W aterbury Harvey Woods, Dr. Genevieve
land watershed did not contain
a private.
and J. A. Putman.
and J. Q. Adams had conferences Swendenburg, Dr. Ralph Poston,
enough water to justify tapping
Lloyd Selby, the third council­
with representatives of the War and Dr. E. K. Everett will con­
that area .He recommended that
man whose term expires this
Lithia Motors’ new showroom this be forgotten at present.
Assets Adm inistration, in P o rt­ tinue to operate the hospital.
year has not filed and stated that
The four doctors will act as a and remcXleled garage on South
land last week, on ways and
Harvey stated that enough
the business interests which he
means of obtaining surplus war board of directors and the ho.s Second street .will be thrown op­ w ater for 10,000 people could be
has in Yreka and Ashland pre­
pi
ta
I
will
be
under
the
direct
en
to
the
public,
Friday,
Septem
­
Lt. Col. Clyde Young left Mon­ m aterials fur the proposed boys
obtained for Ashland by con­
vent him from spending the pro­ day to report for active duty in camp which Colonel W aterbury supervision of the head nurse. ber 6 with the first public show­ structing
a dam in the West Fork
per amount of time on city af­ the United States Army, at the plans to build in the Bellview Mrs. Allen King who is replacing ing in Ashland of the 1946 Chrys­ of Ashland creek .This would im­
fair*.
Mrs.
Van
Scuyven.
ler
Plymouth
models.
area.
Sixth army headquarters in the
pound 850 acre feet of water. A
Nosier, Fischborn, Woode I I, U. S. Court house building in
Maurice Aird and W alt DeBoer filtration and storage plant, are
The hospital has at present a
They discussed the availability
and Duvies who seek the posts Portland. Young has a perm anent of utilizing existing structures fuli staff and will continue to op­ who are the owners of Lithia Mo­ also needed he stated. Present
on the council huve indicated arm y commission as major, and and equipm ent at Camp White erate. The new system became tors, have built a 36x28 foot show storage
is inadequate for the pre­
that they are running because of as yet doesn’t know what type of and plans were form ulated which effective Thursday evening at room and a 28 x 30 parts room sent population.
7:00
p.m.
a desire to aid in betterm ent of work he will do.
fronting
Second
street.
The
inter­
would perm it the obtaining of
The report covered estim ated
city administration.
The city council authorized at ior is of knotty pine paneling and water requirem ents from 1946 to
During the war Col. Young these buildings under certain
Three of the candidates are served with the coast artillery in circumstances. At present Camp Council meeting Tuesday even­ the room is lighted with five 1966, And the estim ated cost was
comparatively young men. Wixxl- antiaircraft and sea coast units in White has not been declared su r­ ing a new basement floor for the large view type windows and a $1,130.000.
ell who has served two years on the south Pacific. He was also in plus by the Army and is not open hospital, repair of the furnace, series of fluourescent lighting
fixtures.
the council, is Dean of Men of the Aleutians with a seacoast for release.
and repair of the stove.
Southern Oregon college. He re­ unit.
The remodeled entrance to the
While in Portland, W aterbury
signed from the council in 1942
garage now perm its wide angle
Young has been employed in and Adams met with Mayor Ril­
approaches. The garage space is
to enter the Navy. Woodell in­ the Ashland Post Office since his ey, who stated that he was h e a rt­
Selby Motors received a build­
100 x 90 feet.
dicated that he had always been discharge from the army. Mrs. ily in favor of the proposed
ing perm it for a $12,000.00 build­
interested in civic governm ent I Young plans to join him within a school and thought that Ashland
ing from the Oregon District CPA
and wanted to continue with his month.
was the perfect site for the insti­
in Portland recently.
interrupted term.
tution.
Robert R. Lytle of Valley View
Excavation has already begun
Fischborn, who was formerly I
has been appointed to succeed
by Lininger & Sons ,for the new
m anager of the Gal-Ore saw m ill1
County Commissioner Wm. Perry
two-story addition to the garage
is co-owner of the Bosshard lum- I
of Eagle Point, who resigned be­
on Pioneer avenue adjoining the
her company. He is a graduate of '
cause of ill health.
present Selby motors building.
the University of Hamburg, and 1
According __ to M arilyn
Christ-
Mr. Lytle assumed his office
-
__
The
two-story
building will
was a resident of Vallejo, Calif­
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Brantley Tuesday, Septem ber 3, and will ileb, director
r
n uPP i
' give Selby’s additional garage
Last Sunday afternoon marked
ornia before coming here several
Camp
La-O-W
o-Laket
space
and
\ paint and
d| .
wo'rk
with
County
Judge
J.
B.
i
council
at
years ago. He is a member of the close of the vesper worship received word last Thursday of Coleman and Commissioner Pow- oi
Woods,
the
following
a-
partm
ent.
services held in the Lithia P a r k ,' Jbe sudden death of their son,
the Elks and the Lions.
ell of Central Point. He will fill wards were given at the comple-
Nosier .who is a truck und sponsored by the Ashland Minis- Ervin Brantley, of Canyonville, out the unexpired term of Perry i bon of the camp last week,
produce dealer is the youngest terial Association. At every ser­ who died of a heart attack at the which expires December 3, 1946
Awards in handicraft: Patricia
member of the group. He is a vice during the summer the a t­ Myrtle Creek hospital, at the age
Mr.
Lytle
goes
into
office
w
e
ll!
Bailey,
Frances Hess, Peggy Tay­
of
35.
member of the Elks, the Masonic tendance has been good, and ac­
lor, Jessie Mackie and Mary
He was engaged in the Whole. qualified because of previous ex­ White.
cording to members of the Minis­
lodge, and the Shrine.
Funeral services were held
in governm ent work,
S. S. Davies .who is proprietor terial association there were sale Produce business in Canyon- perience
Cam
pcraft
honors:
Colette
Per-!
Wednesday
for Calvin M. Redd,
of the M irror barber shop, is a ,nany expressions of appreciation , ville and is survived by his wid- especially in road construction rine, Carol Culp, Jeannette Kin-1 oi Route 2 who m et with a tragic
work.
He
owns
the
J.
R.
Mc­
former m em ber of the city coun- °* ibis cooperative effort. Each ow and three year old son. Rich,
ney, Mary White, Bettie D avis1 death, August 30, a t the home of
cil. He heads the Taxpayers Wat-1 minister, of the communities ard. his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Cracken farm in Valley View.
and Christine Heavilin.
1 B E. Ferber of Rt. 2, Box 196.
Mr.
Lytle
is
the
first
represen-
er and Light league.
, churches which belong to the as- L- Brantley of Ashland; seven
Swimming honors Norma Bal-i Redd was missast
county court from four,
Daugherty is completing on«- sociution, has spoken during the brother« and sisters; Comdr. W L}?4*ve on
P at Bailey; Frances Hess, evening when he W fe 5 to show
I. fliuntlcy nf
navv- Mrs." mis section for several years.
.. __ '
L.
of thr,
the navy;
term on the council. He is a m em ­ series.
Donna Redmond, Janice Carter, UP at the Ferbers and the family
Rev. George Shuman, of the Jack Walker, Ashland; M rs .
ber of the street, water .and fin­
Audrey Schuster, Nancy Dunke- started searching for him but
ance committees Putmnn is also Pneabyterfen Church presided Angus Todd, Medford; Robert L.
son, Bettie
Davis and Paula were unable to find him that
Brantley
Jr.;
Lt.
(jg)
Melvin
H.
during
Sunday’s
service
and
led
completing his first year .He is a
Mackie,
who
passed
their Polly- evening. The next morning his
Brantley;
Gene
R.
Brantley
and
member of the water, realty and in the invocation. Rev. Gordon
wog
test.
Jessie
Mackie,
Christine body was found by his grandson,
Lindsay of the Assembly of God Clarice Brantley. Ashland; and
electric committees.
Ashland’s
City
Band
gave
its
Heavlui,
and
Mary
White,
who Robert P. Redd .where he had
read the one hundred twenty- i many other relatives in the sur-
fallen through a hole in the hay­
final
concert
last
Thursday
at
8
Passed
their
Frog
test
and
Jean-
lirst Psalm.
rounding area.
loft. His pet dog was with him
o’clock
in
the
Lithia
Park.
nette
Kinney
and
Marvel
Gage,
Dr. G. W. Bruce of the M eth­
and it is thought that the dog
{ Ronald Rice who has conduct-who Passed their Fish test,
odist Church gave the sermon on
had first fallen through the hole
ed
the
band
since
Jack
F
ran
cis1
Clean
Tent
Award
was
pre­
the subject, "Unto the Hills”.
left, directed the final concert
| sented to Cabin No. 5 which was and Redd, in attenm pting to help
Members of the American Le­ The sermon was based on th e •
composed of Dixie Lee W annberg the dog had slipped and fallen to
Ervin
Lesser
will
be
the
in
gion have upproved the plan pre­ first verse of the one hundred
Frances Hess, Carol Culp, Col­ his death.
i
structor
of
music
in
the
public
Mr. Redd was born in Warsaw,
sented to them by the Chamber twenty first Psalm. During the
ette
Perrine, Sandra Clary, Ja n ­
'
schools
this
year,
coming
here
Miss Lois Ware and George
of Commerce to erect a m yrtle- course of his sermon Dr. Bruce Vern Pittm an were m arried S at­ after Jack Francis had resigned. ice Carter, Donna Redmond and Indiana, December 25, 1866 and
is survived by a son, Ralph W.
wood pluque in the Plaza which said, “The Psalm ist very likely urday evening at five o’clock in
The band concerts this vear Paula Mackie
was in exile when he wrote this
Coveted La-O-W o a w a r d , Redd, who has just recently mov-
would be a perm anent honor roll psalm,
and felt the pangs of home I the manse of the P resb y terian 1 have proven to be one of the
«if Ashland veterans of World sickness as he thought of the Church. The Rev. George M. Shu- cities outstanding a ttr a c tio n s which is given each year to the - ed to Ashland and two daughters;
Christine Wallin, San Diego,
War II, Dr. W. W Weller, presi­ mountains round about Jerusa- man Performed the ceremony.
draw ing a large crowd of both girls who have proved themselves Mrs.
California; and Mrs. Effie Bailey,
dent of the Cham ber of Com­ lem
I The couple will reside at 23 S. local and outside people each to be the most outstanding cam ­ Santa
Ysbal, California.
merce, announced today.
pers was awarded to Jeanette
At the close of the service Dr.j Newton in Medford .
Thursday evening.
The plaque would replace the Bruce announced that the Min-
Kinney, Christine Heavilin and
Bettie Davis.
present honor roll which is com­
posed of a tem porary signboard iserial Association had purchased
M arilyn Christlieb was assisted
gift to be presented to Miss
erected on the vacant lot between a Phyllis
by
counsellors, Mrs. Doug. Guib-
Downing who had been
Petes Lunch and W estern stores. so faithful
erson, Beverly W hitaker, Cara
According to W illiam Healy,
in
presiding
at
the
Mayor Thornton S. Wiley s ta t­
Lee Haines and Betty Jeanne De secretary of the C ham ber of
ed that he was heartily in favor organ at these union services
Lisle, Ethelmae Kanclier who Commerce, many requests have
of the project. Jake Lahr, preesent This gift was just a little token
served as Camp nurse and Mrs. been received by th at organiza­
of
appreciation
from
the
Minis
Legion commander and Phil
F. G. Helms who was Camp tion requesting inform ation on
terial
Association.”
Stansbury, incoming commander
cook.
the Elizabethan festival. This
The participating Church e s
Eight hundred teachers a n d , Parrish of the Oregonian, and
both endorsed the suggestion.
was, probably, before the war,
will
each
hold
their
own
Sunday
educators
from
the
five
so
u
th
e
rn
'
Frank
Jenkins
of
the
Klamath
The plaque will be glass fac­
the only Shakespearian festival
ed and will have slots for the evening services during these Oregon counties of Lake, Klam- Falls Herald and News are here
in America. In addition to indi­
coming
months.
ath, Jackson, Josephine, and Cur commentators. Each is spending
names .This type of construction
viduals requesting inform ation
ry
will
converge
on
Ashland
a
day
at
the
college
and
will
will enable the addition of new
Services were held Tuesday on the Festival several national
next week for the annual educa­ speak to the assembled educators.
names. It will face the park if
morning
at the Litw iller Funeral imagazines have w ritten stating
tion conference and institute
present plans are followed thru.
Instructors who are presenting
which will be held from Septem ­ the latest in teachingg modes to home for Mrs. W inifred E liza-. that they would like to do stories
beth Goodwin who passed away on the festival.
Harold A. Thomas has been ber 2 to 12.
the latest in teaching modes to Friday, August 30, at her home
According to members of the
Dr. Elmo Stevenson of South­ nam, state superintendent of pub­ on 477 Laurel Street.
promoted to the position of dis
Cham ber of Commerce this fes-
trict ranger in charge of the Ash­ ern Oregon college has request­ lic instruction; Don Emerson,
Mrs. Goodwin was born August tival could be held as it is, in
A shland’s contractu r s a n d land ranger district, according to ed th at any family who has a Bertha Kohlagen, Florence Beard 11, 1881, in Wagner County, Iowa Lithia Park, one of the cities
builders, last Wednesday evening Karl L. Janouch, Supervisor of spare room please contact the sley, Glenn Weaver, and Bob An­ and came to Ashland in S ep tem -: most outstanding attractions,
unanimously voted against form­ the Rogue River National Forest. college or the Cham ber of Com­ derson, of the state educational ber of 1943 from Piedmont, Cal-1 The stage, which burned a few
ing any organization and disap­ Mr. Thomas has been acting ran­ merce as existing facilities for departm ent. Several other edu­ ifornia. She was a m em ber of the years ago would have to be re-i
housing the teachers are inade­ cators from colleges throughout Baptist church and the Neigh- built. There would also be some
proved the suggestion that they ger in charge of the district since quate.
it
was
established
last
April,
and
the West are speaking, they in­ bors of Woodcraft.
other remodeling. Recommenda­
be licensed by the city before
they "would" be aTlowed'to ^ 7 i k , WM Pr®vi° usly ass*s ta n t, ra ?«e?
Dr. Stevenson pointed out that clude; Alfred Lomax, S. H. P et­
tions have been, that the interior
Mrs.
Goodwin
was
preceded
in
on construction jobs within the on the Butte Falls district which the Southern Oregon Educational erson, Hugh Wood, Frank Wood, death by her husband,. Lewis, i be gardened to resemble an Eli-
at that time included the Ashland conference was an experim ent in Rudolph Ernest, George B. Cox, who died in Portland in 1926. zabethan garden. This could be
city.
many ways. The meeting is in the Ted Yerian, Stan Williamson, She is survived by four ch ild ren ,' done planners say w ithout harm -
This was the second meeting area.
Ranger Thomas, a graduate of form of an open workshop. It was Emma Hinkle, Mary Donaldson, Claude F. Conley of Ashland; i ing the spectators view of the
called together by H. C. McCoy,
Mrs. Cecil Patrick of Brookings, stage. If this were done, the gar-
local electrician, who had sug­ the school of forestry of the Ore­ pointed out by Dr. Stevenson and H enrietta Wolfer.
The regular staff of Southern Oregon; W alter H, Conley, Chico,1 den would be one of the cities
gested that they form a branch gon State College, served three that having the institute prior to
of Associated Contractors. Under and one-half years as lieutenant the opening of school did away Oregon college are also acting as California; and Mrs. Anne Bruce, additional show places and would
McCall, Idaho. Three grandchild- add to the beauties of Lithia
the plan proposed by McCoy, the in the infantry with duty in tht with having to cease school work instructors.
Before the later in the fall, and that it gave
contractors would deal only with South Pacific area.
ren, Franklin Conley, Patricia Park. There are m any sunken
A
featured
speaker
is
Dean
wholesalers approved by the con­ w ar he was employed in various the teachers a chance to prepare Bartky of the school of education Bruce and Robert Patrick, and j gardens on the Pacific coast and
tractor’s organization. This, ac­ capacities in the United States for the coming year.
of Stanford university. Dr. H H. two great grandchildren. Donella (the proposed garden in the Chau-
taqua shell would rival any of
cording to tne group of men who Forest Service and also for a time
Oregon journalists will be pre­ Dixon of the child guidance clin­ Patrick and Bobbie Patrick.
in
the
organization
of
the
Stab
these in beauty and attractive­
were at the meeting, would pre­
sent at. the eonference to act as ic of the University of Oregon
ness. Chester Cory, park super­
vent their shopping and buying Forester. With his wife and two commentators. Marshall Dana of school of medicine, Frank Parr,
intendent, is presently out of
m aterials in the open m arket and children, he is residing at 530 El­ the Oregon Journal, Bill Tugman executive secretary of the O re­
kader
Street,
Ashland.
town and could not be reached
in view of the present situation
of the Eugene Register Guard, gon Educational association, and
would work a hardship on con­
Phil Parrish of the Oregonian, Frank Bennett, superintendent of
Funeral services were h e ld . for a statem ent on the proposed
tractors and slow up construction.
and Frank Jenkins of the Klam­ Salem city schools are also on
e
’ a .l h e - '
X "
The builders and contractors
ath Falls Herald and News will the program.
Elizabeth H arriett Evans, at th e' „
did, however, approve the build­
be commentators. Each w i l l
Representatives of text book J;“ » ™ - F “
ing code, which is a t present be­
Mrs. Kenton Robbin’s grand­ spend a day at the college and publishing houses and several
ing studied by the city council. mother, Mrs. J. E. Schreoengost will speak to the assembled edu­ outstanding authors in the field Rev. George M. Shum an P«es>d- | W hen £e returns the plans will
of Santa Cruz, California, passed cators.
of educational w riting are also
Mrs. Evans, who died Sunday be presented to him.
Mrs. Lester W arren of Berkley, away Sunday September 1.
I Instructors who will present going to be present to aid the at the Ashland Convalescent
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Athanas
sister of Mrs. Sadie Stratton, and
Mrs. Schrecengost’s body will 1 the latest in teaching modes to educators.
1 home, is survived by Jier son,
and Mr .and Mrs. Jack Athanas
Mrs. W arrens grand daughter, be brought to Medford where she the teachers a chance to prepare
The regular intraservice train Noah Evans of Nevada. Califor visited
Mr .and Mrs. Alvin C.
Janet W arren and Mrs. W arrens will lie in state at the Conger! for the coming year.
ing carried on by the State de-
daughter and son in law, Mr .and Morris funeral parlor. She is the I Oregon journalists are present partm ent of higher education is nia. Interm ent was in Mountain Athanas of North Bend over the
week end.
Mrs. Joe Jenkins, visited at the m other of eight living children! at the conference to act as com- also being presented durine the View Cemetery .
home of Mrs. , Stratton
and —
several
grandchildren.
u n -' m
entators.
Marshall Dana ... of ......
the vw
_ .
, and Mrs.
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criniiiiicii
Lloyd Stratton of Eugene is in
session.
is ...ox.
also prelim
inary y
Paring knives, canning fun­
b ark er over tne Labor clay week eral arrangem ents have not yet Oregon Journal, Bill Tugman of routine work by city and county Ashland on business and visiting nels and kettles. Marshall Wells
end-
been made.
the Eugene Register Guard, Phil | groups.
friends and relatives.
on the Plasa
Lithia Motors Will
Show New Models Fri.
Col. Young Leaves
For Sixth Army Hq.
R. W. Lytle Will Be
County Commissioner
Vesper Services
Come To Close
Ervin Brantley, 35,
Dies In Canyonville
Selby Motors Plan
A Garage Addition
Camp Fire Girls
Get Camp Awards
Redd Falls Through
Hayloft, Kill? Self
Band Concerts Close
For Season Thursday
Myrtlewood Plaque
To Honor Veterans
Medford Couple Wed
By The Rev. Shuman
Drama Festival Has
National Interest
Eight Hundred Teachers to
Assemble Here Next Week
Mrs. W. E. Goodwin
Is Buried Tuesday
Thomas Is Appointed
A District Ranger
Contractors Decide
Not To Organize
Grandmother nf Mrs.
Kenton Robbins Dies
Á
Last Rites for Mrs.
Evans on Wednesday
U,