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ASHI A N D , JACKSON C O UNTY, OREGON Thursday, December 26," 1946
Grizzlies Play
C. P. January 3
Ja n u a ry 3, the A shland G rizzlies
play C entral P oint on the P o in t­
e rs floor to open the 1947 co n fer­
ence season.
A shland, w ith only one r e tu r n ­
ing letterm an will lie outclassed
by the C entral Point squad w hich
has seven from the first 10 left
from lust y ear w hile the B ears
will huve the edge on the P o in t­
ers In experience as an " A "
Volume I j. No. 43
KWIN DIRECTORS AWAIT
REPORT ON FIRE DAMAGE
!
Legion Sponsoring
New Year’** Dance
Plans To Rebuild W ill
Be Considered A t Next
Directors Meeting
Plans for rebuilding A sh lan d ’s
rad io statio n KWIN which was
totally destroyed by fire F riday
H arold Jo rd an , Ken M iller, and m orning w ere discussed by the
C
h w
d m
a i
school,
Leo Z upan are on the building board of directors at a m eeting
The A shland J. V.'s will trav el
and decorating com m ittee for the held F rid ay evening.
to C entral P oint to play the p re ­
A m erican Legion New Y ear’s
D efinite com m itm ents concern­
lim inary to the varsity fracas.
eve dance. The dance will be
■I a a. tin night before Chris/mot, a /a « all through the house
ing the rebuilding are not being
L ast S atu rd ay night the A sh­
held
in
the
A
shland
A
rm
ory
and
a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
m ade, aw aiting the full rep o rt
land G rizzlies tripped the L eban­
dancing will s ta rt a t 9 p.m. and from the insurance ad ju sto rs and
!b
e
stocking,
uere hung by the chimney with cere,
on P ioneers 32-20 in a nip and
continue into the New Year.
the state fire m arsh a l’s office.
I " if? '
Nicholas ioon would be there
tuek affair on the S outhern Col­
W illiam E, H ealy and R obert These rep o rts H arold M errill, vice
Ih e cbddreu uere nestled all snug in their beds,
lege m aple In which the B ears
L ugar are on the e n tertain m e n t
p resid en t of the Rogue Valley
led in every q u arter.
, , e vtstons o f sugar.plums danced through their heads-
com m ittee. Door prizes will be B roadcasting Co. said, will be re ­
S ta rtin g the gam e the G rizzlies
And mamma in her kerchief, and I in m y cab,
given w ith en tertain m e n t through tu rn ed to the board of directors
trailed during the first q u a rte r
Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nab,
out the evening.
a fte r th e statem en t of “proof of
but dropped in a cripple to lead
A legion executive com m ittee loss,” has been m ade. A t present
w ten „lit on the fawn there arose such a clatter,
a t the end of the first m arker
assisted by Colonel P resto n B.
1 ‘¡»rang from m y bed to sec what was the matter
m em bers of th e board of direct-
9-7.
W aterbury are stu d y in g plans ore and the staff of th e station
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
in the second q u a rte r the F ro n ­
and
m
ethods
of
sponsoring
p
u
b
­
I ore open tin- shutters and threw up the sash
are p rep arin g a re p o rt showing
tie r boys sta rte d hitting on all
lic dances in A shland each m onth. the total loss.
¡he moon, on the breast of the new-fallen snow,
five and w ere but one point be­
A vailability of eq uipm ent will
(•ace a lustre o f mid-day to objects below;
hind a t the m idw ay m arker.
i also d eterm in e w h eth er or not the
tt hen what to my wondering eyes should appear
Com ing back at the half,
’station will be re b u ilt at this
th e L ithians sta rte d h ittin g th e
",,n‘ ,ur, r
‘ »d eight tin y reindeer,
(time. R obert R einholdt, station
bucket and held a 3 to 5 point
W sth a little old driver, so lively and quick,
m anager is a t p resen t in P o rtlan d
lead through the rem ain d er of
I knew in a moment it must be S/. Nick.
checking on equipm ent. He is e x ­
the gam e
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came
N ext M onday and Tuesday, D e­ pected back T hursday.
T he previous night the Pio­
A ".^,he
a',il
a"J called them by name
cem ber 30 and 31, the Red R aid­
n ee rs had dropped the M edford
M ark H am aker and H erb ert
ers. S. O. C.’s basket ball sq u ad____
________
„ ut
N ow , Hasher! nou Dancer! now, Pran&r* now; Vixen'
Black T ornado 39-24
Hild,
ow ners
of 51% w of u the a stock
O
n
C
om
et!
on,
V
apid!
On,
Donder
and
Btftzen!
to
play°
Li°nftoidl
Conitoge.'
°
regon\
th
e
corP
oration
are expected to
Cut Ison was ¡Ufch tor the locals
Io the t o p o f the porch, to Use top of the wall!
atten d the n ex t m eeting of the
w ith 11 tallies and Jack Evans,
This will be the second series board of directors of th e Rogue
A on dash away, dash away, dash away all!"
ballhiiw klng guard of the P io n ­
of scheduled gam es for the R aid­ Valley B roadcasting com pany. At
Jry l,* ,es ,hat W o r e the wild hurricane fly
eers, w ith 14.
ers. The first series was played th a t tim e it is expected th a t sp e ­
« hen they meet w ith an obstacle, mount to the sky,
w ith Pacific U niversity, Decem ­ cific plan s will be m ade
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew;
ber 20 and 21, S o u th ern Oregon
R obert R einholdt, statio n m an-
^'i/h the sleigh fall of toys, and St. N ich olas’ too.
College won both gam es the first
gam
e
being
called
off
w
ith
two
^
e r ,, Ii e B ulbs, Ed B arn ett, and
And then m a tw inkling I heard oh the roof
gam e being called off w ith two
m inutes left to play, because of |i,lo y d R ush are m em bers of the
i he prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
unnecessary roughness
by the ?^a ^
who are being retained
S outhern Oregon College facul­
/li / drew in m y In-ad, and was turning around,
F u tu re plans of the o th er m em b­
ty m em bers dispersed for the hol­
Pacific
U
niversity.
The
score
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
idays, m ost of them com bining
stood at 49-36 in favor of S. O. C. ers of the staff who include, Mrs.
He was dressed all in fu r from his head to his foot,
business w ith pleasure as they
w hen P ark e r Hess, the um pire, R obert D unn, Mrs. Lew is Ritchie,
And bis clothes were alt tarnished w ith ashes and soot;
left for o ther parts. Dr. and Mrs.
called the gam e to
halt. The
vvr a ci iicill.
A Ilv ' Chas. M cFarland, Chas. Fields,
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back.
Second gam e was also won by the I B ichard DeM ers
and Jam
------- es
R ussell Elliott flew to S acram en ­
Red R aiders by a score of 55-42. | S trick lan d has not been announc-
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
to on the first leg of th eir trip to
Wes P eters and C harley Ja n d re a u ied-
Ely, N evada, w here they will v is­
His eyes how they twinkled! his dimples bow merry!
it w ith relatives. Dr. E lliott plans
of S.O.C. w ere high scoring m en
T em porary offices are being set
H/s cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry.
to spend p art of his vacation at
for th eir team . Thogerson netted i up in the L ithia hotel building.
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow;
Reno, w here he will renew old
13 points for the Pacific U niver­
$31,000 Insurance Coverage
And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow.
sity.
contacts at the U niversity of N e­
The building which housed the
I
he
stump
of
a
pipe
be
held
tight
in
his
teeth,
vada.
$50,000 p ro p erty was located at
And the smoke, it encircled his bead like a wreath.
1180 H elm an roact. F ire broke out
Mr. and Mrs. A ngus B ow m erj
H e bast a broad face, and a round little belly
in the in terio r of th e building a-
let I by ear for Los A ngeles w here
That shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.
ro u n d 2:30 a.m. F riday. The
Mi. B uw m er plans to w ork on his
Rogue Valley post, all wom en's clocks w ere stopped at 2:40 a.m.
He was chubby and ptump— a right jolly old elf—
edu.-M ional film series in co-op-
ch ap ter of the A m erican Legion, according to F ire C hief C lint
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself.
cia lto n w ith m ovie studios. Mr.
held its first m eeting at the M ed­ B aughm an.
Leon M ulling will also be in Los
A wink of bis eye, and a tw ist of his head,
Rollin Redifer, form er A shland
ford A rm ory D ecem ber 12. Mrs.
A ngeles visiting the speech clinic
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
LaM
urle
Beck
W
itt
was
named
police
officer called th e fire d e­
at the U niversity of S outhern
He spake not a word, hut went straight to his work,
tem porary com m ander, and Mrs. p artm e n t upon discovering the
California.
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
G eorgia H em m erling, tem porary fire at 3:25 a m. By th a t tim e the
Miss M arion Ady is going to
A nd laying his finger aside of his nose,
ad ju tan t.
building w as compl e t el y in
San Francisco to observe the a rt
flam es.
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose.
A d in n er m eeting has be
cen ter there. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
plan n ed for Ja n u a ry 6 at t
Insu ran ce coverage totaled $31-
He sprang io his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
P en.dngton have gone to visit
Jacson Hotel and all w om en v e t­ 000. T he only undam aged portion
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle;
fr ie rd s in P ortland, and Mr. an a
eran s of the Rogue R iver valley of the p lan t was the tower.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
Mrs. G ieun M atthew s will leave
are urged to atten d and be in ­
Happy
t.hrist
mas
to
all,
and
to
all
a
good-night!"
shortly lo r San Jose, C alifornia.
form ed concerning
the
new
Miss M arie F erraris has gone to
w om en s group. It is pointed out
P ortland. Mrs. Mabel W inston is
th a t wom en from m any branches
going to S an Francisco, Miss M yr­
C om m ittee m em bers
for the
of service. Waes, W aves, M a­
tle F unkhouser has gone to Riuge
rines corps and nurses of both the Elks Ladies Sm oker th at was
field, W ashington to visit tiei
arm y and navy, are eligible for held S atu rd ay evening, D ecem ber
inothe”
21, at the Elks hall, included:
I m em bership in this group.
Door com m ittee, H erb Huston,
This is the second all w om en’s
Joe King, A rdis W arren,
Ben
A shland boys will have a iod. All gam es will be played in post of th e A m erican Legion to Lom bard.
be
organized
in
Oregon.
chance to play b asket ball as a 't h e Ju n io r high school gym , un-
D inner com m ittee, S. R. Schuer-
resu lt of plans now u n derw ay fof d er the supervision of the Ash
ASHLAND TOPS LIST IN
man.
Don M cW hirter. W illiam
Y. M. C. A. CONFERENCE
D orothy E lhart, retirin g h onor­ a Y. M. C. A. C hurch B asket B a ll1 land YMCA.
Regan, A ndrew J. C urry, Eldred
League,
for
boys,
according
to
R.
The
Senior
Hi-Y
club
as
a
p
art
R. N. Fletcher, d irector of
ed queen of Jobs D aughters, will
Colver, Robert Lugar, M erritt
Y. M. C. A., received a letter
be honored w ith a form al ball, N. F letcher, secretary of th e Y. |o f its C om m unity S ervice pro-
Paris. C. G. Wolfe, Wm. P. J a ­
M. C. A.
gram , will furnish the necessary
F riday, D ecem ber 20, from
D ecem ber 28, a t the L ithia hotel
cobs, H arold Jacobs and K eith
This league will be sponsored referees and scorekeepers for the
th e Associate S ecretary of the
ballroom , by m em bers of the Jobs
Haines.
by
the Y.M.C.A. and the churches gam es.
area council Y. M. C. A., s ta t­
D aughters. Miss Jea n C lary, hon­
Dance com m ittee. Bill Allen,
Eligibility rules of the League
ing th a t A shland’s “Y” coun­
ored q u een for the new year, is of the city. It will be composed
Bill
H am pton, H enry F. H ertager,
cil, w hich was held last week,
C hairm an of the dance com m it­ of tw o divisions—an A division re q u ire that all boys playing on
Chas. W arren.
had the highest atten d an ce of
tee for the affair. M ary Lou H ahn for boys 12 to 15 years of age, team s in the League atten d S u n ­
B lackjack and poker games,
and a B division for thè younger day School at least th ree times
any council in the P ortland
is program com m ittee chairm an
Jim H arker.
boys 9 to 12.
each m onth.
area.
for the form al dance.
T u rk ey com m ittee, Ed Dunn,
Local churches are enrolling
C hurches en terin g team s in the
At the council held in
Dnm Provost, I. R. F rideger, Les
Mr. and Mrs. M. P. D unn, Mr. boys now and the team s will be
League are P resb y terian , M eth­
P o rtlan d th ere was an a t­
G ran t. F ran k O’Neil, J a k e S ch af­
and Mrs. J. R. C lary, Mr and Mrs. com plete and ready for the prac-
odist, C hurch of C hrist, Episcopal,
tendance of 83, and at one
fer, R alph McCullock,
Gordon
M. E. M iller, Mr. and Mrs. J. tice gam es w hich will be played
n g ieg au u iim .
N azarene o..u
and the vu
C ongregational
held in Tacom a, W ashington,
P icked, Roland Parks. P. A. Ben-
W eitzel,
and
Mr.
and
Mrs.
C.
D.
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. lon tWo S atu rd ay afternoons, sta rt- ¡It is estim ated th at th ere will he! th ere w ere 82 present, and
ford, G ordon Miller.
E lhart will be the p atro n s and m g on Ja n u a ry 4th afte r th e ia t least four team s In each divi-
A shland topped the list w ith
Bingo gam e, L ark in G rubb, A1
patronesses iui
for the
p er-lsio n .
m e evening
| ¡C
C hristm as holiday vacation per-Jsio
88.
Snider.
Raiders Planning
Linfield Games
SOC Faculty
Members Vacationing
Women’s Legion
Post Organized
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Elk Ladies’ Smoker
Is Saturday Evening
Ball for Retiring
Queen Saturday Eve
Y. M. C. A. AND CHURCHES WILL
FORM BASKETBALL LEAGUE
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