Southern Oregon News Review, Thursday, June 19. 19-17
bO LT H E K X
OREGON
Henry Blaine Hurst
Buried Sat., June 14
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NEWS REVIEW
Questions and Answers
F u n eral services w ere held for
H enry B lam e H urst, th e only |
know n blind m an to h ave e v e r !
Ix-en in the m oving p ictu re bus- '
mess, S a tu u la y , J u n e 14, at the
Litw illei F uneral C hapel F ather
A. 11 M acDonnell co n d u cted the
services. In te rm e n t was m ade In
R iver View A bbey M ausoleum ,'
beside Jus w ife, w ho preceded i
him in d eath in 1944. H urst died i
a t his hom e W ednesday e v e n in g .'
J u n e 11th.
From 1922 to 1944 H urst ow ned
and o p erated th e Vining T h eatre, i
w hich is now kn o w n as th e Lithia
th e a tre He begun his th rea tre
career in 1909 in Ka.wlings W yo­
ming. F rom th ere he w ent to '
S haron. N ebraska, th e n to Sha- |
1. WHO MAY VOTE?
ron, N ebraska, then to South
D akota and back to W yoming,
from w hich place he cam e toi
Ashland.
H enry H urst was b o rn August
2. WHEN ARE PO LLS OPEN?
23, 1881, in N odaw ay county,
M issouri. His sister, Mrs. J. A.
R ightenour of B ostonia C alifo r­
nia is the only m em b er of the im ­
3. W HERE ARE PO LLIN G PLA C ES?
m ediate fam ily living Tw o nieces
Mrs. F red C ushing, A shland. Mrs
H ow ard S. G oshorn,
Bostonia
4. W ILL R IG H TS UNDER TA LEN T 1RHICA
>mia; and a nephew , J.
T1ON D ISTR IC T BE A FFECTED IN TERRI
R ightenour W est
Y ellow stone
TORY TO BE ANNEXED?
M ontana, also survive.
Published every Thursday by
TH5 SISKIYOU PUBLISHING COMPANY
Ashland, Oregon
167 East Main Slrt < t
Carryl H. Wines and Wendell D. Lawrence, Publisher
Relative to
WENDELL LAWRENCE. Editor
ANNEXATION ELECTION
En tarad as second-class mail matter in the post office at Ash­
land, Oregon, February 15, 1935, under the act of Congress oí
March 3, 1879.
FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1947
H ere’s some trains to gladden
the h ea rt of any boy's father.
T h ey ’re a little late for F a th ­
e r's day but let Dad buy J u ­
n io r’s C hristm as present now,
then F ath er can play railroad
for the n ext six m onths.
Lionel Train
F reig h t T rain outfit w ith re ­
m ote control
w histle
$34.50
Freight Train
th at w histles an‘lC C A i l f l
puffs real sm oke v d U t v v
Freight Train Outfit
Just Received
C O ? £?A
A utom atic
C oupling
v « ■ » « v
Answi i Only regi
rur in poll books, election hoards can m ake de
term in atio n as to q u alificatio n s and registru-
lio n . O w nership of p ro p erty not necemuiry
Answei From eight o'clock in the m orning
to eight o'clock in the evening
A nsw er City Hall, L ib rary and A shland Heal
E state Oft ice on H ighw ay 99
A nsw er: No. B oundaries rem ain unchanged,
and p ro p erty ow ners will still lx- en title d to
w atei from Irrig atio n D istrict
5. W ILL ANNEXED TERRITO RY BE ALSO
EN TITLED TO CITY WATCH FOR DOMES
TIC USE AS WELL AS IRRIG A TIO N ?
A nsw er: Yes P ro p erty ow ners will h ave the
use of both sources of w ater
6. W ILL NEW TERRITORY BE ABLE TO RE
A nsw er Yes. The C ity ow ns over 700 acre feet
ol T alent W ater, w hich it has n ev er fully used
T he city is en title d to w a te r from th e d istric t
a fte r the o th er users are th ru , as T ale n t w ater
was p u rch ased to provide late irrig atio n
CEFVE TA LEN T WATER
USERS ARE SHUT OFF?
AFTER
HURAL
AH the equipment any railroader needs for a real
operating schedule is available
Rem ote C ontrol
Sw itches, pair
' A utom atic Road
C rossing Signal
I Automatic
Crossing Gate
I Gondola Car
(Coal)
$10.95
$4.75
$4.50
$3.95
90 degree
C rossover
Lionel
T ran sfo rm er
$1.75
7. DO PRO PER TY OW NERS IN ANNEXED
TERRITO RY TURN OVER THEIR IR R IG A ­
TION D ISTR IC T R IG H TS TO THE CITY?
A nsw er: No. Such an idea is ridiculous. T hey
still keep and m ain tain th e ir rig h ts in the
district.
« >. • a
$8.75
8. DOES THE CITY DO STREET GRADING
AND LA Y IN O OUT OF STREETS IN NEW
D ISTR IC T?
A nsw er: Yes. As needed, and as rap id ly as
labor and c«|uipm ent a re av ailab le th erefo r
9. DOES THE CITY PAY FOR PAVIN G SIDE
W ALKS. AND SEW ERS, IN NEW DISTRICT?
A nsw er: No. These im p ro v em en ts if p e ti­
tioned for, are paid for by a b u ttin g p ro p erty ,
th e sam e as im p ro v em en ts w ith in tin- city.
10. W ILL THE ANNEXED TERRITO RY BE
A FFO RD ED FIR E AND PO LIC E PR O T E C ­
TION?
A nsw er Yes. They will rq jelv e the sam e m u n ­
icipal b en efits as any o th e r citizen of A shland
11. W ILL INSURAN CE RATES IN ANNEXED
TERRITO RY BE LOW ERED?
A nsw er: Yes V ery m aterially . In m any cases
the saving in in su ran ce rates wilt m ure th an
offset th e increase in taxes
12. W ILL THE CITY GOVERNM ENT HELP
IN LAYING OUT NEW LOTS AND A D D I­
TIONS?
A nsw er Yes. All p lats of new ad d itio n s m ust
he approvi-d by th e city p lan n in g com m ission
and th e council.
13. WILL THE IN D U STRIA L D EVELOPM EN T
OF THE VICINITY BE H ELPED ?
A n sw er Yes. W ater m ains will be ex ten d ed
n e a re r to p resen t B ellview saw an d planing
m ills, and th u s m ake fire p ro tection anil lo w ­
e r insu ran ce rates av ailah h to th em sooner.
14. WHAT ABOUT RESID EN TS OF AN
NEXED TERRITORY WHO HAVE SHARES
IN THE BELLVIEW WATER D ISTRICT?
A nsw er: The eity will req u est the B ellview
C o-operative W ater A ssociation to assist in
m aking possible the disposal of these sh ares
-d the price paid orig in ally th erefo r. It Is felt
■Jus will he accep tab le (or the reaso n th a t by
the ex tension of th e city m ain s in th e new
t« rrlto ry the w a te r association can tak e on new
users ad jac en t to th eir presen t w a te r m ains.
15. DO MOST OF THE PEO PLE IN THE T E R ­
RITORY PRO PO SED TO BE ANNEXED AL-
READY RECEIVE CITY W ATER?
A nsw er: Yes. E ith er d irectly , or th ru th e Hell
view co -o perative w a te r association. T he city
go v ern m en t has felt th a t th e w ell-being of the
su rro u n d in g te rrito ry is essen tial to a h ealth y
tow n, and good d rin k in g w ater from w ells is
now difficu lt to ohta«n due to seepage from i r ­
rigation.
16. W ILL THE CITY TAKE OVER F U R N IS H ­
ING OF» ELEC TR IC ITY IN TERRITORY TO
BE ANN EXED?
A nsw er: Yes.
16. ARE CITY ELECTRIC RATES HIG HER
THAN C A LIFO R N IA POW ER COM PANY?
A n sw e r' No. T he av erag e ra le is th e sam e
17. CAN CITY R ESID EN TS
STOCK AND POULTRY?
LIVE
A nsw er: Yes. Moat ot the larg er dairies are
w ith in the eit> lim its. T h ere are ce rta in re a so n ­
able reg u latio n s in Uns reg ard , b u t it han d icap s
no one, and is a b en efit to all. Hogs a re not
p erm itted , how ever alth o u g h this reg u latio n
has alw ays been enforced w ith u n d e rsta n d ­
ing and reason w here no neighbors arc affected
thereby.
18. W ILL ANN EX A TIO N OF TERRITORY R E ­
SU LT IN SHORTAGE OF WATER IN ASH
LAND?
A nsw er: It is not believed It will have any a p ­
preciab le e f fe c t It will give th e city an o u tlet
for its excess T. I. D. w a te r w hich a t p re se n t
Is only p a rtly used, and th u s ben efit not only
the city, but veg etab le and fru itg ro w ers in new
te rrito ry th ru possible la te r irrig atio n . In any
event, the city in ten d s before m any years to
have an ad eq u ate w ater supply, and m u st have
it anyw ay.
19. W ILL ANN EXATIO N H ELP TH E PRE-
SENT CITY PR O PER TY OW NERS FROM A
TAX STA N D PO IN T?
A nsw er: Yes. Of course it will, as a la rg e r
area will be su b ject to city taxation.
20. IS A NN EXATIO N NECESSA RY ?
A nsw er: Yes. In o rd er to help a p lan n ed and
h ealth y gro w th of th e city, and p ro v id e for th e
rap id increase In p o p u latio n and hom es, th e
city should h ave th is territo ry .
20. W ILL THE TERRITORY TO BE A N N E X ­
ED GO ON TH E 1947 48 CITY TAX ROLL?
A nsw er. Yes, if election carries.
21. W ILL SCHOOL C HILDREN IN ANNEXED
TER R ITO R Y BE IN CITY SCHOOLS OR
W ILL THEY CONTINUE IN BELLVIEW
SCHOOL.
A nsw er. They will im m ediately becom e s tu ­
den ts In the city schools.
TAXES IN BELLV IEW SCHOOL
D ISTR IC T BE RAISED BY REASON OF LOSS
OF A SM ALL TERRITORY?
•
A nsw er. It is n o t believed so, in view of the
new tax eq u alizatio n law s ap p licab le to school
districts.
23. SHOULD THE VOTERS OF T H E P R E ­
SENT CITY OF ASHLAND TURN OUT AND
A PPR O V E TH IS PRO PO SED A N N EX A TIO N ?
A nsw er. It is th e view of Che M ayor a n d C o u n ­
cil, and ot th e C h am b er oi C om m erce, th a t
the people of this city should show th a t we
w elcom e th e people of this new te rrito ry into
o u r city, for the m u tu al b en efits to be obtained.
This ad v ertisem en t pu b lish ed by o rd e r of th e
M ayor and Com m on C ouncil of th e C ity of
A shland.
DRY PIN E and
FIR SIDING
Water Tower
Has inside pum p p
QfT
fo m ake autom atic v i u i v t )
$80.00 per M & l'p
METZ
Bosshard Lumber Co.
B u ild in g S u p p lies - P aints
F irst 4 A S treets - P hone 5336
Meet At Metz To Shop
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J u s t Below th e T w in P lunges (
Helman Baths
Opening
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FRIDAY,
June 2 0
H O IK S
10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Open Every day except Tuesday
at
Laurel & Oris Streets
Ashland, Oregon
Phone 8451
K EEP
Swim In Either o f T w o Indoor Pools
HI
H ot Sulphur Baths
Light H ousekeeping R oom s
Admission
25c and 35c
Special Rates
for Parties
Suits and
Towels for
Rent on the
Premises
M. H. & JE A N N E HESS, PROPRIETORS
Helman Baths
Laurel & Otis Streets
Telephone 8451
Ashland, Oregon