V. of (j Library,
DOING THE
TOWN
Formerly the
Southern Orsgcg
Minar
*3.00 per year
With
DOOL2Y
L u ll RHEIN1IOLT needing a I
couple of drinki* (Lithia wuler, (
naturally)
after
the
director)
m eeting lust Friday evening.
Some tom i.4 trying to get Hi*
wife Io take a drink oi Lithia
wutei, and hlu- couldn't see it. ail
the time lie wax drinking out ol
trie city water fountain.
Seem» to me the locul Toast
m asters club would get tired ot
heating the name men apeak
every Munday evening Aly sug
gestion m that they label them-
¡elves as instructors in speech,
and invite at least two persona m
town that m ed insti uclion in
speaking to then Monday even
Ing meeting. And there aie plen
ty ol men ami women who need
it.
Lilt WILLIAM BKACKEK try
ing to pull u trailer load ot lum
ber up to I ei race street where
he is building his new home, not
quite making it, but saving the
day by settling for C L A Y-
CtiM B'S back yard.
Wenner is Chairman
Of School Board
G erald W enner was elected
chairm an of the Ashland school
board, Monday evening, July 14,
Paul Finnell was named vice-
chairm an, and GlennL F M itch
ell, clerk.
Alarshall Woodell took the oath
of office an the new director,
elected to serve for a live year
term.
Ashland schools will op°n. Sep
tem ber 8, according to • «land
Linn, superintendent oi «chools.
Kev. Mcllvenna To
Head Meth. Church
ih e Reverend Robert M cllven
na, with his wife and sun, Ted,
came to Ashland last week to
take the place of Ur. George
Bruce us pastor of the First
.vleththodisl church. Ttie Rever
end M cllvenna had been head of
ttie M ethodist church in Bend,
Oregon, before coining to Ash-
l.ilul
Reverend M cllvenna conducted
h is H is t s e r v ic e S u n d a y . J u ly
13.
They are living in the M ethodist
parsonage at 117 Laurel street.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenton Robbins
and daughter, Nola Sue, have
moved to M edlurd, where Rob-
bins is employed by Montgomery
Ward and Co.
De Wayne Bros.
Circus, July 22
Tuesday, July 22, De Wayne
Bios, circus will present two p er
formances in Asidand. The first
perform ance will be a t 2 45 p.m.
and second perform ance will be
a t 8:15 in the evening, a, Fuller
field.
This circus is m ade up of a
group of ex G. I. circus perform
ers. Ted De Wayn« and ins broth
ers are known as one of the
world's greatest acrobatic troups,
and have been featured with the
largest circuses in the country.
O utstanding attractions will
feuture "C heetah” Holly wo o d
motion picture chim panzee; the
Could ballet in high aerial dis
plays; the Flying A lexanders will
exploit high trapeze acts; “Shir
ley Tem ple” the motion picture
elephant; and KoKo the produc
ing clown.
3.00 PER YEAR
Special Election for
2 M ill Support Of
C of C Is Approved
FREIGHT TRUCK GOES
OVEH EMBANKMENT WED.
Twentyfour Fly
Robert Lugar, managei ol th e '
Ashland hospital rep n ted an ac
cident on the Neil Creek road, I Jver Crater Lake
Wednesday morning, July 18, up-1
pioxnnalely at 8 a.rri., when ai With West Coast
Height truck driven by L loyd'
Newbry Tells Club
Of Swedish Visitors
Dodge Remodeling
Business Fronts
Soroptimists Have
Study Hour Wed.
Fellowship Group To
Have Sale July 19
Masonic lodge members were
in charge of funeral services for
William W. Bryan, Saturday,
July 12, at the L itw iller funeral
Ashland Elks hall team will go home. Bryan died nt his home on
to Medford, Sunday, July 20, to 219 Meade street. W ednesday,
play the Medford town team. July 9.
Ashland team was defeated by a
Bryan was born in Greenup,
score of fi to 5, Sunday, July 13, Illinois, July 19, 1876. He is su r
by the Hilt, California team.
vived hy his wife, M yrtle E. one
G rants Pass now leads the in- daughter, . ___
_______ of
Mrs. Ethel Chastain
dependent ball league Tri C ity ! Ashland: and one brother, Elmer
beat Roseburg 10 to 1, Sun. J u ly 'S . Bryan of Ashland, and one
13, which took Roseburg out of 'randdaughter.
second place. Ashland team is
METHODISTS TO HAVE
still in the cellar.
i PICNIC SAT. AUGUST 2
Saturday, August 2. an all
church picnic will he given by
the Methodists, at Bybee bridge.
Al church members and friends
Ashland Softball league stand are invited, according to Rever
ings for the season stand as fol end Mcllvenna, pastor.
lows:
Trucks will leave from the
PctP. church for the picnic grounds.
W
L
Oak St. Tankers
6
850
830 I Mrs. Naomi G ruenw ald of Oak-
Sieves Services
800 land, California has been visiting
SOC Collegians
500; Mrs, C, H. Putney on Nob Hill.
Noselcats
000 Nob Hill.
W eyerhauser
By CHUCK McFARLAN
(McFarlan visited Mrs. Joy
Clark and her ceramic (hop one
afternoon and the following is
the story of that visit.)
Ju st in case you've forgotten
how house No. 323, G ranite street
looks, its set high above beauti
ful Lithia park in a setting of
trees. In this house lives Dorothy
Joy Clark who has made a voca
tion out of her hobby, ceramics.
Mrs. C lark's life story is a far
cry from w hat she is presently
doing. Born in Utah, in a little
town called M ercur, the greater
portion of her early life was spent
in travelling about the west for
her father was a m ining engineer
whose work took him to all parts
of the West, Her more formal
education was obtained in South
ern California and it was there
that she decided to become a
singer. She spent five years in
Milan, Italy, studying voice, hut
her work t h e e was cut short by
the depression and she returned
home to teach.
This training in voice develop
ed in her a desire for perfection
in w hatever she did and that de
sire for perfect beauty is appar
ent In her work today.
The stress and strain of those
days during the w ar when the
Clarks, like everyone else w ork
ed their hearts out and the tu r
moil brought the re a liz a tio n
home to Mr. and Mrs. Clark that
somewhere, aw ay from the hurly-
burly cities there was a place
for peaceful, pleasant living, and
as soon as the w ar let up thev
took off, heading norfTi. looking
at each little town and eitv won
dering If it was the right one.
They drove over the Siskiyous,
enjoying the m ountain scenery
C. CULLENS ENTERTAIN
HOWARD MILES MONDAY
Voi. 14. No. 19
Elks Services
Held Wednesday
For S. Butler
Mi. and Mrs. Clayton Cullen
entertained Howard Miles ot Spo
kane, Washington as a dinner
guest Monday evening.
Miles is oiganizer of Interna
tional Active Clubs throughout
the northern Pacific states, ano
was enroute to Sacram ento, Cal
ifornia, to attend an Internation
$700,000 E state Is
al Active club convention. Miles
Divided Between Elks
informed Cullen th at pictures
and a story oi the Beauty pug - I And Shrine Hospital
eant staged by the Ashland Act-1
ive club on the 4th ol Ju ly would
Funeral services for Gw i n
appear in the monthly Active In- : Sam uel Butler, pioneer Ashland
ternational magazine.
businessman who died Friday,
July 11, at his North Hollywood
home, were lield Wednesday
alternoon a t the Elks lodge in
A
Camp Fire girls will go fo shland with the Reverend Rob
camp August 1. The girls will e r t M cllvenna or tne first Mcth-
camp at the Boy Scout camp a t . ouist ctiuicn officiating. Members
the Lake o'Woods, from August 1 of Asnlund Elks lodge No. 944
to 8 According to Roland Parks, | were in charge or tne services
a director for the camp has n o t' and an escort was made up of
m em bers ol tne Knignts tem pter.
been secured.
A lthough an actual accounting
Girts that desire to go to carnp
are asked to register at t h e « oi tne estate has not yet been
Cnam ber ot Commerce offices, • completed Uie total amo u n t
Wednesday, July 23, from two to. widen tiu tier teit will approxi
lour o'clock in the alternoon. ‘ m ate $ «00,1)011. Except tor $4,000,
Mrs. B ert Davis will he in charge die xvshland Blks lodge and the
ti Ustees ol rim an 'tem ple are tne
ol the registration.
sole beneficiaries.
All monies except $500 are to
be used lor chan tab e purposes.
There will be no ilm entänee tax
on tne money willed because of
Rev. Robert M cllvenna, n e w ' the fact that all tunds are to ue
pastor of the First Methodist adm inistered lor charitable p u r
Church, will speak at the Vesper poses.
Services Sunday afternoon, July
The portion which was willed
20. The services are held in Lithia to trustees ol Hiltah tem ple is to
P ark a t the bandstand at 5:00 be used tor equipm ent and m ain
o’clock each Sunday evening d u r tenance ot the B lirm eis hospital
ing July and August.
lor C nppieu children a t Portland,
Oregon.
The other half ol the fund,
which was willed to the Elks, is
to be used for charitable p u r
poses under the following provi
William E. Healy, cham ber of sions: th at it be used to help
commerce secretary, was one of t i aiispoii under-privileged crippl
the principal speakers a t the pic- ed cuildren of Jackson county to
roc honoring retiring County Ag hospitals and to help m aintain
ent ft. J. Fowler, Sunday, July 13, them there, to neip provide m ilk
at the Elks picnic grounds o n the lor under-privileged school child
Rogue River. Healy spoke of the ren; to provide m edical opera
outstanding • work that Fowler tions, glasses and dental care for
has done for the past tw enty-four under privileged children; to pro
years as county agent.
vide loud and clothing tor under
Ralph Billings, and John Bill- privileged children.
ipgs were also present for the
T he p o rtio n w hich w as w illed
picnic. '
Camp Fire Girls
i
(io To Camp Aug. 1
Rev. Mcllvenna To
Preach Sunday Eve.
Wm. Healy Speaks At
Picnic Sun. July 13
Nineteen Babies
Born in Hospital
Nineteen babies have been
born at the Ashland Com m unity
hospital the past two weeks, ac
cording to iiobert O. Lugar, m an
ager oi the hospital.
Following is a list of the names
ol the babies and their parents-
July 3, 1947
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Sanderson a boy, 9 lbs. i oz.
Named Ronald Ray.
To Mr. and Mrs. R obert W al
lace a son, Ralph Scott, 7 lbs. 4
oz.
July 4, 1947.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Casper
Leuzingcr a daughter, El i c a
Louise, 8 lbs. 3 ozs.
To Air. and Mrs. Richard A b
bott a girl, 5 lbs. 2 « z. Named
Donna M aureen. (Mother form er
ly Carmen Cary,
July 5, 1947
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry
and down into Ashland. When
they cam e into the south end of George a boy, Micheál Lavern,
Siskiyou Boulevard and drove 6 lbs. 4 ozs.
along the Parkw ay they were I Ju ly 6, 1947
positive th at Ashland was th e ' Born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
town. Mrs. Clark turned to her! Laird a girl, 8 lbs. 11 ozs. Named
husband and said, “This is it.”
j Faria Irene.
They found a place to live, the i To Mr. and Mrs. Cloyde Gold
Long home, at the head of the en, a boy, Thomas Guy, 6 lbs. 4
park, which was built in 1885, ’ ozs.
and they've remodeled it and a re ' To Mr. and Mrs. A lbert King a
setting out fruit trees. It’s going girl, Judy Irene, 6 lbs. 1 oz.
July 7, 1947
to be quite a place.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Elden
Mrs. Joy has converted a store
room into a well lighted work« Mussei a girl, 5 lbs. 8 ozs. Named
shop w here she has her two long i K athleen Laverne.
work benches, a m ixer and in j To Mr. and Mrs. John Von
the center of the shop, her kiln. K uhlm ann a girl, M yrtle Maria,
A grass screen at the south pro 6 lbs. 15 ozs. (Mother formerly
vides the proper texture of light Viola M ayberry).
July 8, 1947.
for the a rt work essential to
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold
complete ceram ic work
She uses a particular clay and Kiddle a girl, Marcia Diane, 6 lbs.
glaze which she buys in the 9 ozs.
To Mr. and Mrs. Francis East-
south. She has found that the
clay has a certain blend which burn a boy, Gary Lee, 6 lbs. 4 ozs.
July 9, 1947
just fits her needs, and the same
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
is true of the glaze.
A good deal of her work is leaf Francis a boy, 7 lbs. Named Rich
design. She uses leaf patterns of ard Henry.
To Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K er
oak, m ulberry, blackberry, be
gonia, and others. She has made by a boy, Paul Douglas, 6 lbs. 6
figurines from six to eight inches ozs.
July 1.0, 1947
high which are colorfully decor
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
ated and designed so well that
the lace trim on the bodice is ap Morris a boy, 8 lbs. Named Paul
Clarence
parent.
July 12, 1947
She has m ade figurines, plac-
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald
ques, wall brackets, flo w e r
dishes, and vases. You’ll really, Swope a boy, Dennis Melvin, 6
have to go see for vourself. f o r ’ lbs. 12 ozs. (M other formerly
Mrs. Joy is a very friendly per Shirley Coleman)
To Mr. and Mrs. Vern Gibbs a
son and takes a great deal of
pleasure not onlv in rnr»Mn<’ n«" girl, Sandra Joanne, 7 lbs. 14 ozs.
July 14, 1947
mics but in showing them too.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Janies
while you’re there, he sure to
ask her if you can’t see some of Sullivan a boy, 7 lbs. 12 ozs.
To Mr. and Mrs. Edwin King a
the family antiques which are in
boy, 7 lbs. 12 ozs.
the house.
Chuck McFarlan Visits Mrs.
Joy Clark on Granite Street
Masonic Lodge In
Charge of Services
newspapet
ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON Thursday, July 17, 1947
how man und Howard CaUe/M
Flight Sponsored By
both ol Los Angeles, went ovei a
loo loot em bankm ent.
New Feeder Airline
Bowman and CaLens are both
Into Rogue Valley
in the Asnlund Com m unity hos
pital. Bowman is suffe r i n g
Tw enty-four Ashland residents
Members of the city council rrorn a fractured sku II and Cal-
“oh’ed" and “ah ’ed” at the spec
appioved unanim ously, at the ni ls lias internal injuries.
tacular sight of C rater Lake from
1 ut-sday night meeting, the re-
the air Wednesday afternoon
eon mlendations made i«y C ham
when a DC-3 passenger plane
ber of Commerce officials, that
took the 24 on a trip over the
the residents ol the city ot Ash
Rogue river forest up to across
land he given an opportunity io
Lyndell Newbry told m em bers and about the rim ol C rater Lake.
vote on the question of city sup
port of the Cham ber ol Com of the Toastm asters club, Monday
It was a trip which m any visit
merce by a two null tax levy. evening, July 14, at the Lithia ors to C rater Lake had dream ed
Members of the council voted noiei, about visitors from Sweden of someday taking. And the 24
unanimously in favor of tins pro Ot tlie Newbry family.
who took the trip were unanim
posal indicating that they felt a
John von K uhhnann was toast ous in stating that they found
Cham ber of Commerce, which m aster Monday evening, and Ed the lake as beautiful from the air
has as its purpose the promotion Sm gm aster was topicmaster. von as it had ever been from the
oi the entire com m unity should Kohlman also gave a five m inute ground.
l>e supported by the entire com speech. Price Hennan acted as
The occasion was the inaugura
m unity, and that a two mill levy critic.
tion of West Coast airlines into
should furnish $6000.00 for such
Medford, and the 24 who made
a setup would not lie excessive WILLIAMS SINGS AT
the trip were guests ot the airline.
ami would be the only fair way THURSDAY BAND CONCERT
West Coast, a feeder line, is
to ullocate the cost of such an
Clifford Williams, tenor, was
up to serve the hinterlands
operation.
soloist Thursday night with Uie set
City Attorney, William Briggs, Ashland band in their regular of the Pacific Northwest. The line
was instructed by Mayor Thorn LtUiia park concert. Williams operates into and out of Portland,
ton S. Wiley to prepare the nec sung Vincent Youman’s “W ithout McMinnville, Albany, Corvallis,
essary documents for tiie election, a Song," und “Ju st a Cottage Eugene, North Bend, Coos Bay,
and the council requested that Small, by a W aterfall.” He also an a Medford. The line handles
an effort be made to hold the was com m entator lor “P eter and air express, mail, and passenger
election within the next thirty the Wolf," the Russian fantasy, cargo. The trip was arranged by
the Ashland Cham ber of Com
days. Coat of advertising the elec which was played by the band.
merce and the airline’s guests
tion will be borne by the Cham
were: K enneth Jones, Stanley
ber of Commerce.
Jones, Bob Reinholdt, E. E. Vail,
If the election carries and Ihe
Will Dodge, Hugh McKeever,
two mills are granted, non«* of
Dick Trites, Ben Lombard, M rs.'
the money will be available until
Robert O’H arra, Dave W hittle,
-Inly 1948.
Harry Morris, Jake Weitzel, Win
No statem i nt has been made
ston Marks, Dr. W W. Weller,
by Cham ber of Commerce offi
Remodeling oi the front of the
cials a* to w hat means will be M inkler building on East main G erald W enner, J. Q. Adams,
u <ed Li support the Cham ber began this week with F rank W al Dai- Mayfield, John Nosier, Hen
during the interim , or in ease the ton of Medford doing the work ry Metz, William Healy, Baxter
election failed to pass.
for J P. Dodge and sons. Both Kavanaugh, Wendell Lawrence,!
Members of the Cham ber of the M inkler building and th e ' anti Don O’Bleness.
Commerce have previously sup Dodge building will receive a j
ported the operation of the face lifting according to Robert
*-*'aln
’ut*» which total Dodge, a m em ber of the Dodge
80010 *2900.00, anil in the past firm.
two years the rem ainder of funds
Members of the Soioptim ist
The store fronts are to be fin
necessary was sought by a pro
club held a study hour W ednes
ished
in
w
hite
stucco
and
the
motional sale of tickets on an
day noon, Ju ly 16, at the Lithia
autom obile held in connection front tops of the buildings are to h o te l Soroptinust International
be
redesigned
with
the
rococo
with the F ourth oi July celebra tow er and gingerbread stated for headquarteis send out m aterial
tion.
concerning the club, and some
Net proceeds from this years removal
tim e each m onth is spent study
The fronts have not b <*n ing this m atter. Mrs. Mary Healy
sale of tickets failed hi meet the
needs of the Cham ber of Com changed since the buildings were is program chairm an for the local
merce, and it was stated by mem constructed.
club.
bers of the Cham ber of Com
The Bohemian club will move
Mrs. Mary Worth, president of
merce, who met Tuesday noon at later this m onth from the M in k -' the club, presided at the W ednes
the Lithia hotel, that another ler building to the location in the, day meeting.
means of support should be 300 block on East Main where j F rank Lam bert Smith, who has
found.
Klondike’s club form erly was! come to Ashland from Vancouv
situated.
er, B. C. to play “Ham let” in the
No announcem ent has been Shakespearean production that
made as to just w hat type of will be presented in August, will
business will go into the space! speak to Soroptim ist club m em
Pilgrim Fellowship group of which is presently occupied by | bers next W ednesday, July 23, at
the Congregational church, will the Bohefiuan club. Dodge, ho w -, the Lithia hotel.
conduct a candy and cake sale, ever, stated th at a complete re
Mrs. Lulu Sm ith of Oakland,
Saturday, July 19, at the F ederat modeling of the interior now oc
ed store. MYs. Henry Metz is cupied by the Bohemian club was California spent several weeks
with Mrs. Eva Patrick.
chairm an of the sale. Mrs. Mar also in the plans.
jorie B arker and Mrs. E. P. Bor
den are assisting Mrs. Metz.
Money taken in from this sale
will be used to send delegates
from the Congregational church
to Camp Adams, which is a sum
m er camp for Congregational stu
dents.
Pontiac company at 355 Siskiyou
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McCulloch,
boulevard is i , v underw ay ac and Mr. and Mrs. Sid Reed, are
cording to D ot O’Bleness who among the Ashland persons at-
rcc-eiyed Ute franchise for t h e ( tendi
, h annual convention of
Pontiac line ol c art the iirst of the Bt?ncvolent p rotective Order
thls month. In addition to his I I I of the Elks in Portland this week.
±
° ° nl? m J McCulloch is exalted Ruler of the
te. t h . A i U‘n "ft UP “ m*ld,nrf Ashland lodge, and Sid Reed is
P hi
w‘! i l t ,s ’ 1 secretary of the local club
J he new organization has al-
McCullochs and Reeds will* re
ready received and delivered one turn to Ashland. Thursday, June
auiomoblle, to the Ashland cab, 17.
S to tt Berge, owner,
O’Bleness form erly operated the
Otcgon Land company which he
bus sold to J. F. Jeter.
Oak Street Tankers
Lead Ball League
NEWS REVIEW
City Council Okay«
Plan For Community
Support of Chamber
Construction Begins
On O’Bleness Agency Ashland Elks Attend
Construction of the O’Blenets National Convention
Elks Ball Tteam To
Play Medford Sunday
The city's
only home-owned
to the E lks is being placed in
tru s t a t th e F irst N atio n al bank.
William Briggs, local attorney,
and 1. R. Frideger are the execu
tors of the w in. Briggs has been
nanuiing Butler's affairs since
1938.
Butler also bequeathed $500.00
to F ather F lan ag an s Ho..,e tor
Boys; $1000 to the Louise home in
Portland, and $2000 to the White
¡Shield home in Poi tiaud. Mrs.
Katie Scroggins, his nurse for
several years received his house
and automobile.
Butler, who was born January
it), 1853, was the lu s t w hite child
born in Jackson county. He was
the son of Ashm an J. B utler and
America RoLins Butler. Butler
was reared by his m other and
Jacob Thompson, whom Mrs.
B utler m arried after Ashm an
Butler's death,
B utler had been a farm er,
banker, and m erchant. A t one
tnne lie owned the only general
store betw een Canyonville and
Redding and he operated his own
freight outfits out of here. He
had been prom inent in Masonry
and a long time m em ber of the
Elks.
His wife, Alice Barron Butler,
preceded him in death. He was
interred beside her at the Moun
tain View Mausoleum.
BALL BREAKS LEG IN
RUCH MINING ACCIDENT
_ Jam es Ball, 67, Ashland m ining
man. was injured Monday at
the Wishbone mine near Ruch
w hen a huge boulder fell on him,
breaking one of his legs. Ball
was carried over a mile and a
half of rugged terrain to an am
bulance and is presently recuper
ating at the Sacred H eart hospi
tal in Medford.
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Donkey Ball Game
¿reds., July 23
W ednesday evening, July 23,
8 00 p in the Ashland softball as
sociation will sponsor a donkey
baseball game, on the Ashland
high school field. The Ashland
Old Timers team will play a lea
gue all star team , picked from all
of the league players.
All players are mounted on a
donkey with the exception of the
pitcher, catcher and batter. The
ball is pitched to the batter un
til he gets a hit ,as there are no
balls or strikes counted on the
batter.
When the batter gets a fair hit.
he mounts the donkey and tries
to get to first base. The pitcher
and catcher are not allowed to
get out of their boxes to catch
a ball. A fielder or baseman can
not get off their donkey to make
a catch.