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ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON T h u rsd a y , A u g u st 28, 1947
J.00 PER YEA R
F. W. Kiel Purchases ! ¡nnc pi.il» Will
Ashland Coffee Shop L,OnS
John Mills Dies
At Home Monday
city's
Voi. 14, No. 25
Bert Miller, who has hud a lot
of publicity In this column lately,
too<| light on his hind legs ano
spoke out in meeting Tuesday
1 F. W. Kiel, formerly of Seaside,
when the Chamber of Comrucrct
• Oregon, bought the Ashland cof-
Tho part oi your community
»net. Miller, who hod been oppos
John Wesley Mills, owner of b e shop from F. E. DeWees, Kat-1
p "J
newspaper in public service
ed to the two mill tax levy which the L ithia P lum bing and H eating urday. KiH opened for bualncw-
and tha sound, "down-to-
wus to Iornish funds lor the op Shop, died ul his residence ut 253 | T uesday a fte r doing som e r e p a ir - 1
/
earth" thinking ot outstand
eration of a Chumber of Com Foot tit Street at 4:20 p.m. August! ing and i f novating.
Bawling, laughing, dimpling,
H A M S W H A T A M TO
ing Pacific Coast editors w ill
merce unswered a question which 25th. He had been in failing heal- ' Mr. and Mrs. Kiel, w ho ur<
cooing—It won’t make any dif
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presented
in
a
series
of
is to be found in the editorial Ih for the last six months.
> both restaurant people, will op
ference Friday to judges whose
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special programs entit 1 a d
columns of this newspaper. Edi
Mr. Mills was born May 12,1 ei'ft«.- the <offee shop. T h e ir hom e
duty it will be to separate a doz
"The
Country
Editor"
over
torially we requested that ¡tome 188») In P hoenix, O regon and had j I* D avenport, Iowa and they
by Launcalot Gobbo
en
of the prettiest girls and hand
your National Broadcasting
member ol tin* opposition to the been a resident of A shland for have o perated re s ta u ra n ts in
somest boys from the 150 babies
Company
station
beginning
two mill levy coine forth with a tw enty four years. He w as a Iowa, Oklahoma, and Oregon.
'Festifool,” sponsored by the
entered in the Better Baby Show
Thursday. September 5. at
Ashland Lions club will be pre
suggestion us to just how this m em ber of the A ssem bly of God
which will be held Friday, Aug
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STREET
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9:45
p.m.
ovar
KG
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or
at
community could ruise funds to C hurch of A shland.
sented Friday night at the Chau-
ust
29 at the Lithla theater at
9:30 p.m. ovar KPO. These
taqua shell as an anti-climax to
operate u Chamber of Commerce.
lie is survived by his wife, Dor N E A R L Y C O M PLETED
LOO p.m.
Elmer Biegel reports that «"¡the Shakespearean festival which
public service programs w ill
Bert suggested several tilings. othea; four children, John Jr.,
Their selections in six age
give a new and different
Twu of them, the suggestl in that Bruce, Marilyn and Judith: two far this summer the city h a s; completed a successful season
classes in both male and female
slant on pertinent problerre
the city dig into It’s coffers and sisters, Jessie Mills and Mrs. paved about four and one-hall hi re Tuesday
divisions will be announced next
oi the day. Special guest edi
bund nut the money, und also George Carey both of A shland: mile of street, laid two miles of
The Lion’s show, according to
week when compilation of points
tor on September 5 w ill be
the suggestion that tiie Chamber and two brothers, William Mills sewer pipe, and one mile of wat- publicity being released through
awarded Friday has been accom
Neil
M
urray,
editor
and
pub
derive it’s funds from a Commun of Jacksonville and Ted Milis of
Winston Marks and Dyer Hou
plished.
j er mains.
lisher of the El Monte. C a lif
ity Chest operation, are of dub Nevada.
ston, co-authors, directors and
The dozen winners then will
ornia. Herald. Other o u t
Paving operations are nearly producers, presents Shakespeare
ious value. The third, that u sus
Funeral services will be held at
compete for the titles of “Mias
standing editors of the Paci
tained membership drive und an Litwlller Chapel Thursday, A u g-: complr te, but they still have one as you like it and as you’ll likely
Ashland and Master Ashland”
fic Coast w ill be heard on
increase in dues be used to sup ust 28 at 9:30 a.m. Interment will I mile of sewer pipe to lay. The never see it again.
which are to be conferred at a
succeeding Thursday even
port the Chamber has possibili he in the Mountain View Ceme- laying of water mains has been
pageant at 7:30 Friday, Sept. 5,
Final casting problems have
ings over the N.B.C. stations
ties
tery.
held up for lack of pipe.
at the Ashland Jr. high school.
been overcome with the selectio®
in California. Oregon and
We’d recommend that Bert be
The babies will be judged Fri
of a Brutus from the ranks of
Washington.
made the cuptuin of one teurn and
day ,at the Lithia Theater, under
protesting members, none of
Don O Blent »». who is to Bill
five classification: Hair and eyes:
whom wanted to bury Caesar.
Healy us Damon wus to Pythias,1
posture, personality, facial fea
Other casting problems present
the captain of another team and
tures, arms, back and legs.
ed difficulties, particularly when
that the two teams put on a
Winners in each class in both
, rail members of the cast turned
membership drive. Total present
male and female divisions are to
out to be very shy about encas
membership to be divided equal
Fifteen couples of the Ashland be awarded first prize beauty
ing their legs In long cotton
ly among the two teams, and
stockings and showing their Riding Association will spend a ribbons and runners-up will be
«eery time a team gets a mem
knobby knees and bowed calves week end at Cold Springs, north given honorable mention ribbons.
ber that the new member Im
All first place beauty winners
to the audience.
of Loke of the Woods. Members will compete for the Titles of
mediately lie made a member of
Obtaining
togas
for
the
mem
The board of directors of the
are trailing their horses in and Miss and Master Ashland who
the team and be sent out to br
ing in more new members.
Stating that Tie haa never been Chamber of Commerce are plan bers of cast who will play the will ride the Skyline Trail.
will be selected by the applause
Include^’ in the Riding Parties of the audience.
At the end of the campaign the opposed to the Chamber of Com ning to meet Thursday evening part of the Roman senators was
not hard now that the war Is will be Mr. and Mrs. L. A. “An
members of losing team would merce and that he felt as though
at the residence of William Healy, over and bed sheets are again dy” Anderson and two daughters,
BEAUTY SCHEDULE
by way of forfeit put on a real it was an essential organization.
AGE CLASS
GIRLS
celebration for the members of V. D. "Bert” Miller, vociferous secretary of the Chamber of obtainable. Forcing the senators June and Pat, Mr. and Mrs. Hen BOYS
to wear the togas on the wind ry Enders, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde 1:00
Under 6 months
1:15
the winning team, you know, leader of tiie victorious group Commerce on Clover Lane.
swept stage may present the di Caton, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Daugh L30
6 months to 1 yr
1:40
with chicken, stuffing, and all which voted "no” in the election
The meeting wili have as its
1 Yr. to 2 Yrs.
2:10
the trimmings.
lu-ld Saturday to levy two mills purpose a re-evaluation of the rectors with some difficulty. erty, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Edmor.ds, 1:50
Needless
to
say,
the
audience
will
2:20
2
Yr.
to
3
Yrs.
2:35
and
Mr.
and
Mrs.
William
Briggs.
Another suggestion which has for publicity and promotion, e x business which the Chamber be entertained.
3 Yr. to 5 ^ Yrs.
3:00
The others are planning on go 2:45
merit, is to allocate the costs of plained his stand to the members
With
actors
of
such
heroic
should
consider,
an
appraisal
of
ing in for the Labor Day Holiday.
All babies over six months are
membership on a basis of gross of the Chumber of Commerce at
stature in the cast as Ted Som
business. The larger business’s to their regular Tuesduy noon lunch. the plans which have been sub mers, who plays the part of Ro
to be dressed In a bathing suit,
*‘I’m not opposed to the Cham- mitted for the continued opera
pay the most, the smaller the
sun suit, or pinafore.
meo, ‘op” Reed, who is not go
least, and a graduated scale of ber of Commerce," Miller said, tion of the Chamber of Com
o-
to play the part of Santa 1
«lues for those in between
I "or Bill Healy, Dr. Weller, or merce, and a discussion as to how ing
Claus, but who Is to be the King, ! "
a r « » u lI æ OU
v . —
’ ! Fire, ’ resulting
from
an un-
And here's an idea which h a s 'any oi the members.” He went to meet the next years budget « Ben . Lombard,
Dr „ George . H . u S ll,',
.
.
real merit. Tills one came from ! ?n . to, explain’ however, that lie
Bob Snider, and other Lions, Ln° wn Cause’ badIy dama8ed a
S. 8. Davies. According to M r. f?” t n r t la t .T it u j who rated en
ntns
t™
Miss Majo Van Beek of Ams
Ft™ a
S
3 ’ * Ra,nh
w ^ n e I — Mir- three ^ 'U o n m garage and stored
O*
Davies the people who gain m oat|th* Propo-hton would have no
terdam, Holland, who has been
from tiie activities of the Cham -'™ 1™ *" ^ ha? ? e,ruofuCo’niVere*
ick.
street Tuesday noon. the house guest of Miss Lucile
ick, will nrobabiv
probably blow Shakes-
Shakes
Margie Newton, Ashland, a sen peare clear out of his grave, the
The fire, seeming to originate Young for the past three months
ber of Commerce are the Heal- ,n“llerit- A1*° that he himself and
tors. Therefore, suggests he. let Othe*, Prop?*£. OW,ners Were ° P ior in teacher education received affair shows great promise.
internally, flared up quickly and left with Miss Young Wednes
«at'Jl ,eal «stab- .leule, turn nvei
l" addl“ OI“ ‘
a full-tuition scholarship from
The main event will begin at spread into every section of the day morning by Trailways bus
"You ask for suggestions as to the Ashland Soroptlmist club, Dr. 8:00. Tickets are 50 cents plus garage. The Fire Department, for a leisurely trip to New’ York
a part of his commission on each
quick on arrival, checked the where Miss Van Beek will em
sale to the Chamber of Com how the Chamber of Commerce Elmo Stevenson, president of tax.
flames preventing any collapse In bark for Europe on September 12.
merce. That way the group can function," Miller went on. Southern Oregon college announc
’The
city
can
possibly
allocate
ed
this
week.
the structure.
They plan to visit in the Bay
which, benefits most, pays the
some funds to the Chamber of
Three other girls from Ash
The garage is the property o f ; area for several days with rela
most.
Commerce. I know the city has land, Lois Hays, Marietta Hans-
Carrie G. Wimer and was cur tives and then continue
Salt
Shakespeare, unadulterated, un „■
_
, .
,
com and Beverly Jean Ulstad
-xpunw ttd, and tine, nsf.red tir n -, «A” ”
The Male Quartet of Northwest rently in use as storage
- space by Lake and Chicago and will later
have received partial tuition Christian College, Eugene, w ill. Earry Basey. The materials stor- visit relatives of Miss Van Beck,
ed ou. u, h a w
d r a w ln « !^
There has not been a concerted scholarships from the Scholarship sing at the Ashland Church o f !ed .»"eluded valuable building and in Grand Rapids Michigan. Miss
power that the highest hopes of ¡
committee of the State board of Christ Sunday morning. T h e; fi"»shi"g materials.
even the most hopeful of Angu. £
no, ± t n . L ’
Van Beck has been in the valley
higher education.
Damage to the stored property since April as a guest of the
Bowmers faithful followers T
h
e
L i 8 ? h
quartet has been on a tw’o months
harsh realities of Elizabethan
i . X
?uOt
tour of the United States which was estimated by Fire Chief Henry De Young family in Valley
masetChH hi,Ch iell, 0i;?n
thc Chambe? o ? c X i e r c 0e ,0 n
took them to the International Baughman to be $2000. Damage View and the Floyd Young fam-
J ily In Talent.
and
World Conventions of the to the garage was set at $500.
X
nL
“7
Further- he add*d. d'ues could
churches of Christ at Buffalo,
ThJ old hard L
" V r
J 1X1 ra“ ed- Th<* Pr‘ Sent d u « oi
New York. They also sang In
° ‘d „ ^ r<L W“ a 2 USty« . r r.d 512.50 and $25.00 could be raised
Washington D. C., and in Canton,
master,
and
he
got
by
with
it.
a
. , .... _ ...
/
...
to get additional funds. Or, he
Mrs. Maxine Phillis McEwen,
w? blush t fh i v * f y
suggested that the Chamber of daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ohio, which has the largest
Christian church in America.
Xe S X
M
h
S° m C m Comm<?rce be Included in the
E. Harding, Prospect, became the
Local Interest in the appear-1
the things h s characters said.; Community Chest 'drive.
bride of Donald R a y m o n d anee of this quartet Is heightened!
h,LJ
T
«
S1BC
J
He also 8tated * * ^ e Realty Vaughn, part owner of the Top
By Ernie Madden
because Raymond Renzema. Ash
hang In the entrance each night • board had helped bring 1000
J
Snugly
situated
in
a
small
valley in the Siskiyou Mountains of
Hat Drive In cafe in Ashland at land young man is a member of Noituern California, Hilt, California
if the publicity dispensers want families to Ashland.
goes its own way as far as
a morning wedding held at the it.
to take a page from Kathleen
the general public is concerned. By-passed by the Pacific Highway
Other speakers at the Tuesday Chapel of the Rocks and Roses in
The quartet will end its tour tourists gain only a glimpse of the town. Railroad passengers us
Winsor's publishers and advertise meeting included Dr. Evart P.
Medford, Tuesday.
here and present its final pro ually indicate but little interest as they pass through.
the “Strong, lusty, dialogue, by Borden of the Congregational
The bride wore a blue gray gram as a quartet of Northwest
The importance of Hilt sh ow s, ■
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one Wm. Shakespeare which re Church who told of the unusual
tains all the flavor of the bawdy geologic formation where Siski suit with black accessories. Her Christian College. With the open-' in figures of production and in- them California Sugar Pine Co.
corsage was of white carnations. ing of the fall term of the college I come to employees and in Import-, The town was named after mem-
Elizabethan period.”
you island meets the Cascade She was attended by Mrs. Ken a new quartet will be formed.
lance to the citrus growers of ! bers of the Hilt family who own-
Withal, reader, we didst enjoy range and how this too could be
neth Bartlett who wore a light
While In Ashland they will sing California. Owned almost entirely I cd property in the area and who
the Festival, a toast, prithee, to utilized In promoting Ashland.
gray chalkstriped suit, black ac at the opening of the Bible school by the Fruit Growers Supply C o.,1 worked in mill operations. In
all the cast, the stagehands, the
Robert Dodge thanked t h e
and a corsage of white at 9:45 a.m. as a special feature a branch of the California Fruit 1911 the small mill was purchas
costumers, the scenedeslgners, the Chamber for assisting with the cessories
carnations.
of “Break the Record Day.” At Growers exchange, Hilt’s exist ed by the Fruit Growers Supply
people who sold the tickets, ush Shakespearean festival. Gerald
The groom was attended by the eleven o’clock service they ence is connected with supplying Co. and now it has been expand
cred, handled the lights, did the Wenner, manager of the Ashland
will take the time usually devot California’s 14,500 growers of ed and is operated by the com
prompting, and to all who in gen branch of the First National Kenneth Bartlett.
Before the ceremony the Rev. ed to the sermon to sing several oranges, lemons, and grapefruit pany. In 1924 the town suffered
eral, made the Festival a success. hank, of Portland would visit
D. E. Millard, accompanied by sacred numbers.
with boxes for packing their pi o- a fire which destroyed the hotel
Ashland Wednesday.
Mrs. Millard sang ‘I Love you
duce.
and annex, and some eight resi
Truly," and “Because." The’ Rev. H O W A R D SHOOTS 366
To accomplish the job the dences, but these were later re
ASHLAND DISTRICT HAS
O. Z. Howard, cllimbed into California Growers Supply Co. built.
Millard also conducted the cere
FIRST FIRE THURSDAY
mony which was attended by 30 the ranks of the better s/hots this currently operates a sawmill,
The company at one time oper-
The Ashland Ranger District guests.
Mrs. Irene Cullen began oper
week when he shot a 366 at the planer m ill, box factory, dry J ated
its own logging railroad
ation of Clara’s Beauty Shop on had its first fire Thursday, Aug
Ashland
gun
club’s
Monday
night
kiln, machine shops, and exten which ran into Oregon up Bea
The groom was honorably dis
ust
21
at
6:00
o’clock
in
the
even
Thurs. of last week after having
charged two years ago from the shoot at the Armory. Other high sive logging operations.
ver Creek, on to Grouse Creek
bought the business from Clara ing along the Fish Lake - Lake
scoring members were: Art Has
A
count
of
the
people
living
in
U.
S.
Army
Fieeld
Artillery,
and
finally to Longjohn Creek.
of the Woods road. This fire was
Hall, former owner, Thursday.
kins, 345; Marty Pererard, 344;
Mrs. Cullen stated that she started by a cigarette tossed from after five years and two months Larkin Grubb, 341: and Cham Hilt would total 450 with between This operation was discontinued
280 and 300 employed with the In 1937, the tracks removed and
planned to maintain the same a vehicle, according to Harold in the service, 12 months of berlain, 338.
company and receivin g p a y roads were built along the way
which were overseas, in the Eur
high personal standards as had Thomas, ranger.
Wednesday night the Junior
been previously offered, and also
The fire was reported by a opean Theatre of Operations. He gun club members held a rifle which totals around $850,000 a by the Civilian Conservation
year according to Information
graduated
from
the
Prospect
said that Mrs. Hall would con tourist driving to Low Ranger-
and pistol shoot. This Is a regular given by H. Bauman, j»lant mana Corps.
High
school
with
the
class
of
Present development at Hilt
tinue to assist her in the busi station and the Ashland District
Wednesday night event and hoys
includes the paving of lumber
ness which is located at 56 East pumper was dispatched to pump 1939, and graduated this spring who are interested in learning ger.
The output of logging opera storage yards which will make it
out the fire which was burning , om ‘he Southern Oregon Col how to shoot are welcome.
Main.
tions which are centered in three possible to handle all lumber by
in logs and heavy duff.
The
° ‘ Education, at Ashland,
BELTS BURN IN ICE
Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Homes re areeas, Scott Valley, Beav e r automatic lifts for greater effi
weather was cool and cloudy so where he received his Bachelor
of
Science
degree.
MACHINE AT GROCETERIA
turned
Tuesday from a four day Creek and Moffett Creek, is esti ciency.
that it was possible to confine the
The bride graduated from the fishing trip on the Klamath mated to be around 220 to 225
The Ashland Fire Department fire to a small spot.
A display of Community spirit
Medford high school with the River with Mr. and Mrs. Monty thousand feet per day. The mill is evident in the support of the
was called to the Ashland Groce
class of 1940. She has resided in Wray of Montague, California. production which goes entirely as Hilt baseball team which stands
teria at 4 a.m. Wednesday morn SOROPTIMISTS TO MEET
Members of the Soroptimlst Napa, California, for
several Mr. Homes reports that the mou box shook is estimated at 150 in second place in the Southern
ing to investigate a possible fire.
It was discovered that the belts club will begin holding their fall years, returning to Oregon early th of the river was crowded with thousand feet per day and 30 Oregon League. Sparked by Don
boats and that the fishermen! million feet per year.
on an Ice machine had Burned series of meetings next Wednes this spring.
ald True, Hilt’s home-run artist,
After a short honeymoon trip, crowded about when he landed
Hilt’s origin dates back to the the team has played consistently
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and dropped to the floor. The day noon at the Lithia hotel ac
belts were the only damaged cording to Mrs. Francis Worth, the young couple will m ake'each of the two salmon he days when it was a very small I good ball as is evidenced by its
caught.
i mill town supported by the Nor-1 league standing.
property.
thglr home in Ashland.
president.
Do Shakespearean
Your Newspaper In
Public Service
Iff
iGSlITOOl iflOSV
Jadges Will Make
Selections Friday
In Baby Contest
Chamber of Commerce
MILLER EXPLAINS OPPOSITION.
DIRECTORS MAKE FUTURE PLANS
Hiding Club Members
Will Ride Skyline
Voters Oppose More Board of Directors
Taxes Miller Says To Discuss Strategy
at Tuesday Meeting
;Fire Damages Bldg.
On HariFadinP St-
Margie Newton Get»
Tuition Scholarship
Dutch Girl Leaves
Valley for Holland
Male Quartet Sings
Here Sunday, Aug. 31
Don Vaughn Weds
Maxine McEwen
HILT IS SMALL BUT MIGHTY IN
LUMBERING, PAYROLLS, BASEBALL
Irene Cullen Buys
Clara’s Beauty Shop
F.