V. of o. Library.
Christmas Seals
I
DOING
The
TOW N
HUGH MCKEEVEll unit EL­
DON SCIUPTEK, boakmg wet,
und wishing aloud, like eveiyoiii-
else In town, that there wun some­
thing constructive which they
could do to uld Mit. und MRS.
JA K E WEITZEL recover theli
losses,
ROB BURDIC heading the staff
of uniateur und prulcsslnnul pho
togruphers who ure recording for
postci ity the dam uge caused by
Ashland creek. , . .BILL REA­
GAN wearing hoots, just In case.
. . . JEANNE HESS dlrely proph­
esying famine,, hus already hud
fire und flood.
Formerly the
Southern Ureqon
Miner
$3.00 per year
N E W S R E V IE W
3.00 PER YEAR
Nellie Dickey
Ashland Lawyer
Dies Wednesday
Death took Nellie Estelle Dick­
ey, one of A shland's most pro­
m inent citizens und dean of the
Ashland Bur Association, a t her
residence, 614 Siskiyou Boulevard
t 5 u.rti. W ednesday morning.
Born m Wiscon In, Miss Dickey
came to Oregon at the age of
two. She was graduated from
high school in G rants P a s s
and then attended the Oregon
Normal School in Ashland. Fol­
lowing her graduation at the Nor­
mal she attended the University
of California for two years.
R eturning to Ashland Miss
Diekey worked and studied with
Judge Culkins until Calkins was
appointed Circuit Judge u n d
moved to Medford. Miss Dickey
took over his practice and has re ­
m ained in that location since. She
was adm itted to the Oregon Bar
Association in 1913.
Miss Dickey Is survived by her
brother, Floyd, Ashland and two
aunts: Mrs. Fannie McMillan,
Vancouver, B. C. and Clara Payne
Albuny, Oregon.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at 1:30 p in. at the Litwll
ler Chapel with the Rev. A. H.
MacDonnell conducting the ser­
vices.
The casket will not be opened
at the services on Friday but the
rem ains will lie In state between
the hours of 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at
the Litw iller Chapel In order
that friends may call to pay their
respects.
Interm ent will be in the A sh­
land cemetery.
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C. E. Huffman. 80 G ranite
street has returned home from a
Portland hospital and is reported
to be Improving.
ASHLAND, JACKSON CO U N TY , OREGON IHURSD AY, JANUARY 8, 1948
. . . Your Prottction
Against Tubar sulosi«
VOL. 14, NO. 44
SWOLLEN CREEKS CAUSE DAMAGE
SOC Raiders Win
One & lx>.se One
Southern Oregon College
Red Raiders split with Chico
State in the first two conference
games of the season for the Raid­
T iie
ers.
AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM
DEDICATION SU 4DAY
Ashland Creek Washes Through Floor
At Weitzel’s; Fire Truck Dunked
Sunday evening at 7:30 a spe­
cial service will be held at the
Presbyterian church to dedicate
the W inter Memorial am plifica­
tion system. In addition to the
form al dedication service a pro­
gram of sacred music selected by
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie G rant will
Oscar Bjorlie will be presented.
The amplification system was be Skippers of the Presbyterian
recently given the church by Mr. M ariner’s club for 1948 it was
and Mrs. Howard L. Brown, G len­ announced this week by the Rev.
dale, California, in honor of Mrs.
Brown's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Shum an. Mr. and Mrs.
Otto W inter, who were long time i Dave Lindsay will be first mates
residents of Ashland. Mr. W inter and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Langer
having been president of the Ash will be Log-Keeper and Purser,
land Board of Trade, and Mrs. respectively.
W inter a daughter of the Russell
Retiring officers are Mr. and
family, who were charter m em ­ Mrs. M arvin Miller, Mr. and Mrs.
bers of the Ashland Presbyterian G rant and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
church.
Sikes.
Ci rants To Steer
Mariners In 1948
EMIGRANT CREEK AND
BEAR CREEK OVERFLOW
INTO FARMLANDS
Flooding Ashland creek caused
extensive damage to W eitzel’s de­
partm ent store and the loss of a
Lithia Bubbles
fire engine to the city W ednesday
Among the hackwush und d e ­
morning when the upper reser­
bus which Ashland creek cough­
voir of the city’s w ater system
ed up this week was this bit ol
became full during the night and
poesy, brought to our new office
the entire drainage of the Ash­
by our two most eloquent con­
land w ater shed raced unchecked
tributors, Pearl B utton und Vlo-
down the stream .
wt W ray. It’s titled
City Councilmen John D augh­
STOP THE PRESS
erty, W alter Redford and city
A truck bucked up to ttie News
employee Howard Oden confirm ­
Review,
ed reports th a t the reservior had
And curried the joint away.
reached capacity but stated that
At first we thought tiie cops
it's filling was not entirely res­
Mrs. Lee Conner was an Ash­
Next m eeetlng of the Junior
should know,
ponsible for the flood condition. ..
But it seems they planned It
Senior P arent Teachers Associa­ land shopper last Tuesday.
I Firem en and volunteers work-
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Prew itt. 137
tion will be held at the Ju n io r
th at wuy.
ed during the night to save stock
- »<
. in the store room and basem ent of
High school cafeteria Thursday N. Pioneer, returned recently
after spending the holidays in
J a n ’. D a v i d
People gathered from miles a-
Jan u ary 15.
Weldon Block, W eitzel’s departm ent store and
The program will be arranged Portland with friends and r e la t- , £ « * .
at about 2:30 a.m. it was believed
round
Super Service, this that everything was under con­
by Mrs. William Healy, program Ives, and friends in Salem and Bellview
Upon thut fateful day
week entered the Community
Junctlon City.
trol.
To witness the u tter confusion
chairm an.
Hospital in Ashland.
And Wines' muscle display
At approxim ately 6 a.m. W ed­
Mrs. Block, who has recently
nesday
m orning the concrete
been on vacation in California
If Wines hud studied physics
w ith her husband, was sent to the floor of the store room section
The job would have been a
hospital upon the recom m enda­ gave way to the pressure of w at­
er which rushed in w ith such
cinch,
tion of the family physician.
But us it was, he had to resort
Mr. and Mrs. Block operate the force th a t Mr. and Mrs. M arvin
To the common, lowly winch.
Miller, who w ere working there,
O. K. cafe in Talent.
scarcely got out in time.
The Incendiary editorials
To the Common Council «and the Power Company from whom we Mr. and Mrs. Milo O’H arra, Mr. The city fire departm ent res­
W hich used to frighten us all
Citizens oi Ashland:
purchase a large porUon of our and Mrs. Robert O’H arra, Mr. ponding to a call for assistance
Law rence will sound In a m anner
It is a pleasure to present this electric supply. We shall endeav­ and Mrs. Sam Jordan, and Mr. w ent to the scene w ith the city’s
efficient
annual report for the year 1947, or to maintain our policy of and Mrs. H arry Travis are among new Ford fire truck for the pu r­
Down next to the fire hall
as required by the City Charter. keeping our rates on a parity the Ashland residents who re ­ pose of dropping a suction hose
There have been many prob­ with the rates in other cities. I cently returned after seeing v a r­ into the basem ent to pum p it out.
We wish you well in your moving
lems to face, but it has been a believe the Council should study ious bowl games on the coast.
Driven onto the wooden bridge
We think it very nice
year of development and ad­ and perhaps institute a project
beneath two feet of w ater the
for the Installation of our elec­
You’ll now have room for your
vancement.
bridge collapsed leaving the en­
General Financial Condition: tric lines in underground con­
press
gine suspended on the concrete
The City of Ashland enjoys next duits. as I feel this would be a
And space for your little type
sidew alk by the back end of the
to the lowest tax rate for m un­ progressive and economical im­
lice.
chassis. Firem an W alter Wolford,
icipal purposes of any city of provement.
who was driving the truck, escap­
comparable ri'/e within the State Water Department: The Coun­
ed narrow ly but m anaged to sal­
of Oregon. Our City levy is only cil has adopted two recommend­
vage
about $600 w orth of equip­
14.7 mills for the 1947-48 taxes. ations of our consulting engineer
m ent from the truck before it set­
When we remember th at our relative to the water supply, the
tled beneath the water.
City levy was 27.2 mills In 1936, first being the installation of BILLINGS TO ADDRESS
Following the collapse of the
meters, and the secongjthe cov­ MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER
we
can
readily
realize
the
ad­
F ru it and nut varieties from
MacWHIRTER & HUSTON
basem ent floor a t Weitzel's, w at­
ering of Crowson Hill Reservoir.
ministration
has
kept
the
tax
INTERESTED PEOPLE
every section of the nation and
SELECTED BY SMITH
er filled to the level of the m ain
levy as low as Is practicable It Meters are being installed as re­
from Canada, England, China
FOR 1948 CAMPAIGN
ceived, and the covering of the
The annual m eeting of the Ash- ^ 00r causing damage to an ex-
is
my
belief
th
a
t
due
to
the
Ja p an und Asia will be tested at
reservoir will be undertaken as land Young Men's C hristian As-
as ye* unestim ated. Some
First m eeting of the 1948 March many additions, improvements
Hie Oregon State college experi­
soon
as steel and materials are sociation will be held in the s u e -. a ‘arm was caused early this morn
and
new
buildings
which
have
m ent stution beginning this yeai of Dimes Com m ittee for this area been constructed during 1947. available therefor. We expect to lai room of the Y.M.C.A. build-i*ng when the basem ent floor gave
as part of the statio n ’s expanded was held Tuesday night, January that a careful check of valua­ have the new main to the saw­
ing Sunday afternoon, January ' vay anc* residents were w arned
6, at the Lithia Hotel w ith Verne
fru it and nut research project.
mills east of Ashland construct­ 1 1 th . at 3:0U o’clock, according to to vacate untH the seriousness
tions
should
be
made
in
order
to
The purpose of the long-range A. Sm ith, Jackson County head insure equitable payment of ed during the early part of 1948,
... , .
. could be determ ined. It was fear­
Metcher. The program
for ed that the w aters cutting away
project is to im prove Oregon's for the National Polio Founda­ taxes by all taxpayers. I believe and this will insure better fire
fru it und nut crop, valued at tion, m eeting wltii Herb Fishborn, we can continue to keep city protection and sustained payroll. lhe meeUlJ£ will include the mes at the foundation would cause a
Jo the Corporate M ember-
more than $90,000,000 In 1946, by 1947 chairm an for the Ashland taxes down without detracting The water department has laid
sagging or possible collapse of
ship
District,
and
the
co-chairm
en
for
approximately
two
miles
of
new’®
1
“
l' by “ " President
J * John
TL Billings, the rear of the building.
Introducing, breeding and testing
from
our
policy
of
progressive
and
a
recognition
program
d
u
r­
prom ising new varieties here this 1948 season, Don M acW hirt- development, and thus attract pipe during 1947: and we need to
Bear Creek Floods Too
lay several additional miles dur­ ing which tribute will be paid to
from other states and countries. er und Dyer Huston.
newcomers to our city. Our ing the year 1948. and expect to the fine work of the Y.M.C.A. Flood conditions along Bear
Stating the policies of the cam ­ bonded indebtedness, which was
Dr. Q uentin B. Zielinski, associ­
Creek were also serious on W ed­
ate horticulturist, is project lead­ paign from both national scope ' over $750,000.00 in 1919, has now get pipe for at least four miles of Committees, Club Leaders, and nesday m orning w hen Em igrant
Club
Officers.
water
main.
The
Council
intends
and
local
case
histories,
Sm
ith
er.
been reduced to $202,500.00 as to adjust meter rates so costs The Business session will con­ Dam reached its capacity at
em phasized the nature of the con­
Miss Mary Cisco of the Ashland tributions by term ing them as follows: Auxiliary water bonds, will not be prohibitive or oppres­ sist of the annual reports of the about 4 a.m. and w ater began
L aundry has moved from 21 4th. "insurance prem ium s paid on a 5 $36.000.00; water bonds, $162,000.- sive. Talent Irrigation District Treasurer and the G eneral Secre­ pouring over the top down Bear
creek.
street.
policy which no person could af­ 00; Sewage disposal bonds, $4,- water will not be metered, and tary and the election of eleven
will
continue
on
a
flat
rate.
We
U nderpinning of the bridges a t
500.00.
These
bonds
are
not
new m em bers of the Board of
ford to be without, as polio is the
intend eventually to supply more Directors.
Jackson Hot Springs gave way to
callable,
but
funds
are
set
aside
worlds most expensive disease”.
Talent Water through pipe lines
Board m em bers whose term s the torrent, both bridges were
He concluded th at "the cost for for their retirement as they rather than through open d it­
closed and traffic was detoured
mature.
The
auditor’s
report,
as
adequate treatm ent of this hidden
ches. I hope the city will realize expire at this tim e include: Rol­ onto the old highway.
of
June
30th,
1947,
shows
in­
danger is alm ost out of the ques­
the need of increasing our water and Parks, Joseph Fader, C. M. O ther bridges damaged by the
tion for families of average in vestments In the various funds supply by an additional reservoir Litw iller Rev. G. M. Shuman, w ater included the Nevada St.
in Government Bonds of $299,- as recommended by Mr. Harvey, Leslie G rant, Dr. G. B. Hull, C.
come.”
974.56.
These Include the Ceme­ our consulting engineer.
R. Eliason, Mrs. Edith Good, P. bridge, the Hershey St. bridge
M acW hirter and Huston were
and the M ountain Avenue bridge.
then shown the National Founda­ tery Trust Fund. Bond Sinking
Street Department: We are H. Stansbury, Dr. G. W. Bruce,
Fund,
Electric
Sinking
Funds,
tion brochures and pam phlets and
proud of the fact that, with our and Henry Van Prooyen.
“Although this is the regular
had the use of each explained to Fire Station Fund, Sewage Dis­ own employees, we have laid
This Week
them , w ith Fishborn explaining posal Fund, Project Sinking over six miles of oil-granite pave­ annual m eeting of the Corporate
the possible pitfalls which could Fund, and the Library Fund.
ment during the past year at a M embership of the Y.M.C.A. the
Electric Department; Our mu very low cost to the property general public is invited to a t­
be avoided.
KINGSBLOOD ROYAL
Concluding the meeting, the nicipal electric system has had owners. We have requests for tend,” Fletcher said.
Friday night in the Junior high
Sinclair Lewis
group expressed their thanks to the same problems which have many other streets to be paved
school gymnasium the Ashland
Roland Parks, principal of the confronted all electric systems during 1948, and we will try to
Grizzlies take on the Medford
High School, for his acceptance public and private, and that is care for these requests. We have
FORETASTE OF GLORY
lack
of
materials.
Our
electric
Tornado in the first conference
of
the
newest
motion
picture
on
Jesse S tu art
acquired equipment for any type
load
has
increased
over
one
h
un­
game
of the season. To properly
Jane
Simpson
was
elected
pre­
this subject for showing In school.
of work, mostly from the War
dred
per
cent
in
two
years.
We
open
the
season the annual bas­
sident
of
the
High
school
society
Dates for this year’s campaign
TATOOSH
realize, of course, th at more Assets Administration, at a great of the Presbyterian W estm inster ketball jam boree will be p resent­
w
ere
set
from
January
15th
M artha Handy
transformers and more tran s­ saving to the taxpayer, and we Fellowship at a m eeting held at ed that evening with the Ashland
through Ja n u ary 31st.
mission lines are needed: and we still need one or two more pieces the Manse last Sunday evening.
and Medford Junior High school
are taking care of this difficulty of equipment which we are en­ Helen Rvkken was elected vice teams also tangling.
BEYOND THE GARDE N
as rapidly as possible. A new sub­ deavoring to procure. With rela­ president, Eileen Michael, secre­ O ther events during the even­
GATE
station
in the west part of town, tion to the parking problem, the
Sophus Keith W inter
Michael H a y e s ing will include selections by the
at an approximate cost of $15.- City has established three free- tary-treasurer.
will
lead
the
group
next Sunday AHS band and a m ajorette drill,
Royal G ardner, Ashland Senior 000.00, is contemplated in 1948. parking lots which are exten­
a stunt by the Junior High school
at
6:30
p.m.
NOTHING SO STRANGE
High school industrial arts In Our electric department reflects sively patronized, and which
students,
and a stunt by Ashland
Sponsors are the Rev. and Mrs.
Jam es Hilton
structor, was elected state vice the growth of our city. In 1040 help considerably to relieve the
businessmen.
George
Shuman.
chairm an of the Oregon A m eri­ we had 1671 electric connections, traffic congestion. We have also
The Grizzlies, coached by Bob
can V eterans com m ittee at a con­ in 1944 we had 1895, in 1945 wc installed parking meters, and
THIEVES IN THE NIGHT
C. E. Mitchell has returned to Sheridan have won four game
vention held in Portland last had 1949, in 1946 we had 2025, and even those that were opposed to Longview, Oregon after spending and lost one.
A rthur Koestler
on January st, 1947 we had 2238 the meters are now ardent sup­ the holidays with his children on
weekend.
Reports on the convention were and on January 1st, 1948 we had porters of this system which Helman St.
Mr. and Mrs. Gail Ridenour,
given to local AVC members by 2451 electric connections. This provides rotation of parking
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. M arch of Modoc Point, Oregon are expect­
Indicates
that
our
population
has
Stanley Legett and D uane F rank­
space. We have had some criti­ Jacksonville, Oregon w ere busi­ ed to spend the week end with
lin at the regular Tuesday night increased approximately 46% cism of the One dollar fine for ness callers in Ashland W ednes­ Mrs. Ridenour’s parents, Mr. and
m eeting of the A shland com m it­ since the 1940 census. The above parking violations, and I rec­ day.
Mrs. Lee Conner and son. Donald.
figures do not include the new
tee.
Mrs. E. Pierce, 1041 E. Main
annexed Bellview territory. Our ommend that the minimum fine ( ene Hastings has moved into
270 East Main Phone 8011
Jesse Hill, 485 Mountain Ave- overload condition will be parti- for over-time or illegal parking his new home on Walker Avenue, street left Monday for Los Ange­
nue left by bus Monday for his ¡ally relieved by the construction be reduced to fifty cents. We Ray Ramsey returned to work les, California, to visit her three
former home at Coldwater, Kan- of a new sub-station, now in pro- have a good street committee again this week after a short ab- sons and their fam ilies and her
mother.
(Continued on Page 4)
¡sence.
sas on a two weeks business trip, i Kress, by the California Oregon
Testing Program
Seeks New Fruit
March of Dimes
Committee Given
Responsibilities
• Sparking the Raiders to vic­
tory in the first game was
Charles Jandreau scori n g 22
points. High point man for the
second game was Bobby Hoefs
with 13 points.
Th«‘ Chico State team , which
now holds the highest standing
In the conference, gained the lead
by two victories over the Cal
Aggies previous to the game with
SOC. _________________
Jr.-Sr. PTA To Meet
Thursday, January 15
Mrs. David Block
in ters Hospital
Mayor Wiley Makes Annual
Report on State of the City
YMCA To Hold Its
Annual Corporate
Meeting Jan. 11
What They
A rc Reading
Jamboree Opens
1948 B B Season
Jane Simpson Is
Fellowship Prexy
R. Gardner Elected
To State AVC Office
M ART